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| - I've been here twice, both for company dinners when the CEOs come in from out of town.
Service: I haven't had a problem with the service either time. The staff are tidy, cheerful, and professional. They're very helpful in recommending wines and translating a couple of menu items that we couldn't figure out. My boss loved the big green olives and asked the server what kind of olives they were, and she wasn't sure and asked someone else who didn't know either, and finally came back with a jar from the kitchen marked 'green olives'. See? Helpful. :)
Ambience: casual, fun, and loud. When you come in through the front doors you're in the little enoteca area, which has a sandwich counter and little tables. It feels like a nightclub out there, with lots of pretty people standing around sipping drinks before they go in for dinner. The old courthouse building is beautiful and has high ceilings, but all the plaster and brick make the acoustics lousy if you want to hear what people at your table are saying.
Food: I haven't been disappointed. Even a plain grilled veggie appetizer plate is absolutely perfect. Perfect oyster mushrooms, perfect asparagus, perfect endive. The meat-eaters in our group shared a board of Italian cured meats, which included spicy in-house sausage, strips of translucent prosciutto, and others. If you're not into big appetizers, get the olive-and-bread plate. It sounds plain, but again, everything on the plate is just perfect.
The pasta is all made in-house as well. Toppings to be found on pasta and pizza include sausages and ham and duck, unusual smelly cheeses, and vegetable oddities like dandelion greens. I had a divine white pizza with black truffles, porcini mushrooms, and burrata. If you want something less adventurous you can get a pie with more standard pizzeria toppings. The crusts are the wide, flat, and crisp-edged Neapolitan type. I was hard-pressed to finish one.
The wine list is extensive and the desserts are excellent. I've had the immense creamy brandy-spiked tiramisu, and the delicately-flavoured lemon cake called 'torta di Nonna' (Grandma's cake).
The lack of wheelchair-accessibility and the absurd acoustics make me take off a full star. Everything else makes this the best restaurant I've eaten in for the price point.
(One more hint: they take reservations only before 6:30 pm. I'm not sure if that depends on the day of the week. If you go for dinner after 6:30, be there early or prepare to stand in line.)
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