I think I'd actually give this a 3.5 if I could.....So I really enjoyed my dinner at Piccolo Forno. Our server Sofia was wonderful, some of the best service I've had in a while. My boyfriend who drinks like a camel was never left with an empty glass or even a half empty glass for that matter. But, I think I was expecting like the most amazing meal I've ever had in my life. My expectations may have been too high.
We came in a little after 5 on a Friday night. Piccolo has been high on our list to try and we were already in Lawrenceville so I said let's just go now. We'll never not have to wait again. So in we went.
I know that this place was on the top 25 restaurants in the city so that probably made more people travel to Lawrenceville than normally would have seen this little gem. But the table decked out in full fur coats that had a member who couldn't get off the phone to eat his meal was a little absurd to me. This place serves pizza paninis and some pasta. It's BYOB. Showing off your "wealth" and important status made me laugh.
We ordered a Margherita Pizza as well as the Salmon Ravioli. The pizza came out super fast. It was great, I really enjoyed it and would love to try one with some toppings next time. I wasn't a big fan of the ravioli. Had I searched the yelp reviews for salmon I probably would have swayed away from this decision. The salmon seemed smoked, which I'm not a big fan of and I think if I'd seen it on the menu I would have stayed away. The salmon taste was overpowering.
So next time I'd bring some wine (which we didn't have) and order a few pizzas to try out different types.
Also, to the gruff server standing behind my boyfriend who upon seeing him stand up to go to the bathroom harshly said, "what do you want".... that's probably not the best way to greet someone. Just saying...