Assaggi Mediterranean Bistro Restaurant Review:
Decorated with local art, Assaggi offers well-prepared dishes that range from paella and mezes and pita, to the pastas and veal dishes of Italy. Mains include organic pan-seared Scottish salmon with warm quinoa salad, fennel citrus slaw and lemon-leek emulsion in a mustard-maple reduction; Moroccan-style twice-cooked duck legs atop couscous; and hearty veal scaloppine with potato gnocchi,...
First taste: Assaggi Bistro:
Assaggi has been turning heads among diners in Ferndale for more than
eight years. The name Assaggi means “to taste” in Italian, and in a restaurant
like Assaggi the name hits the nail right on the head. The restaurant strives
to serve the best possible foods and flavors with a Mediterranean flair.
This 100-seat Ferndale restaurant, decorated with the works of local artists, offers well-prepared dishes ranging from Spanish paella and mezes and pita from the Middle East to the pastas and veal dishes of Italy. Main course options include a Black Angus strip steak spiced with peppercorns and fennel seeds, and rosemary-scented rack of lamb with braised lentils. Plates are prettily garnished...
Happy diners are willing to wait for top-notch, creative food and housemade wines.:
The Scene
After dining in the small room that overlooks an open kitchen, crowds leave beaming. If you're kept waiting long past your reservation time, no apologies: ""That's how it is in...