We were a party of eight, 6 adults and two kids (15 and 8 years old). They were busy but we were sat in about 10 minutes. The odor of garlic was everywhere, even outside stunk of it. Music was loud, very LOUD, combine that with the overpowering odor of garlic and this is not a restaurant one ?dines? at.\r
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Service was good, bread was over-proofed and tasteless, pasta was horribly overcooked, both chicken dishes were overcooked and the chicken dry, lamb was tough and very greasy, and the sauces were very thick, almost like a pudding with garlic being the only flavor that stood out. Without trying to be too rude my comment to my wife was that the dinners were like ""Hungry-man meals gone horribly wrong.""\r
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I know I am bucking the trend here; the place was busy and loud so obviously this type of food appeals to some people. We were all recent transplants to this area, we went in hearing that this place was one of the best restaurants, however upon leaving we all agreed it was not for us.\r
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I think a place like this epitomizes the native Spokanenite's view of a great meal, it has become a local legend, and most of the natives seem to love it while most of the transplants to this area do not. (We have found other bewildered newcomers who have tried it too and have had similar experiences.)\r
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I have many times, thought about going back, to give it another chance, maybe, just maybe, they screwed up on ONLY our order, but when we had 8 out of 8 meals that were not good, I don't really see the point. I also ponder the wisdom of the 8 year that was dining with our group, when asked how his dinner was he called his meal ""garlicky slop on a plate"".\r
Pros: Service
Cons: Terrible food, loud music, Terrible food, overpowering garlic odor, did I mention terrible food?
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