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| - I made plans with a group of 6 last Friday for a Saturday night dinner in midtown--not exactly the best timing. Thanks to Yelp I discovered 7 Numbers Restaurant. Luckily they take reservations of 6 or more, so they had a table for us. (It's not easy booking a large reservation the day before).
7 Numbers seems to be a family business. There's an open kitchen at the front and you can peer in through the window from the street which is a pretty cool idea. They have an ever-changing menu displayed on a chalk board. The space is small, but they did a good job of spacing out the tables and the noise level was fine despite it being full. I'm happy we were a large group because there was a lineup almost out the door last Saturday at 8pm. I suggest you get here early or eat with a group of 6 if you come here.
The service was very good once our group arrived. The wine list by the glass was small and I had a chianti which I wouldn't recommend.
We had:
Barretta - 2/5 skip this, I have had much better Baretta. It was cold and bland. I like the pickled vegetables it came with.
Beet salad - 4/5 if you like beets go for it! It was beets, gorgonzola cheese and almonds.
Caprese salad - 1/5 It looked dismal. Small balls of cheese with pale slices of tomato.
Veal meatballs - 5/5 everyone loved these
Veal lasagna - 3/5 2 people ordered this. One person loved it, one person though it was Okay.
Fish of the day 5/5- it was a Branzino and it was AMAZING. There were some bones in it, but it didn't even matter it was so tasty.
Somebody had the linguini I didn't try it but she loved it. I can not give it a rating.
Also, the Osso Buco was sold out by 8:30 when we placed our order, so it must be really good.
Desert:
apple cheese cake 2/5
Flourless chocolate cake 2/5
Both desserts were bland and a bit on the dry side.
The bill came to $200 with the tip. VERY REASONABLE.
If you're looking for a casual, no fuss, home-cooked Italian meal 7 Numbers is the place for you. If you want something a bit fancier with more complex favours, it may not be the best choice.
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