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I went to Osso on NYE with a group of friends, and I'll admit I went in with pretty low expectations. I had looked at their menu online, and everything sounded so nice and fancy... & from past experience, the fancier the food sounds, the less impressive it is, so I wasn't expecting too much from my dinner.
While the place was packed and the staff was somewhat overwhelmed and disorganized, the food was absolutely fantastic! It was so great, that it even made up for the fact that they ran out of lobster and their nutella cheesecake!
I started with the spinach salad, which was basically a plate full of nothing but baby spinach and two little pieces of mandarin oranges, but the most delicious citrus balsamic dressing. I'm almost glad there weren't any other distracting elements in the salad. While it looked boring, it tasted the complete opposite of that.
For my main course I went with a pistachio crusted salmon and pumpkin orzo - also very yummy. The salmon was cooked perfectly, and so was the orzo. I ended my meal with their chocolate lava cake, which was divine! I also stole a couple bites from my husband's appetizer plate of fried calamari, shrimp, scallops and olives as well as his entree - the "Osso" Buco which was a slow roasted pork shank with three cheese ravioli, cremini mushrooms and cipollini onions - both dishes, were delightful.
The ambiance at Osso is very chic and it's a great place for a Friday / Saturday night dinner either for a large group, or even perhaps a date! I'm looking forward to going back there in the near future :)
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