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| - Came here on a Thursday night, with reservations. I'm still not too sure what to say about the Shops on Don Mills area yet.. is it a good concept? Sure. Is it that successful though? It probably doesn't belong in this neighbourhood, but oh well, I'm glad it's more uptown and an alternative to downtown :)
Anyway, my companion ordered some white wine for us. It was light and delicious, but I really do not know wine so my comments stop there.
The menu was more updated than the one on the website right now so just keep that in mind.
We ordered:
1) Appetizer: roasted bone marrow
- enjoy scooping out the marrow onto the crostini and letting the fat melt on your tongue.. definitely a treat!
2) Main: Ippoglosso (roasted halibut)
- didn't get to try his dish but he seemed to really enjoy it, and the fish came with tail and skin still intact (meaning it was very fresh!) and looked gorgeous
3) Main: Casserace (casarecci-shaped pasta with pork sausage and rapini)
- my dining partner said he'd ordered it before, and that it was kind of spicy (which I like), but was a little disappointed when it wasn't! However, it was still very nicely flavoured from the pork sausage, and the natural bitterness of rapini was toned down well. The portion was surprisingly a bit big and ended up having a lot of pasta left over.
4) Side: roasted brussel sprouts
- these were amazing! I think brussel sprouts are an underappreciated veggie--but when you roast them, as Fabbrica did, they become smoky and sweet! I didn't taste the pancetta as described on the menu, but still good nonetheless.
Our server was great, she was so attentive and seemed very knowledgeable. The starter bread was also very yummy, and I kind of preferred spending my carbs on that rather than the big portion of pasta! Overall, I like the atmosphere, and no complaints about the food, but nothing super special.
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