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| - I just realize that I never posted my visit to Gusto 101 (@gusto101TO) and it was back in August last year. I came here the previous week with a wait time of 2 hours, so we left a came back at a much earlier time. This is probably the busiest restaurant I have been so far, reservation online were only available for 5:30 or late 10:30.
It has two fabulous patios in full sun all day long, one at the front and a rooftop patio. Once a car garage, it is now a shell of the original with a very cool feel to it.
Although I love the interior here, we opted for the patio to enjoy the very last hot sunny days...
Love the re-usable brown "paper" bag for the bread.
Mozzarella Bufala $15.50
~ Tomato, basil oil, parmigiano crisp, smoked paprika, arugula
~ It was very refreshing and especially loved the basil oil with the mozzarella. Perfect for patio weather and even better with my glass of cold white wine
Polipo $14.50
~ Char grilled octopus, olive tapenade, green beans, basil oil, citrus emulsion
~ This was perfectly cook, love the charred outer layer while the inside was cook just right. It was very tender, moist and flavorful.
Rigatoni Lucani $14.95
~ shredded braised lamb, fresh herbs, shaved peperocino
~ Although we loved both our appetizers, we were not impress with our mains. This was good but really nothing memorable that I would go back to.
Brick Chicken
~ This was one of their special that day, don't remember much how it tasted apart from how dry it was
Passionfruit Mousse $4.95
~ macerated strawberries, spiced biscotti
S'more Pudding $4.95
~ maple graham crumble, chocolate creme, toasted marshmallow
~ I didn't like either of them, good thing it was tiny.
Verdict :
~ We love both our appetizers and we saw quite a few other one that we would like to try.
~ But both main and dessert was a disappointment.
~ I will definitely come back in summer time and just order a lot of the appetizers plus wine
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