This noisy mainstream Italian restaurant heightens the Taylor Street renaissance with an ever-changing menu of standards and innovative takes on familiar red-sauce territory. However, a tendency to overproduce dishes with too many ingredients can smother classic Italian simplicity: Eight ingredients topping excellent beef carpaccio is about four too many. Stick to the tried-and-true, like mussels in spicy tomato sauce or linguine with sautéed shrimp and asparagus in a sauce of white wine, tomato, and basil. Roasted pork chops shine through a blanket of pancetta and cabbage in white wine sauce. The tiramisù is a fine ending, as is the wonderful limoncello concocted by someone’s nonna. Service friendly but scattered.
Additional Information
Rating: 1½ stars
Price: $30-$39
Cuisine: Italian
Neighborhood: Little Italy
Noteworthy: child friendly high noise level telephone reservations wheelchair accessible
Dishes We Liked:
Mussels ($9), fettuccine alla palermitana ($14), sautéed whitefish with wild mushrooms ($20), lava cake ($7)