Thursday, March 6, 2008

Veggie Restaurant recommendation

I just had dinner at a little restaurant called Viccino's on Charles Street, near the Meyerhoff (where we had just enjoyed the BSO performance of City Lights, a Charlie Chaplin film with music by Chaplin). My husband and I walked over to the restaurant and found, to our delight, that it wasn't too crowded. We were seated right away, the service was terrific, and best of all, there were veggie entrees. We both had the vegetarian special, which featured a stuffed yellow pepper with pesto orzo, and a tomato stuffed with couscous. The pepper was outstanding, the tomato also very good. Sides we tried were asian slaw, braised sweet potatoes, and garlic-y mashed potatoes, and we loved them all. The asian slaw, in particular, had just the right blend of vinegar in the sauce, and was a real rainbow of color from the carrots, cabbage, and other wonderfully fresh and nicely crunchy ingredients. We also tried a lovely chardonnay by Stonehedge. The outstanding dessert was beignets with hazelnut chocolate sauce. This was a memorable experience. You gotta go!

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