10/27/09

No more pizza, but live music instead

by RonaldHolden

Three times a week live music is on tap, starting end of October. Meantime, the lasagna is killed, all the pastas are homemade, homemade desserts, too. All from the hands of Enza Sorrentino, a real Sicilian mamma, and served by her daughter, Sofana. Don't listen to the know-nothings whose standard is Olive Garden, or to the trendy spots which give an Italian name to something they've invented; this is the real deal, the most authentic Italian restaurant in Seattle.

• Pros: Live music and lovely lasagna
• Cons: Some people still don't get it

05/06/09

Don't bother with happy hour

by Carolinseattle

I can't comment on the regular meals, because I went to happy hour 5/6/2009 and won't be back.

Portions were skimpy and the food tasteless. I had a Caprese salad with little rounds of mozzarella that looked and tasted like they came from either Trader Joe's or Safeway next door. It was four bites at the most for $5. Same with the caponata - two little half-dollar sized rounds of crostini when even the skimpy, tasteless portion of caponata called for at least four.

The place sounded like a day care center with some of the owners' friends taking up one big table with screaming babies. I've never been compelled to write a negative review about a restaurant before, especially an Italian restaurant where some of the customers were actually speaking Italian, but this place is a disaster.

The waiter didn't bother to ask me how "everything was.'' Otherwise, I would have told him.

• Pros: Smells good
• Cons: Poor service, skimpy portions at happy hour

02/06/09

Far away from a decent italian restaurant

by marcover

We had dinner there this week with other 30 Italians guys and the restaurant was a big disappointment. We had a good appetizer (prosciutto), two different dishes of pasta (one was with tomato sauce, mushroom, peas, the other dish was seafood pasta), and a dessert. The pasta was overcooked and no taste and the tiramisu was too sweet. It doesn?t worth the price; in general most of the dishes are overpriced for what you get. I really hope to find a decent Italian restaurant in Seattle one day...

• Pros: Ambience
• Cons: too expensive for what you get