At least a step or two above Olive Garden, but not...

At least a step or two above Olive Garden, but not exactly fine Italian cuisine. It has a fun family atmosphere, with a kitschy, turn off the century theme. Would I take a family here? Yes, for sure; the spaghetti and meatballs is sure to please the little ones. Would I take a date here? Not a chance, although it would have been a decent place to eat on prom night 15 years ago! The menu items are the standard faire, bland and uninspired; it's corporate, cookie cutter food, which is replicated in all of their restaurants around the country. You don't have a head chef, whipping up one of his favorites if Grandma's recipes, based on what is fresh at the farmer's market that morning, but I guess that's not the idea there anyways. One thing that Portland can be proud of is this is the ORIGINAL Old Spaghetti Factory; the first that started a chain, right here in the Rose City!