For this week’s WIAW, I wanted to review a place I went to this holiday weekend that I was dying to try forevah… D’Angelo. It’s a “Pizza, Tapas, and Wine Bar”, Italian style of course. They have a sharing type menu with smaller portions, and basically everything on the menu sounded mouthwatering.
Jay & I got there around 3:00 on Monday, so the place was pretty quiet. We got a nice table inside since it was friggin HOT out. It was 5:00 somewhere so we ordered a nice bottle of Chianti.
We started out with bruschetta, this one had nice chunks of fresh mozzarella. It was the perfect way to start the meal, bright, light & flavorful.
Next up was the sausage with broccoli rabe. Jay loves his sausage so this was a must for our meal. The orange stuff is a yummy chili-infused olive oil the serve at each table. The broccoli rabe was cooked perfectly, and not bitter like I’ve usually found. The sausage was good, but nothing out of this world.
We ordered our next course because the server said it was one of his favorites…Crispy Polenta. At first I was hesitant because come on…it’s just polenta. But WOW, I couldn’t believe how good it was. The outside was slightly crisp with the creamiest polenta I have ever had in my life. The cheese slightly melted on top was perfect with it.
The last course was my pick…the Fico Pizza. It was topped with stracchino cheese and figs. My mouth can not stay away from a fig pizza. I don’t know why, but it’s an uncontrollable urge. But I was just slightly disappointed, because it was a little too figgy. It would have been perfect if they took off half the figs, cut them in half, then put them back on. The cheese and crust were perfection.
Because we are gluttons for punishment, we also ordered a cannoli even though we were busting out of our shorts at this time. It was one of the best cannolis ever. It had a super crispy shell, and a perfectly creamy filling. Jay (the cannoli connoisseur of the family) even said they were incredible.
We will definitely be going back to D’Angelo’s. The food was awesome, the service was flawless, and they are way more menu items I want to sink my teeth into.
What’s the best dessert you’ve ever had at a restaurant?
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we have a tapas restaurant in baltimore too and it is so nice to go there with a group of people and try things you wouldnt expect! most of the time we get the 3 course meals because it ends up being cheaper! haha
ps i have never had figs on a pizza before… fig newton anyone?
Fig PIZZA?!?! This is a first I’ve ever heard of such a wonderful collaboration! D’Angelo must be a genius!
Wow everything looks amazing! I’ve never tasted a pizza topped with figs but it looks incredible! And those cannoli’s have my heart
Key Lime pie in North Carolina! It was amazing…seriously.
wow your night at d’angelo’s looks and sounds absolutely delicious! mmm im want some italian in my tummmy right now! hmm and my favorite dessert ever has to be chocolate mousse cheesecake at the cheesecake factory yummmmyyyyyy!!! & white water rafting was an absolute blast, it is definately one of those things that you HAVE to try some time in your life!
I usually go with a yummy chocolate mousse cake or tiramisu if I get dessert. YUMMMMMMMM
During the fall, I do love a good slice of apple pie with vanilla ice cream too!
Italian food is my favorite, and I bruschetta is amazing!! The best dessert I’ve ever had at a restaurant was definitely fried ice cream at a Mexican restaurant in Arizona…ridiculously good!
That bruschetta looks incredible! I love the chunks of the fresh mozzarella cheese! Oh, and that cannoli! Mmm..cannoli’s are my favorite.
My favorite dessert is from PF Changs. I love their banana spring rolls which they serve with a coconut ice cream! I have asked about the ice cream and I think it’s impossible to find it in stores! I am determined!
I love fig pizza. I would devour it!
Cannolis are such a weakness of mine. I almost always order one if a restaurant has it on the menu. MY fav dessert recently was a flourless choc cake I had at a tapas restaurant in Chicago. It was divine!
Ohhhhh, cannolis – *******drool******
I love cannoli!!! But the filling has to be perfect!! Not too sweet, and perfectly thick and creamy. Sometimes it’s too sugary. But yours looks perfect!! Oh yum – When I order dessert, I usually go with something like creme brulee or tiramisu. Now I really want a cannoli.
oh it looks stellar!!!!! I am dying for bruschetta now!
Happy WIAW dollface! =)
Wow, that canolli looks fantastic!
I thought their bruschetta was terrible.