Most people seem to like this expensive gourmet Italian restaurant.  I thought both the food and wine  were overpriced.  I know it's just a quirk of mine, but after paying $32 for a veal chop, I don't like to have to pay an additional $6.50 for green beans to go with it. -M

Typical Entrees
Menu and Prices Change Frequently

Pasta & Risotto 
 (Full-portion prices range from $16-21) 
Half portions of pasta & risotto are available as appetizers

Risotto ai Funghi Italian Arborio rice simmered with fresh wild mushrooms (porcini, black trumpet and chanterelles) and sautéed leeks

Penne con Briciolata Fresh breadcrumbs sauteed with garlic and olive oil until crisp, tossed with chick peas and fresh cauliflower, sewed over tube-shape penne

Tortellini di Zucca Handmade tortellini filled with pumpkin and butternut squash, topped with butter and fresh sage

Spaghettini ai Frutti di Mare Fresh, hand-shucked sea scallops and fresh Gulf shrimp sautéed in a tomato wine sauce with fresh herbs, sewed over spaghettini

Orecchiette alla Bolognese Disk-shape pasta with Papa's meat sauce

Entrees
(Prices range from $23-34)

Branzino alla Griglia Fresh black sea bass grilled whole with fennel and garlic
Tonno alla Griglia Fresh tuna grilled rare with herbs and garlic, sewed with balsamic-marinated red onions and tomatoes

Poll as t rino all a D iavola Free-range, whole young chicken grilled with olive oil and a touch of hot pepper

Quaglie Arrosto Two Sonoma quail roasted with crushed juniper berries and sage, served over grilled polenta

Coniglio alla Senese Half a rabbit roasted with Yukon gold potatoes, tarragon and garlic

Vitello ai Ferri Colorado milk-fed veal chop grilled with fresh sage and garlic

Agnello Arrosto New Zealand rack of baby lamb roasted with fresh rosemary & garlic

Bistecca alla Fiorentina 32-oz. Black Angus T-bone sewed rare in the style of Florence

Vegetables  
 (Enough for 2-3 people, vegetable specialties to accompany your entree)

Erbette Saltate Fresh Swiss chard braised with olive oil and garlic

Fagiolini all'Erba Cipollina Baby string beans sautéed in red wine with onions and chives