YUM! YUM! YUM!
I've been here before and as expected... Nora's does not fail to please.
Went to Nora's after the movies on Saturday evening and we were seated right away at 6pm. By 7pm, the place was packed...not an empty table anywhere.
Definitely make reservations. We got lucky.... being able to just walk right in.
The olive oil and salt sampler with your bread is definitely a unique experience and a fun sampler. Who knew there was so much taste difference? I take salt and olive oil for granted.....
Everything is family style so order with sharing in mind.
They also focus on wine samplers / flights and a DIY wine machine with like 50 different wines....so if you are adventurous these are a good way to try different wines. You can, of course, order by the glass.
Service: A+ courteous and attentive without being annoying
Ambiance: It's like one big, loud Italian dinner. Don't go expecting a quiet, romantic meal.
What we enjoyed:
Appetizers: Dates wrapped in applewood smoked bacon... YUM! Squash blossoms filled with ricotta.... so light and tasty.
Pasta: we ordered the Roman Gnocchi where the sauce was rich, meaty and decadent.
Salads: order the 1/2 orders if it's just 2-3 people. The Antipasto salad was HUGE and it was just a half.... could have easily fed 4. The Marinated Veg salad was just the right size for 2 people.
Dessert: we wanted to ... but were too full. They do their desserts like their wine flights... several dessert tasters make up a dessert sampler that is shareable. I think we might just have to go for wine and dessert sometime.