interesting yet simple decor with communal tables with long fluorescent light bulbs grouped together to make what looked like large light tubes. We made reservations for 6:30pm on a Thursday. This place was pretty empty but soon got really busy & was buzzing with people around 8pm.
The server explained that the menu recently changed so they didn't have many specials and were just focusing on the menu items.
We started off with the roasted bone marrow ($17) with sea salt served with a white bean puree and a parsley salad. We all enjoyed it. Topped off our bread with the puree, the melt in your mouth marrow and the parsley salad. The parsley gave it a refreshing taste to the otherwise savoury app.
I opted for the papadelle that came with sweetbread, peas, oyster mushrooms and talleggio ($20). The talleggio came in large chunks and didn't really melt into the pasta so I either cut it into smaller pieces or just ate the whole thing. Sweetbreads were more meaty than others that I have tried which had more of a fatty texture to them. It was pretty good but a bit bland. The dish could have been hotter as well. It was warm by the time I got it so half way through it was cold.
My friend got the ham hock with a rasher of bacon on polenta.
New word learned: rasher = slice. We asked our waiter and he had to confirm since he didn't know either (which made us feel better for not knowing). The ham was really tender and almost had a duck confit texture to it. I had a bite and enjoyed it though my friend thought that the whole dish got a bit too salty towards the end.
This place was good and I think once they get more comfortable with the new menu it'll be better.