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| - I've been interested in going to Sassi for years as I've read and heard so many great things about it, and finally we went for our anniversary. It is absolutely gorgeous, and when I went past the kitchen to find the ladies' room, the kitchen looked immaculate. Our server, Tom, was excellent--friendly, not overbearing, extremely knowledgeable about the menu, and passionate in offering suggestions.Since I had mentioned it was our anniversary on the reservation, he started by bringing us complimentary flutes of champagne (and later we were surprised by a complimentary dessert as well--amazingly good housemade cannoli).
We took most of his suggestions--I started with the caprese and my husband with the octopus. I am a huge fan of caprese, and have measured every one I have ever had against a little restaurant in Massachusetts we used to love ages ago. This is the first time that has been surpassed. You get a six ounce ball of mozzarella, imported from Italy and you have never had such a fluffy, light cheese. My husband said the octopus was second only to Binkley's.
We next split the gnocchi, again at Tom's suggestion, and that might have been the best part of the meal. We're not usually big on gnocchi as it is so heavy and dense, being made of potato. They hand make theirs at Sassi, not out of potato, but pasta, and they are melt-in-your-mouth delicious, light, pillowy and perfectly finished with sauce and cheeese.
My main course was the salmon, wonderfully crispy from the grill, with eggplant puree, greens, friend chickpeas. I would have preferred a different kind of fish, with salmon being so common, but it was delicious. My husband got the steak with the bone marrow. It was so tender and perfectly cooked, surpassed, he claims, only by Tom Colicchio's Craftsteak in Vegas, and tied with the kobe skirt steak at Yazu Sushi in Phoenix. Believe me, we were not disappointed!
My only disappointment was the "mood" lighting--all we had was a candle on our table and we had a really hard time reading the menu in that small amount of light. Go to Sassi if you haven't been yet--you will thank me for it.
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