Quality Italian
Save for your next date night. Quality Italian continues to be one of my favorite restaurants in Denver.
What to order:
For the Table - Housemade Ricotta
Appetizer - Spicy Crab & Avocado
Pasta - Spicy Lobster Rigatoni Alla Vodka
Entrée - Chicken Parm Pizza for Two
Dessert - Tiramisu Luci
Quality Italian is an Italian Fare steakhouse with a striking, contemporary design & upmarket menu. Quality Italian has a lovely outdoor patio space and a sexy, high-end interior with low lighting, dark browns & mixed metals. We were seated at a booth in the main dining room. Our server Louis was was polite and polished in service and spoke intelligently about the wine list & menu.
We started our meal with Quality Italian’s house bread - some of the best bread in Denver.
For the table we had the Housemade Ricotta. The Housemade Ricotta is made with Colorado Honey & Pine Nuts.
The creamy ricotta cheese was whipped to perfection and had a milky-ness that went great with the sweet honey. The fluffy, granular texture of the ricotta was contrasted nicely with the crunch of the pine nuts and thickness of the honey.
For our Appetizer we had the Spicy Crab & Avocado. The Spicy Crab & Avocado is made with marinated tomatoes & garlic croutons.
The sweet lump crab paired with creamy avocado and the acidity of the marinated tomatoes made for a really refreshing appetizer. This appetizer was on the lighter side which we loved so we still had plenty of room for our heavier entrees.
For Housemade Pasta, we had the Spicy Lobster Rigatoni Alla Vodka. The Rigatoni is made with Calabrian chilies, crispy garlic and is prepared tableside.
This pasta was a powerhouse. The Spicy Lobster Rigatoni Alla Vodka hit all the notes we wanted - creamy, spicy, rich, and saucy. The Calabrian chilies gave the pasta a unique heat that was complimented by the sweet, acidic pepper of the Alla Vodka sauce. The sweet, tender lobster meat and creamy sauce clung to the al dente rigatoni making for hot, meaty bites. A must order - so freaking good.
For the Chicken Parm Pizza for Two we had the Chicken Parm Pizza A La Vodka. The Chicken Parm Pizza A La Vodka is made with vodka sauce, stracchino and fresh herbs. The Chicken Parm Pizza can certainly be shared among 3-4 people; it’s a very large entrée. The Chicken Parm Pizza is a must order when dining at Quality Italian (especially if you have never had it!).
Yes, that it as Chicken Parm PIZZA. This was our first time having the ‘A La Vodka’ as opposed to the original Chicken Parm Pizza at Quality Italian and we actually liked the A La Vodka better (it had more sauce). The chicken was generously coated with a rich a la vodka sauce & stracchino cheese - both made for epic saucy bites and drool worthy cheese pulls. The chicken had a crisp exterior making for great texture variation against the smooth sauce and chewy cheese.
For dessert we had the Tiramisu Luci. The Tiramisu Luci is made with Espresso-Soaked Almond Sponge & Mascarpone Cream.
The Tiramisu Luci's presentation was show-stopping; the plastic cylinder was gently pulled off the dessert and the mascarpone cream sexily dripped down & coated the sponge cake. The Espresso-Soaked Almond Sponge cake was dense and we enjoyed the thick creaminess of the mascarpone cream.
Huge thanks to Quality Italian, Louis, Nicolle Montgomery and b public relations for hosting us! We will be back very soon.
Check it out babes & let them know that denv.her. sent you! xx
Quality Italian
Service options: Dine-in · Curbside pickup
Located in: Halcyon, a hotel in Cherry Creek
Address: 241 Columbine St, Denver, CO 80206
Menu: qualityitaliandenver.com
Phone: (303) 532-8888
Reservations: qualityitaliandenver.com, opentable.com