Category: Italian

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Lo Stivale D’oro

We checked out this Italian place for dinner.

This place was great, but the one thing they lacked was a selection of meat. They have seafood, but you can’t order chicken, beef or pork (they only have bolognese sauce).

So I ordered the Tagliatelle with scampi. Overall, I enjoyed the pasta, but I think taking apart the scampi was too much effort. Still a good place I would check out again.

Also, for a drink I got an Aperol Spritz, which was ok since it was sweet, but it also had this bitterish type taste I wasn’t fond of.

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La Tagliatella

Great Italian restaurant.

We had a pitcher of the Prosecco Sangria. It’s sweeter than regular Sangria, which I definitely like better.

We also got house bread which we mixed with olive oil and parmesan cheese. Mmmm.

For my main course, I got the Lomo Cosenza. It’s this pork tenderloin dish with a sweet thick sauce. I cleaned the plate!

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Vino Santo Bistro

Another great Italian place. Most people here were a bit dressed up (so we slightly stood out, but that was not an issue).

We started at the bar. I got two drinks, the first one was spot on (just the right amount of sweetness, and it was also very refreshing). Unfortunately I do not recall what the drink was called (it is on their cocktail list). I believe it was rum based.

For appetizers, we got the calamari. For my main dish, I got the lobster ravioli. Both were great, but I would try another main dish next time I visited (but as mentioned the ravioli was delicious).

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Piccino

I really unique Italian restaurant, where their main dishes don’t center around pasta.

We ordered a bunch of dishes. We got the [kenne aged goat cheese, spring compote, sparrow brea], a salad with octopus, [garden greens, shallots, herbs, breakfast raffish, and red wine vinaigrette], the funghi pizza, and one pasta dish (pictured below) that I can’t seem to recall the name. All dishes were good, but what I would definitely order again when I’m there is the 2nd, 4th and 5th dishes I mentioned.

We also ordered red wine to go with our meal, which made a great pairing.

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Old Spaghetti Factory

So I finally checked this place out in America.

I ordered the crab ravioli, which I must say was really good and tasted. I will be getting this again. But next time I should really try the spaghetti.

Also, drinks were cheap (and not bad). I got an old fashioned for $7.00.

Lastly, a pro tip if you’re waiting to be seated: the bar open seating is actually a good way to not wait (although I guess you don’t get the full ambiance of the restaurant).

Update 1/27/2019: I went back here again and got the Stuffed Pasta, which had spinach tortellini and and spinach and cheese ravioli. It was alright, but definitely not as good as the crab ravioli from last time. Also, we got the calamari as an appetizer. I would advise not to get it again (it was kind of soggy, and didn’t taste quite right). Although, the ice cream at the end was good (forget what the flavor was called, but I was a mix of childcare, pecan, and something else).

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Perry’s

This is one of the restaurants I wanted to try as I was walking along the Embarcadero. I gotta say, not sure if I’d come back, mainly since I didn’t like my main dish.

I got the penne, and asked them to add chicken. I think I was expecting more of a tomato sauce rather than an oil based sauce.

They also do have a full bar, so that is one plus (except no lychee, so I got a lemon drop).

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Buddy’s

Got the lasagna. It was ok, but would not get it again.

For drinks, the old fashioned was pretty good. The merlot was alright.