Twice a year, Boston has this amazing series of weeks called Restaurant Week. Basically, a lot of restaurants all over the Boston area have a set of deals: $20 for a two course lunch and $33 for a three course dinner. For those of you who have experienced fine dining in Boston, you know that it is NOT cheap, so any kinds of deal is nice, and this is an especially good one.
Having missed it last year, I decided to try out a new place and take advantage of the deal. I decided on Lucca, in the Back Bay. The original restaurant is in the North End, but since they weren't participating in R.W., we headed to the new location near the Prudential Center. It was a nice place with a good vibe and friendly staff. I had bruschetta as an appetizer, rigatoni bolognese for my entree, and blueberry rhubarb crumble with ice cream for dessert (thus my +.2 for this week). It was all fantastic! Out of the three, I liked the bruschetta the best; it tasted like there was a bit of cheese in the tomato mixture on top, which I've never tasted before. The Boyfriend had an arugula salad, salmon, and semifreddo. All that was very delicious, as well. The salmon was perfectly cooked, very tender. Our other friends all ordered the veggie pasta for their entree, and that was very tasty, too. A good time was had by all, helped along by the two bottles of white. ;)
I would definitely go back to Lucca, though I would probably only order an entree since I'm on a budget. I'm a sucker for Italian food, so I would love to see what else they have to offer. In the meantime, though, I'll just remember it as a good night out with friends.
ciao
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