Friday, June 1, 2012

Siragusa's





5 out of 5 forks
Siragusa's Italian Restaurant
4155 S. Redwood Road, Taylorsville UT
Dinner
Friday 5:55pm
$40.28 for two

 

As we walked up to this hole in the wall restaurant, recommended by CityWeekly, the hostess opened the door to greet us, as if she were watching us get out of the car and saw us coming up to the door.  The restaurant was amazingly empty for a Friday night, which may have been a bad sign, but this little place ended up not disappointing in any regard.  A graduation party came in soon after we were seated and by the time we were done with our meal, the restaurant was mostly filled.  

Kelley was our server, and she was incredibly personable, good-natured, and full of teasing jibes which made our time there quite pleasant.  There were many servers for the small restaurant, each one likely having no more than five tables to attend to.  All the servers were friendly and interacted well with all the diners there.  The hostess was even attentive to our table, once bringing us water, and several times checking to see if we needed anything.  As we were finishing our meal, Mr. Siragusa himself came to the table to see if our meal was adequate.  At the table behind us, he greeted one of the diners by name.

The food was absolutely delicious from the appetizers to the desserts.  The Trio Appetizer includes mozzarella triangles, fried zucchini, and fried calamari.  Kim made faces about the thought of eating squid, so Kelley offered to leave the calamari off and give bigger portions of mozzarella and zucchini, but not before saying, "Shut up!" in a teasing way, as if Kim were going to be difficult to please.  The appetizers came out fairly quickly with a tasty marinara sauce and a yummy mild dill sauce.  
 
For our entrees, Kelly ordered the manicotti and Kim ordered the sweet potato gnocchi, minus the onions and mushrooms, to which Kelley said, "Oh God!" in her fun, teasing way.  While waiting for our entrees, we both drank a lot of water, causing the waitress some fodder for continued jibing, and eventually the hostess gave us our own pitcher!  The meal came at 6:37 with apologies from Kelley due to many call in orders they had to fill.  The manicotti is to die for and the gnocchi was surprisingly tasty.  When we return, Kim may just go for the manicotti herself!  Kelly has a habit of eating only about half of her meal, and when this was noticed by Kelley, she approached the table and said, "You're not eating," and a friendly banter ensued which looked a lot like "Uh huh" "Nuh uh" "Uh huh" "Nuh uh."  Very entertaining for Kim, for sure. 


Dessert was very nice.  Kelly ordered chocolate mousse, which Kelley told us was a fairly new creation for the restaurant, and Kim ordered canolli.  Both of these desserts were delicious and highly recommended, particularly that mousse! There was even a point after finishing our desserts when Kelley had Kelly recommend the mousse to a fellow diner in the booth behind ours!  Kelly raved.  


When we got the bill, Kelley thanked us for our patience and touched Kim on the shoulder in the process, which seemed a nice gesture.  And once the bill was paid, she also touched Kelly on the shoulder thanking her for visiting.  The total bill for appetizers, entrees, and desserts was $40.28.  
An added bonus for this restaurant was the wi-fi, Kelly's favorite, which she was able to log onto when Kelley gave her the password. 

Overall this was a satisfying experience.  The restaurant was clean, the food amazing, the service grand, and the price was just right.  We highly recommend this little joint to anyone who wants an enjoyable Italian food experience. 

3 comments:

  1. Funny how I've never even noticed that little restaurant there on Redwood. Huh.

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  2. Cuz it's in a little strip mall and looks like a little hole in the wall. :)

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  3. Thank You guys so much. I am glad you enjoyed everything!

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