Rizzo’s House of Parm
It’s definitely a commitment heading out to Crystal Beach (Fort Erie) for this restaurant, but I think it was absolutely worth it. We got a reservation for 3:30 in the afternoon and although we aren’t seniors yet, I thought the timing ended up being perfect.
We left Toronto at 12:30 and arrived to do some exploring at Crystal Beach about 2:30pm. We arrived at the restaurant promptly at 3:25, abiding by the text message the restaurant sent out saying: If you are early, stay in your car. Makes sense, because there is not a big area to wait when you enter the restaurant. We were done and home by 8pm which was fantastic.
There were four of us, Glen, Lukas, Brad and myself, and we were ready to eat after only having a McDonald’s beverage at the start of the road trip.
We got the tasting menu which at first I thought… was it going to be enough? The server let us know it was 3 courses… but wait until you see how much was included in each course! All of this for $65 per person.
FIRST COURSE
APPETIZERS
Meatballs
Dense and Delicious
Mozzarella Sticks
Really damn good ooey gooey goodness.
Garlic & Parm Bruschetta
Home made, I could have filled up on this alone if I had the opportunity.
Burrata
I love me some soft cheese… with grilled focaccia.
Caesar Salad
Second Course
MAINS
Spaghetti Pomodoro
Tasty and simple.
Matty’s Tagliatelle Bolognese
So hearty, delicious but couldn’t out do the Penne.
Penne alla Vodka
Wow, just wow. A bit of heat and delicious flavour.
Veal Parm
Normally I would eat all of this myself if I didn’t have all the other food in my belly.
Chicken Parm
More parm. And just as delicious.
Roasted Rosemary Potatoes
Because nothing like more carbs with a carb heavy meal, but I will not complain.
Rapini & Chimmichurri
Some veg! And some really tasty veg!
Third Course
DESSERT
Cannoli
You get a cannoli, you get cannoli! Chocolate or Lemon Pistachio.
