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I went with my mom, brother and his wife to celebrate my sister-in-law's birthday.
My mom had been raving about the ravioli and she was right - they are amazing!!
I had looked at the menu and was torn between ordering the homemade ravioli (cheese & spinach filling) with a cream/tomato sauce or the homemade gnocchi with the same cream/tomato sauce. So, I convinced the table to order the gnocchi appetizer (a small version of the gnocchi dinner). It was amazing!!! The best gnocchi I've ever had. Really light and melts in your mouth. And the cream and tomato sauce is really fresh and creamy at the same time.
The garlic bread that comes with the dinners is good - even better dipped in olive oil and balsamic (which they will bring you if you ask).
The dinners all come with either soup or salad. I had read on Yelp that the soups were really good. So, my mom and I got their soup of the day - a cream of vegetable soup - cauliflower, brocolli, carrots, potato..... Really, creamy and flavorful and light - it was amazing!!!! My brother and his wife both got the salads. They both ate them but said they were just so-so. Nothing special. They should have gotten the soup!
Then, we all ordered the ravioli except for my brother who must have loved the gnocchi as much as I did and he got that. We were all suprised he didn't go for a meat dish - he's usually a pretty big eater.
The ravioli were just like the gnocchi - light and just perfect - in a cream and tomato sauce.
For dessert, my sister-in-law picked the creme brulee. It was a good size, with sliced strawberries on top. Our waiter brought it out with a candle on top and it ended up being free (nice touch from the restaurant). It was very good.
And the little shots of flaming sambuca (black licorice flavored liquor) at the end is a nice and fun touch, too.
The service was excellent as well.
The atmosphere is fine - very cozy, dim lighting and traditional with white table cloths, etc. The decor is a pretty outdated but I've seen worse. It wouldn't deter me from coming back. But, I would probably go even more if it was updated.
I'm so excited to have found it - my new favorite Italian place - and really reasonable prices, too.
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