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| - TLDR: Walk into Nonna's home and have yummy authentic Italian fare including homemade pasta! Chez Ennio is also BYOB!
When you open the door to this quaint restaurant you are transported to someone's home. All the trinkets are beautiful and you know you are in for a treat. There were only three people working the evening we went. Ennio was in the kitchen with some help from two young ladies, who I believe may be his granddaughters, but that is just a presumption.
We each chose a different veal dish for our main. Each veal dish comes with a salad to start our meals. It was a simple green salad with a fun and tangy red wine vinaigrette.
When we learned that the pasta is homemade we had to get at least one pasta dish. We chose the fettucini alfredo, which they kindly split into three dishes for us. Despite the division, the portions were still very generously sized. We later saw a single serving and it was as large as our three dishes put together. The fettucini was beautifully executed, and I mopped up the rest of the creamy alfredo sauce with the warm bread we were served prior to our meal.
I enjoyed one of the house specialities: Saltimbocca a la Romana, veal topped with prosciutto and sage. The dish delivered on the promise of its name as the flavours jumped in your mouth. My mother enjoyed the Veal Pizzaiola which was full flavoured with a rich tomato sauce and capers. My father got the winning veal in my opinion, the classic piccata. The lemony goodness was addictive. We also appreciated how most of the veals weren't breaded, I believe the waitress said only two of the six on the menu are.
To finish our meal, we were hoping to try the ice cream roll and cappuccino. Unfortunately, they were having trouble in the kitchen that evening, and they didn't have the roll that night, and the cappuccino machine was down. We went sans coffee and ordered to of the other desserts on the menu. The peche melba and the chocolate cake were a-ok, but I wouldn't highly recommend them. However, ice cream after the meal was highly appreciated.
Bring a bottle of wine and enjoy the deliciousness to come. Please note, the service time is nice and slow as they make the food to order If you are looking for someplace to eat quickly this is not the place for you. Despite the dessert, I would highly recommend this culinary experience.
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