Fox & The Knife

Amazing dinner start to finish. A personalized menu for our anniversary welcomed us when we sat down. Service was excellent, efficient, and friendly. Broccoli Caesar was tasty and tender, octopus crostini was unexpected but tasty - and the octopus was cooked just right. Tortellini in broth brought me back to Sunday dinner at my grandmother’s house. So good! And the chocolate olive oil cake had a great texture and flavor. Cocktails and wine were also very good. We sat at the Chef’s counter, watching the kitchen at work which was pretty cool- and not as noisy as I would have expected. Overall one of the best dinner experiences we’ve had in a long time.

What an incredible meal! We were visiting from LA and this was one of the restaurants we really wanted to try, and we are so glad we did. Without a doubt the best restaurant we went to on our trip! The drinks were impeccable. We got the Negroni Alla Fiori and the Bitter Manhattan. For starters, the Gnocco Fritto (with mortadella) and the Pomodor Insalata were absolutely delicious, and for pasta we got the Pepe e Cacio and Spaghetti Con Vongole. The pastas themselves had the perfect bite to them, just the way you'd expect hand made pastas to be. The Pepe e Cacio had such a unique flavor due to the use of pink peppercorns instead of black. It gave it less heat but such a beautiful, bright taste. The Spaghetti Con Vongole was just perfect. Another incredible part of the dinner was the Amaro cart. We wanted to get a custom Amaro flight and they wheeled over their Amaro cart with so many different options. Our waitress explained them to us based on our tastes and let us smell their aromas. She also offered us small tasters before we ordered the whole flight. The flight could be any number of Amari you wanted. If you're into the Amari, DEFINITELY try this out!

This was my first time here; it was recommended by a work colleague. From the moment we walked in, to the moment we left, we felt invited, valued and important. The menu had a specialized message for my mother (celebrating a birthday). The wait staff spent time talking with us about the wine and menu. And the food came out in the right time; giving us the space to eat and enjoy each dish. And as a side- the women’s restroom was supplied with everything you need to keep a date-night going. Loved everything about this place!!!

I've long-followed Fox & The Knife on Instagram after seeing Karen Akunowicz on Top Chef, so I've wanted to dine here for ages. I finally had a chance on Sunday, 7/23/2023. A friend and I made reservations for two online, and when we arrived, there was just a short wait while a large party who hadn't had reservations was seated. Our server, Kate C., was wonderful: bright, cheery, engaging, and knowledgeable about the menu. She made good recommendations and gave the perfect amount of checking in with us without hovering. My friend and I chose a bunch of different items to split. We noted, as items came out, that everything was the perfect portion to do so, although we both would have been very happy to have had our own Ravioli Carbonara to ourselves. 🙂 We ordered the Ravioli Carbonara, Pansotti Alla Liguria, and the Salmon. All three were delicious. We shared two desserts: the Chocolate Torta and the Maritozzi. I really enjoyed the torta, as it was light and the perfect amount of chocolate for me; My companion is more of a rich chocolate lover, so she wasn't as enamored of it as I was. The filling in the maritozzi was sublime, but the one disappointment of the entire meal was the actual brioche bun part of it. It was very tough, which made it hard to cut and eat. We both ended up just scooping the filling out and leaving the rest of the bun part of our plates. Overall, we were absolutely happy with our experience, and I can't wait to go back and try some of the other things on the menu...and have another Ravioli!

Overall, food was solid but nothing that really wowed us especially at this price point. The good: Burrata -- highly recommend this dish. The fried scallions and walnut vinaigrette all come together very well. Shrimp pasta -- tasty but small portions. Olives and fries chickpeas -- fun to start with. The meh: Branzino -- didn't love this tbh. It was very fried and there wasn't enough of the green sauce to balance the dryness of the fish. Artichokes -- very much fried to the point that they taste like potato chips. Not what we were looking for/expecting.. Desserts were good and reasonably priced ($8 each or so). We had the olive oil chocolate cake and affogato w/ chai ice cream. Perfect way to end a meal that turned out saltier & more fried than we were expecting.

We had a great time at Fox & the Knife. What stood out most was the amazing food. We tried a variety of the different pasta dishes offered and shared, which was a great way to try multiple things. The menu is very carb heavy, but they are such tasty carbs… The service was super friendly and showed genuine excitement for their food, but it was a bit slow at times. It took a long time for us to be offered a dessert menu, and then another long time for someone to take our dessert order. It may have been a bit of an internal miscommunication. However, we weren’t too bothered by it as we were enjoying ourselves, and the staff more than made up for it by being super friendly. The restaurant has a very lively and animated atmosphere.

Everything we ate was absolutely delicious! We went for my husband’s birthday and they printed him a custom menu that said happy birthday with his name. The pasta was fresh and delicious, the pork Milanese was the best pork I have ever had. The olive oil cake was a great end to the meal. They make delicious mocktails also!