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loveitalianfood 

on Citysearch

15 years ago

Horrific Experience – After spending over $250.00, including a $70.00 bottle of wine, we left shaking our heads feeling violated and unsatisfied. We've asked ourselves how we could have made such poor choice while vowing never to return. Out of 5 starters only one was truly palatable, the eggplant caponata. The others, marinated sardines (too much vinegar), octopus (chewy with no flavor), fried artichokes (greasy, greasy, greasy), meatballs (we never received them, but were instructed that we had, we where then told what a m... read more

gigiPhily 

on Citysearch

15 years ago

bad bad bad....! – I was told they serve Roman food.... (not even just Italian food). After a horrible appetiser and two bits of a horrible pasta in a whitish Alfredo-like sauce, we left to go get better food somewhere else. They were nice enough to charge us only for two glasses of wine (~$25).. bottomline, this place has nothing, but really nothing of Italian cuisine. It's a quite pedestrian and portions are ridiculously small.....one more thing, the wine list is straight from Trader Joe's. 

Tara Nurin 

on Citysearch

15 years ago

Citysearch Editorial Review – Marc Vetri brings his culinary prowess to the people in the form of a trattoria that’s more casual and lower priced than his other epicurean apples of the national food press’ eye. The atmosphere at this sectional bistro that’s identified by a stretching zinc bar, wide-open kitchen and industrially warm exposed brick walls and ceiling is chatty yet refined, noisy yet civilized. Patrons on first dates or fresh from a day presiding over the firm sport jeans or business suits, while professional se... read more