Scopazzi's Restaurant & Lounge

Scopazzi's is an interesting place. While the food is good and well cooked, the menu does need to be changed up once in a while. My wife and I have been coming here for over three years and the menu has not changed once. They would do well to make changes to the menu occasionally, making certain dishes seasonal. As an example, venison is on the menu all year round when it should only be served seasonally. While there are daily specials, it is still not enough of a change from the regular menu.
The food is well cooked and the flavors are spot on but there are certain items worth avoiding. We were told by the chef one time that he had a crazy day ahead him the next day because he would be preparing up to a thousand cannelloni which would be frozen to last them for up to 6 months. We nearly cried when we heard that. The first rule in the restaurant world is to always serve your food fresh and to order. We would come more often if the menu changed every once in a while. They would not need to prepare masses of dishes so far in advance.
The place is dark and they could really do with making the place a little brighter inside. There's nothing worse than not being able to read the menu or the bill because it's so dark.
The staff is always friendly and attentive and nothing is too much to ask.

Looking at it from the outside, I did not expect a fancy restaurant. I felt embarrassed asking for a table wearing hiking clothes, but the staff was friendly as ever. I got the peppercorn steak. I thought I loved a lot of pepper, but this had a bit much for me. I ended up scraping some of it off. But it was delicious!

I am mostly pleased with the place, as you can see, hence 4 stars. The lack of the fifth star is only because of a couple minor things. I thought the place was a little too dark, so maybe just turn up the lighting a half notch or so would be good. The food was delicious mostly, but perhaps just a slightly bit dry on the salmon, but other than that, the service and all other food was super. I will go back. The chef came out to say hello, and was super nice and funny.