Fritto Misto Italian Cafe

A group of ten of us went to a birthday lunch at Frito Misto on Thursday. We called in advance so that they would set aside a table for us and arrived at noon. The restaurant is a little cafe on the corner. It is filled with tables in two fresh and airy rooms.

The menu is large. I checked it out before going and was thrilled to see reasonable prices--$10-$12 per entree. The menu is mostly pasta with a selection of entrees as well.

The service was pretty good considering there were two groups of 10 (ours included) as well as a packed restaurant at the lunch hour. While we waited for our dinners the waiter brought out drinks and warm French bread. The bread, although I noticed came to the restaurant pre-made, was absolutely delicious.

The sweet potato ravioli was not at all what I expected. It was actually a little bit too sweet for my taste. However, it was cooked to its best with a perfect bite to the pasta, a beautiful plating with the red and yellow raviolis. My friend got the pumpkin ravioli which was an October special. The special was a great deal because it came with a side salad. The pumpkin ravioli was in black pasta and a creamy sauce--it was absolutely delicious. Another fellow diner got this pasta with cilantro. I never would think of cilantro in an Italian dish, but it was pretty good. It actually added something I would never expect.

Overall, I found the restaurant to be a delicious place to eat and a good treat from the Monotony and Cheese over at the office.





Fritto Misto Italian Cafe
601 Colorado Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90401
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