Mangia Italian Restaurant

TLDR: Good but needs some improvement on taste.
French onion soup was very good.
As was the salad and bread sticks.
The veal was tender, but the breading was a bit salty.
The marinara sauce, for my taste, had too much oregano and not enough basal or garlic.
Really liked the atmosphere, and staff were attentive.

Justin was our server today.
He was the only server there and never missed a beat.
He kept our food coming on time and our glasses full without having to ask.
The food was excellent! We have the cheesy bread, baked manicotti and chicken fettuccini.
The owner even took the time to check on us.
We will definitely be back!

Really more like a 3.5 but...eh, overall. Attended my BIL's birthday dinner here last Sunday evening.
I wasn't super jazzed about going here at first because tbh I'd heard some pretty iffy things, but I'm pretty sure the place is under new management so I decided to go in with an open mind. The restaurant is a good bit bigger than I expected it to be, sporting a lot of tables and a rather fancy-looking full bar.
The decor is kinda kitschy classic Italian vibes.
Plenty of parking since it shares a shopping center with a Publix.
My husband was cold the entire time we were there but I was comfortable enough.
They had several pretty big group gatherings at once on Sunday evening, and it did get a little loud, but we didn't suffer in terms of attention or wait times. The highlight of my experience was our waitress, Kristy.
She was very pleasant and super accommodating to our group of six extra-hungry, extra-thirsty folks.
Think I lost count of the number of times she had to go fetch refills.
There was an automatic gratuity for our party but she certainly would've earned her tip regardless.
I'll also tip my hat to the management overall; for example, BIL ordered a large calzone.
Kitchen accidentally made him a medium one.
The medium was so large you easily could've fooled us into thinking it was a large, but instead, they made him another large calzone and let us keep both.
Very kind and generous. The other best-thing was definitely the fried mozzarella cheese wedges we got as an appetizer.
There were only three to an order and I wished we'd ordered more because they were delicious, especially with the fresh and herbaceous marinara sauce.
I also thought the breadsticks were good, if rather salty. In fairness to the restaurant, husband and I were probably the two least impressed party members and we're also probably the hardest to please.
Our table ordered a wide variety of items from the menu and everyone except for us was very pleased.
BIL got a calzone, SIL 1 got the pasta carbonara made with alfredo (which, whiny moment here: real carbonara "sauce" is just eggs and hard cheese, NOT Alfredo sauce...it's my favorite pasta dish ever and it's impossible to find anywhere in town that does it the traditional way ugh), SIL 2 had a personal pepperoni pizza, and her BF had chicken alfredo.
My husband also ordered a calzone and I had the baked blackened chicken alfredo. My biggest complaint is that the chicken in my dish was just...weird.
I didn't like the texture at all and didn't care for the flavor much either; I honestly wonder if it was cooked from frozen.
I ate around it.
The blackened alfredo sauce and pasta was decent if only slightly spicy and very salty.
Very salty was a theme for most of what I tried and I was a little disappointed that most flavor profiles were just salty or creamy and little else.
Husband felt similarly. The portion sizes were absolutely MASSIVE, and I say that as someone who tends to eat her main meal at dinner and therefore comes with a big appetite.
Three people probably could've split a medium calzone and been okay.
Personally, I'd prefer a lowered price and smaller portions, or the same price and higher quality ingredients, but if you're coming to fill up your belly, you absolutely will get full. Idk, I'm probably coming across harsher than I intend to; we had a pleasant and enjoyable enough time and my BIL was very happy with his birthday dinner, which is the most important thing.
Ultimately, I'd be willing to return to this place if someone else was inclined to visit.