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| - I'm updating my review for Montesano's because I switched it up this time around by dining in, and I still found this place to be delicious! My mom and I decided to try their pasta dishes for dinner, and we were very impressed. But first, let me just say that the garlic knots are so addicting. It should be a crime to serve them before the main dishes because once you eat one, it's hard to stop. The fresh from the oven garlic knots are crispy and buttery on the outside and soft on this inside, with just the right amount of garlic, butter & parmesan cheese (I'm guessing) sprinkled on top. I couldn't get enough of them, but I knew that if I didn't stop, I wouldn't be able to enjoy what was to come.
My mom ordered the Shrimp Diavolo over linguini pasta- Jumbo shrimp sauteed with garlic onions and hot chillies, and finished with Montesano's homemade marinara hot sauce.
I was eyeing the Broccoli & Sun Dried Tomato pasta dish- Broccoli, sun dried tomatoes, fresh garlic sautéed in olive oil and tossed with ziti & Romano cheese- but I was in the mood for marinara sauce too. I couldn't decide what to get until our friendly server came to the rescue and said that the chef would prepare a custom pasta dish for me combining the Broccoli & Sun Dried Tomato pasta dish w/ marinara sauce. I was happy.
Prepare to wait a little for your food as Montesano's food is made-to-order. But I wouldn't have it any other way. The wait is worth it because the food is so tasty. The Shrimp Diavolo is a winner- a little bit spicy w/ a nice helping of shrimp and pasta. My custom creation was good, but not as good as the Shrimp Diavolo. The sauce was a little too salty for me and I wanted more broccoli & tomatoes, but I did appreciate how perfectly al dente the ziti was. I found myself going back to the Shrimp Diavolo, soaking up the amazing sauce with the garlic knots. My mom raved about her dish as well, saying it was much better than some of the other Italian restaurants in town. My mom and I were both stuffed even though we both only ate half of our food. No worries though because we took the leftovers to go.
As we were about to leave, the display of Italian cookies caught our eyes, so I had to buy a box for dessert. The cookies are so good, especially the wedding cookies and the florentines. Reasonably priced too; however, some words of advice, buy the cookies to go as they charge way more if you order cookies at the table.
Delicious food and servers that treat you like family = a wonderful dining experience.
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