Restaurant Roulette with Suzanne! July Issue!

by Suzanne Lorenzi Sala

There are 3 rules to the game:

1) Every month one person picks the places to dine.

2) No one in the group could have eaten there before.

3) Everyone splits the bill.

Follow me on this journey of tasting new things and learning more about the city I love! Feel free to use this game with your own family or friends and share below the amazing places you find throughout your travels!

-JULY-

We were a little late for our dinner this month but it was certainly worth the wait. We went to Albero Verde in the Scott Towne Center, the former Il Burloni site. The space has been refreshed, light, and bright with much more space between tables. Anthony is the chef – very personable – and the dishes are uniquely prepared in front of the dining room.

We arrived during happy hour and ordered the pepperoni and salami Stromboli, alike to slices of Stromboli served with a red sauce and fried chicken skewers, very meaty and crispy.

The warm mushroom salad was really delicious, plated family style ($12). Always appreciated! Served with Parmesan crispies and slices of warm sautéed mushrooms.

I never order fish so for me I went out on a limb and ordered the branzino ($41). It was butterflied with prosciutto and goat cheese in the middle and topped with eggplant and asparagus. The fish was white and flaky and we ate every bite.

Dessert! We decided to stay and have dessert there instead of our usual moving on to try another place. How could we pass up a gooey baked chocolate chip cookie ($3) and funnel cake topped with the creamiest lemon gelato and candied mint? ($10) Yum!!

My favorites were the warm mushroom salad and the lemon gelato.

Albero Verde is BYOB.

Give them a try. The menu is a little different and the food is great.

Best wishes to Anthony!

Until next time…