I went to check out Il Fornaio at the Levi Strauss Plaza. It's officially the closest restaurant to our new place I think. It's been there forever but I hadn't been in a pretty long time.
fiori di zucchine - crispy baby zucchini and zucchini flowers, lightly breaded, spicy tomato-basil and balsamic parsley sauces - $8.95
tagliolini granchio e chiodini - housemade pasta, crab, chiodini mushrooms, trebbiano wine, garlic - $16.95
To be honest I was pretty disappointed overall. I got really excited when I saw zucchini flower on the menu, but these were just so so. I think the fact that they didn't have cheese inside like they usually do made them worse. They were on the greasy side and didn't have too much substance. The pasta was also so-so at best. The pasta was undercooked and the crab/mushroom didn't have enough flavor. The service was a bit slow too.
fiori di zucchine - crispy baby zucchini and zucchini flowers, lightly breaded, spicy tomato-basil and balsamic parsley sauces - $8.95
tagliolini granchio e chiodini - housemade pasta, crab, chiodini mushrooms, trebbiano wine, garlic - $16.95
To be honest I was pretty disappointed overall. I got really excited when I saw zucchini flower on the menu, but these were just so so. I think the fact that they didn't have cheese inside like they usually do made them worse. They were on the greasy side and didn't have too much substance. The pasta was also so-so at best. The pasta was undercooked and the crab/mushroom didn't have enough flavor. The service was a bit slow too.