Parma 8200

Since I'm such a sucker for Damico's restaurants (particularly the Damico's on 50th and France) I had to try this place.  I especially wanted to try it during the happy hour as they had such great prices on food and drink.

I really liked it!  It was in an odd location, but once you got past that, it was a really cozy lounge with a good atmosphere.  I did think that they would do better having shades or something on the large windows because it would have made it feel less like we were in the middle of a suburban office building.  

Food was good, and I'd definitely come back for more though I don't think that they will take the place of my usual D's in Edina.  I'd like to try the wine boot camps or music nights they have - sounds fun!  

The waitress was super friendly.  The crowd was definitely a bit older and more post-work than you'd get downtown, but I would say this is one of the better places to stop by after work if you work in the suburbs..

I came here for a work event.  My coworker booked the private room about 6 months in advance, or more, since there were about 20 of us.  The room was lovely and the food sounded good.  We had a narrow menu to choose from since we were a large group - maybe 6 or 7 entrees and 2 or 3 desserts - and they had printed out the menus and put them at each table setting.  The waiter welcomed us and read the menu aloud, describing each dish in detail.  A bunch of us ordered a specific dish because it came with carmelized gnocci, which sounded awesome.  Sadly, when the dish came, there was no gnocci with it.  When we asked about it, the waiter said it wasn't on the menu.  Funny, since we had 18 copies of the menu.  They eventually brought out the manager, who wasn't very apologetic and said that it was a mistake and shouldn't have been on the menu because they don't offer gnocci at lunch, and they couldn't do it.  I have no idea if they adjusted the bill or not (they certainly didn't offer when I witnessed it being discussed), but I was solidly unimpressed.  Hello, people, at least be apologetic about it if you make a mistake!   The food was good, but I probably won't come back here.  Not worth the poor customer service.

Also - if you're looking for a good cannnoli, don't bother with theirs.  They don't taste bad, but they missed the mark.  Most Minnesotans probably wouldn't know the difference.

I must say I had higher expectations for this place.  The food was good but nothing out of the ordinary.
I was informed that they have various events and wine tastings in the restaurant, which I thought was a great idea, but unfortunately have not been able to attend any yet.  Maybe one of the events will get me to come back.