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| - Good food, good wine, and good company - a girl can't ask for much more than that. With the prominent Italian population in Pittsburgh, I have always been surprised that there aren't more authentic, family-owned Italian restaurants. Apparently I just wasn't looking in the right places! Not sure why the reviews are so mixed - I thought Ciao! 2 was great.
I will start with the wine. I was flustered after a long day at work (and was also on my first first-date in years), so I was in desperate need of a good class of wine. Being at an Italian restaurant, I foolishly ordered an Argentinian wine, at which point they made an alternative recommendation which was fabulous. To eat, we started with the crab dip which was mixed with mascarpone cheese and Italian seasoning. It was delicious - I could have skipped the pitas and eaten this with a spoon. The tortellini soup was a bit wonton-esque, not in a bad way, and quite filling. I had ordered the gnocchi special as my entrée, and despite how much I had already eaten, I managed to clean my plate. I know that was probably not good "date etiquette", but I couldn't help it - it was so good!
All in all, I am so happy to have found my new go-to Italian restaurant. It is conveniently right on my way home, so I hope they do takeout orders!
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