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| - Walking in, the hostess was so welcoming and very fashion forward. They most definitely set the tone for the restaurant. The bar area and lighting were BEAUTIFUL! We had reservations at 6:30pm and were sat immediately. We were taken to a dark room for our meal. To our surprise the dining room was almost empty, except for two other tables near us.
We tried Luca during Yelp Restaurant week and received a 30% discount off of our check.
Our waiter was nice but seemed very unfocused and somewhat jittery. He kept checking his notebook and avoided a lot of the specific questions that we asked about the food.
Regardless, we ordered a bottle of wine and decided to order multiple smaller plates and create our own version of tapas style. First up, Calamari. OH MY HEAVENS -- the best I've had in a long time, possibly ever. I need the recipe. It is tossed in an orange butter to give it a citrus/honey taste with Jalepenos. Now, I don't like spicy but this just had the tiniest bit of spice, which was a perfect touch. They are served with lime wedges. I think I saw stars with each bite of the delightful Calamari! I COULD NOT get enough!
Next up we had the Cassarecce Aglio e Olio and Frutti di Mare. It had pasta made in-house, crabmeat, shrimp, mussels in garlic and oil. It was good and plenty for both of us to share but not the best that I've had.
We also ordered the Burrata, fried mozzarella ball served on tomatoes, served with a couple of pieces of bread. It was cold when we ate it, since we were focused on the other two plates. I'm sure it would've been better if we'd eaten it sooner and while warm. It came out different than what our waiter described - Probably wouldn't order it again.
We wanted to order Cannolis for dessert but they weren't being served that evening, so we passed on dessert.
All in all, a beautiful establishment in a neat section of town. Our water and wine glasses stayed full the entire evening. Service was good. Thank you Luca and Yelp for your joint efforts during Restaurant Week. It was a pleasant Friday night.
The takeaway from my review?! TRY THE CALAMARI!!
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