Verdi

Holy shit, I love this restaurant. If you are unfortunate enough to live in the greater Columbus, OH area, please…please check out this joint. Tired of eating at Applebee’s every week? If you love genuine, authentic, New York style Italian food, this is the place for you. Arturo, the chef knows his food. He gets the freshest ingredients he can find and sells all his dishes for a reasonable price. Do you love alfredo? This guy uses butter and cream out the ass so get your workout in before coming here. His crab cakes are about 95% crab, 5% cake. His pizza is goey good. His tiramisu kicks ass. His pasta is homemade…just like everything else. Fresh seafood in the midwest...you bet! Generous portions, great prices…just go try it already!

http://www.verdi315.com/

I’ve mentioned the food is fantastic. For roughly 10 bucks a plate, you can’t beat this anywhere, however, there are some things about Verdi you should know ahead of time…a disclaimer if you will. Arturo knows food, however, he does not (yet) know fine dining.

Verdi is rough around the edges. Upon walking into the very humble, small establishment, you will notice two identical paintings side by side on the right wall. Incredibly bizarre, I know. The same hideous acoustic CDs of cover tunes is playing in the background. Stay for more than a half an hour, you are bound to hear “Fernando.” The service is…meh. They’re getting better. There is such a focus on food, it’s easy for them to forget to refill your water or bring you your silverware. Know this ahead of time and be forgiving…it is worth it! I am one of the most impatient people in the world and I detest incompetence in all forms…yet despite the lack of service and charm, I go to this restaurant every week.

Go give this man some business…know ahead of time that the service will be mediocre…be patient and savor the best Italian food in Central Ohio.

Fat man’s gotta have list (In order of Faves

Apps: Crab Cakes, Fried Ravioli
Entrees: Shrimp Alfredo, Chicken Alfredo, Baked Zitti, Chicken Parm, Lobster Ravioli, Eggplant Parm, Seafood Marcecata,.
Pizza: White, Four Cheese, All Meat
Dessert: Tiramisu, Cheesecake, Canoli