Overall impression: Yummy comfort food, quick for take-out.
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I meant to try two new places last week, since we were out of town the week previous. Eric being sick thwarted that plan, though. My turn with the illness came next, which almost prevented us from exploring this week. However, Ciao Bella is perfect for take-out (they also do delivery!), and that is just what we needed after a long and tiring work day.
There are a few tables at Ciao Bella, and it was very busy when we went for pick-up. But the food prep is extremely fast, they are on top of things. I ordered before leaving work, on-line, and everything was hot and freshly ready when we got it 25 minutes later. I usually only call places, so online ordering was novel. And dangerous... its so easy to just keep adding things to your cart. I got enough food for a family of 8 (which we are not), using the justification that we needed to try many things to report on. The great thing is we will be fed through the weekend.
I ordered a spinach pie with salad, wings for Eric, fettucine alfredo with broccolli, angel hair pesto with chicken on the side, and breadsticks. Everything tasted great, except that the garlic bread slices that came with the pasta weren't wonderful. But that didn't matter because the breadsticks were fantastic. The spinach pie I didn't have a chance to get to with dinner, so I had it the next day for lunch. Also yummy.
My friend Michelle loves Ciao Bella, and couldn't believe I had never gone. Her family eats their food several times a month, I think. I have now had it and I am a happy convert - next time we have a movie night at our house I'm getting delivery.
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