Went to Impasto on a late Wednesday evening (our reservation was for 8:30pm) and the place was absolutely packed. Crazy busy so make sure you reserve in advance. We sat at the bar and had great seats of the chefs working their magic. Our server was fantastic - explained the menu thoroughly and made a few suggestions on what to order.
We decided to share a couple of dishes between the two of us:
- Homemade Apuglia style sausage ($13) - came with rapini in an apple vinegar. Sausage was tender and full of flavour. Rapini gave a nice contrast to the sausage.
- Mafalde pasta ($20 for full size) with rabbit ragu, chicory and olives. Pasta was cooked perfectly al dante. This is deliciousness on a plate.
- Nonno's porchetta roast ($26) - a massive portion of perfectly cooked porchetta. Just the right amount of fattiness to it. Nice crispiness on the outside and super tender on the inside (you could break it with your fork!). Came with rapini and poached pears.
- Tiramisu ($7) - small portion but you can taste the cream/liquor in the tiramisu. Perfect way to end our meal.
- Glass of pinot grigio ($10)
Everything was amazing - full of flavour and cooked perfectly. Wish we had ordered more so I could have tasted more of the menu. If I lived in Montreal still, I would be back! Especially for their lunch menu which I believe is very reasonable (2 for $19, 3 for $25).
Great spot in Little Italy. Go go go.