text: This is a small, quirky, family-run restaurant.   Maybe we went at a bad day, but they had real problems.\n\nService was way slow and confusing.   Other reviewers say this, and this does not rate 2 stars.     We got an appetizer plate that came with two small crackers, I asked for a couple more crackers it took like 10 minutes no kidding.    Bottom line is that they are stretched thin and very disorganized.  \n\nA couple of the dishes were terrible.  We got a three kinds of baked casseroles (you have to order in advance).   One was some kind of tomato cream dish way too sweet and salty.  The other was some kind of potato fish bake, greasy, again way salty, and had bad fish smell.  Keep in mind that I like sardines, anchovies etc and that I like salty food.\n\nWe had a large party and asked for a few extra plates, were told there was usually a 4 dollar \"plate fee\" to cover dish washing cost.  Huh?\n\nAtmosphere:  I usually don't care about atmosphere and I realize they had to rent a strip mall place, but too loud.   The eating area is small and has hard surfaces, and they had a boom box playing pop music.   Basically everyone had to talk louder, which echoed, which made everyone talk louder.    \n\nWe did get a few good items and I wish them the best of luck.   My advice to owners:\n\nSimplify your menu, figure out popular dishes that you do well and cut out most of the rest, then try to organize your operation.   The biggest problem with small restaurants is sometimes trying to do too much.\n\nSecondly cut the boom box.   Don't copy the worst of chain restaurants by providing \"free\" music, at least until you get better acoustics.\n\nI don't own restaurant and if I did it would certainly fail, so take my advice for what it is worth.   This restaurant will be moving to new, larger location and if they don't prepare the problems could get much much worse.   Current staff and organization with bigger place would be disaster.\n\nGood luck, would like to come back.