Piastra

Went with my family. We all had different things but all enjoyed what we had. The lasagna was so unique but so good. The noodles crusty on sides and firm in middle. And the sauces great. A good selection of drinks and a nice menu. Brent was our server and was outstanding. We will be back.

Ate here before a show. Showed up at 7 and figured we would have plenty of time to make an 8pm show. Well just getting our bill at 8:30. Took an hour to get our food, which was marginal. Place needs to get better at their service. If you can't handle the business don't sit them.

We really enjoyed a date night out at Piastra last night. I like how they have different art decorating the walls, much of which looked like it was for sale. As we were waiting for our drinks the chef/owner came by to visit. He explained his menu and made a few suggestions for us. We really enjoyed talking to him as this was our first visit. What also impressed me was that he was active. He saw something that needed to be done and he took care of it himself. We ordered the calamari and it was very good. Lightly fried, not tough at all. There was also fried pepper rings that really balanced the dish. There were two sauces that came with it, neither had much flavor but it wasn't needed anyway. The bread showed up at the same time as the appetizer. Seemed a little late in the process. I ordered the tagliatelle with clams and mussels. It had just the right "zing" as the chef said to balance the richness of the dish. My only constructive feedback was the pasta was very al denta. Maybe on the verge of tough. My wife ordered the ravioli. They are massive! It was filled with broccoli, cheeses and a hint of truffle. "Tree and cheese" the chef said. The filling was really tasty. None of the flavors overpowered each other. Again the pasts was very tough. More than al dente. We started to ask the waitress about it, but since both dishes were tough we just assumed that's how the pasta is prepared here. It wasn't a deal breaker, just not as good as it could have been. We also had an order of truffle fries. They were fresh cut and tasty. All in all a little mixed, but we had a great time. We will be back to try some other dishes soon.

I had seen this restaurant a few times before when we were at the Square for other activities. For whatever reason, we always seem to have been there more at lunchtime so this place was never open. When I got tickets for a show at the Strand Theater, I saw this listed among the handy places to eat, so I made a reservation for 6:30 p.m.We arrived at the Square a bit early. The navigation app I was using recommended parking about a block away at a pay lot, and there seemed to be no spaces + heavy traffic around the Square anyway. I found the lot and ended up paying $6. It was just across the railroad tracks west of the Square. We arrived at the restaurant about 20 minutes before our reservation. They looked busy, but did have a free table, so we got seated. They seemed to be about one server short versus the size crowd they had, but the staff managed it. Their layout is (facing the place) a bar area on the right and a large dining room on the left. We entered via the bar, as it was the first door we came to, but I think you're supposed to enter via the left door for dining. They accommodated parties from 2 to 10 when we were there.Our server got our drinks and then brought our complimentary bread - a large, warm roll and some smaller melba toast type pieces. It was good. Their wine list was good. Our server then told us about the specials. I got a squash ravioli dish while my wife opted for a trout special. We split a garden salad, which was easily big enough for that. The lady who I assume was the owner, as she was circulating between tables and chatting with guests, stopped by to ensure we were okay at this point. Pacing on the meal was leisurely. I don't mean that in a bad way, but if you normally budget an hour for dinner, you may want to buffer in 15 extra minutes. I never felt rushed or delayed though. Our food arrived and I was surprised by the sheer size of the ravioli - I only received 2, but the food volume was easily as much or more than I'd normally get in another Italian restaurant. They were huge! We opted to skip dessert so we were able to finish our main dishes, barely. I was really full, though. Prices were reasonable. It isn't quite up into the 'fine dining' range. The value for the food quality is good, though. I'd consider returning here, though we don't seem to wind up in the area at dinner time much.

Came here for a friend's birthday, and while the service was good, the food was underwhelming. I ordered the Bolognese, which was definitely not Bolognese. It was a very sweet pureed tomato sauce with some meat added to it. A Bolognese is a meat sauce flavored with a bit of tomato paste, not a tomato sauce flavored with meat. My GF got the pizza, and the dough was not good. Undercooked and doughy, with absolutely no chew to it at all, almost tasted like a cake flour or gluten free flour. Several people got the butternut squash ravioli and received two ravioli the size of a calzone that was filled with diced squash, definitely not what you expect when you order ravioli. I've never seen a butternut squash ravioli that the filling was not pureed. I think you could make it work without pureeing, but the ingredients would need to be a very fine dice to make this work. The textures of the large diced squash just do not work in a ravioli.Just looking at the ingredients in their "carbonara" and I should have known I would it was not for me. I'm sure many people would enjoy the food, but it's definitely not traditional Italian.

So I ordered a dish (Veal Saltimbuca) that was not even on the menu. Chef Greg knocked it out of the park. It was so delicious. Service was spectacular as well as everyone else's meal.

Best food I've ever tasted since mom's home cooking. Service is excellent and very attentive, friendly and good company to be in. Ambiance is perfection just like home not overbearing and just a peice of paradise highly recommended to anyone :)William

The food was good Italian-American. For the price and for the ambience, it was enjoyable and very pleasant date experience. The drinks were excellent, as was the chocolate cake. It would take a significant step to make this a Michelin five star or to make it less than a four star, because the food is good but not so far above "good" to make it noteworthy. The best thing was the service: a solid and attentive waiter or waitress is always a huge plus, but to have the manager or owner come to check on things is top-notch.

Great food. Super gluten friendly. Great service with the chef coming out often to make sure everyone is happy. Would absolutely eat there again.

We ordered chicken Alfredo for one of my kids and she only got the noodles without any chicken . Two other kids got spaghetti which didn't have any taste and too much cheese . The meatballs were made out of sausage and kids don't like it . We ordered pork chops with spinach and fries . The meat was ok although too much grease . The spinach was so so salty that my blood pressure went up. The fries were so old I couldn't eat all of it . The waitress was supposed to bring bread as part of appetizers and she never did ! It was my husband's birthday and I asked them for something special . They promised to bring cannoli and they never did !!! I don't think I'm ever coming back to that place . On top of everything the place is over priced. For that amount of money everything should be perfect !