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Monday, February 10, 2003
NYC RESTAURANT REVIEW: L'IMPERO * * * * (4 stars out of 4).
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L'impero at 45 Tudor City Place, way on the east side between 42nd and 43rd, is phenomenal. The food is incredible, the wait-staff is attentive and friendly, and the $49 four-course prix fixe dinner tasting menu is actually an incredible bargain for the delicious feast that it gets you. As our appetizer, Andy M. and I both had the chestnut and celery root soup with rabbit, which I highly recommend. For our pasta dish, I had the gnocchi which was absolutely perfect, while Andy had the duck ravioli and Sophie W. had the sea-food linguini. All of them were excellent. For the main course, Andy had the Venison, which I'm not a huge fan of, in general. This was as good as any I've had, but, true to form, it was a little gamey. I had the goat, which was very good. For dessert, Sophie had the Chocolate Cake, which was definitely my favorite, and it was truly excellent. I had the chocolate soup which was delicious, but a little busy. Andy had the fried dough (I forget the Italian word for it they used) which was good, but fried dough is pretty hard to screw up. This is one of the best restaurants I've ever been to, and I recommend it highly. This is The Official Record.
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