Louie

I KNOW we went to Louie before because I remember how loud it was, and then we could never get a reservation ever again. Since it was our 13th anniversary, I wanted to do something special. So a 5:30pm reservation at the bar at Louie it is! 

I figure there must be a good reason it's impossible to get in and we should try again. (I was also inspired by a friend's pictures from their 9:30pm reservation the week before.)

The sound was much better this time, and we had NO problem eavesdropping on the ladies sitting next to us at the bar, not to mention making it easy for us to spy on their meals. 

We started with a complimentary glass of Prosecco and I ended up with a second one. Wild night!

I appreciate a fairly small menu, although the specials ended up capturing our attention.

I started with the Italian Salad, which had a much lighter dressing than the usual Italian restaurants around the Lou. I probably should have shared this...

Italian Salad

Patience was a little wild as well, ordering the Prosciutto di Parma, as her starter, which certainly could have been a meal by itself. I think she had already been planning on taking home her main course so she could have it as a second meal. She was able to make little prosciutto sandwiches in the pita bread.

Prosciutto di Parma

While I normally would have gone with the Roman Gnocco, the Cod special sounded interesting. The fish was fresh and light, and I ended up finishing the whole thing when I should have saved half. I should have known we would want dessert there as well.

Cod special with earthy grains

Patience chose the pasta special, a cavatelli with fresh vegetables. 

Cavatelli pasta special

Honestly, I don't think you could go wrong there.

We each got our own dessert, and you know I chose the chocolate ice cream bar. I did end up taking half of it home. 

Ice cream bar

Patience was way smarter and had the room to devour her blackberry crumble.

Blackberry Crumble with nuts

I'm not sure when I'll make it back, but our meal was amazing, and this place may never slow down.

Menu

Resources:

Louie = https://www.louiedemun.com/

Photos by Patience Scanlon