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Last night, we decided to go back with someone new to the restaurant. We wanted to have good Italian food in our area and there was no question Via Firenze was the only place to go. We got there before our dinner reservation for 7:00 p.m. It was busy but we still had a choice of table so we picked the corner; nice and cozy. We were given the menu and long after we had decided what to order, I kept looking at the waiters hoping to make eye contact. The man that brought us the bread and water could not take our order so I informed him we were ready. It took a good 15 minutes for our waiter to get our order. We got our bottle of wine in another 10 minutes and the antipasti took awhile. One of us commented: "How long does it take to slice the meats?" The food took forever to come.
We ordered the Pappardelle Via Firenze which I have had numerous times. Fresh ribbon egg pasta with mushrooms, mascapone in beef ragu. The pappardelle was not aldente but almost mushy, overcooked. The Orecchiette Teresina, ear shaped pasta cooked in garlic, prosciutto in a vodka cream sauce had a nice flavor but also overcooked. I don't know if the private party in the other side of the restaurant had anything to do with the terrible service and the fact that Chef Michael was not around but it was inexcusable. Needless to say, the person we brought for the first time has no intention of going back ever.
The dessert we ordered to share was also a favorite. Cliff, who was not there last night used to make this crepe by our table. This time, it came out already assembled and though it was edible, it was not the same.
Hopefully, this was just a fluke because last night was a disaster.
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