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Article: AT THE TABLE Little, loud and largely lovely Warm atmosphere, good pasta make centro cafe a bargain
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 16, 2009
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Riverwest's centro cafe -- the C's are small, just like the
dining room -- is a feel-good restaurant.
Walk in at dinnertime and absorb the warm glow from pendant
lights, the energy of the crowd and the charm of this renovated 1926
storefront. Inhale the aroma of garlic wafting from the ultimate
open kitchen, behind the thick marble counter in the 32-seat dining
room. Savor the simple but delicious pasta dishes.
Heck, even the tab could leave a diner feeling pretty good; the
menu's entrees (all of them pastas) are $12 or less.
Riverwest residents Patrick Moore and Peg Karpfinger opened their
restaurant in mid-June after an extensive renovation, mostly done by
Moore, that restored a terrazzo ...