D'amico Sons - Golden Valley

Man oh man! This is one of my hometown favorites! I used to come here a lot during college and just while I lived in MN... so it was nice to catch up with cousins and get lunch at a local favorite! All the food was great! They also serve I e cream for Sebastian, Joe's (which is ALSO a Minnesotan favorite). Service is always good and everyone was very attentive. And because we went to midday, it was nice to have a quiet place near the windows to sit and eat our meal! This place is great for our work meetings a quick bite or if you just want to Have a nice healthy option, but don't want to cook at home!

A brightly lit Italian deli, becomes a dine in restaurant sans deli-sandwiches at night. We walked in, no greeting, you have to walk in amongst the tables to order at the counter. We figured it out. The staff member taking our order was not very friendly but gave us what we needed to get our food. The menu is on the wall above the counter but if you ask they will hand you a paper copy. Fettuccini with bacon and mushrooms caught my eye. I added shrimp... the price became pretty dear but I was hopeful for deliciousness my companions shared chicken Parmesan. Tender chicken sketti w/ red sauce was fine. The fettuccini mushroom and bacon sauce was not balanced and was onion forward, a bit disappointing, for the price I paid. I'm glad I went but I won't be back.

Another company sponsored lunch and here are my thoughts: I ordered the Balsamic Chicken with strawberry salad that included goat cheese, walnuts, greens and balsamic vinaigrette. Not much of a stickler for buying salads from restaurants just because it 's something I can make myself, but I thought it would be an easy feat this one time. Well I sure was mistaken lol. This is considered to be one of their Signature Salads which had me pumped to eat healthy, but I was totally mistaken. Though the greens were fresh and leafy, the chicken was very underwhelming and the vinaigrette added nothing to the meal. Two of the main things that could 've bumped this salad up a few notches but instead made it worst in flavor and hard to enjoy. From what I heard, my colleagues who ordered sandwiches mentioned having a lot of bread to consume, with few pieces of meat to supplement. They also echoed dislike for how tasteless the chicken was. Their online menu looks so appealing and is indeed impressive but all of the anticipation I had built up prior to actually eating their food, was short lived.

I ordered sausage penne, ever bite was delicious. Sun dried tomatoes added a wonderful flavor. I'll definitely be back!

I have not been there in a while and as soon as I walked in I remembered why. I am not expecting much from a take-out establishment, but the person across the counter treated me like I asked him to change my tire! I threw a $5 in the tip jar none-the-less. A 'thank you ' would have been nice. 30.00 for lasagna a 1 meatball that was mediocre at best. The place needs paint and a good cleaning. Well, that was my last time. Arrivederci!