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| - Ok, so no big surprise. I'm not a fan of Italian food, but this visit was an impromptu dinner before a night of heavy partying.
So this place is super cute!! Very small, very cozy. Filled with checker table cloths. The restaurant is in an L shaped and reminds me the spaghetti scene on Lady and the Tramp. I may not like pasta or Italian food as much, but I definitely didn't want to pass this experience up. Super "ma and pops" kind of joint. The servers were super helpful and nice. Be advised, you are not allowed to split checks. My only rant about this place is their super ghetto bathrooms. Very small and confined, and you have to walk through the middle of the kitchen area to get there. I was not impressed.
For the table, we got a couple of complimentary baskets of Italian breads. Super flaky and soft/warm on the inside. It was sooo warm and great. For dinner, I got the standard spaghetti pasta with Italian sausage. The one thing I was impressed about what how fresh and homemade everything tasted. The spaghetti was cooked perfectly to my liking. Not that I know what perfect tastes like because I don't usually eat that, but it was perfect for me. The sauce was full of herbs and chunky. The sausage. Oh man, the sausage was so good! It was salty and filled with herbs. It was really the star of the dish. Man, so good! For dessert, a friend shared a canoli with us as she has never had that before. The shell was super crunchy and the filling was sweet and ended my evening quite nicely!
Listen, you have to check this place out! Set in a random spot, across the street from the Soho Lofts downtown, but lots of character. It's homey and super cozy!
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