Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse

Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse

1250 Market Street

Lynnfield MA 01940

781.944.4810

Center Cut Filet Mignon

http://davios.com

This weekend we were treated to a nice dinner at Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse in Lynnfield Ma.

We went there for my wife’s office Christmas party.

Some people have a problem with Christmas parties in January, but I like them. They give you something to look forward to after all craziness of the holidays is over.

Now I have never been to Davio’s before and I was looking forward to it. 

We start out the meal by ordering some appetizers for the table.

First we ordered the spring roll sampler. One of each the following:

-Philly Cheese Steak Spring Rolls®, Spicy Homemade Ketchup, Spicy Mayo

-Chicken Parm Spring Rolls®, Marinara

-Buffalo Chicken Spring Rolls®, Blue Cheese

-Shrimp Cotija Spring Rolls™, Citrus Aioli

-Reuben Spring Rolls™, Thousand Island

Now these tasted fantastic but they were not very large. More like spring roll bites,

which was a bit disappointing.

We also had Davio's Meatballs.  These were two big meatballs, which the waitress raved about, and we all felt were good.  My wife and I are Italian, so to us, they did not stand up to the hype.

The next appetizer made up for it. We had the Tuna Tartare, with Avocado, Chili Aioli and the Herb Pasta Chips. This was one the best Tuna Tartare I have ever had and based on the conversation with everyone else at the table, I was not alone.

The next course was a good Caesar salad.

This was very good.  Plenty of dressing and big enough to share, which my wife and I did.

Note: The salad's creation is generally attributed to restaurateur Caesar Cardini, an Italian immigrant who operated restaurants in Mexico and the United States. He invented the dish when a Fourth of July 1924 rush depleted the kitchen's supplies. Cardini made do with what he had, adding the dramatic flair of the table-side tossing "by the chef. he

The main course included a 10 oz. Center Cut Filet Mignon for the wife, that at first came out over done. But the waitress (who was outstanding) quickly came back with a perfectly cooked steak that was as good as a Filet can be.
For her side, she ordered the a-la-cart Baked Eggplant with Mozzarella. This was also very good, and large enough for two to share.

I on the other hand went for the Grilled Center Cut Veal Rib Chop with Creamy Potatoes and Asparagus.

I can tell you I cleaned my plate. This was delicious, cooked just the way I wanted (medium rare) and was as tender as could be.

Baked Eggplant with Mozzarell

Grilled Center Cut Veal Rib Chop with Creamy Potatoes and Asparagus

I would recommend Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse. The food was very good and the staff was excellent. But this is not a cheap place to eat so keep that in mind when you do go.