NUMBER: (810)720-4112
VISIT NUMBER: Unknown
REASON FOR RETURNING: Better Italian than Olive Garden.
PRICE: $$-$$$
CUISINE TYPE: Italian
TIME TO ORDER: 10 minutes.
TIME TO FOOD: 10-15 minutes, depending on order size.
STAFF IMPRESSIONS: Usually very prompt and polite. This visit, we had one heck of a waitress - she was a riot! She definitely kept my party laughing the entire time we were there! Sadly, I didn't catch her name.
FOOD IMPRESSIONS:
•The bread is a simple white bread, plopped into a knot-like shape and baked. The butter has a simple cream-and-garlic flavor. The bread comes to the table fresh & hot from the stone oven (visible to the dining area), and the butter is always cold.
•They serve a basic antipasto salad, but I'm not a salad person.
•The pasta is always good and slightly al dente, just slightly; if you can, the lobster pasta is absolutely amazing. The creaminess of the alfredo sauce with the little chucks of melt-in-your-mouth lobster is absolutely stunning. The lobster has a briny taste, though it's not as overpowering as shrimp.
•Their ribs are very sweet and tender, and it's not hard to put down a half-rack and come back for more. The fullness does come, though, so be wary.
•The spitini is divine. All this dish is is a simple meal of breaded, chopped steak, skewered with hunks of onion and bay leaves. It is absolutely divine. The simplicity seems as though it would underwhelm, but the meat has the taste of a long-marinated steak, and the texture is easy-to-chew, like a well-cooked burger.
•The parmesean-crusted whitefish is very good. It doesn't have the usual fishy flavor that one would expect, probably due to the fact that these fish come from Lake Superior. It's very flaky in texture, and has a sort-of chicken flavor to the meat.
• The tiramisu... If nothing else, order a plate of this. The not-overly-sweet taste of the mascarpone cheese (similar in texture to cream cheese, but not as sweet) in contrast to the "competing flavor" of chocolatey goodness, makes this rich dish work as one, instead of having a too-sugary dessert.
DRINK SELECTION: Coke products; Beer: Bud, Labat, Michelob and Moretti Italian; Wines (Red: Lambrusco, Valpolicella, etc; White: Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, etc), $5/glass or $18/bottle.
SATISFACTION: Very.
WOULD RECOMMEND?: Absolutely.
NOTES: Kid-friendly, but it is a nicer/quieter restaurant, so please keep the other patrons in mind.
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