Simple laziness has spurred many culinary inventions, including the sandwich, the blender, and the pizza, which was invented as a way to wheel heavy ingredients from place to place. Transport your palate with today’s Groupon: for $15, you get $30 worth of traditional Italian fare and homemade desserts at Lemoncello Cafe & Lounge in East Rochester.

Owners Fausto and Massimo Albano, who hail from the Basilicata region of Italy, win over American palates with a menu brimming with southern-Italian flavors. Culinary expeditions begin with appetizers such as the Sicilian-style fried calamari accompanied by kalamata olives and asiago cheese ($10.95). The Lemoncello pizza selection features 20 red and white personal pizzas ($10.95), uniting shaved parmigiano, fresh arugula, tomatoes, olive oil, and lemon juice to form a doughy creation more impressive than the Sphinx, which is made entirely of buttermilk biscuits. Dive fork-first into the egg-battered Lemoncella artichoke resting atop a bed of angel-hair pasta and drizzled with a lemon-and-white-wine reduction ($18.95). The lasagna topped with rich marinara sauce wedges layers of ricotta, mozzarella, beef, pork, and spinach between its pasta shelves ($13.95). Homemade gelato leads a pack of sweet-tooth-sating desserts as live music makes nightly appearances—like the boogieman and Jay Leno.

Lemoncello Cafe’s eye-catching interior accommodates groups of visitors with several artfully arranged dining areas such as the Red Room, doused with warm colors and a speakeasy bar with high-definition TVs. Diners can also enjoy their meals in the outdoor courtyard, where red umbrellas shield guests from the sun’s rays and dive-bombing weather balloons. The outdoor courtyard is also open all four season thanks to an enclosure and heaters.