Quick Italian food for a good price. Recent renovations create a new and fresh look that still maintains an atmosphere that has long existed in this location. This has been a longtime favorite in the Jackson area for a good reason and holds up well against the Baudo's reputation. They usually have food and drink specials everyday and the home baked bread is always a plus. They need to improve the salad/vegetarian options and work on consistency with the lasagna. This is one of my Jackson, TN favorites.
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Wangxu F.
Theres nothing old town or spaghetti about this place. When you arrive at a restaurant and its full, you think the place is great. You can even look past the over done American interpretation of I-talian restaurant "decor" (pretty sure most places dont need to spell spaghetti or ziti on the walls in giant letters or put italian product boxes all over to convince you they are authentic). The bread arrives and its not bad, so your hopes are high. You see dishes go by and from afar, everything looks right, so you order. Appetizers come. Fried Ravioli and cheese sticks. Im going to guess provided by Sysco food trucks. They are so-so. As you look at the menu, you are happy when you see an italian joint that offers pasta combos like you can get some lasagna with a side of spaghetti or alfredo. You think to yourself, SCORE, who doesnt love good pasta, and double up on your faves, this is a win. First red flag goes up when you are asked if you want to "upgrade" your salad to a house salad. Wait, what?! Upgrade to a house salad. Every single other restaurant in the history of man, the house salad is the starting point. You say yes and its $1.00 more for 3 cherry tomatoes, 2 slices of cucumber and some croutons. Screams to me their food manager doesn't know how to price out like 99.9% of the rest of the restaurants that exist. Then your meal of lasagna and a side of alfredo arrives. Someone else at your table has chicken marsala. All the sauces have this photoshopped look of pure sheen on them. It doesnt look right. You know its sat under a heat lamp and started to skin over. What good italian sauce does that? First bite of the lasagna. You notice just how fast the fork takes a piece off the cut. The noodles are slightly over done, par for the course for most places. First bite, I think they forgot the flavor. Bland, watery sauce, no richness - Chef Boy'Arde out of can packs more flavor. Your bite of that glossed over matte finished alfredo fettucine? Flour and something, but less flavor than the lasagna. Almost no flavor. You look around to see who else in the joint has either of these on their plates, you cant find anyone. Do they know something I don't? Did I miss some dish this place is known for? The food was terrible. No flavor. None. I say skip this joint no matter how long its been in town. It makes Olive Garden look like an epiphany. Gross.
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Billy B.
We go to this restaurant every now and then when others are to crowded. They have recently changed their menu and raised prices. The food has always been just ok and this experience was no different. My wife ordered water with extra lemon. They refused extra lemon, stating they could bring her a bowl of them for $1. I laughed in the waiters face, thinking he was joking. But it's on the menu ha! We won't be going back anytime soon.
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Jessie H.
The food was warm and great. Our server was really professional and pleasant. It was clean and had A great atmosphere. I love the warm bread and butter. Beer was kinda pricey at $4 A bottle. But the food made up for it.
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Christan H.
Old Town Spaghetti Store, oh how I love thee. This place has been my go-to Italian Restaurant for years and years. I usually stick with the same two main dishes.. Baked ziti or Chicken Piccata. The Chicken Piccata is sooo good. The lemony is not overpowering and the sauce is just overall well balanced. It's never too runny either. The baked ziti has all kinds of goodies in one package... Pepperoni, olives, peppers, onions, meat sauce and lots of gooey cheesy. So good! I can't leave out the bread... The flavor is great and they'll keep it coming. Lastly, you have to get a cannoli... I mean, why not?
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Rebecca C.
Old Town Spaghetti Store is a Jackson favorite. Their staff makes sure you have a great time. My personal favorite is the to-go order process. You can phone in your order and drive up and someone meets you in your car; you never have to leave. (Which is great when it's so hot outside or a monsoon is falling from the sky like typical Jackson weather!) The food is great. My personal favorite is the lasagna-Yum! Spaghetti is good to.
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Michelle V.
Second time to stop here. Wanted to give it a second try. Still not impressed. The fried zucchini was ok but a little greasy. I ordered a salad. Do you charge extra for tomatoes and cheese? Last time I was here they charged me a $1 up charge. I had the cheese toasted ravioli. It was good but WAY to salty. My husband had the lasagne. Said it was great for Stouffers and that my homemade was so much better. Thanks sweetie!!! Anyway, you take your chances when coming here. Bread with the garlic butter was good.
