I think Nora's is a fairly decent Italian place. Reservations are highly recommended as it seems to get packed for a Friday night. We decided to come here because one of our friends had the awesome Groupon deal. $40 bucks off and we were able to use both of her Groupons...so we had $80 bucks taken of the total tab! We decided to start with the bruschette. I decided to try the Mushroom, roasted peppers and Gorgonzola as this was recommended by the server. It was definitely a good recommendation. We also decided to start with the Arancini balls loaded with risotto and mozzarella. I was not so impressed. There were parts of the ball that were very hard (too hard to bite) and the texture was just not consistent.
We decided to go family style on our meals since there was only 4 of us. We all came into an agreement and ordered the Veal Osso Bucco, Roasted Chicken Thighs, Papperdelle Luisa and the large Caesar salad. I'm not a huge fan of salads, because I feel that you can make it easily at home and really its just a bunch of lettuce. The Caesar salad was nothing special, I am a bigger fan of their Antipasto Salad instead. The Osso Bucco was delicious! Tender and juicy, everything it should be with a spoon for the bone marrow. I'm not a fan of dark meat and this chicken was not my favorite. There was nothing to it that made it stand out from the rest of the meal. The Papperdelle Luisa was probably my favorite dish of the night. I'm a huge sucker for carbs and the pasta was cooked perfectly with a biteful of flavor.
I enjoyed Nora's, but I really don't think that it should take about 3 hours for a simple meal like the one we had. Luckily I enjoyed the company, but I was not too happy about the VERY slow service. If it wasn't for my previous experiences at Nora's, I would have given them 3 stars. Nora's isn't my favorite Italian joint, but overall it is decent....a lil pricey but decent.