Perilli a Testaccio dal 1911, Rome, 12/13/15

exterior
exterior

A fairly large place serving food typical of Rome since 1911! The day we were there the place was filled with families and groups of friends. The waiters are helpful but busy. We tried a couple of their specialty pastas that seemed to be going to lots of tables, as were the artichokes.  The meat portions were quite generous with sides of delicious potatoes. Nothing ground breaking here, but a perfect place if you want a ‘home cooked’ meal of traditional food done well.

interior
interior
interior
interior
great floor
great floor
table set up
table set up
Frankie checked out the bread options
Frankie checked out the bread options
menu cover
menu cover
menu
menu
menu 1
menu 1
menu 2
menu 2
wine menu
wine menu
beverage menu
beverage menu
wine front
wine front
wine back
wine back
Frankie loves water!
Frankie loves water!
Roman artichoke - covered in olive oil and lemon. Perfect and really tasty1
Roman artichoke – covered in olive oil and lemon. Perfect and really tasty1
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Bucatini alla Amatriciana: thick spaghetti with dried bacon and tomato. Very nice
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Rigatoni alla Carbonara: rigatoni with egg, bacon and cheese. Really yellow! Pancetta is very crispy and intensely flavored. Great dish!
Did Frankie lick that bowl clean?
Did Frankie lick that bowl clean?
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roast pork and potatoes. Great looking skin but not cooked to crackling stage. Lots of herbs. Some bites moist and wonderful, others a little drier. Potatoes quite tasty and all with a great sauce. Seemed like shank meat.
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roast lamb and potatoes. Delicious lamb that was moist and not all all muttony. Not as herbed as the pork but quite succulent. Seemed like shoulder meat and came with a kidney that tasted like liver.
Chicory. Nice.
Chicory. Nice.
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Trifle. It had such wild colors I had to try it. It was moist with lots of whipped cream. Totally different taste – not too sweet but sweet enough. Has bits of chocolate in one layer and topped with a wild strawberry.
Frankie has a sweet tooth too!
Frankie has a sweet tooth too!
Frankie found a functional window in the bathroom
Frankie found a functional window in the bathroom

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