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| - Best of Cleveland! Of course, Dante is an upscale restaurant. It is worth to try out for a special occasion. Your partners will love this place if you take them for anniversaries and stuff. (Reservations are recommended).
I am amazed at this restaurant's creativity. We showed up without a reservation on Saturday night, but of course the restaurant was full. So we waited at bar for about 30 mins til the seating was ready. The bartender, David who workd there are real pro. Every single cocktail he made was superb.
From the cocktail menu, presentation to its quality, I felt as if I was in a trendy restaurant in West Hollywood. I was very happy.
I truly think that having a skilled, experienced bartender is a huge part of restaurant's success. Always ask for David!
(Appetizers)
"Hawaian Tuna Tartare": My partner really loved this dish, which he described as "Ocean version of Corned beef hash". The palate was nothing like an ordinary Tuna Tartare but an art like a painting from Comtemporary art museum. The Chef's criativity was clear to see. Dayboat Scallop Gratin was very tasty too.
"Crispy Calamari and Rock Shrimp" very good fritto. they are tiny and very light, melts in your mouth. The chilli spicy mayo goes great.
"Oysters" Their oysters easily beated lola's. Wow they are so fresh. luv! It's so worth $14 for 6.
"Dayboat Scallop Gratin" What I love about this dish is that you get to smell and taste the ocean. The Holandaise sauce does not kill the freshness of the scallop, which is amazing! It comes with a scallop shelf . This scallop is the best thing in Cleveland.
(Risotto)
"Carnaroli Heirloom tomato" Very good simple italian risotto with strong garlic flavor. luv.
"Black Forbidden Rice" is our favorite dish of the dinner.This apperizer size risotto is only $5!! But it is not tiny at all. It's got al dente cooked black rice, well seasoned rock shrimp, green onion on top and seasoned perfectly. Every ingredient in the risotto works great with each other.
"Amaranth, grapes Pancetta"
Sorry, i did not know what Amaranth was. I order it assuming it would be a rice risotto. Ok, so it is quinoa.
(Pasta)
"Linguine alla Carbonara" The poached egg highlighted the dish. Usually carbonara can be heavy in cream but this one was very light!
"Pappardelle Bolognese" The Pappaardelle, a broad fettuccine, was very nice. This perfectly cooked al dente pasta complimented the ragu sauce.
(Main)
"Rib-eye steak" for entree was HUGE! I did say OMG at the table.
It was good but did not beat the rib eye at Lola's.
*5 course tasting menu($60) is a good deal.
I visited Dante for the LATE NIGHT NOODLE. We had miso and shoyu ramen. Although the noodle was nothing authentic nor original but an instant noodle, the pork in the soup reminded me of "Kakuni" of Japanese cuisine and it was very very soft, quality pork, juicy.
Lola and Dante are my two favorite restaurants for their style, food presentation, ambience, especially the quality drinks and food.
But I prefer Chef Dante Boccuzzi. I think he is very kind and a nice guy for offering their risotto/pasta as a tasting for $5 and as an appetizer for $9. It is insanely kind of Dante Boccuzzi.
Plus there are free candies at the door!!
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