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| - When food, service, and ambiance come together, it's a magical thing. That's how it was for us on a Sunday evening at the Terroni on Adelaide St. Situated in a beautiful quirky historic building (a former courthouse complete with basement jail cells now used as a wine cellar and restrooms), Terroni offers exquisite and authentic dishes from the Montepulciano d'Abruzzo region. This is not your typical veal parm and spaghetti-with-meatball place. This is fine Italian dining. We started with a mezzo plate of salumiere and formaggi and terrific ricotta-stuffed fried zucchini blossoms (light as clouds and succulent within). For primi we shared 2 pastas: tortelloni with ricotta, pecorino and spinach (light interior, al dente skin) and a great tonnarrelli with shaved black truffles (redolent with earthy musky flavors) and homemade sausage - surprisingly light and at the same time, decadent. Secondi were Tuscan grilled beefsteak (flavorful charred exterior, juicy medium rare interior) and excellent grilled tiger shrimp with grilled vegetables (charred oyster mushrooms, zukes and eggplant) - wonderfully aromatic). For dolci, we had a fantastically rich chocolate torta and decent gelato (lemon and chocolate) -- but we should really have doubled down on the torta ... it was too good to share! Excellent attentive service, although the wait staff is dressed somewhat informally and sometimes hard to distinguish from casual customers. Recommend weeknight or Sundays as the place is quieter and less boisterous. Fri/Sat can be loud, crowded, and noisy with dj's house music blaring, making it hard to concentrate on conversation and the food..
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