Went here last night for catch up dinner with a good old friend. We both always have sushi so this time we decided on getting drunk with wine and some hearty Italian food.
We found the location of this place randomly from talking the college westbound streetcar towards little Italy. So many restaurants and bars to choose from. We kind of picked from the cute looks of the restaurant haha. It's small, dark romantic setting place. Italian servers and mobster looking manager jks jks. He was nice :)
Apps, I got the house special - sweet potato soup and friend got the Caesar salad. Both portions were just right. They also bring out a baguette with what tastes like homemade tomato paste! Tasted really good. Shouldve said yes when he asked us for more :p
Main course, I got the mushroom risotto with white truffle oil. Slices of Romano cheese on top that melted perfectly, they asked if I want salt, I shouldn't have after because it was almost a little too salty for my liking. The portion size was huge so I felt even worse. Wasting such good food!
My friend got squash ravioli, that was my first option too! Portion size was terribly small, 7 pieces? Lol wth! The pairing of spinach, cheese, sauce was fine but with the squash it tasted odd.
Dessert, she got mango gelato and I got cheesecake. Both tasted amazing and plating looked fab.
Forgot to add. We got $40 bottle of dry white Argentinian wine as well. The bill in total was around $124. Good dining experience :)