Surprised I haven't seen any posts about this place yet. For those of you who don't know, it took over the Arturo's spot. Ate there last night. A home run! Great looking. Great food. Great service. I had to get my "go to" entree, before I venture out to other items...chicken parm. Dare I say it was the best in the area? And I order chicken parm everywhere!
I'm a big Chicken Parm fan - just made some for lunch. Not too much sauce on that one - but will try it out one of these days!
It comes with penne with vodka sauce but I asked for marinara sauce. I'm sure you can ask for more sauce on the chicken. Report back!
I too thought there should be more sauce and cheese on the chicken but perhaps that is my old neighborhood typical Italian fare. Regardless of the side dish involved.
Not a lot of reviews here. I ate there Tuesday night for the first time. The space is very nice- lots of tables inside. Didn’t seem too close together until I left. But is fine.
The good- meatball appetizer, a large single meatball with sauce. Very good texture and flavor. Get the bread with it ($5 but worth it). This would satisfy two people.
The sort of not great- the stracciatella appetizer ( listed under “for the table”) $14 for one very small crostini. While tasty- there should be three pieces served. Won’t order that again.
My dinner was the cacio e pepe bucatini. The pasta was very much overcooked. The cacio e pepe sauce itself tasted pretty authentic. The server offered parmigiana cheese- I of course told him it requires pecorino romano- he had no clue. But it didn’t need more cheese.
I will return to get the meatball again and try some of the other entrees.
Btw- the place was packed when we left. We got there around 6:30 and seated right away.
We went last week. Had the Stracciatella and Prosciutto di Parma for appetizers. Enjoyed both. For entrees we got the Fussili, Bucatini, Scallops and Risotto. The only one I wouldn't go for again was the scallops. They were fine, but just preferred the other dishes, especially the risotto. We got tiramisu and a cannoli for dessert. Both were good, but not good enough to leave the gun, if I had one. The service was excellent.
My family and I had a wonderful meal at Osteria LK last night, our belated first visit there. We started with the ricotta crostini and the roasted artichokes, then entrees of the gnocchi with bolognese sauce, the spaghetti carbonara and two specials: fetuccine with crab and fusilli with sausage. Plus two more side orders of vegetables: brocolli rabe and snap peas.
The pesto and cherry tomatoes complemented the crab in my dish without overwhelming it, and my son’s sausage fusilli, which also contained caramelized onion, spinach and peas, could have been heavy but was deliciously light.
It was an early Father’s Day dinner, so I didn’t see the check, but my son and wife expressed some surprise that it wasn’t higher. (BYOB tends to help in that department.)
Worried about a possible line, since they don’t take reservations, we arrived about 15 minutes before the restaurant opened at 5. That was unnecessary; tables were still available at 5:30, though customers were waiting outside by the time we left.
Ate their yesterday too (and it wasn't my first visit). But went at about 1:30 and had the luncheon menu where the prices (and perhaps the sizes) are somewhat lower but the was no problem with the portions. I finally had the meatball as a main dish which was quite good (Artie's is still my favorite) along with Carpaccio of Summer Squash which was amazing. On a different occasion I recall having the tuna crudo as an appetizer and some delicious pasta dish. And yes service was excellent both times.
Surprised I haven't seen any posts about this place yet. For those of you who don't know, it took over the Arturo's spot. Ate there last night. A home run! Great looking. Great food. Great service. I had to get my "go to" entree, before I venture out to other items...chicken parm. Dare I say it was the best in the area? And I order chicken parm everywhere!