Bengodi Seattle

Love this restaurant! Let's start by the staff. The wait staff is excellent and he an eye for detail and a memory to go with it. Very warm and personable. The wait staff also has great recommendations and wine pairings with your meal if you wish to indulge in a glass or possibly a bottle of vino. The chef/owner this guy is simply amazing and humble!! He lets his food do all the talking. Now on to the FOOD! Big flavors found in every dish made and served. Cafe Bengodi serves your food hot off the pan/oven to your table. Serving temp of the food is perfect!! Big Italian chain restaurants have your food waiting under a heat lamp until your server brings it to your table. So far we've had the following: - Carbonara - Vongole - Polpette - Ragu di Carne - Lasagna Each dish was delicious. These pasta dishes were served al dente' (a bit firm). This is our preferred way we like our pasta. The marinara sauce was nice, subtle and developed. Before you know it you'll be done with your dish. Just a sample of our food experience. The sauces for the Vongole was nice and light and the pasta and class were seasoned perfectly. The Carbonara was a perfect with the creamy egg and parmesan cheese and prosciutto. The Lasagna was packed with ricotta and mozzarella with a mouth watering beef that simply melted. Finally this work of art sat in the middle of a nice creamy tomato sauce. Wow... I can keep on going! So don't take my word for it. Just go and taste it for yourself!

EDIT: On my 2nd visit, I would say the service is a little slow, but I would most definitely recommend the homemade meatballs! A pleasant surprise! Despite living nearby today was my first visit; we hesitated for a long time but finally took the leap and it was good! We ordered a mozzarella spaghetti, a chicken risotto to share and a clam pasta (forgot the name). The spaghetti was very tomato-y with the marinara, the clam pasta was delicious, and I recommend the risotto! The rice on it was cooked perfect and the savory flavor was great. It's a small staff and space and the food comes out piping hot. Nothing fancy about it, just good food! Looking forward to trying some desserts next time 😃