I find Il Fornaio a hit-and-miss place. Despite their large success in terms of clientèle, I am not always persuaded I am having an Italian experience. There are many compromises Il Fornaio had to take in order to get t its great success, and some of those are not too pleasant for someone looking for [...]
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Zucca is a two-location restaurant that doesn’t brand itself as “Italian”. In fact, one of the locations, the one in Palo Alto, says it’s a “European Restaurant”. I had read plenty of good things about them, but I was a bit skeptical about the originality of their Italian food.
My friend and I met at the [...]
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La Strada is the ultimate Italian hot spot in Palo Alto. I walked in this restaurant the first time when I looked at the menu and found no misspelling. I use this as a gauge of how good the team at the restaurant is, and how much care/ attention they have taken in their execution. [...]
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La Pizzeria is just what it says it is- a pizza place. With a selection of over 20 pizzas on the menu, and the way the crust tastes once it comes out of the wood burning oven, it established itself as the place where to eat pizza “like at home”. It shouldn’t be a surprise, [...]
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