Mr. Guido Says: ****
Mrs. Guido Says: ****
Mrs. Guido's 2 Cents:
Surprisingly enough, We have not been back to La Famiglia, despite its 4 Star rating and great food. Perhaps this is because it's family style, and we would have to concur on a meal choice, and when we do do family style it is usually at Piccola Bussola. Regardless, La Famiglia is a great local alternative. We had tried to go there once before, but the restaurant was randomly closed for a vacation and we were forced to go to our first miserable experience at Bella Cucina instead. When we finally did go, it was a Saturday night, and it was packed. Mr. Guido wasn't thrilled with the notion of valet parking, but lets face it, when is he. The interior design is very stark; muted white walls, no frills, no fuss, no muss. The bar area was slammed, the bartenders must make a killing. We went for a fairly standard meal, fried calamari appetizer, chicken francese over penne. The calamari was delicious, tender, with a great marinara. The chicken was tender as well, the pasta al dente, and the sauce perfectly lemony; in this respect it surpassed Piccola Bussola's, which has more white wine than lemon. For dessert, to appease Mr. Guido, we went with some sort of an Apple crumb pie thing. It had a slight refrigerator taste to it, as if it didn't move too quickly. I wouldn't imagine so, being an Italian restaurant, and Mr. Guido admitted afterwards this probably wasn't the best choice. Regardless, the food was still way above average, and I hope to go back again sometime soon.
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