Admittedly I have been haunting Lina's for years. I try to drop in a minimum of 6 times a year sometimes more even though I do not live close by. Time is always the challenge but even the quick coffee at Lina's makes you happy.
This time was very planned as one of my Italian Besties (BFF) was coming to visit for a couple days and I knew I wanted to impress her.
My boy and I picked her up at the airport late morning and our first stop was Lina's for an espresso & lunch. It was a glorious outing as we went right in for lunch to try and beat the rush and ensure we got a table. My boy ordered pizza (surprise surprise), my gf and I shared a panini and a salad. Then she surprised us by bringing back a plate full of pastries (including cannelloni - drool) for a treat to go with our espresso.
Next was casually wandering the store...or as casual as you can be with a 4 year old who is full of energy. We decided we would pick up some antipasti and have a feast that afternoon before our planned later dinner of chimichurri grilled steak! So we picked some unique cheese to try, deli meats/salami's, stuffed peppers, olives, artichokes, fresh ciabatta...oh la la it was going to be fabulous!!
And an antipasti feast it was...following a delicious lunch....mmmmmm.
There is something for everyone at Lina's. Definitely. Visit. Lina's.