Today's Entry: Antonio's Cucina Italiana


So every four months or so I have to go to Mass General Hospital and get a CT scan of my head, neck and chest. The tests normally take bout 1 hour and 45 minutes, which isn't bad, but there are two inconveniences that come along with it.

The first is that for the two days following the tests, I am radioactive, so I can't go into airports, federal buildings, or hang out with kids under the age of 12. (There's a joke in there somewhere, but my mind keeps moving towards to-catch-a-predator)

The second is that for the preceding two hours before the test, I am not allowed to eat anything.) This is a little more troubling, as I woke up at 8:30, forgot to eat breakfast and by the time I remembered to eat, it was within the two hour window.

So I ran into MASS general, had a radioactive isotope injected into my blood stream, got pushed into a CT scanner for 45 minutes and left with out even getting a lolly pop.

As I walked out of the MGH entry way, I saw Antonio's across the street on Cambridge St. As I had previously lived on Beacon Hill, I remembered Antonio's and decided to grab a bite to eat.

At about 2:00-3:00 the place was 10% full, so I was albe to sit down right away and order.

I started with a Caesar salad.

I enjoyed Antonio's Caesar for two reasons:

1. Dressing: My favorite restaurants make the Caesar dressing in front of you in a bowl, Antonio's doesn't do that :(, but the dressing was to my liking, and had an eggy sort of color to it. I'm not a fan of the "bleached white" Caesar dressing that many places use. I like a little egg in my dressing, as it should be.
2. Croutons: Not only were they tasty, there were liberally throw in. I could get a crouton with each bite, and not have to worry about a lettuce only salad.
   

The second and main course of my meal was Veal Marsala. There were actually two pieces of veal, each was rolled with prosciutto and cheese in the middle.

The Marsala accompaniment was fine; lots of mushrooms, but the extra ham just seemed diced up and thrown in with out any cooking or thought. I don't need perfect spices on every thing, but it didn't seem like any thing at all was done to the ham.

I ended up eating one piece and taking the other piece home.

I reheated it a day later and was pleasantly surprised- Penny had a bite and didn't mind either. So bonus points for being a good leftover.




The final Grades:

Caesar 86
Veal 83