I had an enjoyable dinner at the recently reopened Gold Mirror in Parkside yesterday. The Gold Mirror is an Italian American restaurant that opened back in 1969. It closed in January of 2024 for renovations and reopened at the end of October after almost two years. I’d been a few times before the remodel but hadn’t gotten to write up any reports save for a post about their spaghetti and meatballs.
The old castle like backdrop in the wall is gone, it looks like a new restaurant.
Menus - the spaghetti with meatballs seems to have been replaced with a rigatoni with meatballs.
Free bread and butter. The bread was good - warm with a thin crackly crust and a very light and airy crumb.
La Esencia di California ($18)
Gin, Vodka, Lillet, Dry Vermouth, Seaweed
I had a “La Esencia di California” to drink, which was a bit like a Vesper with seaweed flavor.
Trippa alla Napolitana ($20)
braised tripe, delicate tomato sauce
To start I had one of the daily specials - the Trippa alla Napolitana, tripe in a tomato sauce. It was very nice. The tripe was bouncy and tender and the tomato sauce was fresh and light. There was a little parsley to brighten it up.
Cannelloni ($34)
provimi veal, hand-dipped ricotta, parmigiano, béchamel, marinara, monterey jack
For a main I had a pasta - the veal cannelloni. This was also very nice. There were two large cannelloni stuffed with a delicate ricotta and veal filling, smothered with a large amount of a delicious bechamel and tomato sauce with several types of cheese.
Cannelloni cross-section.
Tiramisu ($12)
ladyfingers, espresso liqueur, mascarpone cream
For dessert I had the tiramisu, which was good. It was dressed up with some fruit.
