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| - Little Anthony's is an upscale and fancy looking restaurant that comes with a moderate price tag and unpretentious service. The restaurant setting is lovely, with lots of mirrors, wine glasses, ambient lighting (but not super dim), and would be a good choice for a date or office dinner.
In terms of the actual food, I thought it was good, but wasn't the best Italian I've had, hence the 3-star review. I debated between the risotto funghi and spaghetti pomodoro (spaghetti with turkey meatballs) and ended up getting the spaghetti on the recommendation of our server. I will say that the turkey meatballs were quite good - very moist and juicy and flavourful and were really supposed to be the highlight to this dish, which they were. Other than that though, it was just spaghetti, and I think other menu items would have been more interesting. You can order the turkey meatballs separately as an appetizer, so I would recommend doing that and splitting them with your group so you can try them. I like that they offer the option to get a small size or full size for all their pasta dishes.
My group split the ricotta fritters for dessert which came with candied orange, hazelnuts and spiced crema. It was quite a tasty dessert, but honestly again it wasn't amazing, they just tasted like regular donuts that you could get from like Tiny Tom's or whatever - no hint of ricotta whatsoever. Probably wouldn't get this again, although it was enjoyable.
We also shared a bottle of white wine and after splitting it four ways ended up being about $10/person - pretty reasonably priced, especially considering the nice ambiance of this restaurant!
Although this wouldn't be my number one choice for Italian food, I wouldn't mind coming here again to try other things, and our server on my last visit was very engaging and funny and made our dining experience fun!
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