Food was great and tasty and didn't take too long to get. Service felt rushed and entree was actually delivered before the appetizers. I enjoyed my birthday but was surprised how packed it was on a rainy Tuesday night. We had reserved a table for 2 and were sat in the middle of the restaurant as part of a long row of tables (not romantic) and a fan was blowing from the ceiling so we quickly realized why others around us were bundled up. The rib entree was not available but the beet was tasty, and pasta too. We had asked about birthday specials and were told if we ordered dessert it would come with something and I did get a sparkler on it (after ordering a different dessert that came out plain and asked about it). All in all food really was worth it and I would go back. We found street parking on Melrose, side street was permit parking only