Osteria Divino

"We were able to get seated and drinks and food all fast and fresh. Unfortunately my husband ordered the clams vongole and ate a bad clam. Aside from that, the whole vibe and food and service were excellent."

"This restaurant is truly a gem! Ambience is amazing and complimented by curated live music. The food is also amazing and we love the seasonal specials. We love this for any occasion."

"I first sauntered into this filigreed food dispensary on the waning tendrils of a brisky dusk's eve. Our maitre d, Zenbôgen (el Hermano primero), seated us promptly in the inky black pit of deepest despair, at our explicit request. Once deposited amongst the gemutlich mélange of plump hassocks, it took many fractions of a minute to receive our twenty seven menus by way of pneumatic tube. The band was playing some early Sugar Ray (under-rated!) on a haunted harmonium, likely pawned off Tom Waits. Its melody; a splinter of woe, lodged into my mind's ear: To this day, it provides the leitmotiv of my dankest duskdreams. We ordered off-menu, of course. Our server Stéfañyo, shunted through the bar space like some kind of mechanical sack of reanimated mismatched limbs, teetering on zirconium rails. We demanded a mango lassi and dragon roll. We were informed that as this is an Italian restaurant the best they could do was a musty satchel of vintage cordials. We acquiesced and were pleasantly confounded by their spurious provenance. Stéfañyo's black-lodge doppleganger, Stegbā, hovered on the edges of the bar and our consciousness, stalking our enjoyment of the growing night with the intensity matching the numerous racoons, possums, and other nocturnals screaming from the nearby storm drain on the corner of Johnson and Caledonia streets, in the shadows what must have once been a petrol station, but has since devolved into some manner of quaint optometry cult. Working our way through the meal involved much (mucho) masticating. The exposed bones of our lower mandibles preparing somewhat our nutritive bounty for the journey ahead. Canines pierced and the broad flat molars of our denisovan ancestors slid the blessings into the ganges of our gullet. Through the drips and dismal slips did slop a spiteful scene. The proteins ripped and alarms were tripped, but the food fell without a scream. That night, and for two thirds a fortnight following, my dreams were burdened by the spectre of that feast. The band's saccharine melody proved to be Rosetta Stone to appease the djinn of my torment. Great cappuccinos!"

"Incredible restaurant at Salsalito. Tge food and service are very tasty, and the menu is wide with many options from traditional italian food to local sea food. The space is also nice. Comfortable with beautiful furniture gives a good vibe to anyone seating any table for dinner. The service is algo great. Experience is incredible. I went with ny girldfriend in a Saturdsy night. strongly recommend for romantic dinner."

"Food was fantastic and the music was completing the vibe. The three of us each got a different entrée and ended up sharing. Everything tasted amazing. Spicy Lamb (marinara?), Carbonara and Mushroom Ravioli in a cream sauce, talk about rich and satisfying."