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| - Pasta Brioni has excellent authentic Italian food, served by true Italians (warm, charming, welcoming & attractive -- They even have a yearly calendar of the "Brioni Boys."). I love Pasta Brioni for the ambiance of the dining room, a wonderful evening of fine Italian cuisine and the attentiveness of the servers. I feel that the bar side of the restaurant is more appropriate when dressed casually, but it's also very nice with warm dark wood and an intimate mood, as you can see in my photo.
They do take, and I definitely recommend, reservations, however we went on a Wednesday night, and they were able to squeeze our party of 5 into the casual side, and we also had the option of eating outside. No matter how busy they are, the waiters are always at ease and make you feel like you are their priority...the "Italian way."
The pasta is made fresh daily, and the entrée portions are large. (See my photo of Chicken Parmesan with a side of pasta; that's HALF of an order, and they were HAPPY to split the order for us.) The Cannoli and Tiramisu are 100% authentic and amazing. I most definitely recommend the Tiramisu, especially since you can't get it this authentic at most other Italian restaurants.
They also cater. I have no idea why I didn't think of them when we catered our last party. I'm obviously going to use them next time.
(They also have "Brioni To Go" next door with pizza, sandwiches, wings, etc.) We walked in that door by mistake once and saw some amazing New York style pizza being made, before we realized that we had gone in the wrong door, and they said so warmly, "Just head through the hallway, here." (instead of telling us to go back outside and down to the next door) ~ Wonderful Italians, Wonderful Italian cuisine
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