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Jessica A.
I wasn't sure how Italian would be in Tennessee..... and there weren't too many reviews yet on Yelp for me to decide which restaurant to choose; but I went here anyway. The food was very good! I ordered the Baked Ziti... oh my gosh, it was awesome! Better than I had expected... it had a nice salad with it for starters. As a solo diner, I ate in the bar area. And that was totally fine... full service in there too. I did arrive late, around 9:30pm and closing was at 10pm. But Shelby was a great server, and very friendly. I could not believe that my bottle of Blue Moon beer was only $3.75!! That was awesome... seems like I definitely pay more for that on the West Coast. But the food was also a great value. Good place!
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Bryan M.
This place was highly recommended by locals. .. I got the catch of the day. .. was actually pretty good (mahi mahi). Service was poor. .. waited 10 minutes before waitress came to our outdoor table. .. friend of mine ordered the ribeyeye medium... came out well done at first. .. medium rare second time. .. third time it was right. .. manager took care of him made some excuses but made It right. Might try again
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Tonya O.
This is my go-to place when I am in Jackson for lunch or dinner. I stopped here with my female family members after a Girl's Weekend in Memphis while heading back to Nashville. After lots of good eating in Memphis, I decided to keep it light and order the vegetable beef soup. Sadly, I have no nice words about the soup. It was a bit on the oily/greasy side, and the beef was mostly fat. I barely ate half the bowl. I'll remember this next time, because everything else I've ever had here is pretty good. The service is always good, and the ambiance is nice. There's a wide variety of dishes offered. I just happened to choose one of the few bad ones on my last visit.
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David O.
Customer Service and Charm seem to be the two things going for this place. Stopped in on the way to Memphis and found this place to have a lot of both. The food itself seemed average, but not bad. They give you heaping amounts of bread though so you don't go away hungry. The staff is fantastically polite and its unlikely you'd go without a refill should you desire one. I would certainly stop in again if I was heading this way.
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Emily H.
We wanted to like it here. Really we did. But ended up having one of the worst customer service experiences of our lives. We entered the evening, using a SnagMob deal Old Town was offering. Immediately after being seated, we checked with our wait staff to make sure she knew we had the coupon that was pulled up on our mobile phone screen and were planning to use it. She cheerfully said, 'Of course! yes. We will honor this. I will use it at the end when your check comes." We order. We eat. (The food was average. Decent Italian for Jackson, but nothing you can't find at Olive Garden...if you want more unique Italian, go across the street to Bessos). When we are 2/3 the way done with our entrees, the wait staff returns to our table and informs us she cannot honor the coupon, unless we provide a printed copy of the coupon. Clearly, we did not have a printed copy, and were very surprised to find out we needed one. We therefore, politely asked if we could email our coupon to them, or even borrow their printer to print it out. She wasn't sure if this was possible, and got the shift manager. (The wait staff was extremely pleasant, and acknowledged she made an honest mistake). This is where things got bad. The manager was extremely unwilling to help. He rejected our solution of emailing them the coupon or them printing it off for us. He refused to compromise. He refused to acknowledge that their staff had approved and confirmed we could use the coupon before we had ordered our meal that evening. He refused to offer any solution We stayed calm, but were very frustrated with his unwillingness to come to a solution. He very rudely said, "What's the matter guys. You don't have enough money to pay for this meal? You can't just pay for your whole meal this time and use the coupon next time?" We were shocked at how accusatory he was. Eventually, we were forced to pay (with cash) for the whole meal, go find a printer outside of the restaurant (we had to pay $3 to print the coupon at FedEx), and return the same evening for them to validate it. Overall, the experience was completely unprofessional and rude. We will never be returning to the establishment and will discourage others to do the same.
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Jennifer S.
