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| - I decided to take the advice from someone much wiser than I, and visited this newer business for lunch. A surprising taste of southern Italy in the tiny village of King City, Locale is located near the intersection of King Road and Keele almost directly across the street from the well known Hogans Inn.
Driving past it for the past 3 months almost daily, no new business has been on my radar for as long as Locale, who made the transition from take-out to a sit down dining space in December 2012. The menu which apparently changes with the seasons is primarily Italian/Italian fusion. However, after viewing the menu I would say it is more specifically a Southern Italian (Calabrese and Sicilian) influenced menu with items such as Arancini, and Smelts.
A contemporary looking spot with exposed wire lighting above and rustic looking wide hardwood floors below. Locale offers a splash of sophisticated casual fine dining in an unexpected and unassuming converted historical home. In layman's terms, this place is swanky. DATE SPOT ALERT!!! Impressive and surprising! Boys you'd be remiss to not add this to your list of places to take your lady.
After taking the tour of this unique space we took our seats and immediately began to drool over the delicious menu options. My DC and I looked at the pizza's that were pouring out of the kitchen and while they looked delicious (on my to do list for a future visit) we decided on a different course.
To begin we decided to share two appetizers; Fried calamari with smelts and Aragosta arancini (lobster arancini with Brie). The Calamari was passable and not much different from the norm, however the smelts were incredibly well done and the traditional strong fishy taste of the smelts was well managed and tasted amazing. The arancini was amazing! With the mix of lobster risotto and Brie in the middle it was a welcome difference from the norm - highly recommend this as a shareable appy.
Then came what I will call, the money maker, our main course. My DC and I both perused the menu and somehow both independently landed decided to have the Lasagna alla bolognese (with bechiamella). The portions that came to our table were massive. Wide, plate filling portions layered expertly with meat sauce, pasta, bechimella sauce cooked to perfection without the lasagna crust on top (which is caused by over cooking the top layer - I hate that. This was .... wait for it....
The BEST Lasagna I have ever had at a restaurant.
The moment the first bite hit my lips I was sold. It brought me back to my childhood and the excitement I would feel when I found out we were having lasagna for dinner. Have you ever salivated from a meal while you were eating it? Because that was a first for me and had I not been in a public place I would have made a mess of myself by discarding my utensils and going whole hog on this face first.
Service was wonderful and our server made excellent recommendations and was a pure joy to chat with over lunch. Thank you!!
Things to look forward to: Opening up a cocktail lounge on the second floor of the house, presently under renovation. After speaking to one of the servers they let me know that they plan on offering a mix of more fruity "ladies night" cocktails and traditional classics (Sidecars, Old Fashioneds, etc). I cannot wait to make this my alcoholic home away from home office - hopefully they have free WiFi.
Eatcrest Out!
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