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| - My husband and I drove by the Sicilian Butcher and decided to have an impromptu lunch. This newish restaurant on Tatum & Shea has a lot of personality! Butcher knives as decor, open kitchen and indoor/outdoor bar and patio. It feels a little fancy, but not stuffy. Kids are welcome too.
Staff was friendly and our waiter told us that their main focus is on meatballs. You choose your meatballs (traditional, seafood, veggie, turkey, etc) your sauce (at least 6 kinds) and your "base" (various noodles, risotto, and more). They also have meat and cheese boards and bruschetta. And paninis and salads!
My husband tried the Sicilian meatballs (comes with 3 large) with fresh fettuccine noodles and vodka cream sauce. He said the pasta was really good, the meatballs too, but the vodka sauce was bland.
I had what's probably the best deal on the menu, a salad, and you have the option of adding meatballs on the side for $4. You get two meatballs, as opposed to three for the regular order, which run $16 - $18. I had the Sicilian salad, which was sort of an Italian nicoise. It was on arugula, which I love, and green beans, potatoes, red onion, fennel, tomatoes, olives and a vinaigrette. For the meatballs I tried the steak balls in the arrabiatta sauce. The sauce was good, but could be spicier.
Overall a great experience, if a little pricey. We will go back to try the charcuterie!
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