La Briciola (Italian)

This is my review of La Briciola, an Italian restaurant in San Francisco.

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Atmosphere
This place has a very cozy and has that warm feeling. As soon as you walk in you are greeted by warm colors and fragment sent of food. The tables are covered in white linen and the dim lighting, although a little dark, gives off that romantic feel for people who are dating. This place is certainly great for casual dining and also great for a romantic night with your lovers.

Service
The service here is GREAT! The servers are very attentive, kind, and always smiling. I accidentally spilled and broke a wine glass here and they gave me a fresh glass of wine with no extra charge. I though that was great!

Food
The food here is impressive. I left the restaurant wanting more! The plates were simple but cooked to perfection. You get that rustic italian flavors in pasta and in the meat dishes here. The pasta here are cooked perfectly to have that al dente texture and the flavors are yummy that you want to keep it in your mouth for the rest of the day. The presentation of the dishes are simple and visually appetizing that you want to dig in right away!

Price
Price Range: $15-50 per person
I felt that the price here is great for what you get..A romatic/casual atmosphere with great service with great food. What more can you ask for about 25 bucks for dinner and wine. However the prices is still decently high enough that its not a restaurant you can go everyday but perhaps twice a month with your loved ones or your friends to hang out.

James' Score
Atmosphere: 9/10 (Warm and cozy environment)
Service: 10/10 (Great service)
Taste of Food: 8/10 (Tasty and simple italian food)
Presentation of Food: 7/10 (Rustic presentation)
Price 8/10 (Price here very reasonable!)

Overall 8.4/10

Final Comment
This is a great casual/formal Italian restaurant with mouth watering food that leaves you wanting more! I forgot to take the picture of the sign >_<

Will I come back? Yes

Beautiful Bar

Pinot Noir from Napa! It was exactly what i expected.

Bruschette Assortite
Toasted bread topped with zucchini, eggplant, fresh tomato. This dish was a very light and tasty antipasti but nothing you wouldn't see in other Italian restaurants.

Agnello al Brunello
This is a dish with rack of lamb in Brunello redwine reduction with greem peppercorn. They also gave me some brocoli, potatoes and carrots on the side. This dish was great! the lamb was cooked perfectly to medium rare and the sauce was sweet with some spiciness from the peppercorn. My only complaint is that i wish they served bigger pieces of lamb chops so i could eat more of it =(. I ended up wanting to lick the plate.

Tiramisu
This tiramisu was very light. I liked it.