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| - I'm biased as I LOVE Italian food. Seriously, who doesn't love a saucy carb?
I have now been to Borgo twice and I was quite happy on both occasions. Last week I went with a couple best friends as we needed a night out to talk about wine, food, work, babies and boyfriends. You know-"random gossip fodder stuff". After putting our name on a waitlist for one hour (ouch) we then ran next door to cricketsville The Met for a bottle of wine.
Fast forward one hour...
We' re seated ate one of the communal tables and I remember how much I like the open, loud, social atmosphere of this place. 100% not pretentious which is refreshing. Of course we are now starved and dying for more wine-so we deal with ordering wine QUICKLY. We also then decide to order the chefs special where they basically take the guess work out of ordering (we were to hungry to agree on food) by bring three courses of their suggestions. Bring it on.
The appy course was their risotto balls,a shrimp thing and a crostini thing. I like how doing it this way they bring four of everything so there is no cat fighting. Well done on the attention to detail Borgo. The risotto balls were so delicious and creamy inside-damn it, now I wish they brought eight of everything.
Step two: 99lbs of penne pasta on a massive plate (cue a mixture of face drops and excitement). Seriously, enough pasta to feed 8 people a meal. But remember, we're drunk (another bottle has been ordered) and were hungry. The pasta was amazing..a tasty Bolognese sauce, peas, plentiful al dente penne.. A wonderful second course.
Onto the finale: four servings of salmon cooked deliciously, fresh crispy green beans covered in something buttery and yummy, and the most amazing meatballs served in a bowl of polenta (outta control!!). Not gonna lie-by this point were quite full and pleasantly plumped! Overall, a really awesome way to go when in a group and more interested in great chatting and not thinking about what to order. They did this tasting very well!
Service was really great, we were never rushed knowing how busy the place is, and the food (and wine choices) are pretty fantastic. I highly recommend. The price point is also quite "market friendly" for the great service and quality.
...I need to go back for just the risotto balls-many of them.
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