. . "Had a casual dinner last night with a friend and decided to stay on the east end. The service was excellent - very thoughtful and attentive, though the food sort of fell flat. I had the gnocchi with mushrooms dish - hold the pancetta. The gnocchi was pillowy and soft - the sauce was one dimensional. I started with a simple arugula salad which was dressed with too much balsamic vinegar. So much so, that it induced lots of coughing and watery eyes. (weird, and sort of me choking).\n\nMy friend had the beet risotto which she enjoyed thoroughly.\n\nI had the house red and it was pretty great. \n\nTo sum up, not my first choice for italian - but it might be the best option in the neighbourhood."^^ . "2014-01-23T00:00:00"^^ . "3"^^ . "1"^^ . . "0"^^ . "1"^^ .