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| - The answer to Italian Chipotle concept has arrived in Cleveland!!!
The decor is very basic and reminds me quite a bit of a Chipotle, except the walls are lined with subway tiling. The menu is a bit more extensive with plenty of tasty options to choose from. You have your basic piada (stuffed flatbread), pasta bowl, salad bowl or a you-pick-two style. I usually get a you-pick-two since one is never enough for me haha ;)
Their protein options are amazing- salmon, calamari with hot peppers (DELICIOUS!), rosemary chicken (so good), steak, Italian sausage, crispy chicken or vegetarian. The toppings and mixings are enough to overwhelm you! The sauces- pomodoro, diavolo, creamy parmesan, basil pesto, red pepper pesto and creamy alfredo are all awesome. I usually get a mix of basil pesto with the pomodoro and its SO good.
I ham it out with the toppings; I particularly love the pancetta. The pancetta is thin and crispy and just adds another dimension to my rosemary chicken pasta bowl with pomodoro and basil pesto. The food is more than enough to fill you with the toppings and pasta/salad/piada.
You MUST try a piada stick with the hot marinara and the calamari fritto misto. I had a parmigiano reggiano stick- it was hot, gooey and oozing cheesy goodness. I just started salivating writing this. The outside of the piada is covered in a light dusting of crispy toasted parmigiano reggiano. The calamari is very good, but it can be sometimes overwhelming if you bite into a whole hot pepper.
The meal is slightly more expensive than you typical chipotle fan fare and the wait is a bit longer, but its well worth a try.
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