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We've had the pasta at Via Cibo now about 7 times at this location, and each time the quality of the sauce, the noodles and the small heel of bread has been up there, with a pleasing aftertaste that lasts for a good spell...
Most often I've ordered the Italian sausage and broccolini with extra garlic, and my wife will go with something like arrabiata and added shrimp, and we've always been satisfied.
These dishes is fine with just water, but a wee glass of red would likely set them off more pleasingly.
Some info...
The good pasta noodles - penne and linguine - are Barilla, but that's not the secret of their smooth flavour in the noodles. For such good fast pasta, they pre-boil the noodles earlier in the shift, then briefly re-heat them in boiling water and toss into the wok after the stir-fried garlic, butter, oil, flavour veggies and meat is cooking. Doesn't take long but the noodles are definitely exceptional tasting. Another venue in BC also did the same on open-flamed high heat, and, although different, their dishes were equally very good.
Two reservations...
1. the price has jumped from $12-13 to $15-16+ in just one year! In a tight economy one can justify it as an owner, but as a guest, no so good.
2. one time my wife and I went to the ViaCibo in the Heritage valley area sandwiched by Deerfoot and Glenmore, but we were disappointed: for some reason, flavours and consistency were off.
So we continue to frequent the one on 14th Street at 15th Avenue. Oh yes, please don't confuse Cibo on 17th Avenue with ViaCibo? The former is not all that good at all.
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