Still no power and tired of Qdoba and Beer Depot, my fiance and I finally got around to trying out Caffe Classico. And we weren't disappointed!! I ordered a glass of the Shoofly Shiraz- not bad. My honey had a chimay beer, which I didn't know cost $9.00 a glass. Eeek. After refusing to order the pomme frittes as an appetizer (the fiance was not happy with me), we settled on the lyonnaise salad. What a treat! A large bed of frisee with crumbled bacon and diced tomatoes, topped with a perfectly cooked egg- over easy. The menu said herb dressing. Not sure what was in it, but it was good. Hidden on the bottom is the "crouton," a thick slice of baguette.
I ordered the pizza alla bobo, and my fiance got the garlic shrimp with linguine. The linguine came out with about 10 decent sized shrimp with a perfect smattering of spinach, pine nuts, and fresh reggiano. The pasta was cooked perfectly in a garlic white wine sauce. My fiance was blown away, and he is a tough critic. However, the pinnacle of this dining experience had to be the pizza. Perfect thin crust with fresh mozzarella, pepperoni and prosciutto. It was more like a pepperoni pizza with a little prosciutto, which was great because I was worried the prosciutto would be too dominate. The sauce was perfect. The taste and amount of cheese was perfect. The blend of spices was perfect. I will be back again and again for that pizza.
Top off the meal with great service. I hope Caffe Classico keeps it up because I'm definitely putting it into my rotation now.
