JC's Ristorante

"Hi, fellow reviewers. I just left this establishment and wanted to write a review while the experience was fresh in my mind. My partner and I spent a total time of 1 hour and a half at this place. The waitress was unprofessional and inattentive. Even after the rush subsided. Gave no recommendations. Didn't even give us her name. This was my 1st time visiting this business. However, it was a childhood staple for my partner, despite it being a long time since last visiting. Whom stated, "It's different now," and how dissatisfied she was. As an appetizer, we ordered the beer battered vegetables. We left half in the basket to be taken away. It was too greasy and made my stomach upset quickly after eating. I ordered the homemade lasagna with a side salad. My partner ordered the capellini amalfitano with a side salad. I received a large plate of lasagna with meat sauce consuming the entire plate (see photo). The side salad had 4 pieces of tomato and iceberg lettuce. The highlight for me was the bread. (See pictures). My partners entrée was overly seasoned with parsley. Also, the excessive diced tomatoes, which really resemble canned diced tomatoes, were a bit much. We chose this place last minute. The smell outside was enticing. However, the meal was highly disappointing. Could've been a fluke, but the 40 year old carpeting indicates otherwise."

"My wife and I were there with friends and had a wonderful time. The food was not only good but plentiful. The service was good and atmosphere was good because the restaurant is a lot bigger than it looks from the outside. They put us in the back away from the front bar area where it was crowded and noisy . The six of us were able to carry on conversations without any trouble. We will definitely go back!"

"Excited about a supper club experience...The wine was great. Probably the worst service we have ever had. We sat there for 35 minutes before our server even attempted to touch our table. ( after we got a glass of wine)...we are from out of town but are in this are annually and have found many great places. We probably won't come back! And no, it was not busy. We were 1 of 3 tables."

"1st time here and food was soooo good. Owners came. Pizza was on point and my wife ordered chicken alfredo was so good. Owner came out greeted us and she told us that this was their last year operating. If you been curious about the food like me i suggest you try them totally worth it. The portions are big and affordable."

"This is a nice restaurant with huge plates of food. It was my first time here, but the people I came with have eaten at this location as well as the previous location in Crestwood for a few decades. They all love the food here and have their own favorites. My rating is 3.5/5. This is mostly based on the food. I ordered: French onion soup ($7) 4+/5 This was good. It's one of the better ones I've had and it came with a ton of cheese melted on top. That was the best part. The broth was flavorful as well. A lot of French onion soup can turn out too salty, and this was not that. This had a good balance of salt and sweet and savory. I will definitely order this again. Be warned: It is very filling because of all the cheese. pasta & asparagus ($14) 3/5 I love veggies with pasta. My favorite has asparagus, tomatoes, onions with penne in a white wine, garlic, lemon sauce topped with parm. I tried to make that happen, by adding sun dried tomatoes to this dish. I usually love agliolio (garlic olive oil sauce, sometimes with red peppers), but this sauce tasted more like oil and black pepper. I was not expecting the black pepper. Red pepper is common, but I've only had black pepper in Cacio e Pepe. In any case, I took some extra Alfredo cream from my boyfriends dish and started dunking my linguini in it, and that was tasty. I probably won't order this again. Of the other dishes I tasted: The Alfredo was the best. $13. 5/5. It's my boyfriends favorite Alfredo of any restaurant. His mom also ordered it, but added chicken. Both are huge dishes and well worth the price. Regarding the wait staff: The lady who greeted and seated us was nice. Our waitress was also nice. The restaurant got slammed and you could see her running all over the place. I hope she was tipped well by other tables, because waitressing is a lot of work. It was nice to see the owner, Joe, walking around and greeting tables. I love when people take pride in their work/the restaurants they own. This place has two bars with seating areas and then large spaces filled with tables. Of note, the restrooms do not have a changing table, just in case you have little ones. Will I be back? Yes. Will I get the same pasta, no. I want to try their tiramisu, get my own dish with Alfredo, and that French onion soup."