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| - This place gets four stars for the patio alone. Seriously, look for this review on a future "best patios" list. Small bar, lots of tables, some open space, hearty gas fire pit in the middle, screened on all sides (with some very ornate facades, a wall painted like a billboard, hilarious "laundry line" replete with underwear and socks over head, and so on to break up the boring "screen wall" and add ambiance). They have a gate towards the parking lot that keeps it from being claustrophobic, but the gate is small enough to keep out the noise from nearby 7th St.
I didn't personally try the food, but it did look good. Definitely want to check it out sometime soon.
The one area they really need to improve would be the bathrooms. With as much effort as they put into the patio, the bathrooms should be a few steps up from the nearby gas station. That's really my only quibble at this point, and I won't deduct stars b/c I don't typically spend a lot of time in the bathroom.
Anyway, Il Posto is a great place, I'll definitely be back. I may even brave the an evening or two during the coming summer months under a mister on that awesome patio, beer in one hand and pizza in the other...
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