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| - Unfortunately the creative juices are not kicking in this morning, but I had to put up some type of review because having this place at 4 stars is a travesty. What a stellar experience my girlfriend and I had on Saturday! The decor was nice, it probably seems old-fashioned to some but I loved the blue tablecloths with white brick inside. The bread was fine but not quite worth raving over, and the oil/vinaigrette(balsamic vinegar?) was just ordinary. Everything thereafter was phenomenal however, starting with a calamari appetizer for 9.75, a good number of unbreaded ( thankfully! ) rings of chewy goodness swimming in a sea of garlicky red sauce. My cioppino was similar except with whitefish, mussels, shrimp, clams, and capers in the sauce, which gave it a delightful bite to it for 21.00, and the 3 slices of garlic toast was woefully insufficient to sop up every drop of sauce. Thankfully bread re-fills are there for that! My girlfriend's Gorgonzola Gnocchi for 16.00 was RIDICULOUSLY good, and I normally hate those who unnecessarily capitalize but I can't help it, I can't think of any other way to convey to the reader how AWESOME this was. Creamy, and even tangy somehow, cheesy perfection on perfectly cooked potatoey goodness. Finally the tiramasu for 6.95 was a revelation on how tiramasu should be, with the perfect cocoa/booze/biscuit ratio to end our meal on an even higher note. My iced tea was 2.50 as well but I don't recall seeing it on my bill. It made the tip look better at $70 at least, go 30%! ( I almost never do that).
Man, just awesomely awesome, my style and humor are out the window this morning unfortunately, but I do love this place already.
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