Red Rabbit, the new casual Italian restaurant on Grand Avenue, probably isn’t where you would go for your anniversary dinner. And owner Luke Shimp is fine with that. Shimp would rather the restaurant, which serves pizzas, pastas, a few entrees, an approachable but really good wine list and some darn good cocktails, be an everyday place wheregroups gather and weeknight family dinners are feasible if you don’t have time to cook.

Judging by how packed the place has been when we’ve visited, his mission has been accomplished. We have popped in a few times, and though we’ve found the menu to be a bit hit or miss, there are definitely items we’ll return for.