A Review: La Pomodori Ristorante in Florence, Oregon
A Review
By Steven Masone
Normally I do not review Italian restaurants.The reason being I have owned one and was trained
by the five star chef we imported from Italy. So even in
San Francisco, I have been disappointed more often than not.
So I took a leap of faith having lunch
at La Pomodori Ristorante in Florence Oregon
and was pleasantly surprised. I ordered the 'Sweet Chile Pesce'.
.. Pacific Snapper encrusted with panko breading,
finished with a sweet chile bruschetta over linguini.
The restaurant is small and intimate with a clean minimalist decor
and no pretentious Italian art or the usual overdone attempts
at trying to create a "little Italy." I ordered the salad instead of soup, which was european
greens , tomatoes,
red onions and a great raspberry vinaigrette.
(I saved half for desert!)
The snapper was better than I had hoped for as I had tried another
recommended spot in Florence and their Pesce dish was very disappointing.
The flavor was excellent! The sweet & spicy chile did not overpower the fish
and the breading was perfect. Large slivers
of fresh shaved Parmesan with
the garlic and other spices made a great
marriage.
The linguine was done
to my liking (medium-well al dente)
and at $11 I was pleased to make dinner
reservations so I can bring our readers an
in-depth review on their traditional
Veal and Pasta dishes, and their Cioppino. So far, it looks like I have found
a first class Italian Ristorante in Florence, Oregon.
La Pomodori Ristorante website http://www.lapomodori.com/4601.html
