I’ve passed this restaurant on the street many times and because my favorite pizzeria in East Aurora was closed on Wednesdays, I decided to come here instead with my family. We got the Viviani, chicken Parm, and meatball sandwiches. As well as a Caesar salad and the Rita pinsa (which is just pizza. Don’t let the name freak you out.) we split everything and were satisfied by that amount of food. Across the board, the flavors of the food were just as I needed them to be aside from the salt level. I saw another reviewer say that the Caesar was too salty for their taste, which made me worry that things would be too salty here, on the contrary, I found that all of the sandwiches could’ve used a nice sprinkling of salt. Aside from that, everything was delicious. I did find it odd however that there is very minimal seating in this restaurant, almost to the point where it is difficult to have anything higher than a group of four, if the outside seating is closed, just something to be mindful of. Also something I didn’t really love was that we were given paper dishes to eat our food on. I’m not sure if this is a choice based on lack of dishwasher space or if it’s supposed to be more of like a carryout sandwich vibe, and this is supposed to deter people from eating in, however, it cheapens the experience and I wished that we were eating off of real plates so it would feel like a real family dinner out. It’s possible that I missed the intention of vibe of this place, but it didn’t really seem as though they were doing a lot of takeout business. All in all I would go back, but I won’t be...
Read moreWhen I see Italian sandwiches with authentic Italiano ingredients, that’s just where I need to be! The Main Street in East Aurora is a vibe. Part old world/all charm. The inside is perfectly decorated, inviting with its own unique design that is thoughtful with its touches. They have bar seating available with table options limited to one side of the restaurant. All the servers are very welcoming and the people in the restaurant also where so friendly. We started off with the Prosecco on tap because SI!! If you have the opportunity to have Italian sparkling wine on tap you take it! The food options are a selection of cold and hot option, pizzas, a pasta dish or antipasti which gives everyone a choice of different flavors and styles to suit your taste. I had the ‘Mike The Bike’ hot sandwich and the chicken cotolletta or cutlet which was delicious. The bread was an Italian style which is hard on the outside and fluffy in the middle. My only problem with the sandwich itself was the amount of sauce. There was a sauce situation lol. The Calabrian Chilli Aioli had unfortunately used too much of the oil, from Pepperoncino I presume(?). My suggestion is you need to either drain the oil more OR use the actual chilli pepper in the pepperoncino. I mean it’s meant to be hot. My friend had Vivani which looked perfecto. No notes. This is an amazing place, which is a refreshing take on Italian cuisine...
Read moreStopped into Marta’s market tonight with my wife and have been meaning to try them out. Pleasantly surprised is an understatement. Jeremy took care of us and was extremely knowledgeable with both the menu and beer/wine list. Already starting off on a good foot and then the food got to our table. Everything was absolutely excellent and came with a very reasonable price tag. The mike the bike? I believe it was and other sandwich my wife had was absolutely excellent. We also tried a menu item that was described as pizza- like and it was killer-goat cheese, mushrooms, balsamic reduction, and arugula from what I recall? Unfortunately there is no evidence left to further the description. Definitely would recommend trying them out for delicious food or stopping in for a pint of...
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