We visited the Laskin location on Friday 2/25/2011. This was our first visit. We did not have a reservation but they seated up anyway. At first I was a little shocked at the menu prices but figured it would be worth the cost based on the recommendations we had received. Also after living in Naples, Italy for three years we had high expectations. We had the eggplant appetizer, it was ok not near as good as Five01 City Grill's though. I ordered the special: grilled salmon with gorgonzola cheese melted over it. First the server did not check the order before bringing it out as it was missing the gorgonzola. After they corrected this, new plate with less sauce, I found that the salmon was not cooked all the way through, so back to the kitchen when my plate. So much for eating dinner with my wife. Not once did the manager/owner come by to apologize or try to make any concession for the poor performance thus far. My wife had a different dish, something with chicken and sun dried tomatoes on it, it was bland at best. You would figure for the crazy price of $75 dollars for three dishes (with water to drink) (including tip; it was not all the servers fault) this place would be awesome and the management would bend over backwards to make sure your visit was spectacular enough to bring you back. I expect a lot more for my money than what we got at this place. Not to mention that my wife and I ended up with upset stomachs that night. Our visit that night to La Bella Italia (Laskin) counted for two visits (our first and our last!). Hope your visit is much better.
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