Stancato's is a Parma staple...it's been around since 1971, serving classic Italian fare. My wife and I dropped our son off at my in-laws and stopped in tonight to enjoy a relaxing kid-free meal and Stancato's delivered.
We arrived around 5:30 and were seated right away and greeted with warm garlic focaccia bread which is to die for and is accompanied by their premier marinara. Our sever Josh showed up shortly after to take our drink orders and answer our questions about items on the menu.
I was in the mood for veal marsala and my wife went with the chicken piccata. $1.99 if you want capers or artichokes with it which IMHO is kind of cheap. But I digress, the meals come with a side salad and you can choose anyone off the menu which is kind of cool. My wife went with the harvest and I opted for the Caesar. The salads were good and definitely above the premixed bagged variety you get at other places. Anyway the food arrived and we were very happy with our meals. The veal in my Marsala was tender and the sauce was a perfect balance of sweet Marsala wine with a hint of salt and plenty of mushrooms. My wife's piccata was cooked perfectly to a nice golden brown and equally delicious. The food coupled with the excellent service really tied the experience together.
We came into this looking for a nice date night and all of our expectations were met or exceeded...thank you Stancato's...you hit it out of the park!