We exchanged it for the shrimp diablo, a special of shrimp over linguini with a spicy tomato sauce. Unlike Erie Cafe's marinara sauce, in which the spice is right out front, the shrimp dish is more subtle. A pretty good pasta dish, though the shrimp this time were unimpressive. Though entrees come with good cottage fries, you might want to sample the Potatoes Erie, which are oven-roasted potato cubes flavored with garlic, bell peppers and slightly spicy pepperoncini. Another good side dish is the sauteed spinach, which has good texture and plenty of garlic.
Service is very good to excellent.
The lunch menu features downsized versions of the steaks and limited numbers of pastas, seafood and sandwiches. Erie Cafe isn't the most shrewdly marketed restaurant in town by a long shot. But strictly on its merits as a steakhouse, Erie Cafe is the real thing. Most recent review Phil Vettel's 2 star review of La Petite Folie. Past reviews Check out our alphabetical listing of restaurant reviews.