text: I held off on reviewing until I had a chance to try Cento a third time.\n\nFirst, the good:\n\n- The setting is awesome. Might be the best designed restaurant setting in Madison.\n- The drinks are quite good. It's definitely worth checking out the cocktail menu\n- Staff is friendly but not exceptional yet\n\nThe not so good; I've tried a few things off the menu over 3 visits (Bacon dates, gnocchi, beef tartare, burrata, beets, porchetta pizza, bucatini carbonara, pork chop, cauliflower) so I think the following thoughts are pretty accurate. In general, the food doesn't measure up to the ambiance or price.\n\n- Gnocchi was overworked/gummy. They were described as \"pillows\" and they definitely didn't come out that way. I mentioned this in passing to our waitress when she asked how everything was and I got the impression that she didn't really put much credence in my feedback.  \n- Food was underseasoned across the board. Pizza crust had very little flavor and the bucatini carbonara lacked salt - not sure how that's even possible given the fact that the ingredients include parmigiano and pork cheek (guanciale).\n- Pork chop was overcooked (we wanted to try the beef or lamb but both were sold out when we went )\n\nI really hope the food continues to improve and I'm not ready to give up on Cento yet. I still love the setting and will update this review if my next meal justifies it.