Ottawa Foodies

My meal: Forest mushroom and prosciutto linguine in a white wine cream sauce.

[Pic is dark...I just got a new camera and still trying to fiddle with it / I haven't gotten over my fear of *flash in a dark restaurant* fear. Please forgive.] ;)

I've had a very similar tasting pasta dish over at Mamma Grazzi's. It's one of my favourites so I wasn't disappointed. The sauce was velvety and creamy (duh) and had me wanting to lick the plate clean.

Overall, I'd recommend Moji for a nice treat.
According to a post on restaurantthing, the assistant manager from the Ritz on Clarence is the proprietor of Moji. I didn't get a chance to personally meet him or anything but our exchanges were super friendly and you could tell he was genuinely caring that the food tasted good to you and you were having a good meal.

Cheers.

My friend's meal: Pesto chicken served on Penne topped with chevre. he said it was awesome.

Got to try the place last night.
It's a blink and you miss it little (and I do mean little) Italian bistro on Clarence St. in the Market nestled in between Patty Bolands and Touché I think.

The restaurant was candle lit and dark but beautiful, crisp white linens, dark floors and luxurious chairs (what? they felt good to sit on) *lol* As upscale as it seemed/was the atmosphere was still pretty casual with their open window/patio set up that made people watching in the Market easy.

The service was excellent, super attentive and friendly, brought and cleared things at a leisurely pace.

Alright enough of that, bring on the food porn
First up the Moji Caesar salad. The dressing wasn't too heavy, focaccia croutons, hard boiled eggs (curious but it worked I guess) and a prosciutto crisp.

The dipping oil behind the plate was for the bread which was served piping hot. The balsamic in the dipping bread was one of the sweetest I had tasted and was delicious.