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| - A warning: if your usual eating pattern involves grazing on anything edible for hours on end or you think of a loaf of bread smothered in butter as a "snack" then yes, the portions might appear small. To the rest of us diners with no medical need for stomach stapling, the portions are just fine.
My girlfriend and I came here for a date as she was in love with this place since her first visit a little while ago. I had zero expectations, for it other than it will have Pasta and I am still woefully uneducated on the history of the place itself or the chef. But here is what I got out of the experience:
THE FOOD
Appetizer (special of the day, name not remembered): Three slices of bread salted/spiced/garliced with accompanying three stacks of salami pieces in just the right amount to match the bread bite for bite. Bread was good and so was the salami. To my surprise, salami was not very salty or spicy and if I get to steal 20 lbs of it some day, I will, mark my words.
Pasta 1. Orecchiette con Salsiccia: As a lifelong, card carrying, member of carnivorous family, I ordered pasta that had some meat in it. The past itself was wonderful, the sauce not overbearing and there was enough meat in there to keep me interested. After the appetizer, this portion alone would've been a good dinner, even though I just came from a workout.
Pasta 2. Chitarra alla Carbonara: This was my girlfriend's choice and through use of socialistic techniques, I got a few bites of it myself. The pasta again was good and the sauce makes me drool right now, as I am typing it up.
Side 1. Braised Greens: These were ordered more for my girlfriend than me. While I liked their taste overall, they were a bit too spicy for me, but then I am pretty weak when it comes to spicy anything
Side 2. Slow Roasted Lamb: Being carnivorous, I made sure to address my need for meat with a side of... meat. To go with my pasta that already had meat in it. The meat was very soft and tender. It was a bit on the salty side for me, but then again, I regularly forget to salt anything I cook myself, so there's your point of reference. This second side definitely put both of us over our dining capacity and if the meat was not so good, it would not have become part of our carry out box
Desert: Mandarin/Orange and Strawberry Italian ice with cream on top. It was good. I was stuffed already, but I persisted in making sure none of it goes to waste.
Total: $62
Overall I would give the food somewhere between 4 and 4.5 stars as I would've liked it to be a bit cheaper. At the same time, we had a carry out box with a lunch worth of food, so its our damn fault.
Atmosphere:
Waiter: very knowledgeable and explained the menu very well. Did not hover around like in your typical chain-restaurant experience. Together with the barmaid, our waters were refilled just in time.
Setting: I absolutely love the way the place is setup, with widely spaced tables and a large mirror to provide a more spacious feeling. The lighting is just perfect for a comfortable dining experience and being able to see what you are stealing from the other person's plate. The paintings that people apparently find offensive are there and they are square, they might as well be Rorschach inkblot tests. And in the way they are, seeing how they expose the density of some the visitors.
Other diners: The place did not have many people at all at 4 in the afternoon on Sunday and the 4-5 people at the bar next to us were pretty quiet. On the other hand, the two couples (guy/girl and his or her parents) having dinner together would probably be poisoned in a less respectable place. Their jokes weren't funny even from 20 feet away, but hopefully the art offended them enough so that we don't have to suffer their loud snorting again.
OVERALL: I'll be back
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