Here it goes....another attempt at finding greatness in a city that is culinarily (if this is a word?) inclined to failure on several levels but, there has to be something said to those that are still trying their hearts out! Cheers to you and here's to a review that is rather disappointing so my sincere apologies but, someones gotta be the bad guy.
Vino e Olio in the Design District was something that I was looking forward to trying and before you trash my blog for being a hater let me start out with some of the highlights! The location is great I love the DD. Place or rather, structure, beautiful you walk in and there is a DJ jamming some cool tunes and a lounge area outside that for this time of year is heavenly. Nice bar, bad drinks but, who's paying attention anyways to a bad Martini...wait, a bad Martini? Who screws that up? Oh yeah, this place. So anyways, back to some positives...that was it.
Now, on too the not so positives an unappetizing menu, absurdly over priced (soup for 18 dollars? apps for 20, mains for 40?) and lousy service. 3 of us tried the butternut squash soup (18 dollars) with ricotta cheese and wild mushrooms. The ricotta was 2 huge cold globs in the middle of the soup and the wild mushrooms were some where in there I may have fished out 1 or 2? Main course there was naked ravioli on the table, who the hell wants spinach and ricotta with butter sauce and no pasta?! Obviously not a winner. I had a pasta with sweet peppers and chili (not served hot) and it came drowning in a pink sauce, I never remember this being on the menu. Octopus served salty as hell but, well cooked so they killed it with salt, almost had it! Needless to go on....not good.
Here is what I had in mind and the chefs to consider....with a name that is so bold in the ingredients Vino e Olio 2 of life's greatest pleasures and earths gift to mankind. Both sacred and holy elements to our daily diet why don't you INCLUDE them in your menu. Risotto made with Barolo? Red wine braised short ribs? Pasta and fish in a white wine sauce? Fresh ingredients used that are highlighted with full bodied olive oils from Tuscany? Its Italian food people simple and delicious.
So unless your going for a glass of wine and sitting outside in the lounge area. Don't waste your time nor your well earned cash.
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