A Little Bit About a Lot of Things

It has been a long time since I’ve had a night out, so what better way to spend it than with friends in the North End. We ventured out to Artú, a family owned and operated restaurant located on Prince Street. We shared plates to get a little taste of everything. The restaurant was cozy, we had a great area all to ourselves, away from the rest of the restaurant. The service was on point and the flow of the meal was perfect. Pictured above, the barbabietole: beet salad, crumbled Gorgonzola cheese and pistachio vinaigrette.

The polpette: house made meatballs were delicious. Flavorful – you just wanted to eat up all the extra sauce with their delicious bread.

Pane: grilled country bread, smoked mozzarella, Backyard Farms tomatoes and prosciutto. Such a simple dish but it was perfect – love the flavors here.

Capesante: grilled sea scallop, cippollini puree and oven roasted cauliflower. I loved this dish – the scallops were cooked perfectly and cauliflower is my favorite.

Fusilli: Italian sausage, broccoli rabe pesto, Pecorino Romano cheese. I liked this dish as well, the Italian sausage had a little bit of a zing to it and the pasta was cooked perfectly al dente.

Melanzane: eggplant rollatini. Everyone at the table had a bite of this – the eggplant is pressed several times so that it stays firm (nothing worse than soggy eggplant!).

Bistecca: grass fed New York strip steak, brocoli rabe, roasted potatoes.  Great dish, flavorful meat and the potatoes were nice and crisp.

Salmone: grilled salmon, buttered Brussel sprouts, potato puree, truffle vinaigrette.

The desserts were delicious – we had a trio that included a cannoli, tiramisu and a chocolate cake. The chocolate cake was so rich that you could feel satisfied after one bite (but go ahead and finish it anyway!), the tiramisu was delicious (flavorful without being too bitter or bold), and the cannoli was top notch.

Disclaimer: I was invited as a guest to eat at Artú. My meal was provided complimentary. All opinions are my own.

Artú

6 Prince Street, Boston, MA

http://artuboston.com/

Tags: casual dining, hosted, italian, north end