La Bocca Della Verita

Again... a great dining experience.  We brought bro-in-law and wife for dinner and the food was perfect!  I had been bragging about the place, and was fearing that maybe I'd built it up too much.  Not possible!  The spaghetti alla carbonara was heart stopping good!  My favorite!  Unfortunately, we only had one order to share because was decided to share all the entrees.  While that was a fun idea,  the next time, the carbonara is all mine!  Enjoy a relaxing dinner and greet Liz from me!

As you know, I am at the OTSFM more than once a week for a class or performance.  I many times want to eat in the Lincoln Square area--but really don't want to dine, since music is my business up there (my two favorite places remain (Bad Apple and Royal Thai),  I continue to try many of the places that always are quite busy and are also, quite pricy.  La Bocca is not bad, but really not anything special, and  IMHO, overpriced.  We had the excellent weekend frito misto (roased and sauteed???) followed by fast-foodish calamari.  Our group had the roasted chicken (not good), the gnocchi with marina (nothing special and not served hot enough) some type of chicken breast that looked good and a salmon that was nothing special.  We split a tiramsu for desert.  Bill was $100--no drinks.  Service was nice.  Again, this is not a bad place, but nothing special--I won't be back, but the place seems to be quite busy.

Remarkably mediocre.

I haven't had anything there that I couldn't make at home.  Service has been odd.