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| - This place came highly recommended by a coworker and since I was going to be in the area for the 2012 Gumball 3000, I figured it would be a convenient place to eat. It was a good thing we made reservations because by 7pm, the restaurant was pretty full.
The atmosphere is trendy and quite stylish yet casual. The service was quick and friendly but not overly attentive.... meaning, the drinks and food arrived in a timely manner but there was no 'chitchat' from our server; she was 'all business'.
My coworker gave me a handy hint when she said that the salads and pizzas are big enough to split between two people... she wasn't kidding!
We ordered the Cambozola Salad which consisted of radicchio and endive with cambozola cheese, roasted red peppers, black olives and pine nuts; all of which was perfectly dressed with honey, balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil.
To compliment our salad, we ordered the Gorgonzola Pizza which was a beautiful combination of mozzarella cheese, gorgonzola, fresh pears, walnuts and honey.
We were first presented with complimentary bread and black olives with accompanying olive oil and balsamic vinegar; shortly there after, our salad arrived.
The salad was fresh and crisp and as I previously mentioned, perfectly dressed! What a fantastic combination of ingredients... and the cambozola! Simply delicious!
The pizza wasn't like anything I'd ever had before. This thin crust pizza was smothered in mozzarella and the perfect amount of gorgonzola, which can be a rather strong flavour. The soft pears and crunchy walnuts offered a wonderful contrast and the honey tied it all back to the salad quite nicely.
Both dishes were a delight to eat both in flavour and texture. I'm not often in the Yorkville area but I feel this is definitely a menu you could work your way though. Everything sounded delicious and it wasn't easy to make our choice.
I appreciate that this restaurant labels itself as a 'wine bar' but since we only had an ice tea and a coke (at $4.00 a pop! [no pun intended]), I am not qualified to comment on either their selection or quality of wines.
All-in-all, our dinner was delicious, the atmosphere was beautiful and the next time I'm in the area, I will definitely go back.
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