North Italia Austin 🍝🇮🇹 | A Quick Food Note

Tried some classic Italian dishes this time — overall, a mix of pleasant surprises and slight letdowns! ✨ Italian Meatballs 🍅 Topped with tomato sauce and creamy ricotta — and they’re as big as ping pong balls! 🎾 The sauce was rich and flavorful, but the meatballs were a bit dry and overly salty. Not as juicy as I’d hoped. 🍞 White Truffle Garlic Bread 🍄 Truffle aroma was strong and tempting as soon as it arrived 🧄✨ The edges were crispy and the center soft — though not exactly "crispy outside, tender inside" as I expected. Truffle lovers would still enjoy it! 🦑 Squid Ink Tonnarelli Jet-black noodles made a bold visual impact 🖤 The shrimp and squid paired well with wild fennel pollen and spicy tomato sauce — tangy, aromatic, and delicious! Just be prepared for black lips and teeth 😉👄 🍮 Dessert 🍨 We had Tiramisu and Gelato. The tiramisu is made fresh daily — better texture than Whole Foods’ (less soggy and loose!), though the portion is huge. You might need to share! 🍷 Wine: Greco di Tufo A safe pairing — nothing extraordinary, but it did the job. ⏳ Dining Experience Food came out pretty slow — each dish took a while. Tables are quite close together, and it can get noisy when busy. You might have to speak up… or accidentally hear your neighbors’ conversations 😅 📌 Final Thoughts A nice spot to catch up with friends over Italian specialties. Recommend: Squid Ink Pasta + Truffle Bread. Meatballs? Maybe skip unless you like ’em firm and salty. #Austin #ItalianFood #FoodReview #SquidInkPasta #TruffleLover