Great Restaurant Find
About a year ago, we decided to try out a new restaurant in Hyde Park. Rocco’s opened across from the Culinary Institute a few months earlier and we hadn’t tried it yet, so we stopped in for a slice of pizza. They had a great selection of pies along with my husbands favorite, rice balls. Over the course of the next year we’ve had pizza or appetizers there a few times and enjoyed our meals. Then they opened up the fine dining room downstairs. They offer just about every Italian dish you could possibly want, and the prices are great! The dining room is lovely, and they also have an outside terrace with tables for a romantic evening meal.
If you go on a Tuesday or Wednesday, check out the special menu they have. You can get a complete meal for $10.95 – $12.95! Last week, we ordered Cappelini Puttanesca and Pasta Carbonara which both come with a salad and garlic knots. We usually order dressing on the side since you either don’t get enough, or you can’t find the salad under the globs of dressing. I can’t tell you the last time I got a salad properly dressed in a restaurant, but ours came with just the right amount of creamy blue cheese dressing coating every leaf of lettuce evenly. Not too much, not too little. The lettuce was a nice assortment of greens, the tomato was ripe, and the onions were sliced paper thin. It’s a good thing we’re both addicted to garlic, as the garlic knots were awesome! Our meals came out piping hot and totally yummy! As hard as we tried to save some to take home, we couldn’t help ourselves. The biggest problem with finishing our meals is we never manage to save room for dessert!
One of these days!
There are many good restaurants in the area that you’ve tried over and over again. Do yourself a favor and give Rocco’s a try. You won’t be sorry!