San Remo Italian Restaurant

I don't know who's writing these other reviews, but this place isn't Italian food. Italian food is an art and you can't throw together frozen food and give it a made up Italian name. The dishes have fancy Italian names and bland food.
Feb 10th, 2012

We went here on a Friday night around 700. The place was packed. They only had seating outside which was fine. There was live music (singer and keyboard) and those heating lamp things to keep it warm cause it was cold. There was only one waitress outside but she kept up with things nicely though if we were in a rush we'd be screwed. The ambiance is nice. Dark woods and cool looking plates. We had bruschetta 1st which was pretty good. The bread was a little harder than I prefer. They also brought out fresh bread and butter. The butter was nice and soft. The bread had a crunchy crust and a soft inside. I ordered chicken marsala which came with a salad or soup and either vegetables or pasta. I got salad and pasta cause I wanted to try their sauce. The salad was pretty small. The vinaigrette was ok. I got two strips of thin chicken breasts which were not tender enough for me, probably cause it was so thin. The marsala sauce was OK but it was missing the wine flavor. The sauce had a pretty nice consistency but a little on the watery side and too much on the bland side. My girlfriend had the chicken parmigiana which came with soup and pasta. She did not like the soup which was split pea but she is ultra picky. I didn't try it. I tried the chicken. The breading was soggy and that was enough to turn me off. The flavor was good though. The chicken was a bit thicker so the tenderness was good. Overall it was enjoyable but there are plenty of places I would chose over this first. The chicken dishes were $16 each.
Sep 7th, 2012