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| - Trying out Babbo for the very first time and was hoping that the trip was not a waste. I did check Yelp reviews prior to going but you know how it is--sometimes they're right and sometimes they're wrong.
We were served sliced foccacia bread along with a dipping sauce made from an olive oil/balsamic vinegar mix. I felt too much balsamic for the olive oil, but gave it a whirl. But first I added black pepper, hot pepper flakes and a little salt. Not bad, but I hate having to "cook" when I go out to dinner. The foccacia and dipping sauce was quite nice. But, but, but.... why is it that they never give you small plates so you can put your own bread on it and you don't drip olive oil from the table to your mouth?? So I asked Morgan, our server, if they have bread plates. She says, "Sure" AND THEN she comes back with ONE plate (there are two of us ! Morgan).
Hubby's entree comes with a salad. He chose, "MISTA" or something like that. Small salad but delicious. Mixed greens with golden raisins, onion and PINE NUTS.... I love PINE NUTS. It was topped with gorgonzola cheese and a sweet balsamic-type dressing. Really good. I stole some from hubby so I know.
Entrees arrive: Spaghetii and meatballs for me and a "chalkboard" menu item which included chicken, marsala wine, mushrooms accompanied by veggies. No pasta. Pasta was $6 extra. Really?On a $13 entree? not even a teeny tiny bit of pasta on his plate!
Now why,you ask, did I order spaghetti and meatballs. BECAUSE IN AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT THIS DISH TELLS YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW--that's why. If you can't make a meatball you are DONE in an italian restaurant. If you can't make a good SAUCE you are DONE as well. So here it is: the italian meatball was really, really, really good. A little on the salty side but good enough for me because I like my food with a little saltiness. That's just me. The mix of spices in the meatball was great--sometimes restaurants put in too much oregano. Not here. It was a good mix of spices. And now for the sauce... The question is whether this sauce could stand up to my own. Yes, my dear readers, I make a killer sauce --the mother of all sauces; the "capo di tutti capo", the cat's meow; the slurpiest sauce around! Let me put it to you this way, if I accidentally dropped my marinara sauce on my kitchen floor, hubby would say, "skip the mop... I'll lap it up". No, really, it's that good. With that, I am going to tell you that the sauce met my standards. It was pretty good. Better than mine.? No. But remember this is a commercial establishment, they don't do the love thing that I do with the sauce. (Please do not let your imaginations wander). So not to digress any further, the spaghetti and meatballs was a dish I would order again. Hubby's dish, while he said it was good, was served on a smallish oval plate that made it look like a nothing portion. PLUS, and this is important to the restaurant management: The chicken along with the mushrooms looked like ALPO (the dog food) had been placed on the plate. Now, keep in mind that he tasted it and liked it--the chicken, the mushrooms, the marsala wine and the sautéed veggies--He liked it all. Do you think I was going to mention to him that it looked like an Alpo special?? Restaurants are supposed to make dishes ,at least, look a little pretty. Even I do so at home. There was no parsley garnish, nothing. I make chicken fricassee at home and it doesn't look like mush. Yes, mush. That's the word I was looking for. The mushrooms made it look like mush. Hubby said he would order it again so he liked it. Management could you work on making this dish look more professional? My spaghetti and meatballs was nice looking--a little parsley sprinkled atop of two beautiful Mount Vesuvious meatballs; beautiful red sauce. Nice. So after all is said and done I am giving this place 4 stars. Morgan, you were a great server and very patient with us on ordering (it was our first time here) . We forgive you for bringing just ONE bread plate. Head on out to Babbo's. You'll have a good meal for a good price in a family oriented setting.
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