Cafe Nostra
Posted by Chris on June 7, 2008 @ 10:02pmI decided to try Cafe Nostra tonight with some friends, a newish place in the heart of the national capital’s Little Italy before the Italian Week festivities got started. I don’t even remember the last time I actually went to an Italian restaurant. It always seemed a bit odd, since, while growing up, my modern Italian household was usually fully stocked to some degree with mortadella, capicolo, dry sausages, and pickled eggplants. By no means were my parents Fiat driving immigrants…my mother was born here, but of Italian origin…however, my sister and I were well acquainted with the delectables of the boot nonetheless.
I didn’t really try anything super Italian here, but the food was quite good. One of my friends had a really good pizza with an extremely fresh tasting tomato sauce. I had a 10 oz. ribeye steak with capped mushrooms in a perfect juice with steamed vegetables. I also sampled some delicious salmon that was served on a bed of steamed vegetables, with an excellent cream sauce. Very good food, and the layout of this little place was quite modern and elegant, while simutaneously not looking like a W Hotel. The bruschetta I had was, no joke, the best I’ve ever had. If you follow my advice and check it out, ensure you order that, because it’s that good. It was very reasonable for a nice night out on the town….dinner for 4 was about $180.00 including tip.
