
4

"A wood-fired neighborhood restaurant in Brookline that leans into a casual, approachable menu of small plates, salads, artisanal pizzas, pastas, and vegetable sides elevated to starter-level glory. Highlights include a roasted vegetable chopped salad that, while “isn’t a looker,” is plainspoken and sturdy, and broccoli greens paired with an intense, silky bagna cauda studded with anchovy and roasted garlic. The pizzas feature a chewy, reasonably flavorful crust, and the mushroom pie is described as a “molten dairyscape” of oozy fontina and béchamel. On the pasta front, chef Brendan Joy’s squid ink campanelle is singled out as a dish worth crossing town for. The critic rated the spot two stars out of four (“good”)." - Dana Hatic