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My favorite part is how they can't win. Week one everyone complained that they couldn't get a reservation, week eight they complain about sitting in the retard room...

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You can SMOKE in that room. That's why Mario likes it and that's why we liked it last week, too.

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I wrote the Chowhound post mentioned above, and I also sent Mozza an e-mail the day after expressing my displeasure at the experience via their website. It's nice to see that the manager can reply to Eater when they drag my post from another website out onto their site but not to my comment personally. Just more of that great Mozza service for you...

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Man, I read this post right before my dinner at Mozza on Thursday; and sure enough that's where I was seated. No problems - the server was knowledgeable about everything we asked and attentive, the sommelier recommended a wonderful wine, it was relatively quiet (the roar from the other room could be heard), and our dinner was excellent.

Sucks that you had such a bad experience - mine was top notch.

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Woolsey,
I noticed that you first complained that it was so loud in the other room, and then complained about being in the quiet room. You said the service was about the same speed both nights-- "it just felt longer"-- then you added that the people you came with didn't make it easier and you were just sitting there between courses with nothing to talk about.
Who's fault is that?
And isn't the "kiddie table" your spin on it? Certainly the restaurant doesn't seem to feel that way-- perhaps we care too much about the appearance of where we sit in a restaurant.
I personally prefer quiet to loud so I can talk with the people I came with. If you have great food and company, and you're not by the trash bin, who cares where we sit? Enjoy life!
Love,
Aunt Flo