Sassi Kitchen & Bar
2004 4 Street SW, Calgary, AB
(403) 452-4642
Around this time of year, a couple of my close girlfriends and I traditionally go out for a nice dinner and some drinks before the holidays arrive. This year, to mix things up , we decided to go for a nice dinner and then attend a Paint Nite event afterwards. If you haven't heard about these events, then you can check it out here: Paint Nite Calgary. It's a great way for friends to get out, do some painting, regardless if you are artistic or not, drink some wine and compare masterpieces afterwards. It's amazing how everyone paints the same picture and ends up with such different interpretations.
Our choice this year for dinner was Sassi Kitchen & Bar, a new downtown restaurant right on trendy 4th street, categorized as Casual Gourmet World Cuisine. This restaurant is every girl's dream when it comes to décor, with a beautiful black & white color scheme and absolutely gorgeous chandeliers hanging everywhere. When we entered, we all said it made us feel like we wanted to put on our party dresses and sip on cocktails for the evening.
When we looked through the menu, we were impressed with the choices and variety. We decided to order different items so we could each have a taste of each other's meals. I ordered the Caesar Kale Salad with crisp pancetta and croutons ($15) and French Onion Soup ($10). My one friend ordered the Sophia Pizza with prosciutto, artichoke hearts, gaeta olives & sautéed mushrooms ($19) and my other friend ordered the Americano Mac & Cheese with cream and gruyere, provolone, grana padano & feta cheese ($18). When the pizza was ordered, the server said that the crust is so thin, you can actually cut it with scissors.
When the food arrived, the portions were a good size and nicely presented. As for my Caesar Kale Salad, I found that the dressing was nice and creamy but it lacked flavour, though I really enjoyed the flavours in the French Onion Soup. As for the pizza, the combined ingredients worked perfectly and they were right, the crust is thin enough to cut with scissor and they stick to that claim by providing bulky household scissors, rather than a traditional pizza cutter. The use of the scissors wasn't an enjoyable experience for my friend, with it feeling like craft time rather than dinner time and we all had to agree that it detracted from the sophisticated feel of the evening. As for the Americano Mac & Cheese, it was very delicious with all the different cheeses blended together, in but it was so incredibly rich that it wasn't possible to eat more than a few bites. Less cream might have done the trick.
As with any new restaurant, tweaks need to continually be made to the menu, as owners determine what is working and not working due to customer feedback. I feel like Sassi Kitchen & Bar is definitely on the right track with the menu, with the combination of flavours and fresh ingredients, and I'm sure within a few months they'll have their flavours down pat. As for the service, we found our Server extremely friendly and very attentive to our needs.
After leaving the restaurant for Paint Night, we all agreed that we would definitely come back again for an evening of cocktails and appetizers, along with our party dresses.
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