Biaggi's Italian Restaurant in Fort Wayne, Indiana

I have found that Biaggi’s is good at one or two dishes and everything else on the menu is just to disappoint. 

After the hostess sat us at our table, we waited 8 minutes for our waitress.  Actually a table that was sat 3 minutes after us had drinks before our server showed up.  Then it took 5 minutes to get our pepsi and waters.  Our waitress did not mention the daily specials or the soups of the day.  But we did hear a server behind us mention them to yet a different table.  A different server brought us a basket of wonderful focaccia bread with a great garlic taste and plain Italian bread.  We asked for butter and were served a small dish with a cap on it with the letter B.

If you have to go to Biaggi’s I recommend the wonderful bruschetta which was fabulously spot on in presentation and in flavor.  Great crispy yet soft bread, very garlicky, wonderful balsamic vinaigrette, and the small balls of fresh mozzarella were moist and superb.

When the stuffed mushrooms came to the table I wiped my apprehension on my napkin and dug in. They had no flavor and the sausage and the mushrooms were the same color.  For being overcooked, they came out barely lukewarm at best.  Do not order the stuffed mushrooms.

Marsala Chicken was excellent.  Served with veggies that were crisp and fresh, and included squashes and onions.  The Chicken Bowtie was perfectly al dente and hot, but very dry and starchy. The Ziti Al Forno was served with a lot of delicious sauce, but sadly was served barely luke warm.

Light tasting olive oil was on our table, to be used with the parmesan and there was sediment of some type in the bottom of the bottle.

Biaggi’s is a very loud restaurant with tables crowded together, no carpet, big open rooms, and high ceilings with no acoustical tiles.  Sound bounced every place.  Sadly it is a trend for restaurants to forgo the carpet, and the tablecloths can not absorb all the sound.  Biaggi’s is loud—very loud.  And noises that are too loud can be bad for your hearing.  And when you raise your voice, other people have to talk louder to be heard, too.  The noise level got louder and louder.

I Wondered as I looked around Biaggi’s: where did it all go wrong?  So many feelings and unsaid words: the service left us choked and left us broken and alone. So, the big question: Should you give a damn? Should you be excited about any of it? It seems like you should, but I just can’t muster the excitement.