Bar Piti - Review

Intro
Bar Pitti - Recommended
268 6th Ave, NY 10014
at Bleecker St
Phone: 212-982-3300

Randomly met up some peeps and picked Bar Pitti since a reader of the blog raved about the place. I've always walked by and was curious to check it out, but never got a chance. The majority of the dishes were good and the price point is decent. Overall, I give the restaurant a 76/100

My Menu

1) Caprese
2) Antipasto Toscano **
3) Sausage and Beans (special) *
4) Pappardelle Alla Fiesolana *
5) Tiramisu *

Rating System
--- What the F - in a bad way
* Good
** Great
*** What the F – in a good way

Dish Comments
1) I usually try to avoid ordering Caprese since the majority of the time the mozzarella is dry (usually store bought) and the tomatoes are shite. The mozz and the tomatoes are decent, but I wouldn't order this again.
2) I'm a sucker for cured meats and these are very good. Tender prosciutto, flavorful toscano salame, and nice provolone cheese (I believe).
3) A very flavorful sausage patty served in a tomato cannelini bean stew. The beans were not the canned stuff; instead, they had a nice al dente-ness to the beans which is what you get when you soak em and boil em.
4) Fresh made papparedelle with smoked bacon, cream, tomatoes & parmigiano. Basically felt like a cross between a penne ala vodka and a spaghetti alla carabonara. Pasta was very well made and the sauce was tasty, but leaning towards the Italian American style as it was drowning in sauce. If it were sauced less I would have enjoyed it much more. Still a tasty dish though...
5) The tiramisu had fluffy whipped cream, good espresso flavor, and a nice texture with the sponge cake.

Overall Restaurant Experience (76/100)

• Food 7.6/10 – Almost everything we had was good, but not that many great dishes.
  
• Service 7.9/10 – Friendly waiter though the pasta came out a little slow. They did comp us a dessert though, since they asked us to move to a smaller table.
  
• Atmosphere 7.5/10 – Standard Italian restaurant - dark wood tables, yellow wall with some brick exposed. Got there at 7:30pm on a Thursday and were seated immediately. 1 hour later the place was packed though. Crowd consisted of large groups, families, and couples.
  
• Price 7.6/10 – About $45 a head which is a decent price for the quality of the food. Pastas were around $13-15 per plate, but the portions are not very large.
  

Closing Comments
If I were in the area looking for pasta, I would probably come here for the price and the location. For a better Italian meal sans pasta, Ino is right around the corner and kicks massive ars - they do bruschetta and paninis only though.