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| - This place is a gem with delicious fresh pasta and attractive ambiance. It's also very reasonably priced for the high quality of the food. It's important to ignore the outside strip-mall appearance of the restaurant, as the inside is very nicely decorated, with white tablecloths on the tables as well. We both ordered hand-made pasta with fresh sauces (mine the strozzapretti with lamb marinara, and my husband's the tagliatelli with meatballs, sundried tomatoes, mushrooms, peas). Both were perfectly cooked and delicious, and both were enormous portions which would really feed two, but they were so good we ate more than we should. We also had the caesar salad which was perfectly dressed and also delicious. To put this in perspective, we could call ourselves foodies, and we've eaten at many great restaurants such as the French Laundry and Bouchon and many places in SF and the wine country, so we do have high expectations. At a place like this, it makes the most sense to go with what they do well -- the homemade pasta. We weren't disappointed. Also, the service was perfect. We were served by one of the three owners who was attentive and friendly, but not overly so. Apparently they bought this place from Gina a couple years ago, so if you ate here prior to 2012 it was not as it is today. We hope this place is recognized for the gem it is so that it remains here for a long time!
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