Italian food is so subjective to what one is used to. I grew up in an area that was populated by a lot of first generation Italian-Americans. As such, I ate some very good Italian food all my life, whether it was when I was visiting at a neighbor's home or going out to one of the many small, family owned Italian restaurants in my hometown. I moved to NC and there was a guy on the radio there that was just talking up a new Italian restaurant that had opened in the area. (They were not even advertisers on the station). We went there and were severely disappointed. Very bland and tasteless compared to what I had grown up with and how good this guy had said this place was. Then I found out the guy on the radio grew up in Georgia and really had no idea what good Italian food should taste like. I think that is the reason you see such varying reviews of the food at this restaurant and Red Sauce is that Villagers come from all over and have different levels of experience with Italian and other ethnic foods. However, service is another thing. We can all recognize poor service. I have not been to this restaurant but after reading these reviews it sounds like they have some really good and some really poor servers. That is a management issue that they need to address quickly. Bad service will kill any restaurant whether or not the food is good. I think everyone needs to give them a little time to get their legs under them. I would say that if they still have these same problems in another 6 months or so then they won't last very long. I will try it when we come back in the spring.
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