This is a gem of a spot...small, stylish interior, looking out onto the fountain area at the Round in Beaverton. It's right on the Max line with a parking garage just across the way for nights there's overflow in the parking lot. In summer, they open the ""garage"" style doors onto the plaza, adding to the ambiance. We've eaten lunch and dinner several times here over the last five years (although I believe lunch has been deleted recently due to everyone's belt tightening). Food shouldn't have to be complicated to make for a successful dining experience and here, it comes from a kitchen where people seem to really love to cook for others. I grew up in the restaurant business and know how difficult it is to get it right...nothing like trying to make droves of hungry people happy, night after night. You do it because you love it, and it shows with the partners and wait staff. And I hate to mention it because they're hard enough to get into as it is but they host very convivial winemaker dinners where you get to meet the Italian maker of the wines served during the evening meal. It's a closed door affair - reservations required - and is just a small group of about 25 people making new friends, enjoying a nice meal and getting to know Italian wines. Inquire about it next time you go.
Pros: Nice size servings, yummy food (not too heavy pastas), authentic contemporary Italian
Cons: A little noisy in the winter evenings, when the place is jumpin'.
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