The hot entrees take a few minutes to prepare, and the wee ones in our party got restless during the eternal three-minute wait. As we began diving into our meals, silence reigned at our table. D'Amico's salads are minimally dressed, giving main ingredients center stage. Turkey, rotelle pasta, whole toasted almonds and dried cherries with a poppyseed dressing was fabulous. Chicken gorgonzola with pasta, roasted tomatoes and baby spinach, coated in a buttermilk dressing, had a nice bite.
Staff is refreshingly sweet, pleasant and willing to serve.
Roast beef had zing, with provolone, tomato, roasted peppers, onions and tart red-wine vinaigrette. The turkey combined smoked bacon, fontina, tomato and aioli on focaccia. My pasta-fiend son Justin inhaled his spaghetti with tomato and basil. Chicken parmigiana, usually rich, heavy and beyond filling, was much more appealing here. The breaded chicken breast in a delicate tomato sauce was sprinkled with mozzarella and served on a bed of spaghetti.