So extremely glad that I randomly decided to check out Forno 301 today! After craving pizza for what seemed like ages, I finally had some time in my schedule to drive out and try this place. I read other reviews about parking and made sure to park in the retail parking garage attached to Muse Apartments so my drive/parking both went pretty smoothly.
Upon arrival, the restaurant was busy, but not overwhelmingly crowded. We were seated right away and greeted by our server who brought us over some water. My friend and I knew what we wanted right away and were able to put in an order within a few minutes. We had the margherita pizza (never spurn a classic) and the gnocchi in creamy pesto. I had recently just had subpar food at a similar pizzeria/pasta place and was really hoping that Forno would turn things around for me and WOW, it definitely did. The pizza had a great crust and the tomato sauce on it was very bright and tangy. The gnocchi was complete heaven and was super fluffy and delicious. I really enjoyed how smooth the pesto was as well.
I did order a cocktail called the Gabriele which had limoncello, vodka, splash strawberry fresh juice, and proseco. It was super delicious (but a bit strong so be warned!) Now, we weren't exactly planning on getting dessert, but I couldn't resist! We went with the panna cotta which came topped with a strawberry jam on top. It was smooth and well balanced without being too sweet and really rounded out our dinner well!
Service was good overall, but did slow down a bit towards the end. They did give us dessert on the house as a "sorry for the inconvenience" type gesture which I really appreciated.
The quirky and intimate atmosphere of the restaurant and the great food will definitely have me going back here again.