Ciconte's Italia Pizzeria

Got a pizza the other night and it was soooo good. This time we went entrees. Hubby had crab cakes with spaghetti. Large crab cakes. I had Shrimp Scampi. The bread is to "die for". Just let me have a take out of the bread. Waitress was fabulous, friendly, made a connection right away and was attending the right amount. Live 500 miles away and it's great to have fabulous food when away from home. I had to cut my shrimp in half.

I was here 12/23 to dine in and purchase gift cards. Let me just start by saying our waitress was wonderful. Very sweet and attentive. I usually order the Caprese Salad with Grilled Chicken but unfortunately it has been taken off the menu. I don't think it's seasonal because I always come here for a January bday and I've always ordered it. I decided to try the Shrimp Scampi. Wasn't a fan. 5 shrimp on top of spaghetti drowning in lemon juice. I didn't even taste garlic. My main issue was when it came time to purchase the gift cards. I walked up to the counter and there were 3 people standing there. One I am assuming was a manager because she was asking the girl if she was closing and if she would mind staying. The young guy that was standing there asked the woman if he could clean out the tip jar. She said yes. Not once through any of these conversations was I even acknowledged. He began cleaning his tip jar at the counter in front of me. The woman continued talking to the girl. None of the 3 even made eye contact with me. Another couple came in and stood next to me and began to start ordering. I said "I'm sorry, I've been waiting" and the young guy said " yeah I saw you waiting there first" still counting his tips. The woman who I'm assuming was a manager finally waited on me. I'd swear I was invisible. A simple "I'll be right with you" or some acknowledgement would've been nice.

Now this is the kind of place my wife an I really enjoy eating at. We are visiting the area for a few days and needed a place to share a dinner. The Best Western front desk recommended Ciconte's. Perfect choice for my wife and me. The chicken parm with angle hair was great! One order shared was more than we could eat. So we took the leftovers with us. The best part of our dinner was our waitress Rachel. She was such a kind young lady. We had good, very good, conversation with her. We hope that our conversation was as meaningful to Rachel as it was to us. Keep up the good work!