Italian Makeover

I am a sucker for Italian.  In a previous post I praised the Italian Market off 51st Avenue.  I was pleasantly surprised last night when I walked in the Italian Market and found out Cafe Coco purchased the place and is renovating, expanding the dining area and enlarging the menu.  The good food / good price with hipster appeal of Cafe Coco should attract Sylvan Parkers and foodies alike.  

Yancy and I ordered take out and were pleased with the large (lunch) portion of chicken parmesan.  Lots of marinara for both the chicken and pasta (they paired it with fettuccine even though it states spaghetti).  However, the crispy but tender chicken coupled with lots of baked cheese was a winner.  We devoured the antipasto salad loaded with olives, ham, pepperoni and artichokes - it's so large you could easily eat as an entree or lunch meal.

They still create many desserts in-house.  We sampled the tiramisu and were not disappointed.  The moist lady fingers and generous sprinkling of coco on top was a perfect finish to our meal.  I'm looking forward to their outdoor seating area (under construction soon) out front.  Their expanded digs inside make it feel more "dine-in restaurant-y."  Cafe Coco and all you attract - glad to have you in the neighborhood.  Thanks for an affordable meal, too - tip and all it was only $25 (sharing large portions helps, too.)  So....

KEEP EATING OUT, NASHVILLE!

Featured Site:

Cafe Coco's Italian Market & Kitchen

51st Avenue North

783-0114

Thin crust heaven

While the chain pizza boxes tout "thick crust" I still love those thin pieces of heaven. Mostly, I love scarfing down several pieces and not feeling like a four ton cow. It's hard to beat the pizza in NY and Italy. However, this is little-ole'-Nashville so I'm quite happy to have the new (and should be much buzzed 'bout) Italian Market. It's right off I-40 on 51st Ave. North. Easy to access for to-go pie. Talk about thin crust, this may be one for the record books. Their chef is Lee Guidry who has lots of "real Italians" working in-house creating fabulous antipasto, paninis, salads and pizzas. They will mix up the toppings at your request. We had the Margherita and added pepperoni and onions. They load on some huge pepp! Also, check out their small market boasting imported olive oils, vinegars, pasta and sauces.



KEEP EATING OUT, NASHVILLE!

Featured site:
Italian Market 615-298-3811