Bacco Trattoria

I've been to this place many times over the years, and am finally getting around to writing a review. In short, my FAVORITE Italian food in CO. I'm 50+ years old, and have eaten a lot of great food in my time, but these guys stand apart from the rest. Some of my recommendations: charcuterie board and their cheeses which are legit Italian renditions, the gnocchi, the spaghetti/meatballs, and the pizzas. Take a chance with this place. I've never had a bad meal there.

Lunch menu was terrific! Bread was nicely toasted, not to crunchy with a side of olive oil. Salad had a good variety of vegetables and was larger than expected as a side. Tried the spinach and ricotta ravioli with bolognese sauce added rich flavor. Overall impressed as a first visit, can’t wait to go back and try more. Maybe for happy hour!

For at least 2 years now, my boyfriend and I frequent Bacco usually on Friday evenings for a 6pm dinner. Jonathan is the manager/bartender. He’s a real people person, remembers my boyfriend’s particular drink he likes, and we see lots of people come in to see Jonathan before getting seated. I’ve found my favorite dish, which is fairly new to the menu—Chicken Pasta Puttanesca. It’s my regular now :) Everything I love in a pasta dish: lots of tomato, capers, olives, tangy and saucy. Yum. My only critique is I wish they would mix the chicken in with the sauce so the meat gets saturated with the rest of the dish. It can get dry before the sauce picks up the slack. Charles likes to mix up his dishes, and he says he’s had pleasant meals almost every time. There was one time with a lobster that was not good, so he avoids the shellfish. The best meat dish he’s had is the lamb shank—soft and buttery, expertly cooked. The wine list quite good as well. I’m not well-versed, but Charles is and seems to like it a lot. I usually get the same thing—Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand. Can’t get enough of it :) This is just solid comfort food. We can count on a good meal here. It’s far enough north to be away from the Pearl Street bustle and as long as we go early enough, we avoid the crowds.

The food here is always so good, which is why we were so disappointed that our garlic bread was completely burnt when it showed up with our delivery. $6 for garlic bread is already expensive... I'm pretty sure you would never have sent that out in the restaurant, so shouldn't the same apply to delivery? Pasta was still great.