The menu at Ruggero’s offers a wide variety of Italian favorites: bruschetta, fettuccine alfredo, baked veal parmigiana, baked manicotti, chicken marsala, shrimp scampi, pizza, calzones, and seven varieties of lasagna. Of course, the selection wouldn’t be complete without the boot-shaped country’s signature desserts making an appearance. Chefs pump cannolis with bavarian cream, slice espresso-flavored pieces of tiramisu, and serve spumoni—an Italian-style ice-cream cake with a nougat center.

Waiters bring this bounty of Italian food out to an elegant carpeted dining area where framed art hugs swirling green wallpaper. Wide sconces embellish the natural light coming in through the front wall’s windows, while a fireplace casts a flickering warmth. Adjacent to a row of padded booths stands a full bar, rife with liquor and sleekly stained wood cabinets.