**Updated 2017- while my previous review is still true, what I'm really raving about is chef Roberto Marotta who has since left Nodo & opened his own wonderful restaurant called ARDO, on King west right at Jarvis. Roberto has high standards for every ingredient he uses in his kitchen and is the one who brought the menu to Nodo. So if delicious authentic Sicilian food is your focus, you should give ARDO a visit as well. :)
This is just a short review to tell you that the food at Nodo is amazing. Full disclosure: my cousin is the chef. That said, my family does a whole lot of things I wouldn't recommend -- I'm loyal but I wouldn't tell you to eat something that I didn't truly love.
By the way, don't hire my uncle to fix your boat. Kidding. I don't have a boat.
The food at Nodo is simple, because it can be. Its just so *good*.
I had the anchovies (so fresh and delightful) the octopus (gorgeous and tasty, and for some reason the zucchini it came with blew my mind). My friend had the Old School gnocchi with wild boar ragu. It was every bit as awesome as he had hoped.
Oh the cannoli! Perfection. One side crusted with pistachios, the other with chocolate with a tiny sliver of orange. Light, fresh, fantastic.
There was so much more on the menu. We skimmed the surface really. Everything looked good. I can't wait to go back.
There is a lovely room downstairs for private parties.
And they have gluten free pasta.
Open 7 days a week!
Go. Eat. So good.