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Paradiso

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Paradiso is a Mediterranean restaurant (with many Italian options) located in downtown Burlington on Pine street at the corner of Elizabeth. The food is of pretty good quality, and is probably one of the nicer restaurants in Burlington.

When we visited, the restaurant had two people playing guitar while we ate.

Overall we had an enjoyable evening at Paradiso, and wouldn't hesitate to return. The rating was pulled slightly lower by the disappointing chorizo sausage dish.

Dress

Casual - jeans are fine, but some people may be slightly dressed up.

Cost

Appetizers are around $10, and entrees around $20. Many of the items are of decent quality, so this is pretty reasonable.

Service

Nothing note worthy - the service was adequate. The musicians were a nice touch.

Reservations

Probably a good idea - we were able to call an hour ahead, but the restaurant was quite full.

Items Ordered

Bread

The bread selection was served with a small dish of oil and balsamic vinegar. The bread basket had two types of bread in it. One was a plain white bread, but the other was a nicely flavored focaccia bread.

Greek Salad

Mesculin greens, grape tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, kalamata olives, feta cheese, lemon oregano vinaigrette

The best part about this greek salad was the dressing. It was fantastic. It had just the right combination of flavors, and wasn't overly sour or acidic.

The salad itself was a pretty typical salad - it was mostly lettuce, with some other veggies mixed in. It went very well with the dressing.

Chorizo Sausage Penne

Chorizo Sausage with asparagus tossed in a rustic red wine and gorgonzola tomato sauce served with whole wheat penne

The Chorizo Sausage Penne was probably the most disappointing dish we tried this evening. It was one of the daily dinner specials, so it's not on the menu all the time. The sausage pieces were big and fat, and just seemed out of place. The tomato sauce was too acidic and I had difficulty eating it.

Butternut Squash Agnolotti

Smoked chicken, portobello mushrooms, asparagus, reggiano bechamel

The Butternut Squash Agnolotti was very good - it was very rich and flavorful. Agnolotti is a type of ravioli, and these ones were filled with squash. The agnolotti were very tasty, and went very well with their delicious cream sauce.

The sauce also had a small number of vegetables in it that complemented the agnolotti and the flavorful sauce nicely.