Great non chain Italian place to stop in Jackson. It has that Classic Italian atmosphere and friendly great service. The food is priced accurately for the quality of food. Everything we had was good. I had the chicken piccata which was good but too much butter sauce. I would recommend them to go light on the sauce. My friend had the spinach chicken florentine and thought it was good. Huge portion recommend splitting it for sure! Bread is hot and delicious and they have a nice garlic butter and regular butter both good. We had chocolate crunch pie which is awesome and fabulous for sure we highly recommend it is hot and gooey and big dip of icecream! Yummy!
This place was wonderful. I took my family here because we wanted a break from fast food and what a wonderful turn out it was. The restaurant has a warm friendly feeling and the staff was very helpful. All the food was fresh and the baked ziti was amazing. The prices were very affordable. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone.
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Sean F.
I don't hate this place, but I don't love it either. The pasta is regularly mushy and over cooked, and if you've ever lived in a town with good Italian, you realize this is an Americanized imitation. The red and white sauces are just okay. Prices here are pretty good. They used to have great prices at happy hour on well drinks. Alas, the generous portions and great prices on them are gone. I'm still not sure why. I can put up with a lot with a good drink at a great price. The service has always been good and the bread at the beginning of the meal has always been tasty. The patio is super nice. My kids like this place, and they have reasonably priced kids meals. I would like to enjoy this place, but I frequently ask myself why I bother.
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Ginny B.
Have yet to be disappointed in all categories - food, service, and cleanliness. Went last night and once again it was a very positive experience. We ate at the bar by choice and the bartender, Cathy, made our evening a great one. No matter what we asked she was pleasant and very accommodating. The Spaghetti Store is truly one of Jackson's gems. Keep up the good work!
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Katie F.
Sorry, Katie P--though I like your name I don't agree with your review. First of all--the service is maybe THE BEST service I have had in ages. But that is the only area I was impressed with. That's what got this place the third star. Very affordable-but you pay for what you get. I got a cup of soup and an entree for 11 dollars. The soup was salty, and the entree was poorly executed. Chicken Marsala--I don't think wine was involved in the making of the dish at all. Marsala sauce is a wine sauce, not a gravy. Again, salty. Others at my table were more pleased with their dishes. The side salad that others chose was actually really good looking--get that over the soup any day. Also, stick to the simple pasta dishes as they didn't disappoint.
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Katie P.
Sigh. Another Jackson restaurant that I miss. The best spaghetti and meat sauce I've ever had. (Better than my grandma's, but please don't tell her I said that!) But I like BASIC spaghetti and meat sauce, no mushrooms or olives or any of that business. The pre-meal bread is awesome, and anything fried is equally awesome: fried zucchini, fried cheese, toasted ravioli...you get the idea. Then again you could probably fry a stapler and I'd eat it, so maybe it's just me... I really enjoy the atmosphere at the spaghetti store. I miss it.
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Chuck S.
A nice break from all the usual.
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Kris W.
Sorry but this was one of the more awful places I've eaten at in my years on the road...soup was icky and my partner's salad apparently wasn't any better, the pasta was mushy and overcooked, and yuck overall. The service was great - very very friendly and polite and attentive, but I still wouldn't want to come back here and give it another whirl when I'm back in town. I can't give them 3 stars for that, but if you're into service and don't care about your food, or like really mediocre, bland Italian, this is the place for you!
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Dustin W.
Ziti with pepperoni was different and really great
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Jess R.
I haven't been here since college but it was my favorite back then. I remember their backed spaghetti was great plus the breadsticks!
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D D.
Quick Italian food for a good price. Recent renovations create a new and fresh look that still maintains an atmosphere that has long existed in this location. This has been a longtime favorite in the Jackson area for a good reason and holds up well against the Baudo's reputation. They usually have food and drink specials everyday and the home baked bread is always a plus. They need to improve the salad/vegetarian options and work on consistency with the lasagna. This is one of my Jackson, TN favorites.
(4)Wangxu F.
