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| - Was recommended by a friend on my dragon boat team! Missed the team lunch but went the first chance I had...oh man...
Very helpful at the front, friendly, didn't really ask for the reservation info, but she said they only had 1 for the evening (it was a Wednesday night or something) and there were plenty of open tables, so she sat me wherever I liked. Smart girl :P Server was very nice and let my friends and I catch up for 15 min before we settled on our food order.
We split the Michele e Paolo pizza, the Zia Rita, and the Linguini Puttanesca. The pizza was delicious! Thin, chewy and crispy crust...I usually prefer a heavier dough, but this was good, and didn't flop over when you picked up a slice (a true achievement!). Not overly salty but plenty flavorful, although I did not turn down the chili oil the server offered. More sweet than spicy, but quite yummy (I am a hot sauce and Sriracha monster, by the way). The pasta was also fantastic, plenty of clams and olives which I love, a great texture, and cooked to a point of happiness.
To end we simply ordered 1 of each of what they had that night : Chocolate/Hazenut semifreddo, Olive Oil gelato, some sort of lemon curd/meringue...that lemon thing is AMAZING. With a little tuile cookie on top. Smooth, cold, wonderfully lemony...The Semifreddo was good too, had a chocolate meringue cookie on top, which I think I liked (a slightly salted tone I'm undecided about), but my friends were bigger fans of the tuile. The gelato had a bit of a strange after taste...not the best OO Gelato I've had.
Plenty of food, plenty of service, AND we chatted/ate for easily 2.5 hrs, and closed the place down. They never rushed us, just kept on with their tasks and were polite and friendly when we left (but we did apologize for being there so late). Still. Was nice to not feel pressured.
Am planning to get back another time already! Would definitely recommend! :)
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