You need to eat out on La Dolce Vita's sidewalk patio. Not only is the food excellent and the wine reasonably price but the people watching is superb! Plus there are occasional strolling operatic singers and the quite mumbles of Frank Sinatra being played from speakers throughout the street that all really get you in the mood for a great date-night.
We ordered the Italian Wedding soup which...maybe it's regional? It tasted a bit bland and had egg in it...so it was different that what we were expecting, but still good.
For entrees, we got the Gnocci with Felini Sauce and the Chicken Parmesan. Both were great! I especially want to recommend the Felini Sauce, it's a creamy tomato sauce with pancetta. It's heavy but delicious! The food was fresh, well flavored and very filling.
The prices are a little high, but they are throughout little Italy so you can't really blame Dolce Vita for that.
I'd probably give them a 4.5 star if that was available, but hey...it's my favorite stop in Little Italy for a reason, so 5 it is!