Theres nothing old town or spaghetti about this place. When you arrive at a restaurant and its full, you think the place is great. You can even look past the over done American interpretation of I-talian restaurant "decor" (pretty sure most places dont need to spell spaghetti or ziti on the walls in giant letters or put italian product boxes all over to convince you they are authentic). The bread arrives and its not bad, so your hopes are high. You see dishes go by and from afar, everything looks right, so you order. Appetizers come. Fried Ravioli and cheese sticks. Im going to guess provided by Sysco food trucks. They are so-so. As you look at the menu, you are happy when you see an italian joint that offers pasta combos like you can get some lasagna with a side of spaghetti or alfredo. You think to yourself, SCORE, who doesnt love good pasta, and double up on your faves, this is a win. First red flag goes up when you are asked if you want to "upgrade" your salad to a house salad. Wait, what?! Upgrade to a house salad. Every single other restaurant in the history of man, the house salad is the starting point. You say yes and its $1.00 more for 3 cherry tomatoes, 2 slices of cucumber and some croutons. Screams to me their food manager doesn't know how to price out like 99.9% of the rest of the restaurants that exist. Then your meal of lasagna and a side of alfredo arrives. Someone else at your table has chicken marsala. All the sauces have this photoshopped look of pure sheen on them. It doesnt look right. You know its sat under a heat lamp and started to skin over. What good italian sauce does that? First bite of the lasagna. You notice just how fast the fork takes a piece off the cut. The noodles are slightly over done, par for the course for most places. First bite, I think they forgot the flavor. Bland, watery sauce, no richness - Chef Boy'Arde out of can packs more flavor. Your bite of that glossed over matte finished alfredo fettucine? Flour and something, but less flavor than the lasagna. Almost no flavor. You look around to see who else in the joint has either of these on their plates, you cant find anyone. Do they know something I don't? Did I miss some dish this place is known for? The food was terrible. No flavor. None. I say skip this joint no matter how long its been in town. It makes Olive Garden look like an epiphany. Gross.
(1)Billy B.
We go to this restaurant every now and then when others are to crowded. They have recently changed their menu and raised prices. The food has always been just ok and this experience was no different. My wife ordered water with extra lemon. They refused extra lemon, stating they could bring her a bowl of them for $1. I laughed in the waiters face, thinking he was joking. But it's on the menu ha! We won't be going back anytime soon.
(2)Jessie H.
The food was warm and great. Our server was really professional and pleasant. It was clean and had A great atmosphere. I love the warm bread and butter. Beer was kinda pricey at $4 A bottle. But the food made up for it.
(5)Christan H.
Old Town Spaghetti Store, oh how I love thee. This place has been my go-to Italian Restaurant for years and years. I usually stick with the same two main dishes.. Baked ziti or Chicken Piccata. The Chicken Piccata is sooo good. The lemony is not overpowering and the sauce is just overall well balanced. It's never too runny either. The baked ziti has all kinds of goodies in one package... Pepperoni, olives, peppers, onions, meat sauce and lots of gooey cheesy. So good! I can't leave out the bread... The flavor is great and they'll keep it coming. Lastly, you have to get a cannoli... I mean, why not?
(5)Rebecca C.
Old Town Spaghetti Store is a Jackson favorite. Their staff makes sure you have a great time. My personal favorite is the to-go order process. You can phone in your order and drive up and someone meets you in your car; you never have to leave. (Which is great when it's so hot outside or a monsoon is falling from the sky like typical Jackson weather!) The food is great. My personal favorite is the lasagna-Yum! Spaghetti is good to.
(3)Michelle V.
Second time to stop here. Wanted to give it a second try. Still not impressed. The fried zucchini was ok but a little greasy. I ordered a salad. Do you charge extra for tomatoes and cheese? Last time I was here they charged me a $1 up charge. I had the cheese toasted ravioli. It was good but WAY to salty. My husband had the lasagne. Said it was great for Stouffers and that my homemade was so much better. Thanks sweetie!!! Anyway, you take your chances when coming here. Bread with the garlic butter was good.
(2)Jessica A.
I wasn't sure how Italian would be in Tennessee..... and there weren't too many reviews yet on Yelp for me to decide which restaurant to choose; but I went here anyway. The food was very good! I ordered the Baked Ziti... oh my gosh, it was awesome! Better than I had expected... it had a nice salad with it for starters. As a solo diner, I ate in the bar area. And that was totally fine... full service in there too. I did arrive late, around 9:30pm and closing was at 10pm. But Shelby was a great server, and very friendly. I could not believe that my bottle of Blue Moon beer was only $3.75!! That was awesome... seems like I definitely pay more for that on the West Coast. But the food was also a great value. Good place!
