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Insalata Bel Mondo available at Piccolo's on Shrewsbury Street

Restaurant: Piccolo’s, Shrewsbury Street

As it appears in the menu: Romaine lettuce topped with granny smith apple slices, Gorgonzola cheese, smoked almonds and dried cranberries. Tossed within a white balsamic vinaigrette sauce. Claimed to be one of the most popular items on the menu since day one.

Foodie’s Review: This is your basic cranberry and green apple salad with two notable points. First, I found the some almonds incongruous with the dish—they seemed too hard, too salty, and too “out of the package”—I would recommend asking if they could substitute with a walnut or another nut variety (Piccolo’s makes dishes to order, so it should not be a problem to switch out). Second, this salad is large—it makes a filling meal itself, or split it 2-3 ways and still have enough.

This review was done by an independent member of the Worcester Foodies group during their monthly meeting in April 2011.

Lasagna Frederico available at Piccolo's on Shrewsbury Street.

Restaurant: Piccolo’s, Shrewsbury Street

As it appears in the menu: Seven layers of fresh pasta and Italian cheeses topped with Freddy’s sausage ragu.

The Facts: The dish consists of seven layers of freshly cooked past, mixed in with thin layers of lightly seasoned ricotta cheese with basil and oregano and a medium spiced peppered sausage. The red sauce was plum tomato based topped with potent fresh basil.

Foodie’s Review: The dish was a very well balanced mix of pasta, cheese and sauce. The sausage added a great medium red sauce that was unexpected and very well received. Most restaurant’s lasagna’s are typically overly “cheesed” but the combination of the tomatoes and sausage balanced the often overpowering cheese. The only negative to this dish was some of the noodles were overcooked at we got to the lower levels, something even the most experienced chef may find hard to master.

This review was done by an independent member of the Worcester Foodies group during their monthly meeting in April 2011.