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| - We have always gone to the one on Thunderbird, which is nice. We decided to check this one out (family owned also) and met Angelo, this owner. The ambiance is beautiful and our server, Christian, was knowledgeable about the food and the wine. Great experience. But the real kudos go the wonderful food. Our daughter ate her spaghetti bolognese and as I am Italian, we are pretty much connossiors of good bolognese. It was divine. My husband had the Cioppino (white) and almost picked up the bowl to slurp the juice (thankfully, he stopped himself. :)) The plentiful, fresh seafood combined with the briny, sumptuous sauce was absolutely awesome. He is still raving about it. But my dish was the best on the table- I had a sole petrale with gorgeous, crispy mixed vegetables and a wild mushroom risotto that made us swoon. My hubby doesn't like risotto, but he LOVED this one. Then on to dessert- they have a "chocolomissou." I don't eat dessert, but it was delicious. And we had two ice creams- salted carmel (just loved it) and girlie had the vanilla.
All in all, a great fine dining find in Fountain Hills. There is no other restaurant like this in the area. We were in Amalfi last year and the food rivaled Italy's.
We will be back next week for sure! BRAVO!
Laurie and Rodney Malone
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