My daughter raves about this place and I thought it would be a great Friday to try it since I didn't want to cook. I'm so glad I got lazy. We had to wait a bit for seating since all the tables were filled.
The restaurant is a small quaint place with about 9 or 10 tables (I recall 8 tables which seat 4 and 1 or 2 that seat 2). We ordered our meal family style so we could try several dishes. We started out with the Calamari. It was a nice plateful that was easily shared with our party of 6. The calamari was fried to perfection with a very light batter and a side of marinara sauce. It was served with fresh baked homemade bread which gave us a way to 'sop' up any extra marinara sauce.
Our entrees came shortly after. We ordered Vongole on spaghetti (they ran out of linguini) in white sauce, Quattro Formaggi penne, Rucola e Gamberetti on sedani, and the Quattro Formaggi pizza with pepperoni on 1/2 of it. All I can say is WOW! WOW! WOW! I'd be a fat cow if I lived by this place... Each dish was so flavorful and portioned for this family of 5 adults and a kid. You could tell there was no shortcutting on any of the ingredients that were placed into each dish. You can taste the love, pride, and warm hearted delight that the owners want to share with each and every bite. We topped off our evening with homemade spumoni, cannoli, and tiramisu... Well worth ALL the calories - no regrets!
My daughter and her boyfriend are regulars to this restaurant since moving just under 2 miles away. Claudio and Nadine recognize them and made sure they came by the table after dinner was done. Claudio did visit each customer table through the time we were there too. The husband and wife duo were so friendly and down to earth. I love that they like to make their customers feel valued and appreciated for visiting them. I can easily see how my daughter fell in love with this bistro and the people that run it.
All in all, the rainy day excuse (aka lazy) was the BEST reason NOT to cook last night.
HIGHLY recommended and I WILL be sharing this little diamond in the desert.