The ricotta dumplings, vodka pasta, and wood-fired table bread are the dishes reviewers name most, and the restaurant keeps a community table open for walk-ins since reservations run hard to get. Mentioning a birthday or anniversary ahead of a reservation often gets a personalized touch — custom menu notes and a complimentary dessert have both come up repeatedly.
A 4.8-star rating across roughly 2,500 OpenTable reviews is an exceptional, large sample.
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