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April 2024 by Mimi W.
Located in the Pike & Rose area by the garage and the "back side" of the main street. It's a bar restaurant with a divide between the bar with additional tables and booth seatings and the restaurant. The restaurant side can get busy and have a wait, but the bar area is open seating, so just grab a table and booth and you can still order the food. Ambiance was as expected, casual and a bit cozy with warm lighting. Service can be hit or miss. Sometimes I have to keep asking for more water or get none at all. Been here a few times in large groups or on a date for a drink. Good for just grabbing a drink and you can still hold a conversation. I'm mainly here cause they open later or other places are packed. If you take it for what it is (a bar restaurant), then it's a 3. If you want to compare it to the rest of the restaurants in the surrounding area, then it's a 2. But I like to put things in relative terms, so I'll give it a 3.
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March 2024 by MacLean Salsbery
Service was unbelievably bad. Asked for mayo and a server acted appalled we asked and curtly told us that there is no mayonnaise in the whole restaurant. Asked someone else and it was brought to us five minutes later. Told the server that the restaurant does have mayo, and she put on the most condescending show and told us she was happy for us that we got it… platinum blonde wavy hair female. Should be fired immediately for how she behaved. Service other than her was also abysmal, but this interaction was just shocking.
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March 2024 by andrea m.
We couldn't get a seat at Caruso's tonight so we sat the Owen's Ordinary bar. I usually have a great experience but tonight makes me not want to come back. Our bartender "server", Erin, was inattentive, indifferent, and didn't respond to us asking for to go boxes. Instead she just grabbed the check over our food and counted her tips. Please expect more from your wait staff..
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March 2024 by
First, service here is excellent. Very attentive, prompt, and they got everything right. Granted, it was midweek, rainy, and on the early side. Service was slower last year on a nicer evening in late Spring. The food is really good Italian, the best I've had in 3 years of living in the area. We had tricolore salad, eggplant rollatini, meatballs, and chicken Parmesan. And a chocolate cannoli. All delicious! And the marinara sauce rivals my own.
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February 2024 by JanisB
First time here and will return. Service was spot on and all of the food selections were enjoyable. Especially enjoyed the caprese antipasto. The chicken Parmesan and eggplant dish were also excellent. All in all it was a great dining experience.
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February 2024 by JK15
I was really looking forward to eating here, I read so much about it, and I love Italian food. My friend and I had caesar salad, chicken parmesan and Neapolitan ragu. Menu was uninspiring. The caesar salad was good, tho I prefer torn, not chopped lettuce. The chicken parm was just ok. The marinara sauce was tart and had a distinct taste of anise in it, which was very off-putting. I don't like licorice in my marina sauce and it ruined the main course for me, including the pasta w/marinara side dish. The neopolitan ragu had a deep, rich flavor but the over abundance of salt in the ragu sauce was overwhelming. Dessert (chocolate bomb w/3flavors of ice cream was ok. Would have been more special if they brought it out with the chocolate ball intact, not already split into 4 pieces. The server was excellent, very attentive. The only reason I didnt give a 5-star rating for service was b/c I specifically requested a birthday dessert thru OpenTable & they knew it was my friend's birthday (hostess mentioned it upon entry), but they forgot to do anything special for her dessert (like even just a candle). That put me in the awkward position of having to mention it to the server in front of my friend, which shouldn't happen. Overall, a pleasant atmosphere, and very good service but it's unlikely I'd return for the food. Wish it was a different outcome.
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February 2024 by CarolynP
Food was really great, but there were a few issues. Server was very pleasant, but not as good as the food. Fabulous with allergy issues/concerns, but forgot to mention that they were out of an appetizer we'd ordered until we asked about it when the main dishes were served, didn't offer drink/water refills, etc. No bread or grated cheese for our table, though we saw it at other tables. Ordered a dish from the specials menu that was supposed to come with pasta side; didn't receive that. We'll give it another try, but hoping that the issues won't be repeated, or it'll be the last try.
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February 2024 by MARYR
No one came and took away the used/dirty dishes. Food was brought from kitchen and dropped on the table without server saying a word. Waiter in the meantime was chatting with bar staff not paying attention despite many attempts to get his eye. It was only until he brought the check that he started clearing the table.
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February 2024 by
Great dining experience, the service was great. We were running a little late for our reservation but the restaurant staff reassured that we were good and they would seat us. Our server was amazing and even help to recommend some of her favorite dishes. 10/10 service and ambiance. The food was also very good, authentic Italian cuisine!
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February 2024 by
Seated quickly and waiter took our order. Service was excellent, Drinks, appetizers, main coarse and desert were very good. We have been back multiple times and will continue to do so. Highly recommended.
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February 2024 by
Very disappointed. In town for Dr appointments. Went here due to reviews on Eater - a site I usually have been able to trust. Service was good. Food was fair to mediocre. Seafood Fri Diablo was bland and sauce watery. Fish piccata was creamy (yes creamy) and way too much lemon and salt, with little specs of olives and frozen mixed vegetables. Will not return.
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February 2024 by Spiceboy
(4) ~ very good overall brunch. NOTE: They open at 11:00 am for Brunch, even though their Front Door says they open at 12:00 pm. My suggestion to management is to correct this... DRINKS: ** Water (tap) = (4) very good, must be filtered;) ** Orange Juice = (4) very good ** Coffee (drip) = (4) very good FOOD: ** Ham, Egg & Cheese Sandwich = (4) very good, although it was bacon, not ham, so I think I would prefer ham;) I also used the Cholula Hot Sauce. ** Garlic-Parmesan Potatoes = (4) very good, and they allowed me to substitute for the fries;) * Lemon Ricotta Donuts = (3.75) Good, but too salty for us... ***Buttermilk Waffles = Next time...
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February 2024 by Daveysmom
We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner. The food was delicious. My only issue was that we got the idea that our server was trying to hurry us along in order to turn the table. He asked us if we wanted boxes while we were eating. We were considering dessert but he came along and dropped the check on the table. The chef/partner asked us early on how we were enjoying ourselves and we said great. He asked if we would like bread and we said no we were saving room for dessert. While we were paying the check he came back and again asked how everything was and we said delicious. I then said our server didn't even ask if we wanted dessert. He offered us a dessert on the house and we agreed if we could take it home as we already had our coats on. I know he spoke to the server because he asked the couple behind us if they would like dessert as we were leaving.
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February 2024 by danf
Overall a great experience for our first time there. Best thing NRG could have done to not lose the Owens ordinary space! It was nice to see the space packed and lively. Food was good, however the mozzarella en carroza was undesirable. Needed something that I can't quite put my finger on. All Other food was excellent. Great flavors and portion sizes
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February 2024 by Tram
I got the Spicy Neopolitan Ragu another friend got the same and others had Spaghetti and Meatballs with Parmesan Potatoes, and Caruso's Alfredo. My friends and I were raving about how great and delicious each dish was. Definitely will have to come back to try the other dishes the restaurant has to offer.
