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Located on the ground floor of a corporate building in financial district. Dimly lit with two distinctly different sections - one more classic Italian restaurant style, the other a sleeker, dark stone and leather lounge. Tables, floors, and washrooms were clean.
SERVICE (3.5)
Was seated immediately when we arrived for our reservation at 6 pm. Our waitress came by with water and gave us a couple minutes with the menu. Service is mostly quick and friendly. However, near the end of the night, when a large party arrived in the other section, our waitress disappeared on us. We were hoping to catch the next train and tried to flag another waiter (2 other waiters in our section), who turned blind eyes. Took about 20 minutes to finally get the bill.
FOOD (3.5)
Winterlicious menu has a pretty limited appetizer menu but several interesting mains. I ordered the Insalata, Blackened Salmon on Risotto, and their Tiramisu. Salad was standard fare - balsamic dressing on spring mix with walnuts, strawberries and goat cheese. The blackened salmon and risotto were cooked well, but not noteworthy. The tiramisu was soft and creamy though, which I enjoyed.
QUALITY/VALUE (3.5)
At $33 for Winterlicious, our meals were well priced. However, other menu items are significantly more expensive, due to location (financial district) and cuisine (higher end Italian). Definitely worth a visit for the Winter/Summerlicious prix fixe and is a nice environment for after work drinks.
OVERALL (3.5)
Everything was A-OK.
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