This place is really good for Indiana. The homemade pasta is outstanding. The service is friendly and personable. Once you have come a couple of times the staff and owners start greeting you by your name. They remember you and you them. It is really like you are guests in their home for a good meal and a great evening.
Review Source:Nap's has tons of potential but didn't meet my expectations.
Atmosphere is great, love the open kitchen, but didn't enjoy the cooks talk about needing to go to the dermatologist. That is one rash I don't want to know about.
On the night I visited the wait staff was made up of two college girls who weren't overly attentive to me but seemed very interested in talking to the cooks about what they did last night.
The food was decent, the highpoint was the bread. It was crusty and just wonderful. I had one of the specials which was a breaded chicken dish. It was okay but the chicken had been pounded to death and there was more breading than it needed which overpowered the chicken which I never felt that I tasted.
I would definitely pass by next time I'm in town.
Naps is the place to eat in Indiana--I've never had a bad meal here, and I've had everything on the regular menu except for the antipasta salad--because I'm a geek for the caprese, and the pasta alla panna because I don't like white sauces. Â
The pomodoro with seafood is otherworldly--highly recommended, and the nonna's sauce is just like you'd expect the chef's grandmother to make (it's her recipe)--I like that one with ziti, and the olive oil and garlic with radiatore. Â
This isn't fast food--it's good food that would cost a lot more in a bigger town. Â Its a small place, with limited seating and a polite, efficient staff. Â The chef and his staff prepare your food in an open kitchen where you can watch them work--everything fresh and handmade. Â The wine list, though limited, is always well-considered and delightful--although I usually have a Penn Pilsner with my meal.
I'm baffled by the two negative reviews on this page and urge you to ignore them--give this place a try. Â As a busy parent, I don't have the time I'd like to eat out--and when i do it's often sandwiches or pizza in a hurry, but I often imagine what it would be like to be one of those city people who eat most of their meals in restaurants, Â If I did that, Naps is exactly the kind of neighborhood place I'd like to go.
By far my favorite Italian restaurant in Indiana. Â Sadly I haven't been there for quite some time, partly due to moving away, and another part cost. Â
When I am home, my mom and I usually head to more afordable fare.
You still need to try it! Â It really isn't that expensive..I'm just really cheap.
The pasta is homemade. Â The family/staff is nice. Â I still remember years back sitting at the counter while the father/owner handed me some of the cake he was slicing to try.
I really need to get back here the next time I'm in Indiana...
While I'd love to give a higher rating - I'd have to say Nap's is a 2 star experience with 3 star potential. Walking in I quickly realized that the set up of this restaurant was pretty unique. It looked like it used to be a diner - the open kitchen is pretty much front and center, located awkwardly in the middle of the restaurant. I sat down and ordered a glass of wine. Since there was no wine list I asked the young lady about my choices. She stated that they had a zinfandel so I asked if this was a red or white zin? She stated it was a "red cafe zin." Little did I know that "Cafe Zin" is the E&J brand of a sweet, chilled zinfandel - yuck. To her credit she happily exchanged it for a little less crappy cabernet.
I ordered the seafood pasta for dinner, it came with a house salad and bread. The bread was GREAT, clearly home baked. The salad was also very tasty, if a little heavy on the dressing. Unfortunately, I waited another 25-30 minutes for my dinner after the salad was done. While this wouldn't be too long if I was having a romantic dinner with my wife, I was a guy sitting by himself with a newspaper and there isn't a romantic seat in the place anyway. There were a total of 8 people eating, I'd hate to see how long it takes when they're busy. When my dinner finally came I was unimpressed. It didn't lack for seafood, there were probably 6 medium shrimp and plenty of calamari and scallops. However, the sauce was really bland, the whole dish lacked flavor. The scallops were also tiny, the kind that come out of a large can.
Now my last few gripes. The booth in which I was sitting shared a back with the table behind me, where a gentleman sat. Every time the guy barely leaned back, I'd be pushed forward. Lastly, it got really hot in the restaurant, I don't know how well the A/C works.
In summary, I like the fact that they make their own pasta and have some good ingredients, but ultimately they under-delivered on the entree and to some degree, the decor and the service. If you eat here, for god sake sit at a table and not a booth!
Just ate lunch there last week. I highly suggest both the eggplant panini and the prosciutto and fresh mozzarella panini. Nap's has a nice, casual yet intimate atmosphere, and the quality of the food is amazing, especially for a relatively small town like Indiana. Also, dinner there is just as good as lunch--the kind of meal where you literally savor every bite.
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