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| - Location: Yorkville Ave, Toronto,
Items Ordered: White Wine Sangria ($10) + Bruchetta ($8) + Deep Fried Zucchini+Artichokes with Roasted Red Pepper Aioli and Lemon Lime Aioli ($13) + Orecchiette with Rapini, Spicy Italian Sausage, Fontina, Parmigiano, Garlic, Extra-Virgin Olive Oil ($20) + Fusilli with Chicken + Mushrooms in a light Cream Sauce ($20) and much more that I did not try.
I have been here a few times including this past Saturday and I just realized how spacious the resto actually is. Usually my company and I grab a seat on the patio and never venture inside. However, this time my party of 6 wanted to sit indoors.
We were seated right away, without reservations, which was great because our hunger had grown to an unattractive size at 8:30pm on a Saturday.
We got a sexy little booth on the lower level and admired the rustic ambiance.
I started off with a white wine sangria- nothing special, wouldn't order it again. After a long wait, or maybe what seemed much longer because we were ravenous, our deep fried zucchini and artichokes arrived along with the bruschetta. I found the deep fried apps to be too salty. The bruschetta had an overpowering garlicky taste and not much else. Then came the bread for the table, AFTER the apps. The free bread was delicious and warm.
For dinner I had orecchiette with rapini, spicy Italian sausage, fontina, parmigiano, garlic, extra-virgin olive oil. Sounds good right? It was, although one of the ravenous ladies ordered the same dish with a splash of tomato sauce, which I found was the way to go, as it added a punch of more flavour. However, once I tried my neighbour's dish; chicken and mushrooms fusilli in a light cream sauce, I wanted that! I picked at my neighbour's food for the rest of the evening.
Overall, the portion sizes were huge, service was good, not great and the waiter was cute.
I am wanting to try their brunch deal which is on now; $35/pp for a bottle of Italian bubbly and a 2 course meal. Stay tuned...
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