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I was a little hesitant to go to Ola! Mario because the name suggests fake Italian. Plus the red just makes me think Super Mario Brothers.
I am happy to admit that the red facade is a sham for the wonders beneath it.
The interior is beautiful. It's dark but stylishly dark. It is the perfect place for a date. The service is very upscale and pleasant. The concierge, Mi-gyeong was very helpful and her English was great. I went through my usual drill through the menu to see how well they know it and all.
My brave friend Kelly of Seoulstyle and I decided to break from the norm. We did dessert first and it was a brilliant way to start our meal. The desserts were luscious and precocious. I mean where else can you get Ginseng ice cream topped with candied wings. The ginseng wasn't over powering and it the worked...sorta. I mean the icecream was more a icemilk. I did enjoy the flavor.
The cheesecake was a dream. I mean it was so light and fluffy and savory and not to sweet. Yummy. If it had a grahmn cracker crust it would have been brilliant (I'm a cheesecake nazi and I don't deem a cheesecake worthy unless it has a snappy crust.)
The pasta was also nice, nice, nice. We ordered the pasta after our dessert^^ We got the capellini with truffle oil. The truffle oil was a sophisicated accent to the pasta.
Overall, very well done. I am now going to state this now and I might get shot for it.
Sortinos no longer is the Italian Godfather in Itaewon.
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really... better than sortinos. i gotta check out Ola now
ReplyDeleteBang, Bang,Bang! can you see the smoke of my gun barrel? Now, I can agree that they have some outstanding dishes, but you forget variety/options; you have to consider all aspects when you declare one as King of Italian in Itaewon. For example, interior, availability of menu items (are they often out of something), wine choice (house wine included), and my main concern is the menu items. I think sortinos by far has more choices (especially for people like me, who hate all seafood).
ReplyDeleteso once again, bang, bang, bang