Rucci's Italian Kitchen & Grille

Went around 12:30 pm on a Sat. Pleasant, welcoming staff. It was Restaurant Week, so ordered from the Price Fixe menu- meatball app & Florentine Fettuccine. The meatball was large enough for me to save the other half. I preferred my friend's Pesto Fettuccine over the Florentine. Found out the pesto is freshly made - yum! 😋

We went for dinner with 5 around 6pm on a holiday Monday. The food and service were both excellent! We were initially told the wait would be 30 minutes, but we were able to find a table and ask if we could sit down there immediately, and they said yes. Unclear why they didn’t offer that table to begin with, and after 30 minutes, we received a text that our table was ready, so we reminded them that we had already sat down. We were also not given napkins or silverware when we sat down and had to ask for them once our entrees had come out - after already eating a small finger food appetizer. There are several vegetarian friendly options on the menu, but there could be some more selections, or more variations of existing dishes that could be made without meat. It was pretty good for this ar

*Second time leaving this review because they deleted the first one* So we came here for a close friends birthday. We reserved the room in the back. There will be several steps to this. Firstly, we got there early to help set up. I asked if they had an espresso machine, the waitress (who was amazing and overly kind) confirmed they did. I asked if I could have a shot of espresso. She said she would ask. When she came back she said “the owner said they wouldn’t do a single or double shot of espresso”. What’s the point of having an espresso machine and not offering espresso? On top of it, their espresso martinis don’t even use real espresso. They use espresso flavored alcohol. What a farce. I was under the impression this was an Italian restaurant. Clearly it’s not. I’m from Italy. Gaeta,

The crab dip is to die for! I ate it before i could take a picture of it. The pizza and the sandwich were also very good! The pizza is not greasy and the pizza dough is perfect.

I really wanted to like this place, but the pasta just didn’t do it for me. noodles were mushy and lacked seasoning or flavor. Definitely expected more from an Italian kitchen. On the bright side, the wings were actually pretty tasty, and our waitress was cool and friendly. The atmosphere itself is nice, but overall the food just didn’t hit the mark.