The Passing of a Restaurant

Around the corner from me is a BYOB Italian restaurant called Adesso. I've written about it before and even included pictures after it opened up. When it first opened, the food was very tasty and the BYOB aspect made it a great deal: high quality tasty food for a relatively low overall price.

In the first six months plus after being opened, I went there for business, on dates and even saw NFL Hall of Famer Marv Levy there with his wife. The place was hopping.

The problems started with a slight degradation of the food. The gnocchi wasn't as fresh, the rolls seemed more processed, the grilled calamari appetizer was changed and less tasty. Then they weren't open for lunch anymore. The crowds were significantly lighter around dinner time. Cheap paper signs went up discussing their "new" menu. More cheap signs talking about how they can cater your party.

Now they have a sign up looking for server help. Why? I'm thinking it's because their staff, which used to be good, have left due to low traffic which means low tips.

I'd be shocked if the restaurant is open come the winter. Normally I love these kinds of restaurants and would go there once a week to help support it, but their food just isn't up to the quality of a lot of other Italian restaurants in the area. The space used to house an Einstein Bagel. Maybe they'll move back in!