Taverna

Taverna is an Italian place with locations in both DFW and Austin. They're in the restaurant area of 2nd street in Austin, and they have a nice patio in front. The only dish I've ever eaten here is the fiocchi al gorgonzola e pera ($14), which is gorgonzola and pear filled pasta with walnuts, arugula & dolce latte cream sauce. I just love this dish, and can't bring myself to stray from it... luckily I can usually try bites of everyone else's dish as well. The other dishes we sampled were: whole wheat spaghettini with turkey meatballs ($14)-in the large photo; the spicy shrimp which was a daily special ($17), pizza al salamino piccante ($13), and the Taverna tiramisu ($6). It's hard to resist tiramisu at an Italian restaurant, and this one does not disappoint.

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