Romeo's Italian Bar and Grill

We got a groupon for Romeo's and tried it out on a Sunday night.  It was freezing so we did not sit out on the patio but live music was inside so we probably would have stayed in anyway.  The wait was long and crowded and the music was country so we seemed to be missing the romantic part but again the patio is probably the romantic part?  Their first good mark came from their offering of St. Pauli's, a non-alcoholic beer.  Next, the server seemed to be knowledgeable about vegan options and general ingredients on their menu.  Third, they offer Diet Dr. Pepper, although they lose that mark since it was gross, their water is unfiltered so the ice tastes bad.  We started out with the bruschetta, the olive tapenade has parmesan so we got an extra garlic pod instead.  The bread was really good, the garlic pod was not good at all, the tomato artichoke relish was average.  They bring out a complimentary basket of rolls and an oil and herb plate for dipping, our server handmade ours so that it would be vegan.  The rolls were amazing, they were crusty and flaky on the outside and fluffy and warm on the inside, we preferred this over the appetizer we had to pay for!  Shannon ordered the capelinni pomodoro and Miguel ordered the tomato artichoke pizza, subtracting cheese and adding sun dried tomatoes and green olives.  They were both pretty good but not a really delicious flavor.. nothing special.  What we referred to as average italian food.  The pizza crust was weird and almost like a fluffy cracker.  The capellini was better.   When we ate all of this for leftovers, because those rolls filled us up, it was much better.  There is something about cold, day old pasta, it gets much more flavor.  We put some Daiya cheese on the pizza and some parmesan on the pasta, then baked them both.  Overall, this place was really expensive for such average food.   

Recommendish.
http://www.romeosrestaurants.com/menu.html