(4)Bryan M.
This place was highly recommended by locals. .. I got the catch of the day. .. was actually pretty good (mahi mahi). Service was poor. .. waited 10 minutes before waitress came to our outdoor table. .. friend of mine ordered the ribeyeye medium... came out well done at first. .. medium rare second time. .. third time it was right. .. manager took care of him made some excuses but made It right. Might try again
(3)Tonya O.
This is my go-to place when I am in Jackson for lunch or dinner. I stopped here with my female family members after a Girl's Weekend in Memphis while heading back to Nashville. After lots of good eating in Memphis, I decided to keep it light and order the vegetable beef soup. Sadly, I have no nice words about the soup. It was a bit on the oily/greasy side, and the beef was mostly fat. I barely ate half the bowl. I'll remember this next time, because everything else I've ever had here is pretty good. The service is always good, and the ambiance is nice. There's a wide variety of dishes offered. I just happened to choose one of the few bad ones on my last visit.
(3)David O.
Customer Service and Charm seem to be the two things going for this place. Stopped in on the way to Memphis and found this place to have a lot of both. The food itself seemed average, but not bad. They give you heaping amounts of bread though so you don't go away hungry. The staff is fantastically polite and its unlikely you'd go without a refill should you desire one. I would certainly stop in again if I was heading this way.
(3)Emily H.
We wanted to like it here. Really we did. But ended up having one of the worst customer service experiences of our lives. We entered the evening, using a SnagMob deal Old Town was offering. Immediately after being seated, we checked with our wait staff to make sure she knew we had the coupon that was pulled up on our mobile phone screen and were planning to use it. She cheerfully said, 'Of course! yes. We will honor this. I will use it at the end when your check comes." We order. We eat. (The food was average. Decent Italian for Jackson, but nothing you can't find at Olive Garden...if you want more unique Italian, go across the street to Bessos). When we are 2/3 the way done with our entrees, the wait staff returns to our table and informs us she cannot honor the coupon, unless we provide a printed copy of the coupon. Clearly, we did not have a printed copy, and were very surprised to find out we needed one. We therefore, politely asked if we could email our coupon to them, or even borrow their printer to print it out. She wasn't sure if this was possible, and got the shift manager. (The wait staff was extremely pleasant, and acknowledged she made an honest mistake). This is where things got bad. The manager was extremely unwilling to help. He rejected our solution of emailing them the coupon or them printing it off for us. He refused to compromise. He refused to acknowledge that their staff had approved and confirmed we could use the coupon before we had ordered our meal that evening. He refused to offer any solution We stayed calm, but were very frustrated with his unwillingness to come to a solution. He very rudely said, "What's the matter guys. You don't have enough money to pay for this meal? You can't just pay for your whole meal this time and use the coupon next time?" We were shocked at how accusatory he was. Eventually, we were forced to pay (with cash) for the whole meal, go find a printer outside of the restaurant (we had to pay $3 to print the coupon at FedEx), and return the same evening for them to validate it. Overall, the experience was completely unprofessional and rude. We will never be returning to the establishment and will discourage others to do the same.
(1)Jennifer S.
Great non chain Italian place to stop in Jackson. It has that Classic Italian atmosphere and friendly great service. The food is priced accurately for the quality of food. Everything we had was good. I had the chicken piccata which was good but too much butter sauce. I would recommend them to go light on the sauce. My friend had the spinach chicken florentine and thought it was good. Huge portion recommend splitting it for sure! Bread is hot and delicious and they have a nice garlic butter and regular butter both good. We had chocolate crunch pie which is awesome and fabulous for sure we highly recommend it is hot and gooey and big dip of icecream! Yummy!
(3)Hannah K.
