I’ve been wanting to try this restaurant since they opened so wanted to give them a try for my birthday. I emailed on 3/1 to reserve their outdoor igloo for a small birthday celebration on 3/25 and didn’t receive a response - I figured they were already booked so didn’t follow up. We decided to get a reservation for dinner for hubby and myself. I had to give a credit card deposit of $40 to hold the reservation. I don’t know if that was just a card hold or was subtracted from the bill (I didn’t check). We were greeted warmly when we arrived by two hostesses. We were seated at a table near the bar in view of the igloo outside - which sat empty all night (it’s really cute and such a cool idea). This made me think maybe my email went to spam or I misspelled the email addresses. The service was good and our waitress was attentive and friendly - slow week night for them so we got a lot of attention. The menus were comically large and thankfully we had a table for four and could easily stow the menus in the spare space for two next to us. I started with a Hendrick’s martini, which was made well and we ordered two appetizers (focaccia and arancini). The focaccia was not quite what we expected - it was a very large, tall and thick loaf of bread. It was very good with the oil and peppers it came with. It had a really nice rosemary aroma. The arancini was good. Nice size and came with sauce. They had a bottle of Dom Perignon on the menu for $250 and we tried to order one - thought it was a good price and would be a nice treat for my birthday. Unfortunately, they were sold out although there was a bottle on display near where we were seated. They didn’t really have a good backup option to the Dom other than a $595 bottle of Louis Roederer, which I felt was a tad more than I wanted to pay. We settled on a much cheaper bottle of Veuve. I would have liked something a little nicer for my birthday but it was OK. They had a robust wine list. I ordered the pappardelle alla bolognese and hubby ordered cacio e pepe. We both got soups - wedding and the Italian onion. Everything came out lightning fast. Both soups were incredibly salty. The wedding soup was not what I know as wedding soup. Full disclosure, my mom is 100% Italian and makes the absolute best wedding soup based on our family’s recipe so I may be biased. This soup had a slightly sour taste, two very large undercooked meatballs (I needed to cut them to eat them) and two large bread croutons. Even the veggies were large cuts. I actually spilled some of the soup trying to cut the pieces into more bite sized pieces using my spoon. My pappardelle alla bolognese (which is my all time favorite meal) was inedible. The pasta was gluey and soggy. The bolognese was not what I know as traditional, which is usually slow cooked and finely minced (which takes a lot of work and time) into an oatmeal-like consistency ragu. This had large clumps of grayish- colored meat that tasted somewhat gamey and unseasoned - not at all like the layered flavors of soffritto (onions, celery and carrot), wine, broth, passata and small amounts of fatty pork that make this dish amazing. Hubby’s pasta was a little better - his was cooked al dente but way too salty for my liking and barely any pepper. He liked it though! Portion sizes were huge. We ordered tiramisu and espresso for dessert. The tiramisu came layered inside one of their drinking glasses. It was just OK. The espresso was fantastic. Atmosphere and decor was interesting and felt laid back - lots of prints of 1980s boxer Boom Boom Mancini where we sat and some car cutouts off in the distance. Checkered napkins as a throw back to Italian red sauce joints was a cute touch. Not sure if this is meant to be an upscale restaurant or more of a chill, sports bar style spot. They seem to be intentionally combining the two. If we had stopped at drinks and appetizers this review would be 5 stars. The bread was the real highlight of the meal. We might be back on a Tuesday again to try the Chicago beef sandwiches. Total bill $246.97 plus $50 tip.