Anthony J,s- The tuscan

Having always loved Italian food I was excited about eatting at the Tuscan with my husband for a night out with out the kiddies. I had herd over the radio that the Tuscan was a family restaurant, so when we walked into a large room with Linen covered tables and real napkins I was very surprised because I don't no about you but my children are not allowed any where near my linens. we were seated at a cozy little table next to the wall, our menus came and we were asked if we had ever been there before. when we replied that we hadn't the server explained about her bringing a salad and bread for the table which I enjoy and is a reason I find excuses to eat at the olive garden when out of town. she then took our drink orders and left us to look over the menu. Upon examination of the menu the first thing I noticed was that it was rather small which is fine if you are really good at the ones you do make. The second thing I noticed was that the menu said Anthony J,s at the top. hmm so I guess there was just a change of name and location. The third thing I noticed was that the prices for the area we live in are rather high. In eastern Utah we don't scream sophisticated. there are no black tie affairs, and your lucky if your guest dress up to attend your wedding. Being this type of location, when people go out to eat they are looking for good home food at a good price. Ten dollars is the cap that most people are willing to pay for food that is not divine. Now when I go out to eat at a new restaurant I almost always find a steak on the menu to order, I find a quick way to judge a cook is by having them grill you up a steak. I was delighted to find a Alfredo with steak yum my mouth was watering just reading the description of the dish. I also ordered zucchini sticks as a appetizer. My husband who loves seafood ordered the shrimp scampi and calamari for a appetizer. about the time we were ready to order, our salad which only comes with the house vinaigrette and bread sticks arrived. I am fine with vinaigrette I happen to love vinegar but to waist it over a bagged salad at a restaurant seams a shame. I hate hate hate bagged salad. it is no work at all to chop some veggies up to make a house salad. the bread sticks looked promising but proved to be over cooked and hard. my zucchini was old and so was the calamari. I couldn't even stand to eat the zucchini, my husband ate a little of his calamari but could not stand much of it. If you want to try calamari go to Carrabbas in Orem by the mall, not the Tuscan. When my steak and Alfredo came the first thing I seen on the dish was these chunks of meat just thrown on top of noodles what a pour presentation. my husband's dish was no better no garnish and just a few small shrimp. now for the important part, my Alfredo was okay but I won't ever order it again. it could have used a little garlic and some cream mixed into it. the plate over all was very dry. the chunks of steak over cooked to the point they were dry eww. if I were making this dish I would have first cooked a steak before cutting it and then the steak would have been cut into beautiful strips laid atop the noodles that would be covered with a wonderful garlic Alfredo. The steak being cut into weird shapes and pieces before being cooked was a huge failure. My husband's shrimp scampi was old noodles that only tasted like the had some oil on them with about three small shrimp. these two dishes were a failure to this restaurant follow this blog for more reviews on other dishes and other restaurants.