La Scala Cuisine

Un peu cher mais en vaut largement la peine

I travel to this area for business and came across this restaurant. I come back again and again for the delicious fare. The Caesar salad has house made dressing which reminds me of a fresh table-​side version I had years ago. Lots of garlic in the mix balanced with other ingredients. Yum. Everything I have ordered is well prepared and full of flavor.

I came here for Friday lunch with coworkers today. The restaurant is located in an industrial-​type area. The interior is really nice and elegant — it was empty when we got there at 11:45am and maybe just another 10 – 15 people came while we were there. My manager had heard it can get pretty busy though so maybe that’s moreso the case for dinner.
For 6 people, we ordered 3 servings of bruschetta (2 pieces per person) and 2 servings of calamari. Bruschetta was among the better ones I’ve had but in hindsight wouldn’t have ordered it because the bread is the same as (or very similar to) the complimentary bread we receive. The grilled calamari was good but not easily shareable.
I ordered the Manicotti al Forno as my main («homemade pasta stuffed with spinach & ricotta, baked with tomato cream sauce») — it was excellent. I didn’t need a knife to cut it into pieces, the filling was delicious, and the sauce was rich.
We all had room for dessert. I had the Chocolate Ganache, it was mostly chocolate mousse with a thin cake layer on the bottom. Good, but I’ll probably try their tartufo next time.