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| - I would give this place a 4.5 star rating, if possible.
When we come to town from San Diego, we try new restaurants that are highly rated on Yelp. This one deserves the high star rating. We rarely go back to the same restaurant but ate there 2 out of the 3 nights we were in Scottsdale.
The first night we had their fresh burratta (from Sicily), sicilian olives, greek olives, large tomatoes, basil and wonderful olive oil that is from Tuscany and gets bottled under their label. My partner had lamb shank (osso bucco style) over milanese risotto with rich veal sauce - yummy! I had homemade squash ravioli with four cheese sauce. We ended up having panna cotta with berries and they provided complimentary sambuca with three espresso beans. The bread and olive oil were delicious also. All in all, the food was excellent and so was the service.
The second night we sat at the bar and was served by Deborah (owner's daughter) and met her father, Leonardo. Great family. We decided we wanted to try everything so we had four appetizers. Carpaccio with parmesean cheese, capers, tomatoes, olive oil; gnocci (Iighter than a cloud) in a cream sauce with a spoon full of marinara; burrata (same as the first night but it was double the size the next day); and the best mussels I've ever had (spicy marinara sauce or you have your choice of white wine/garlic or tomato sauce). The stuff was like crack and my boyfriend practically licked the bowl. My boyfriend loves limoncello so Deborah made him a limonello martini and then provided complimentary limoncello after dinner. The tiramisu - the lightest I have every had.
The service is excellent and the food is awesome! I would definitely go back.
Some Yelpers didn't like the strip mall location. Who cares as long as the restaurant is nice inside, which this one fits that description. Owners are awesome and describe the food so vividly.
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