J. Anthony's Italian Grill

Saw J Anthony's earlier in the week and checked out their Google presence. One of the menu pages showed Sunday dinner specials so I came to try one. Alas, another covid death. They still have specials just not the ones I expected. So I tried the Stuffed Salmon with maple glaze and pecan topping. Very good taste. Plenty of seafood stuffing. Lots of pecans. And just a hint of maple flavor. Paired with butternut squash and mashed potatoes a very satisfying meal. It was a little early so I skipped the dessert menu but they had some good choices.

You walk in and it smells like an Italian kitchen. I know because I grew up with one. The chicken Cacciatore was fantastic. Plenty of chicken, onions, peppers, garlic, over your choice of pasta and that has to be house made sauce. The lobster Mac and cheese was tasty if you like that kind of dish. I prefer to get Italian food at an Italian restaurant. If I'm ever in the area I will veer off course for another dish here.

I have been coming to this same spot for over 20 years since it was Periwinkles. I came around 2:30 on a Sunday and had *Bre* as my waitress. She was extremely helpful and nice but unfortunately our food and drinks were less than ideal. Our food had little to no flavor compared to other times we have come. Our drinks were over the top with alcohol. The mudslide we had, had to much vodka and when asked to remake it they came back the same. Overall unsatisfied with today's visit but will try again in the future.