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| - If you are looking for authentic Italian meal from Emilia Romagna region (gastronomic capital of Italy), Paganelli's is your answer!
My frd took us there 2 Sat ago, the restaurant was packed. They estimated a wait time of 45 min. As it was highly recommended by my frd (apparently all the pasta were made in house), we decided to stay put. Though I have to say, the waiter wasn't the nicest....
Among the 4 of us, we ordered a LOT of food:
Started with Pizze: Salsiccia e Pancetta (pizza was quite well done in my opinion. It's comparable to Libretto's and Terroni's, it's slightly different style, the crust is a bit thicker compare to the Neapolitan pizza. We, also, ordered Gran Fritto dell Adriatico con Verdure Crocanti. It's a great appetizer to share, can't really go wrong with deep fried dish....
For mains:
Spaghetti Carbonara - It definitely reminded me of the carbonara's I have had in italy, nicely done.
Maltagliati del Pescatore (with the house made black squid ink noodles instead) - I love squid ink pasta, and it's VERY difficult to find it, let alone good squid ink pasta!!!
Risotto con Fagiano e Tartufo - this is the winner of the golden spoon-best risotto in Canada 2001- it was sooooo good, if you love truffle and cheese, this is for you!
For dessert:
Mimosa al Limone e Frutti di Bosco - this was a nice surprised, it was light and just what we need after a heavy meal
Tiramisu - I was slightly disappointed with the tiramisu, too much whipped cream on top for my taste, it's still tasty, but I expected more from such authentic restaurant.
Overall, I enjoyed the food here and would definitely come back to try other stuff on the menu. I have to say, the food here is relatively strong in flavor. This is not a place for a light dinner for sure....unless you are onl gonna have a salad.
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