Osteria Perbacco

For dinner tonight we went to a small and dimly lit restaurant called Osteria Perbacco. It was literally a hole in the wall and we never would have found the place if it were not in the guide book. I finally felt like I was eating in a traditional and authentic Italian osteria. There were no other diners in there but us. The waiter, and owner of the restaurant I presume, spoke very little English. He appeared delighted to have young Americans in his osteria and he served us extremely well in a friendly and efficient manner. Thus far, the Osteria Perbacco has been my favorite Italian dining experience. As for the food, I ordered pasta with pork, cheese, and mushrooms (figure 1). Genna ordered polenta with ham on top (figure 2). I sampled her polenta since I had never had it before. It was excellent. It had a spongelike texture to it. The ham on top made it easier to digest. Emma ordered orange chicken with a little slab of polenta on the side (figure 3). We washed down our food with some acqua naturale and red house wine. In short, the food was amazing and the prices were cheap. I will definitely be back!

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