Love Love Love! Full Disclosure, Im a Card carrying 1st Generation Italian with Heritage from Lazio that LOVES his Pasta. This Homemade pasta is superior to anything I've had on the East Coast (Ive never been to the West Coast).

All these reviews that say "Undercooked" have never seen the backside of a Wooden Spoon. The Pasta Here is OUTSTANDING! We watched every single order of pasta get fresh made. They don't make a bunch in the AM. They make and cut it Fresh by the order. You wont find that anywhere. You also wont find better Pasta Anywhere. I lived in CT for 35 Years and only a handful of spots even have Fresh In house made Pasta. Non of them on this level or even close to it.

You knew when you walked in the door that this was going to be a FANTASTIC restaurant. Some would call it like a Dive Bar Style Restaurant. Old on the Inside and never updated. This Petina is what gave it its Charm You also knew that the food was going to be next level. It Didn't Disappoint!!!

We dined on Good Friday at 4pm and there was a 10 Minute Wait. Therefor no meat for us.

White Bean & Cheese Dip with Garlic Bread. 10/10 Was the perfect start to this amazing experience. Bread is in house made and Delicious.

Cheese Lasagna - SPECTACULAR. Perfect cook on this dish. Just a little bit of burnt ends and the Lasagna Pasta was PERFECTLY Al Dente! Sauce is Spectacular and the ratios of cheese to layer to sauce hit just right! 10/10. I only Wished it was Saturday because I can only imagine how good this would be with their Blend of Meat!

The Carbonara with Pappardelle & Peas - My non Italian (Sicilian) Wife loved this. In full Disclosure we ate it the Next Day (Good Friday Restriction). She said it was the Best pasta Dish she's ever had. I'm a big Carbonara guy and this isn't Traditional Carbonara. Its Cream Based and although its Delicious, its more of an Americanized Version similar to Americanized Alfredo. The Pasta Itself, Homemade Pappardelle was the Star of our entire experience. Ive never had such a perfectly cooked thick Pappardelle as this in my life. Highly Recommend but don't Grade it on Authenticity to anything found In Lazio ( Volla Biancocelesti 🤍🩵!!)

Gemali with Pesto. Another star Dish we enjoyed. Too much Olive Oil would be my complaint. However, we would order this again.

DESERTS - Tiramisu is Tasty but I'm a Ladyfinger Guy and Prefer a wetter version. For CT this is was Solid.

Carrot Cake - YES!!!!!!!!!!!! Best Desert Award Goes Here. SO DAMN GOOD!

Cannoli - Our son LOVED it So Dad got one also. Fresh Made I assume because the shell was Crispy.

THIS PLACE IS WORTH AN HOUR PLUS DRIVE. And that's saying A LOT for Me! Will be another Must Have Stop on our Visits Back Home along with Saints Chili Hotdogs & Broasted Chicken in Plainville, Fuoco Pizza in Cheshire, Fords Black and Blue Lobster Rolls in Noank and The Fire Place Wings / Pizza in Southington.