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| - For my 1500th review, wanted to review a really good restaurant. We were lucky enough to stumble across this place recently. As soon as we saw the menu, we knew we found a slice of Heaven! We were seated in the back dining room and the server explained that the food was served "tapas style", meaning that whatever was prepared first would come out....therefore, it wasn't your traditional appetizer-entree-dessert type setup. OK, we were good with that.
After browsing the menu, we ordered:
Focaccia di Recco (Ligurian style baked Focaccia, Soft Cow Cheese, add local Honeycomb), $16.....this was ridiculously good and filling. We didn't realize how much food this was and we were only on our 1st item! LOL
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/davanti-enoteca-scottsdale?select=CMqEfDqZuL5MN2mUFHu3iA#CMqEfDqZuL5MN2mUFHu3iA
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Crispy Pork Belly (Cannellini Beans, Pears, Herb Salad, Mostarda Oil)
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/davanti-enoteca-scottsdale?select=GLSn7knJjVec_6i-InJCVQ#GLSn7knJjVec_6i-InJCVQ
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Roasted Cauliflower Steak (Sicilian Olive Tapenade, Marinated Lemon Jam)
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/davanti-enoteca-scottsdale?select=JYfa2oARQsm3gTJCaqRYoA#JYfa2oARQsm3gTJCaqRYoA
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Scottadito Style Ribs (Saba, Crushed Hazelnuts, Roman Gorgonzola Dolce Slaw)
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/davanti-enoteca-scottsdale?select=qY5FEUmRb9MPpCdDq9s5sQ#qY5FEUmRb9MPpCdDq9s5sQ
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Gnocchi di Ricotta (Eggplant, Roasted Tomatoes, Basil, Mozzarella), $15
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/davanti-enoteca-scottsdale?select=5eMwGSFfw4N7gZEDR6tdhg#5eMwGSFfw4N7gZEDR6tdhg
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Pizza D.O.C. (Tomato, Fresh Mozzarella, Basil), $11
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/davanti-enoteca-scottsdale?select=MSCA2Mp_n_aIQj-W_aYv_w#MSCA2Mp_n_aIQj-W_aYv_w
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/davanti-enoteca-scottsdale?select=35qtZMM-9FsPUISWnF7znQ#35qtZMM-9FsPUISWnF7znQ
I don't know where to start....all of the food was amazing! The Focaccia de Recco is absolutely fabulous....and filling! It's a must-have. After having the first item come out, we realized that we ordered too much food...but it was too late, so we decided to have a tasting dinner and take some home.
Everything was full of flavor and had fresh ingredients....our taste buds were going crazy! Besides the Focaccia, my fav's were the Gnocchi, Ribs, and Pizza. The Cauliflower Steak was very good too, but wow is that a huge portion! The Pork Belly was also good, but very rich....a good item to share with a group.
Our server was excellent and attentive all night long. She helped us select our items and was very friendly.
There was only 1 complaint about the evening....we were seated in the back dining room with 1 large group that we think was there for a Wine dinner. Since they were "talking Wine" and other stuff, they were loud. The dining room has hard surfaces, there's no fabric or anything there to soften the sound....so needless to say, we heard all about their Wine flight, where it was made, and such and such....they group got louder as they consumed more Wine....that's to be expected. Next time we go, we'll ask if there's a Wine dinner or large group and kindly ask for another table to avoid it.
Return Factor - 95%
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