Riccardo's Restaurant

We had a party of 7 and were seated after a short wait on a full Friday night right around opening.
The atmosphere was unremarkable and rather quiet.
We felt the need to speak very, very softly.
Our server was attentive, friendly, checked on us often and all our orders were correct.
The bar offered beer and wine only, sans any ciders or seltzers.
One member of our party requires gluten-free food, but the only gluten-free options, according to the server, were salads.
We ordered an appetizer of garlic bread which was just okay.
I ordered the penne pesto with grilled chicken.
The serving size was good - two meals worth.
Lots of sun dried tomatoes and goat cheese, but the entire dish was dry.
The pasta was not glistening with pesto and the chicken was dry and without flavor.
I had let the waitress know my food allergies to beef, pork and lamb ahead of time (the omission of which will alter the flavor of most foods), but she said the dish did not require any alterations.
The meal came with a chunk of bread, which was more flavorful than the appetizer and it was accompanied by an excellent garlic butter.
Sadly, nothing about the experience left me wanting more.

Got there at 5:30 Saturday afternoon and every table was full.
They said it would be a 40 minute wait, it was only 20.
Server got to us quickly and the food came out fast and hot.
Everything was great.
First time at this location but all went well.
Highly recommend.

I stopped in with my daughter and shared a meatball sub for lunch.
It was delicious! The bread was freshly made, the meatballs were great, and the marinara was some of the best I've ever had.
If that goes on the pasta, pizza, and other dishes they make...
I'm sure it's great.
You could put it on a shoe, and I'd probably even be decent.
We took home some fresh made garlic bread as well, also great.
Restaurant is a little hidden but definitely worth looking for.
The atmosphere seemed like it would make a pretty good choice for a date night spot, but I'll have to go back to confirm.
That will probably be sooner rather than later.