Asiago's Restaurant & Wine Bar

Asiago's Restaurant & Wine Bar Restaurant Review:

Asiago's is Boise's first choice for Italian dining downtown. That's surely because there aren't many restaurants advertising their willingness to cook each dish to the customer's liking. Combine this with an economically-priced menu, plus a transformation that turned an ugly duckling into an open, three-room beauty with high ceilings, mixed-media brick and Mediterranean-colored walls framed by wide windows that open in summer months. Unfortunately, the beauty is only skin deep. Order the wrong dish and the food can be mediocre at best and disappointing at worst. Specials such as the house-made, sage-seasoned pork sausage served over fettuccine tossed with creamy pomodoro sauce, and the pork, lamb and artichoke lasagna layered with a buttery caper sauce and a sweet marinara, fail to impress. Stick to the regular menu and choose the linguine with zucchini, broccoli, sweet pepper and red onion with garlic and tomatoes, or the chicken breast with fettuccine and garlic cream and tomato-pesto sauce. For those seeking slimmed-down Italian, Asiago's also offers a low-carb menu. A wine bar and two small party rooms are pluses.