"2"^^ . "2"^^ . . "2017-05-19T00:00:00"^^ . . . "Small announcement: I've died and gone to heaven....or at least that's where I went on our recent visit to Mercato. \n\nIt's always a good sign when you walk in on a weeknight and the place is packed with tables full of delicious food. Massive steaks and by massive I mean no smaller than 20oz. Whoa, is right. \n\nWe kicked off the meal with the Octopus which was ammmmazzzing. It's so tender and very thinly sliced, served with Brussel sprouts and thin red onion. All of this on one fork is pure magic. Really. I swear. \n\nFor the main show we opted for the Tagliatelle in blissful pomodoro sauce and generously topped with cheese. I mean...what more can you ask for? This is where the heaven part kicks in. One bite and your gone. We ordered a large to share which is very reasonable for the portion vs. price at $27. And because we are almost always over zealous when it comes to pasta we ordered the pasta special of the night, which was Morel mushrooms, asparagus, parm Reggiano and cauliflower pur\u00E9e. Also very, very good. \n\nAs I'm sure it's no surprise there wasn't much room for dessert but I'll probably find a way to work this heavenly place back into the dinner round before we leave town."^^ . "2"^^ . "5"^^ .