Pane Bianco has long been a fav of mine for lunch. What's not to love about fresh baked bread, great ingredients prepared in the typical Italian way-simple, fresh, uncluttered.
We were excited to try the newly expanded dine in Pane Bianco and were quite frankly disappointed.
First off, the interior and ambiance are great-no problems there.
But, it was only 7pm and they were out of 3 of their dishes-so we went with a pizza-3 cheese and arugula and a special-pasta fagioli-a very popular peasant fare that when made well is sublime.
The pizza was okay- a little dry, actually, and I have to admit the pasta was also just okay. I expected a slightly tomato broth with lots of garlic and firm beans with small pasta-more like a soup-what I got was a bland plate of rigatoni with mashed beans. No parmesan even to round out the dish.
I think Pane Bianco has some growing pains before it reaches a stellar status and I am confident it will. I suspect it was just an off night.