Listen, I've only been here once, but it was effing delicious! We were at the art museum checking out Monet when one of my friends was getting super hangry (so hungry they turned cranky), so we finished up at the art museum and headed to Little Italy to give them the food coma they deserved.
It was late Saturday afternoon so we were lucky to snag a parking spot on the street right outside the restaurant. Once inside we were greeted by warm and friendly staff and seated right away. We started off with some warm bread with herb butter then worked on appetizers of pork belly ($11) and sauteed calamari. Both were presented beautifully and were full of flavor. For a main dish I got the special of fettuccine carbonara ($19) with cheese sprinkled on top - oh my lord so creamy and fresh my mouth was in heaven! A huge portion as well! I only ate half before I asked for a to-go container and you better believe I boxed that meal up myself so I could use the bread to soak up any remaining sauce on the plate.
My dining companions enjoyed mimosas, espressos, and tiramisu which they all said they enjoyed. I had a bite (really like 4 bites) of the homemade tiramisu which was super tasty which I thought was surprising since I don't like coffee, but I would definitely order this next time!
I really have no complaints, just sad that when I reheated the pasta the sauce separated into this pool of oil, but that's what you get for using the microwave I guess. Overall it was a cozy, tasty, enjoyable time with friends at Mia Bella and I look forward to my next visit here!