Eating Italian at Little Nonna's

Little Nonna's is a cute little restaurant located at 1234 Locust Street. I came here for dinner. Apparently, there were outdoor and indoor seatings; we chose indoor seating so we didn't get to see the decor of outside. Inside was dim and had a romantic feel to it. I would definitely recommend this place for dates. 

Pan Seared Gnocchi

I got the Pan Seared Gnocchi with roasted squash, local wild mushroom, shaved sunchokes, tuscan kale, marsala, and parmesan. Sorry for the picture quality the restaurant was quite dark. The dish was delicious. You can visually see the gnocchi were pan seared. Pan searing the gnocchi added to texture and flavor of the the dough dumplings. The squash, mushroom, and kale were chopped into small pieces and very tender. I wish there were more of the vegetables. The entree was also very garlicky which I liked. I love garlic. Overall, I thought the plate suited my palate. The flavors were well-balanced with a slightly more garlicky seasoning. 

Apple Crostata

For dessert, we got the Apple Crostata with caramel, vanilla ice cream, and pecorino crust. It was basically an open face apple pie. The Apple Crostata was good. It wasn't too sweet and the apples were tender; however, it wasn't the best apple pie or version of apple pie I ever had. I didn't really like the crust because there were little salt crystals on it. I am not sure if the salt was there to bring out the sweetness of the dessert, but I was not fond of it. Overall, this dessert was just okay for me. 

I did have a good experience at this restaurant. I enjoyed the entree very much and would like to come back. I do wish they had more vegetarian options, though.