Mark McEwan's Fabbrica had pretty good food but it felt manufactured to me like a chain restaurant. I went during Summerlicious for the $20 prix fixe lunch menu which was a great deal.
We were seated immediately for our reservation at a nice, cozy table. This restaurant is huge and I was a bit jealous of those who were seated in the open air dining room. I would have asked for it but I didn't see until we were leaving. Our waiter switched halfway through dinner and our service was lackluster at best, leaving quite a bit to be desired.
My meal started switch the Stracciatella alla romana. I absolutely loved this soup of chicken broth, egg and reggiano. It was simple yet delightful. It kind of looked like eggdrop soup from a Chinese restaurant and to a degree was...but had cheese and more flavor layers to it.
Casarecce was my main entree, a good pasta with prosciutto, sweet peas, cream and pana gratta. I thought this pasta more than adequate but was nothing overly special.
A homemade gelato, mixed berries I'm thinking although I can't remember it clearly. it was good but clearly forgetful and didn't leave me craving more.
This restaurant has much potential, especially being from Mark McEwan...they need to step it up a bit! $54 including tax & tip for two...a bit pricey for mediocrity.