Family style Italian home cooking? Not really. If a British cook were to cook Italian food...this would be the result. I still think they make a nice meatball. The plate of linguini was cooked to the correct firmness. The sauce? A real Italian would get up and leave. There were few if any spices and it was essentially tasteless. They did have some cracked red pepper in a shaker that helped a little. The restaurant was filled to overflowing and every table and bar stool was taken. This may be New England but the patrons of the restaurant reminded me of the folks that go to an all-you-can-eat buffet in Florida. I guess they like the adequate volume of pasta and meat sauce and the plain salad. The lack of spices and flavor ensures that I am not going to return. Compared to Sophie T's, where they have robust sauce, the blandness of last night's food is what you would expect at a senior assisted living facility.
Our dining companions remarked that the ambiance of the restaurant matched the food well. Non-committal with no hint of ITALY. Middle American food, for middle Americans. If you want real Italian GUSTO, go somewhere else. The first experience at Fusaro's was generic. The return trip was worse. $100 for 4 adults 2 small kids, two glasses of cheap wine. Plus tip.
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