First night time visit to Mama's..wow this place is a goldmine..packed with people, pretty high noise level, but they were very accomodating when we added 2 extra people to our reservation. The BREAD, yes it was incredible warm and soft and seasoned..not Italian bread but a lovely soft dinner roll -- very addicting. Our waitress was very nice, fairly fast and concerned about our order. We started out with Calamari...not the right choice ..it was Mrs. Pauls...thick heavy breaded with all the same size rings?? Our friends had the Bruschetta --it looked very good. Our Drinks came and they were not made correctly but the waitress cheerfully took them back to the bar and brought out another version, still not right -- and irritating when we got the check and it was 8.20 for the drink and 2.50 for the bar brand liquor in it. That means we paid 8.20 for club soda and a cherry..hmmmm\nI ordered the Spaghetti all Gricia..it was thin spaghetti and caramelized onions, applewood smoked bacon, and pecorino cheese. Very interesting..not Italian but really good ..but I would rename it Bacon Lo Mein...My Husband ordered the Lasagna, he said it was good but the meat was stringy?? Our friends had the Pollo Romano, which was basically a Chicken Parm, it was a great size portion, and seemed like our friend enjoyed it. Her partner had the Cotoletta ala bolognese, it was a fried chicken cutlet topped with Parmesan cheese and proscuitto, It was also a nice size portion but it was swimming in grease, like the cheese had melted and they used to much oil to fry it..they did replate it for my friend but she could still not eat it and they very nicely took it off the bill. \nThe desert....was the VERY best thing on the menu--NUTELLA PIE..It was a combo of Nutella, peanut butter, marscapone cheese with a graham cracker crust...heavenly, I would have eaten more but I had filled up on the bread!\nAll in all..its a okay dinner place...not authentic Italian at all..Large family style portions, but not my AMORE...Loved our company..not so much the meal..Sorry Mama....
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