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| - Portofino's nails it with delicious food, great/prompt service and a nice atmosphere. I've been to both locations for lunch, but this will be just for the one off Park.
We arrived at about 1:30pm for lunch, which is sometimes an awkward time to eat at a restaurant; the lunch rush is over, the cook is ready to prep for dinner and the servers are ready for their shift to slow down! Fortunately, we were promptly seated at a great table outside by the fountain. Our server was pretty knowledgeable of the food and seemed to have actually tasted all of them. She couldn't quite pronounce gnocchi in the specials, but the food and service was so good it didn't really matter!
I had my "usual" the boscaiola with penne and their great side salad with house dressing. The dressing is very light, but delish. The bread is always warm and crusty (crusty good, not "I wore these jeans 20 times before I washed them" crusty). And that boscaiola sauce is like heaven on a plate!!! The peas! The prosciutto! The creaminess! It all comes together in an amazingly perfect way that leaves you wishing the plate had more than the 4 servings it comes with! BEWARE! You will want to eat all of it! Try to resist and take some home! I highly recommend adding some crushed red pepper flake to the sauce if you give it a go, adds a nice kick! My co-worker had the special portobello ravioli, planned on saving a couple to take home, but couldn't resist the deliciousness!
I highly recommend Portofino's. The food is great and even if the staff can't pronounce all of the food on the menu, they're all still great!
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