Mozzarella Di Buffalo

We each chose a bowl of soup, my companion the Chicken and I opted for the Minestrone. My companion declared the soup Okay, which is usually not okay.  The pasta looked like spaghetti o’s.

Chicken Soup

My choice, was unlike any Minestrone ever experienced.  The usual veggies I associate with this soup were absent or perhaps just emulsified in the broth, heavy on red beans, and ditalini  pasta, more at home on a  Mexican menu.

Minestrone

The main dishes a Chicken Piccata, sauteed with capers, artichoke hearts with white wine and lemon butter.  If the line “you eat with your eyes first” is believed, I would have been asleep.  On the up side the dish was quite tasty, the chicken tender and well seasoned, with nice balance of lemon flavor.

Chicken Piccata

My dish the Linguine Matriciana, listed as sauteed prosciutto and onions in a spicy marinara sauce missed the mark.  Pasta well overcooked, sauce bland with little body.

Linguine Matriciana

The verdict, the food was not bad, but not exceptional either. When we left we were both undecided if we would return to try other items on the menu.  The reviews for this spot are great, on our visit people were waiting to get in, so they must be doing something right.  End of the day thoughts; get the crew and make it an Italian night.  Remember the more people you bring the more dishes you can order to get a feel for the menu, plus for me when it comes to food the more people at the table the more fun even if the food is just meh.