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| - So a friend and I were in the area and decided to stop into Lil Baci, having noticed it several times in the past. It just so happened that Summerlicious was still going at the time, but I wasn't hungry enough for a three-course meal, so I just ordered the "Classic meatballs al forno," which is three meatballs served in a small dish.
I will admit that these meatballs were quite tasty. The sauce, which is just tomatoes, basil, and parmesan, was extremely tasty and quite plentiful. The meatballs themselves were essentially falling apart, which would've been weird if I had gotten the pasta but on their own it was fine.
The problem was, though, that my dining companion ordered from the Summerlicious menu and two out of three of her items were essentially inedible. She started with the Seafood Panzella, which is a salad that's described thusly: "marinated shrimp, octopus, calamari, red peppers, black olives, tomato, arugula, capers, house made bread." In theory, this should've been quite tasty. In execution, however, the salad was overpowered by vinegar - to the point where nothing else could be tasted. The bread was fairly soggy, too, indicating that the salad had been made *much* earlier in the day.
Her next course was the Rigatoni Amatriciana, which is described as "pancetta, red onion, white wine, tomato sauce, parsley, pecorino." I'm generally not one to complain about the saltiness of dishes, but we both found this dish overpowered by salt. Perhaps it was the combination of pancetta and pecorino or the chef employed a heavy hand with his/her salt shaker, but neither of us were able to eat more than a few bites of this dish.
Finally, dessert, which was the Cherry Panna Cotta. I will admit I found this very tasty; the panna cotta itself was very creamy and rich, while the cherry topping, which also contained hints of dark chocolate, complemented it perfectly. (My dining companion, perhaps soured by the lackluster first and second course, didn't care too much for it, unfortunately.)
All in all, a fairly terrible experience. We shan't be returning.
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