Last weekend we were in the Phoenix area visiting and on our first night there, the mother-in-law wanted Italian. Came across this restaurant located within a strip mall next to a Safeway. Waited about 30 minutes mind you the hostess quoted 5. Okay whatever. \n\nFirst off, I'd like to let servers here know that most patrons are NOT going to be ready to order drinks when they are just sitting down. As in I just placed my purse down and she was already hovering around asking us for our drink order. Really? And she looked really puzzled when we said we hadn't looked at their drink menu offerings yet like we were supposed to know their wine list already. Sorry, I am not from the area and have never been so I'd like to read what wines are available and not be rushed so sorry, you're gonna need to come back in a few. \n\nPastas are so-so. I'm sure I could have whipped up something similar at home. I think I might even chosen Olive Garden's pasta dishes over theirs. I also didn't care for their Napoletana pizzas either. I am a huge fan of Naples style pies and we have some of the BEST ones here in San Francisco but theirs did not cut it as they lacked a certain crust that is a standard on all good Napoletana pizzas. The pizza we had that night tasted more like regular, Americanized, thin crusted pizzas. \n\nThe zeppoles were quite tasty but they they doused our plate with way too much whipped cream.\n\nTowards the end, service was better and and our server was nice and prompt. I really wanted to enjoy this place but as far as our overall experience the 2 star \"Meh. I've experienced better\" rating rings true.