My anticipation kept rising as I waited for my meal to arrive as the portions served to those around me were ginormous. The woman sitting to my right had a portion of ziti large enough to serve a family of four, which made me very happy as that woman is my wife, and I knew immediately that I would be eating her leftovers the following night. My portion of Eggplant Ravioli was certainly generous but alas only enough for perhaps a meal and a half.
I ordered a bit off the menu for this meal. The eggplant ravioli normally comes with a cream sauce, but I thought an oil and garlic would be a bit lighter. The over-sized ravioli stuffed with eggplant were served with additional pieces of eggplant in a subtle sauce. The food tasted as if it came from your grandmother’s kitchen. I would have preferred the flavors to be a little more intense, a little more complex, which would have taken the meal from good home cooking to a foodie’s delight. It is important to note, however, that the leftovers from my meal (and for that matter from the meal of that lovely woman sitting to my right) tasted even better the following night. Home cooking always does. -JD
Reviewed at Ziti’s Italian Trattoria.
