The family made a visit last sat. for a special occasion. I’ll just focus on the food; everything was really good to exceptional. Orders for mains were salmon, chicken parm, pappardelle bolognese, linguini with clams, and two pork chop Milanese (on special) -all nice size portions.
Didn’t try the first three but all plates were cleaned and were given high marks. The linguini was excellent- clams were still soft and buttery, not chewy at all. You could taste the garlic but not at the point over overpowering the delicate clams. The pork chop was outstanding - tender, nice and thin, not greasy and a great crust with the breading. One of the best pork dishes I’ve had since moving here- CJ & JR - I recommend you guys try it and let me know your thoughts.
Apps were a wedge salad that I didn’t try but again got high marks, a grilled shrimp dish with a sriracha sauce that also got high praise and an arugula salad with beets and oranges that was nice and light and bright. The bread served was what I believe to be housemade rolls lightly seasoned with a nice dollop of olive oil that I added to with the tableside oil ramekin. Really outstanding and fresh, dough and crusty, I had three before I realized I needed to stop.
We also enjoyed a nice dish of fresh housemade mozzarella over roasted tomatoes with nice pop of fresh basil. The mozz was super milky- no lie to say it was the best I’ve had since leaving SI and could run with some of the top spots there. Any good fresh mozz fans should check it out. (also open to any good fresh mozz spots locally as Jimmi pecis, sickles, and other spots around here are wanting in that category).
All in all a really good meal- I know there’s a lot of Eye-talian joints around locally, but this was definitely a notch or two above, elevated cooking for sure.
While they don’t have a kids menu per se, the had no problem fixing up linguini with butter and chicken Milanese for my little one. We got there around 6 and the place filled up to capacity by 7 and by 8 there were literally people waiting outside for tables, so word must be out. I’d recommend trying this spot, going prior to 7 would def be easiest for a reservation or walk in and they have plenty of parking which is always nice for those of us who’ve suffered through Red Bank dining.
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