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| - As a former Clevelander living on the West Coast, I only come home about once a year and don't really keep up with the Cleveland restaurant scene. I was pleasantly surprised by MichaelAngelo's. I started the evening with a drink at the bar, which was a larger space, but warm and inviting, perfect for a cold winter evening in Cleveland. From the bar, we moved onto dinner. For our first course, my friends ordered the tomato bisque soup, smoky in flavor with a hint of cream. Simple, yet delicious - one of the best tomato bisque soups I've ever had. I also had the bibb lettuce salad, a good basic salad with a light vinegarette dressing. The kobe beef carpaccio was again simply prepared, but delicious. For dinner, we had several pastas; I highly recommend the wild boar tortelloni in a reduction sauce. The boar was very good, but did not overpower the dish. The gnocchi was excellent! Served in a hazelnut pesto sauce, these gnocchi were light as a pillow. By far, this was the best gnocchi I've ever had. To compliment our main courses, we had a "super Tuscan" meritage that was excellent, a recommendation from John, the manager. It was hard to choose a dessert, but we ended the evening with a chocolate carmel tart. Yum. Overall, it was a great experience -- the staff was extremely attentive, great wine list and delicious food. I will definitely go back to MichaelAngelo's next time I'm in town.
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