"What a wonderful experience from beginning to end. Like most others, we have severely limited our dining out during the past two years. A colleague's birthday and his desire to dine at a nice Italian restaurant was the impetus we needed to try Sapori. Note to other restaurants, the other Italian restaurant we considered wanted to charge a ridiculous corkage fee of $40. Since we each wanted to bring a bottle, there was no way we were going to pay $40 per bottle. We happily paid a much more reasonable $25 per bottle. It was a beautiful evening to dine al fresco and, feel safe. Besides the warm welcome at the front desk, the beautiful table setting and lighting set the stage for the beautiful dining experience to come. Water glasses promptly filled and soon thereafter wonderful crispy bread with a roasted garlic and a pesto butter arrived. When one of the diners asked if plan butter was available and it was quickly delivered. Our server Anthony cited without missing a beat the extensive list of specials for the evening. He flawlessly opened our bottes of vino and was happy to provide a glass for each wine. For apps, we choose calamari steak, grilled octopus and a Caesar salad. All were fabulous. Mara came by to make certain that everything was to our satisfaction. We had a nice chat with her while waiting for our main courses. Three out of four main courses were specials of the evening. I had the bone in braised short rib over homemade pappardelle. It was magnificent and paired so nicely with our Amarone. The other mains chosen were veal chop, Corvina and a frutti de mare. All were equally terrific. For desert we shared ricotta cheesecake which we all enjoyed. Chef Marco is truly a remarkable chef and his staff are all well trained. So happy we tried this lovely restaurant. To Marco, Mara and Anthony I say Grazie Mille from the 4 of us! Joe M"
