Amy Cosgrove
Google
Staff speaks great English, everyone was welcoming and attentive. I’m a solo diner and prefer to sit at the bar; their bar is full service. I appreciated the beer selection and the bartender correctly identified the better beer out of the 2 I was choosing between. The food is thoughtfully executed, with elements that were new to me and that I liked. Eg. The brûlée citrus with the calamari, the black sesame in the batter, the roasted chile skins that were julienned. They make a lot of items in house, which is why I picked this place to try out. The spinach and ricotta pasta was delicious; it had bite, but not chew, and the filling was well seasoned. The toasted pine nuts on top were a necessary and appreciated texture. I had to get extremely picky to find any faults, but consider these negligible: basil chiffonade lacked uniformity and the basil was a bit bruised, perhaps because the knife needed to be a bit more sharp? Pasta was a touch thick, but had excellent crimping technique, which is a skill I personally struggle with. The sauce could’ve been adhered or merried better with the pasta, maybe with a little bit of that pasta cooking water. The dish lacked acid. Again, super minor things, but I would have welcomed a lemon wedge or a touch of vinegar to lift that cream sauce a bit. After a few bites, it got a little heavy on the palate and I needed some relief. Overall fantastic meal-I would eat here again and I have in mind a couple more dishes I’d like to try. Highly recommend.