Piccolo's on Shrewsbury St

I tried to go to Mezcal on Friday night, but at 8:20 pm, the wait for a table was an hour and a half. There were only two of us, and we were too hungry to wait that long. The bar's pretty small, and it was really loud. We decided to try Piccolo's, right across the street.

I ordered the ginger ale, which was good, but probably only about 9 ounces, and didn't have free refills. I guess it cost about the same as the water I bought at the movie theater - $3.68! But I needed it, I was having a coughing fit. Ok, back to the restaurant review.

We shared the Insalate Bel Mondo, which was absolutely the best salad I've had in forever. Romaine, dried cranberries, gorgonzola, green apples, and the best dressing made with white balsamic vinegar. The salad was gigantic and could have easily been shared by 3 people.

This was the best part of the meal. We ordered two appetizers that I thought were kind of disappointing. The giant chicken and ricotta filled ravioli, topped with pink sauce. The pink sauce was great, there were fresh tomatoes in the sauce, but the ravioli filling was bland, and the ricotta seemed kind of grainy. The other appetizer was an eggplant, chopped up and mixed with some other things, (can't remember what) and then put back into the mini eggplant shell. It was okay, just not awesome. Next time I think I'll go for a pasta entree. They all looked delicious but I didn't have the appetite for a big pasta meal. I filled up on salad!

Service was great.