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2017-03-25
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Pasta. It's simple, right? But sadly, so many places in Hong Kong do it so wrong. There is always something wrong. Either it's not al dente, the sauce is not that great or it just costs an arm and a leg. Whenever I order pasta, I just eat it and say ... yeah, it's ok. But nothing that I would remember afterwards.That was until I came across Pici.From the people that brought us Pirata, is this casual pasta bar. There are no reservations so you need to queue up. I didn't think much of it but when
That was until I came across Pici.
From the people that brought us Pirata, is this casual pasta bar. There are no reservations so you need to queue up. I didn't think much of it but when I saw expats queuing to eat, I paused. This place must be good. The restaurant isn't very big. Some people were sitting at the window sill. Boyfriend and I got there early (that's a tip .. go before 7 PM) and we sat at the bar. It's quite noisy and a bit cramped. But it had a lively atmosphere so it made it not so noticable.
The pasta was freshly prepared all evening. If they can't make something in time, they will run out. They ran out of two types of pasta when we were there.
Menu is in English only. It's also pretty simple. Just pasta. A few starters and dessert. Add a drink and that's all you need. Prices are not expensive. All items under $200. They also expect you to share and it is enough to do so.
While waiting for our order, we were given a bread basket of nice chewy bread. Neglected to take a photo but it was good.Vitelo Tonnato ($80). We ordered this as the starter. This was thinly sliced veal with a spread of tuna mayonnaise and topped with Sicilian capers. The veal was moist and tender. The capers were salty and combined with the tartness of the tuna mayo, it went really well together. Boyfriend remarked it tasted like how I like to mix a can of tuna with Kewpie mayo and spread it on crackers. I nodded as I love that and this reminded me of that. We still had some bread and soaked the rest of the sauce with it.
Orecchiette ($110). I've never had this pasta fresh before so we chose this. A simple pasta with Italian sausage, spicy n'duja and tart cherry tomatoes. This was in all ways perfect. The pasta was al dente. The sauce was creamy but not too creamy that it made you feel too full. It also had a slight bit of heat to give it a kick but not too spicy that it wasn't edible. A generous topping of Parmesan made this complete.
Papparadelle ($130). This is my favorite off all Italian pastas so I chose this. Topped with an 8 hour slow cooked veal shank ragu, it was rich and hearty. The sauce clung to the pasta well. The meat was soft and tender.
The food was a bit on the salty side but boyfriend it perfectly seasoned. I found that in Italy, the dishes were all on the salty side so this really reminded me of the food I had there. Food that was rich and strong in flavor. Where everything was ka-pow. And this place served food that was exactly that. We will be back for more next time. Next time we'll order the truffle ravioli because I saw it pass by me. They don't use truffle paste or truffle oil here! YAY!
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