Yes I'm a fan.... wife and I went here on the recommendation of a colleague and man was he on point. He suggested i order several thing for starters the polenta and the octopus. Also, suggested the spaghetti. To some that may sound so simple but to me i judge all Italian restaurants by the spaghetti. If they can not get that right then they don't deserve a repeat visit. Scarpetta's pasta was delicious and the gravy/sauce was good too. I'm not into Italian fine dining too much ... im into the family style eating pounds of pasta and gravy with some huge meatballs and sausage kinda guy ... and im Filipino go figure!!! but when i do go to a fine dining establishment that Italian scarpetta is my choice.... try it you might like it!!