text: AOK is what Scarpetta was I was very excited to finally taste the famous pasta from the man himselfScott Conant I have been watching Chopped for weeks and was curious what exactly does he think amazing pasta is Well Scott maybe Pasta is the only thing you should stick tonnWe have ordered the Hamachi Tuna Polenta Foie Gras Ravioli Black Cod and the Tasting MenunnLets start from the beginning First of all I would like to say that the service was beyond reparable We sat at the restaurant for almost hours It took the server to give us the menu for about half an hour and every time we looked for him he was not there After hinting and hinting that we would like our food right away the longer it took to the point where we just leftnnHere is the breakdownnnHamachi nothing specialNobu beats this dish any day of the weeknnTuna Susci If you think wrapping tuna over a bunch of carrots is creativethink againnnPolenta I really enjoyed this dish It came in a small pot with a mushroom sauce on the side This was one of my favorite appetizersnnBlack Cod it was AOK I wish it had more flavor and was more moist I guess beggars cannot be choosers nnDuck and Foie Gras Ravioli The dough was chewy and hard The sauce on top ruined the whole dish in my opinion The inside was tender and rich I think if the ravioli were smaller and more tender it would come together betternnTasting MenunnFritto Misto AOK I like anchovies but I do not think this dish brought anything special to the tablennSpaghetti with tomato and basil was the best dish of the night It was tender flavorful and tasty I would have this again any daynnDessert the chocolate cake was dry and even with the gelato on the side it still left a bitter rough flavor in my mouthnnWe tried a few other things which I do not even care to discuss on the Tasting MenunnThe bread basket was also pretty amazing It came with sauces which we ordered a second round ofnnOverall I am not impressed by this Italian Restaurant This has nothing to do with price or the atmosphere I think as a food critic what you look at is the freshness of the food and the service I have seen a lot of bad service but ignoring your patrons will not bring you very farnnSo Scott Conant I am giving you a C You have been chopped