Love this place. Definitely call ahead with a reservation or go to opentable.
Had the zuppa d'clams with white wine. $16. Dozen large half dollar size clams in a wonderful broth that comes with garlic bread for dipping - although their house bread is yummy for dipping as well. My friend drank the broth like it was soup!
Also ordered the meatballs as an appetizer. Wow. $4 for 2 large meatballs - just slightly smaller than a tennis ball. I asked for extra sauce to dip that yummy house bread in after my friend drank all my clam broth :/
We ordered the osso buco $42 which is always a hit. Comes with risotto. Can get a side salad or soup for an extra $3. The Caesar had just the right amount of dressing. Only thing missing was the anchovies. Special soup today was Boston clam chowder. My other friend used his finger to clean the cup clean. What's with my friends and soup?! I digress.
I ordered the penne pesto (garlic, pine nuts, basil, parmigiano-reggiano with heavy cream $22) I failed to see the page description of ONE POUND PASTA BOWL and ordered grilled chicken as an add on. I was shocked to be warned that it was a $10 add on but wanted some protein to go with my oh-so needed carb craving so I agreed to it. Later I found out that you can add chicken to the fettuccine alfredo for only $3 which made no sense but I didn't bring it up. It did turn my 5 star experience to a 4 star.
My other friends ordered the linguini and clams (oth chopped and shelled clams $24. Half the size of my penne but he could finish his pasta and I took mine home) and the rigatoni. Server commented "excellent choice" to the rigatoni order and not to the other 3. Didn't get the price but he ate it all. Was on the one pound menu (emoticon with the big eyes) I tried to look it up on their online menu but it wasn't there but I did notice that several items on their physical menu were not listed. They also have daily specials. Today was a grilled chicken and filet tips - both sounded fantastic. Hopefully they'll have this on our next visit.
PERKS and FREEBIES!!
free t-shirt with cannoli or creme brulee purchase.
free limo service from the strip - bummer doesn't benefit us loyal and awesome locals who want to enjoy some wine with our pasta - or soup if you're my friends. lol