Miriani's

Favorite Bites: None
Food: (poor) 1 2 3 4 5 (excellent)
Service: (poor) 1 2 3 4 5 (excellent)
Appearance: (poor) 1 2 3 4 5 (excellent)

Miriani's is styled as a casual family-oriented place, but with a relaxed atmosphere and dim lights in the evenings to cater to couples out on a date. I had heard really good things about the service, but the night I went it was really only so-so.

Miriani's serves traditional Italian pastas, baked pastas, pizzas, and meat entrees. Unfortunately, the food is pretty authentic. And by authentic, I mean sauce that tastes like spaghetti-o's from a can. To be fair, when I was traveling in Italy a few years ago I discovered that a majority of real authentic Italian food tasted like this. Sadly I have to admit that I am much more of a fan of Americanized Italian food. I have only been to Miriani’s once and only tried a couple of the dishes. But I was so un-impressed by not only the sauces, but the food in general, that I've not been able to talk myself into going back.

The Gnocchi al Sugo was one of the least impressive gnocchi dishes that I've ever had. The gnocchi were tasteless lumps surrounded in the aforementioned spaghetti-o's sauce. The Eggplant Parmesana, while better, was still also very bland. There are no vegan options as all of the pastas have egg in them and I believe that there was cheese in all of the sauces.