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| - I will always remember my first visit to Terra Rossa... my boyfriend (now fiance) and I were celebrating our 3 year anniversary. Fast forward FIVE YEARS LATER and we are still frequent diners. We've been here for casual lunches, Christmas dinner, celebrations... you name it- this is our spot.
Over the years we have come to know Giuseppe (the very friendly white haired and dashing man with the accent), as well as some of the servers (our favorite is Tony)! I can see how this restaurant might not be impressive the first time around, but it takes finding the right menu items to suit your palette. Terra Rossa is now open for lunch and the pricing is actually pretty good. Dinner is a bit pricey, but well worth it. Let me share some of our favorites:
Tortiglioni Sausages: Delicious penne pasta, creamy tomato based sauce and the best ground sausage you will taste in your life.
Margherita Pizza: Just try it. (Ask for crushed red peppers to put on top!)
Ossobucco: I've never ordered this myself, but I LOVE stealing bites off of my fiance's plate. Super tender meat, cheesy risotto... and they give you one of those funny forks to pull the bone marrow out with (ick- not a fan of that part though).
Cheesecake + Double Espresso: OMG. You must order these two together and dip the cheesecake into the espresso. So good! Last time we were there, Tony gave us some raspberry liqueur to pour on top... that was delicious as well!
My only gripe is that they stopped serving the zucchini chips! Also, when they got a new chef a few months ago, I noticed that the sausage they were serving tasted a lot like cinnamon and fennel. Other guest's noticed this too, and the chef changed it back to the old way which leads me to believe that they are very responsive to how their diners feel.
For fine dining, not only do I have a strong emotional connection to this restaurant, but so does my stomach!
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