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| - We went late on a Thursday night, and the place was basically empty except for the bar. As a result, the service was great, because we got the undivided attention of our server Gabe. He wasn't hovering or being annoying though. No complaints on service, atmosphere, or comfort. Everything came at the pace I like (quicker than most), including the drinks, food, check, etc. I ordered the Black Taglioni, and my gf ordered the Tajarin pasta -- at least I think thats how they were spelled. We also ordered a cheese plate for an appetizer.
I'll start with the Excellent first. My Black Taglioni was a 5 star meal. No question about it. The pasta was cooked perfectly, the sauce was absolutely delicious, the bread crumbs weren't just gimmicky, they really added some depth to the dish... And the shellfish was cooked PERFECTLY. It was $20, which for an ordinary pasta/seafood dish would have been too much in my book, but this had the flavor I would expect to find in a high end place, so the $20 price tag seemed just fine (maybe a bargain?).
My girlfriends Tajarin was also very good, but compared to the Taglioni tasted a little bland to me. However, they are two very different dishes, so it may not be fair to put the bold taglioni up against the more mild Tajarin. She however prefered her dish, since she's not really a red sauce fan. She did pick out all of the (cabbage like) riddichio (sp??)... And commented that she felt like the raddichio was a challenge ingredient on the TV show "chopped", where they were required to put the oddball ingredient in the dish for some reason. It just didn't fit. Overall though, she loved it.
The cheese plate was REALLY good, especially the Drunken Goat. It was however a little too small for the price. We paid around about a dollar per 1" square of cheese. It also would have been nice to get some fresh bread and butter or oil/vinegar when we sat down. I asked if they had any, and to his credit, the waiter tried. He brought us some pre buttered bread, but it wasn't very good. Can't fault them for it though, since its not something they would normally offer.
Overall, my "critiques" are pretty minor. The Black Taglioni alone was easily worth a 5 star rating, but the very small other critiques make the whole experience a solid 4 star rating. Still really good, and I would happily go back again.
P.S. Parking was easy too. I refuse to "look" for parking.
P.P.S. I "checked" in on yelp while I was there, and it brought up a notification saying I could get a free lemoncello as a result of checking in! Our waiter brought us one for each of us, which was nice. I wasn't a huge fan, but my GF loved it, and drank mine. I'm not much of a hard alcohol fan though.
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