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| - Cucina Cucina is super close to my office so a coworker and I stopped by for lunch. It definitely outranks all the other restaurants in the area (with the exception of the District). It's great to have something of higher caliber in walking distance. Solid 4 stars across the board.
Since the weather is so nice this time of year, we sat outside on the patio. I absolutely love the atmosphere out there - shady because it's in the shadows of the nearby sky scrapers, with the noise of the plaza's fountains keeping everything peaceful. The meal started with complimentary garlic bread and butter. Our waitress was timely which is always appreciated when out to lunch during work.
I ordered the lasagna and my coworker got the shrimp appetizer as a meal. The lasagna portion was huge, tasted fresh and filled me up. Some bites tasted slightly sweet which I didn't like, but overall it was very good. The shrimp appetizer my coworker ordered came with four jumbo shrimp, sautéed in white wine, garlic, lemon juice and tomatoes. He didn't share with me but said they were great. Being an appetizer, the portion was a little small to eat as an entree but he said it was enough food since he wasn't very hungry to begin with. We tried the creme brûlée for dessert - my favorite dessert in the world. It was good, but not great. The custard was a little too warm and tasted orange-y. I probably wouldn't order it again.
4 stars for lasagna and shrimp appetizer, 5 stars for free bread (who can say no to free food!?), 3 stars for creme brûlée. Everything on the menu looks fantastic so I will definitely be back!!!
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