We lived in Jackson for over a decade, and this was our favorite place to eat. When we moved, my husband even tried to see if he could get the meat sauce recipe...but alas, the meat sauce is very, very different now. My daughter had flown in from California for a wedding this past weekend, and I drove 5 hours to meet her and her fiancé in Jackson. On Sunday, they had to rush to get to Nashville to catch a plane, but we were at Old Town Spaghetti Store when it opened at 11:00 am so we could share this place that we had loved with her fiancé, and so that we could enjoy a meal there. Well.....we both love the Parmesan Peppercorn dressing, but upon trying to order it, the waiter said that they were out. I also like the Country Salad, and ordered that, but he returned to the table to tell me they were also out of that salad, and out of the cucumber dressing that I had opted for since my favorite was not available. My daughter wanted broccoli added to her pasta, and he said they were out, but they later "found some," which was a bit shady. The bread was hard and nothing like the loaves we remember from past years, and her fiancé could not even eat his Ziti with meat sauce (which was more like canned tomato sauce.) We mentioned a cake that they used to have, but of course, that is no longer available. I had opted not to even get a salad since the type that I wanted and the two dressings I had selected were not available. (And we arrived at opening on a Sunday, not at the close of a busy night.) I asked if I could just get my entree and have a bit taken off of the price since I didn't care for Minestrone soup (the other side option.) They generously deducted $1.00 from our bill of 44.79. It was such a sad experience. We had only one meal together in Jackson, and opted for a place we had loved in the past, and found that it was out of some favorites, and that the meat sauce was nothing like it had been when we moved away in 2008. I don't know if the owner is perhaps less involved, or if we just hit a really terrible day, but it was VERY disappointing.
(1)Yonic M.
This place was wonderful. I took my family here because we wanted a break from fast food and what a wonderful turn out it was. The restaurant has a warm friendly feeling and the staff was very helpful. All the food was fresh and the baked ziti was amazing. The prices were very affordable. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone.
(4)Sean F.
I don't hate this place, but I don't love it either. The pasta is regularly mushy and over cooked, and if you've ever lived in a town with good Italian, you realize this is an Americanized imitation. The red and white sauces are just okay. Prices here are pretty good. They used to have great prices at happy hour on well drinks. Alas, the generous portions and great prices on them are gone. I'm still not sure why. I can put up with a lot with a good drink at a great price. The service has always been good and the bread at the beginning of the meal has always been tasty. The patio is super nice. My kids like this place, and they have reasonably priced kids meals. I would like to enjoy this place, but I frequently ask myself why I bother.
(2)Ginny B.
Have yet to be disappointed in all categories - food, service, and cleanliness. Went last night and once again it was a very positive experience. We ate at the bar by choice and the bartender, Cathy, made our evening a great one. No matter what we asked she was pleasant and very accommodating. The Spaghetti Store is truly one of Jackson's gems. Keep up the good work!
(5)Katie F.
Sorry, Katie P--though I like your name I don't agree with your review. First of all--the service is maybe THE BEST service I have had in ages. But that is the only area I was impressed with. That's what got this place the third star. Very affordable-but you pay for what you get. I got a cup of soup and an entree for 11 dollars. The soup was salty, and the entree was poorly executed. Chicken Marsala--I don't think wine was involved in the making of the dish at all. Marsala sauce is a wine sauce, not a gravy. Again, salty. Others at my table were more pleased with their dishes. The side salad that others chose was actually really good looking--get that over the soup any day. Also, stick to the simple pasta dishes as they didn't disappoint.
(3)Katie P.
Sigh. Another Jackson restaurant that I miss. The best spaghetti and meat sauce I've ever had. (Better than my grandma's, but please don't tell her I said that!) But I like BASIC spaghetti and meat sauce, no mushrooms or olives or any of that business. The pre-meal bread is awesome, and anything fried is equally awesome: fried zucchini, fried cheese, toasted ravioli...you get the idea. Then again you could probably fry a stapler and I'd eat it, so maybe it's just me... I really enjoy the atmosphere at the spaghetti store. I miss it.
(5)Chuck S.
A nice break from all the usual.
(3)Kris W.
Sorry but this was one of the more awful places I've eaten at in my years on the road...soup was icky and my partner's salad apparently wasn't any better, the pasta was mushy and overcooked, and yuck overall. The service was great - very very friendly and polite and attentive, but I still wouldn't want to come back here and give it another whirl when I'm back in town. I can't give them 3 stars for that, but if you're into service and don't care about your food, or like really mediocre, bland Italian, this is the place for you!
(2)Dustin W.
Ziti with pepperoni was different and really great
(4)Jess R.
I haven't been here since college but it was my favorite back then. I remember their backed spaghetti was great plus the breadsticks!
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