Mia Dona

Mia Dona
58th & 2nd

Kai and I like to have dinner here, late, after a screening at the DGA or Flo Go. We've tried most of the menu, but all I can remember is the Sicilian ice cream sandwich. It should be outlawed. its buttery and gooey and rich and hot and cold and soft.

ROUND 1
We started with a white asparagus salad, I think it had lovage. Then the gnudi, which was predictably pillowy and cheesy. Then the polpettone, which was a herby meatloaf with a hard boiled egg on top, with all kinds of juice. Then dessert. We ate at the bar, and the bartender was quite accommodating. I didnt like the first wine I picked so he gave me a Pouilly-Fuisse which was better. I asked for a nip of red wine for the polpettone, he obliged without a sneer. Nice guy, nice meal.

ROUND 2
The next time I had the grilled octopus, which was salty. Kai had hangar steak, more florentine style with rosemary and pre-sliced. We shared bigoli, with rapini, sweet sausage, and way too much cheese. It was salty and fatty, intense.