To celebrate my birthday, my husband made a reservation at Birroteca. We were warmly greeted and given the table he requested on Open Table. Tim, our server, came right over. He was very friendly and attentive without being intrusive. My husband always enjoys a Rye...Manhattan and Birroteca makes a really good one. We were surprised that they could not make a Southern Comfort Old Fashion as they did not have Southern Comfort on the bar. Not a problem, we ordered a bottle of Pinot Grigio by La Feria from Veneto. We told Tim we were not in a rush. We were slightly surprised when they brought our appetizers and salad at the same time. Our most favorite appetizer is the Burrata Cheese Bruschetta which has melted grape tomatoes and basil on top of the bruschetta. Our only disappointment was the bruschetta was not toasted well – it was limp. The Kale salad was fresh with beets, hazelnuts, and burrata cheese dressed with a white balsamic vinaigrette and lemon-honey drizzle.
While we were still enjoying our appetizers and salad, they brought out my husband’s dinner entree. We requested that they take it back as we were not ready for our main courses. For our main courses, my husband had the Homemade Pappardelle with Wild Boar Bolognese and Parmesan. I really like the Duck Duck Goose – a very interesting pizza topped with Duck Confit, Fig-Onion Jam, Balsamic, Fontina & Asiago, and a Duck Egg. We were both thrilled with our main courses. For my birthday, the restaurant treated me to an Italian Kit Kat (with a lighted candle), which was a really decadent dessert with dark chocolate crunch, chocolate truffle, hazelnut mouse, sea salt, and caramel. Oh my, I was in heaven! My husband is a lover of ice cream, and he thoroughly enjoyed the Taharka Brothers Chocolate Love.More