Tucci

It's kind of hard to find small, somewhat casual, romantic spots these days with all the chain restaurants out there. You either get fast casual or super high end places... not very good when you are looking for something in the middle. However, we happened to stumble upon Tucci while driving down Cherry Street. This main street-esque block has tons of little shops, restaurants, and bars. During my last visit, we stopped at a really great pizza place (see my post on Andolini's Pizza), so we figured we could just try anything and it would probably be pretty good. We stopped at this little place with a patio strung with little red lights and then found it to be an Italian place. (Apparently we like to find Italian places) It smelled amazing when we walked in, so that was a good sign. It was a small place with black and white checkerboard floors and red walls. Each table had a little lamp with a red beaded shade and the walls were decorated with fun food art...definitely a fun little date night place.

I started off with a glass of Starborough Sauvignon Blanc that had aromas of melon and apple, making it easy to drink. The pizzas seemed to be the most popular item coming out of the kitchen, so we decided to try a pizza pie. It was served with a salad that had garlic crostini, kalamata olives, and parmesan cheese on it with a lemon vinaigrette. The dressing gave it some brightness and the subtle sweetness that went well with the salty olives. The pizza we opted for was a white pizza with chicken, artichokes, roasted garlic, and cheese. (The picture was more of an artsy shot.) The crust was surprisingly flavorful and actually made me want to eat it. I am not usually a crust person because it's usually just bland bread, but it was really yummy. Though the server seemed a little off during the meal, the food was pretty yummy. If you are in the area and looking for some where to go, be sure to stop by and try out Tucci.