August 18th 2013: Dinner at Cinquecento, Boston

Today, I had to get up real early to head into Malden to do food truck stuff. After setting off to Boston, I decided to get some breakfast at The Wholy Grain, a small cafe in the South End for myself and my food truck friends while waiting for the truck to arrive.

I got my friends Iced Lattes, while I got the Chocolate Croissant, the Blueberry Muffin and the Sticky Bun for food, which were alright I guess.

Blueberry Muffin and Chocolate Croissant

After being done with food truck stuff for the day, we headed to Cinquecento, a pretty upscale restaurant in the South End for dinner. While waiting for friends to arrive, I took some pictures of the restaurant.

Outside

Among the six of us, we ordered several appetizers, entrees and desserts. For the appetizers, we got the Bruschetta Con Burrata e Speck (Grilled bread, burrata, smoked prosciutto & pignoli-currant marmellata), the Vitello Tonnato (Carpaccio of shaved veal with lemony tuna sauce & tiny croutons & frisee) and the Trippa Alla Parmigiana (Toasted garlic & tomato braised tripe & parmigiano reggiano), all of which were pretty good, although the veal was a little salty.

Vitello Tonnato

Bruschetta Con Burrata e Speck

Trippa alla Parmigiana

For entrees, we got the Trota con Cavolfiore Siciliana (Roasted trout, cauliflower, capers & grapes), the Tagliatelle Alla Bolognese (Veal, pork, pancetta & parmigiano), the Linguine alla Vongole (Tender clams, vino bianco, toasted garlic & chili), the Gnocchi Al Sugo Di Coniglio (Braised rabbit, castelventrano olives, lemon & parmigiano reggiano), the Vitello Milanese Con Gorgonzola E Rapini (Fried veal, gorgonzola cream), and the Sogliola Al Cartoccio (Sole in parchment, potatoes, leeks & porcini).

Sogliola Al Cartoccio

Vitello Milanese Con Gorgonzola E Rapini

Gnocchi Al Sugo Di Coniglio

Linguine Alla Vongole

Tagliatelle alla Bolognese

Trota con Cavolfiore Siciliana

The trout was simply excellent in all aspects, being presented well, crispy on the outside and soft and fresh on the inside, with the grapes being a pleasant surprise. The sole was excellent too in its parchment. The Bolognese and Veal weren't too bad either, though they definitely could not compare to the fish.

Finally, the dessert, while some of my friends got Gelati, I decided to go for the Zeppole (Whipped ricotta, orange & ginger syrup), and my other friend got the Panna Cotta do Ciacolatto (Amarena cherries). 

Zeppole

Panna Cotta do Ciacolatto

The panna cotta was okay, while my zeppole was once again right on the money. Overall, definitely a good meal, although service was a little bad as they forgot our orders at times.

With that, I headed home for the night. I wonder what is next for tomorrow.