Why go to Little Italy and pay throgh the nose for ok food? Dante's has excellent food and a great selection of wine. The desserts come from next door, their cafe, and are great.
In the immediate area, where Cappucino Corner seems to make things a shade more touristy than I'd like, there are several Italian restaurants making it hard to determine where to go. Trattoria Dante stands out -- I went there this past weekend and thoroughly enjoyed their homemade pasta ricotta & asparagus tortelloni in cream sauce with bacon. Rich and delicious. Cold antipasto was tasty as a ...
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I've beeng going to Dante for years now. The restaurant is a trattoria right out of Florence. The food and staff are "right off the boat." I highly recommend this restaurant for a casual night out. Try the Chicken Scarpariello... YUM!
I went here tonight for a birthday dinner, my friends had been here before and really liked it. The prices are reasonable, about $12-14 for a pasta dish. I had the tortelloni w/ asparagus in a bacon and cream sauce and it was sooo good. I even ate it slowly to make it last. There were no complaints around the table about what was ordered, although I didn't like the penne w/ pesto sauce too much ...
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