"Cafe Toscano is one of my favorite local restaurants and my boyfriend and I make it a point to visit at least once every two weeks. We are a huge fan of the food and the atmosphere and have gotten to know all the waiters and waitresses extremely well.\n\nIt's a small restaurant so it's a good idea to have a reservation even if you think it's going to be a slow night - don't show up too close to closing time because you'll likely be the only ones left!\n\nThe food is absolutely amazing - the bread and house salad are amazing and I am dying to get a hold of the recipe for that to-die-for balsamic vinaigrette.\n\nWe've tried all the pasta dishes and almost all of the appetizers - the crab cakes are divine as well as the calamari. Definitely try the meatballs and if you love gnocchi there's is very original and quite good. \n\nI recommend their desserts as well - the chocolate and strawberry/raspberry cakes are amazing. A must try! \n\nHUGE portion sizes at a reasonable price!"^^ . "1"^^ . "4"^^ . "0"^^ . "2011-08-31T00:00:00"^^ . . "0"^^ . . .