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| - (As a preface: my friend suggested a 3.5-star rating here, but since that is not possible, I had to go up to 4-stars since the food was definitely better than average.)
After some Ikea shopping last week on Superbowl Sunday, my friend suggested Grazie Ristorante for dinner; she had been there once before with someone else. It was not yet 5pm, so it was not very busy when we arrived, but more people arrived as time went on. We sat in a front corner, but it seemed to be a fairly large restaurant, divided into (at least) 2 rooms, with a well-stocked bar in the middle, and a nice display of cakes at the end of the bar. The background music was not too loud, and at one point they were playing The Beatles for every other song. The service was fine, with our water glasses being re-filled constantly.
We immediately were given a basket of bread, which was fine except that the bottom was rather stiff, so this made it difficult to cut apart. The bread was also re-filled a few times, and was much better once the entrees came as we could dip it into the sauces, which made it softer and quite tasty. The menu is mainly different pastas in a variety of sauces and a selection of pizzas. We both chose to have pasta dishes. I had the Tasca, which was pasta filled with cheese and spinach and mushrooms in a creamy tomato sauce. My friend had the Nico, which was broad noodles with sautéed veal and mushrooms and sundried tomatoes in a cream sauce. Both were very good; the pasta was well-cooked, the sauces very tasty, and the portions were large. Only afterwards did I remember about the cakes in the display, but I don't recall the server asking about dessert so I think it slipped my mind at the time.
Overall, not a bad dinner; $39 for two people with no alcoholic drinks. I wouldn't mind returning to try their pizza, and maybe a piece of cake for dessert.
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