Dining at Lo Cascio was a horrid experience.\nTo the restaurant's credit, the staff was pleasant and friendly.  That's all I can say that was positive about my evening.  The food wasn't even mediocre in quality.  The salads were nothing more than a large plate of romaine lettuce leaves with one tomato wedge and two black olives.  The pasta had a disproportionately small amount of sauce to go with the huge plate of overcooked spaghetti noodles.  The marinara sauce itself was very generic, the only reason it had any flavor at all was due to the overabundance of garlic they packed into it.  The two meatballs in my spaghetti and meatballs came on a separate plate, covered in what seemed like canned tomato paste.  If you don't mind generic tasting Italian food this place would be fine, except they don't charge generic prices.  At around fifteen dollars a plate, I would hope for a little more quality in the food that is served.  Then there's the issue of the restaurant's ambiance.  My boyfriend and I dined in the bar so we could watch college football.  There was one patron at the bar who farted, gargled his alcohol like it was mouthwash, and made loud, repugnant, comments like \""this shot tastes like vomit.\""  I understand that's not necessarily the restaurant's fault and in a bar people tend to be a little more rowdy.  However, the bar was serving the full dinner menu and this repulsive behavior happened right in front of the bartender who said or did nothing as disgusted patrons tried to eat dinner.  I'm sure you can imagine how hard it would be to eat within the proximity of a man who was passing gas incessantly.  As a full time student who also works full time, I don't get a lot of evenings out.  I believe you dine out for a good meal as well as a fun experience.  Lo Cascio failed miserably at both of those things.  The check was around fifty dollars and for that I left feeling grossed-out, frustrated and ripped off.  I will never risk one of my evenings out at Lo Cascio again.