Restaurant Review: Villa di Roma

One of the things I like best about having visitors from out of town is that I get to go out and try new restaurants!  My boyfriend's mom and step-dad were craving Italian food when they were here, so what better place to take them then to the Italian Market in Philadelphia! Since I have grown up eating some of the best Italian food made by my family, I am very spoiled when it comes to finding Italian restaurants that I like.  However, Villa di Roma really hit the mark with this dinner! I felt like I was eating at home. 

I am going to apologize in advance that I don't have any pictures!  For the appetizers, we started out with the Villa Salad, which was like a caesar salad, but they had a house made dressing that tasted almost like a thousand island.  The dressing was so good I think I could have drank it!  We also tried the clams casino which comes with 4 clams that are lightly breaded.  These were delicious.

The entrees were my favorite part! My boyfriend definitely got the best one -- it was a chicken liver dish over pasta in a butter sauce with peppers and onions.  I have never had chicken livers so I was a little nervous, but oh my gosh this was fantastic! I mean you can't go wrong with a butter sauce. 

For my entree, I got the veal parmesan which was served with spaghetti.  I really liked their version because it was lightly breaded and was not doused in oil like I've had at some other places. 

My boyfriend's mom has been wanting an authentic piece of lasagna since she moved to Virgina and she was finally able to find it by coming back to Philly! This piece of lasagna was huge!  It was so thick and hearty.  She was lucky enough to have some to take home as leftovers.

My boyfriend's step-dad got the spaghetti and meatballs, which he loved.  He let me test some of the meatballs and they were so good!! Almost as good as my mom's, but no one's beat my mom's :-)  They were a very close 2nd though. 

Lastly for dessert we split some cannolis.  The cannoli shell was cooked to perfection and the cream inside was not bitter.  It was the perfect end to our meal.  I can't wait to go back to Villa di Roma and try some of their other selections!