over the meal for my liking. The red tomato sauce was the best part, it had a hint of sweetness to it. I also received a roll with my meal, but it was not served warm and it tasted familiar, like a roll out of a bag from the store. I ended up not eating most of the chicken.

In my experience, Italian restaurants usually have to-die-for desserts, so since my meal left me with much disappointment, I asked the waiter what desserts were available. There was no dessert menu, and off the top of his head all he could think of was a brownie and ice cream. I then had to ask him if he would go

check on the dessert list for me, so he did. He came back and told me that the desserts change weekly, but today the brownie and ice cream was all that they had. I also asked if they make their desserts on the premises and he said no.

For all the visual charm, Tony Rigatoni’s did not meet their mom-n-pop Italian look with the food or service to make this a restaurant worth a second visit. On an interesting side note though, my waiter was very knowledgeable and eager to talk about one aspect of this house: its history. He told me that the