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| - Generally enjoyed a casual dinner at Lago East Bank. The stylish dining room has a nice view out to the river, though partially obscured by the Waterfront Line. There was an outdoor dining area, though it was inexplicably underused despite the nice weather.
The dinner menu consists of appetizers, antipasti, pastas, full Italian dishes, pizzas, panini, and salads. The antipasti featured five cheeses and a number of meats to choose from. Relying on our server's recommendations, the selection of olives, cheeses, and meats we received was decent. The lasagna was excellent, baked just enough to get a slight browning of cheese along the edges. The lasagna is plated on top of toasted breadsticks laying on a plate of red and white sauce in a yin-yang-like pattern. For dessert, however, the white truffle chocolate milkshake was a major miss that I couldn't stomach to finish. The truffle paste seemed to leave the shake with a soured milk taste. Service remained friendly and casual throughout.
Overall, I thought Lago East Bank was a decent place, and I have high hopes for the revitalization of the Flats area. You will too if you take a post-dinner stroll away from the Ernst & Young building and into the Scooby Doo ghost town.
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