Chopbiscuit on the road dining review: Sportello - Boston, MA

The Diner Style Elites

My travels this week brought me to Boston. As a Yankees fan, this is considered enemy territory - but duty (work) calls. I met some of my co-workers at Sportello, located in Boston's Fort Point neighborhood. Sportello is actually the term for counter service in Italian.  The restaurant offers a menu of Chef Barbara Lynch's trattoria-inspired Italian dishes for both lunch and dinner. You can either grab a seat at the counter and enjoy a bowl of handmade pasta or sit with friends at a table and enjoy a glass of wine from the creative artisanal wine list. Sportello also offers freshly baked breads, pastries and coffee from the bakery counter, along with a selection of prepared dishes and pantry (retail) items.

My group sat at a table, for conversing purposes and ordered off the evenings dinner menu. I started out with Gorgonzola fonduta which was prepared with fresh salumi, dates and roasted vegetables. Truly, an evening style comfort food. For my main course I enjoyed the tender Pork Osso Buco. This entree was prepared with white beans, artichoke mustardo and jus. Of course, I enjoyed a glass of the dry Sportello Cabernet, which was a great compliment to the cheese heavy starter. * Geez, I sound like a pompous-ass food writer.

Sportello is a great little comforting spot located right above one of Boston's newest raves, Drink. Drink is also owned by Sportello owner Barbara Lynch. If you haven't been, it's a must stop on your next trip. Just wear your drinking shoes.

Overall, Sportello  gave me a feel of a "chic diner" for the 20-30 something crowed. Nice "Big" White tones created the sense of the counter service aura, but with the luxury of a high-end Bistro. Great food, great service and a nice wine list. You can't complain about that.