We heard that Scottsdale the place to find good eats in the area. Most of the non-chain restaurants are located around here and if I had more time, I TOTALLY would have wanted to explore Old Town more!!
Italian Grotto is a cute restaurant with waiters that don't really smile except when you're on your way out the door.
There was no wait here on a Wednesday night around 7:30!!
Here is what I ordered:
1. Calarmari - It was okay. More fried batter than there was squid, but the pieces that DID have squid were good. THe batter is not too heavy and is fluffy like tempura batter..no that was decent.
2. Garlic Bread - for 2 slices for bread drenched in garlic butter, $8 was a hefty price for what it was. too buttery and not enough bread!
3. Eggplant/Mushroom Parm - This dish was a disaster. It came out with a side of spaghetti and the eggplant mushroom part of the entree was wrapped up in a shitload of cheese. It was, for all intents and purposes, a cheese pocket with ridiculously thin slices of eggplant and 7 pieces of mushroom shoved into it. It wasn't even good cheese..it was cheap cheese that was cold when it reached the table and similar to pizza cheese that had been refridgerated overnight. Blech.
4.Tiramisu - This is the only reason I would ever return to this restaurant..it was AWESOME! I like the tiramisu where it is like biting into a sweet coffee cloud. I would come here and order 5 slices of tiramisu next time because this was the only part of the meal that impressed me..
2 stars for the tiramisu..hip hip hooray!!