Ryan Schwartz

Review of Rosa and Rocco's Italian Kitch...

Everybody said this place was "so good," but they ...

Everybody said this place was "so good," but they over-sold it for certain. The spinach salad was the only thing that was very tasty. My dinner companion asked for "light sauce" on his spaghetti and meatballs. There was a ton of sauce on it. Even though they CLEARLY did not give him light sauce, when asked, the waitress said, "Oh that IS light sauce. You should see the normal amount." A blatant lie. Still, her fib wasn't the restaurant's fault. Although she did try to up-sell us at every turn. And that likely is the restaurant's fault. Greedy b*stards. The breadsticks were mediocre. The chicken on my carbonara was surprisingly chewy, and the dish was WAY undersalted. Long story short: get the spinach salad, skip the rest, and be prepared to be up-sold everytime the server opens his/her mouth. Fortunately for this place, there aren't a lot of other restaurants in town. They'll continue to make money and think to themselves, "People like our food!" Unfortunately, it'll be a weak correlation and you'll be disappointed with your dinner.