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| - Cute venue with a rustic looking sidewalk patio and convenient location near the Davisville subway station, but lacking in that "wow" factor when it comes to the flavors and presentation of the food.
Food- 3/5. No complimentary bread... Sad :'( Came here for dinner on a Sunday since having mad cravings for Italian and this place showed up as being pretty well regarded for its pizzas. We ordered the Nonna (roasted red peppers, roasted eggplant, fresh arugula with EVOO, I asked for no cheese) and Margherita pizzas - both vegetarian. The pizzas are thin crust with a bubbly slightly charred rim, which was so-so. The burnt bits were really bitter and the crust dough in general was nothing special. You might think I'm crazy, but sometimes the pizza crust itself tastes SO DELICIOUS - chewy, slightly sour and yeasty, aromatic... Just perfection. Unfortunately the pizza dough at Lil Baci was not like this. My partner, who loves Italian food and eats 100000x more pizza than I ever do, thought the pizzas were mediocre at best. He rates them 3.5/5 stars lol
Note - pretty vegetarian friendly (at least 1 veg option for apps, pizza, and pasta, sandwiches), but not so vegan friendly since lots of cream and cheeses. My cheese-less pizza (by request) was pretty listless tbh.
Value - 2/5. Mains are over $16. For only 2 pizzas and no alcohol we dropped $50 tonight. Desserts are all $9 and they only have 1 vegan option, the sorbet, which comes in only 1 flavor (tonight was kiwi). Save your cash and instead go down the street to the gelato place please.
Service- 4/5. Our waiter was nice and professional, but kind of aloof and slow. It's not his fault though because he had to service a lot of customers by himself. Food took about 15 minutes to come.
Venue- 4/5. Hipster interior, cute sidewalk patio. Not too crowded or loud, so perfect for larger groups (might want to reserve in advance). Very casual, no need to dress up (it's not one of THOSE Italian restaurants).
Probably won't be back again.
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