Monday, July 20, 2009

Our Italian Restaurant...

Our favorite Italian Restaurant in Norfolk is Razzo in our neighborhood, Oceanview. This intimate and delicious restaurant is lit with dim sconces, has booth seating and a great roasted garlic app....oh and did I mention their dessert is to die for? Love it!! If you're ever in the area check it out...it really is "our Italian restaurant."

Cherry cheesecake with a Godiva whipped cream....amazing!~

Roasted garlic app (or what's left of it) with goat cheese, peppers, olives, roasted garlic and capers served with crostini...mmmmm


Veal parm, very big and very good, crunchy exterior, moist veal, wonderful sauce and fresh mozzarella, perfection! I also love their red sauce (think its a marinara?).

Bowl of pasta w marinara, I could just eat a bowl of this, good balance of garlic, tomato and basil that compliments the perfectly al-dente pasta.


Veal Francese, pounded veal, butter, caper, lemon sauce, breadcrumb pasta-perfect for soaking up all the wonderful juices from the dish!
I don't have a photo of my favorite dish at Razzo, stuffed eggplant (and I hate eggplant usually, but this place has made me a lover of at least this preparation) with ricotta, artichokes and fresh spinach stuffed between 2 layers of fried eggplant, then topped with more cheese and their wonderful red sauce, it's a party in your mouth :-). J loves the antipasto plate and the chicken parm and we both love the cheesecakes (usually a different one every week handmade by the chef.) Try Razzo sometime but SHHHHHH just don't tell too many people about it!

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Does this place serve Osso Bucco? If not do you know of a place that does?

Julia said...

They don't and I havent had any in our area but did see Lydia (lydia bastidiach) make an awesome looking version of it on her cooking show and it didn't look to be very hard to make, the tricky part is finding veal shanks! If you find a restaurant with a good Osso bucco, please let me know as it is one of my faves :-) and thanks for checking out the blog, sorry this response took so long!
J

Anonymous said...

They sometimes have Osso Bucco as a special. Add yourself to their mailing list that way you will know when it will be served!
www.razzo-norfolk.com