Trattoria La Siciliana A
Finally...I made it over to 2993 college (across from naan 'n curry). Trattoria is the restaurant that at least 8 to 10 people are always waiting in front of- due to the limited number of tables inside AND for the amazing food. On a tuesday night, Frank, Francis, Katrina and I arrived at about 8:30 and had to wait about 15 minutes for a table in their nook upstairs. The wait staff was great at keeping us updated on the status of our table- we appreciated that. The interior is quaint and softly lit, with couples abounding (ain't that sweet?). At our table, they brought over a healthy serving of crusty bread and the greatest dipping sauce you will have EVER tasted- olive oil, flavored with garlic, rosemary, red pepper, salt, and a couple other somethin somethins. ADDICTING... our table went through at least 3 baskets within a span of 15 minutes.
On to the dishes- we ordered family style (if your party is at least 3 people, they do family style- 2x 1 dish, making them perfect for sharing). Appetizer: bruschetta with an eggplant and olive tapenade ($8). Dish 1: Gnocci in a cream sauce, with fresh shrimp and prosciutto ($15/serving). Dish 2: rigatoni with a light tomato-cream sauce, pancetta, peas, with a hint of nutmeg ($13/serving). The appetizer tapenade was really really delicious- be careful of those olives though if you're sensitive to salty foods.. whoa.
Dish 1: gnocci are like little pillows or potato happiness. the shrimp were really fresh and complemented the creamy gnocci perfectly!
Dish 2: the rigatoni (recommended to me by my fabulous roommate Joyce) was equally as excellent. the pasta- al dente with a bit of bite- was well coated by the sauce- not too thick, not too thin- delicious. i love pancetta (italian bacon)- a bit thicker than American bacon and subtle smokiness.
Dessert: we all decided to split a block of tiramisu ($6.50). the sponge bread was soaked with the right amount of rum. i hate tiramisus that tease you with a meager amount of rum. this one was excellent.
our famous friend frank was slick and paid the bill when he supposedly just went to the restroom. totally caught off guard, this gesture was more than touching. the food was great but the company of friends was invaluable. these are the moments and people that i am going to miss in berkeley...thank you so much frank and my treat in tokyo.
a few more days. who wants to take over this blog?!!! are you worthy enough... leave a comment.
cheers,
melissa
Finally...I made it over to 2993 college (across from naan 'n curry). Trattoria is the restaurant that at least 8 to 10 people are always waiting in front of- due to the limited number of tables inside AND for the amazing food. On a tuesday night, Frank, Francis, Katrina and I arrived at about 8:30 and had to wait about 15 minutes for a table in their nook upstairs. The wait staff was great at keeping us updated on the status of our table- we appreciated that. The interior is quaint and softly lit, with couples abounding (ain't that sweet?). At our table, they brought over a healthy serving of crusty bread and the greatest dipping sauce you will have EVER tasted- olive oil, flavored with garlic, rosemary, red pepper, salt, and a couple other somethin somethins. ADDICTING... our table went through at least 3 baskets within a span of 15 minutes.
On to the dishes- we ordered family style (if your party is at least 3 people, they do family style- 2x 1 dish, making them perfect for sharing). Appetizer: bruschetta with an eggplant and olive tapenade ($8). Dish 1: Gnocci in a cream sauce, with fresh shrimp and prosciutto ($15/serving). Dish 2: rigatoni with a light tomato-cream sauce, pancetta, peas, with a hint of nutmeg ($13/serving). The appetizer tapenade was really really delicious- be careful of those olives though if you're sensitive to salty foods.. whoa.
Dish 1: gnocci are like little pillows or potato happiness. the shrimp were really fresh and complemented the creamy gnocci perfectly!
Dish 2: the rigatoni (recommended to me by my fabulous roommate Joyce) was equally as excellent. the pasta- al dente with a bit of bite- was well coated by the sauce- not too thick, not too thin- delicious. i love pancetta (italian bacon)- a bit thicker than American bacon and subtle smokiness.
Dessert: we all decided to split a block of tiramisu ($6.50). the sponge bread was soaked with the right amount of rum. i hate tiramisus that tease you with a meager amount of rum. this one was excellent.
our famous friend frank was slick and paid the bill when he supposedly just went to the restroom. totally caught off guard, this gesture was more than touching. the food was great but the company of friends was invaluable. these are the moments and people that i am going to miss in berkeley...thank you so much frank and my treat in tokyo.
a few more days. who wants to take over this blog?!!! are you worthy enough... leave a comment.
cheers,
melissa
1 Comments:
At June 3, 2005 at 8:18 PM,
Anonymous said…
Hi Melissa,
I don't believe I could ever live up to your legacy as a Food Chick but I would love to be one of your new SF Bay Area correspondents. Let me know what you (and Lydia) think.
Love,
Jen
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