Cara Mia Redux 30 April 2021

 Back again at Cara Mia with a friend in tow for yet one more fine meal.  Opening drinks included a Cosmopolitan, a heavy pour of Woodford Reserve, and a glass of the house Chianti.  Next up was the breadbasket with both butter and oil.  For our openers, we had a Cara Mia Salad, Shrimp cocktail, and Nonna's Meatballs. The very fresh house salad is romaine lettuce with tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet red peppers, and olives complimented with a balsamic dressing on the side. The Shrimp Cocktail is four beautifully plated large shrimp with cocktail sauce perked up with just the right amount of horseradish. Nonna's meatballs are two large well-seasoned balls plated with a rich Marinara sauce, one of the best I have had.  For the mains, Jo had the Chicken Princess, which is thin chicken breasts lightly battered, in white wine and a light touch of Marinara sauce.  The chicken arrived topped with melted mozzarella and grilled asparagus; the overall plating was marvelous. Accompanying the chicken princess a penne pasta and Marinara, Jo's choice from all the many options.    Our friend had Calamari over Linguine.  The dish arrived tableside in a large bowl with Linguine buried under a mound of Calamari and cherrystone clams.  All the Seafood is cooked to perfection with no chewie rubber bands of Calamari or volcanized clams and covered in the right amount of good Marinara sauce.  Of course, I need to be the high maintenance one at the table and ordered a highly customized version of Zuppa Di Pesce replacing the traditional Marinara and linguini with wine and garlic over a bed of sautéed broccoli rabe with roast garlic.  A very keto-friendly low-carb main entrée.  The keto-friendly Zuppa Di Pesce arrived in a large bowl again with a selection of Seafood cooked just right and with just the right amount of garlic.  Rather than deserts, we opted for closing drinks, including an espresso martini, limoncello, and a double espresso. 
OPENING DRINKS

BREAD BASKET


CALAMARI over LINGUINE

CARA MIA SALAD

CHICKEN PRINCESS

CLOSING DRINKS

NONNA'S MEATBALLS


SHRIMP COCKTAIL

SIDE PASTA

ZUPPA DI PESCE KETO VERSION




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