La Fia was in the historic area of downtown in a corner building.  Owned by Bryan and Andrea Sikora, it opened in 2013 with Bryan as chef.  You enter into the area that has some goods for sale and you can look into the long kitchen.  The main dining room seats around 35  people with closely set small bare wood tables.  From the high tin ceiling hang ducts and a variety of light fixtures.  Windows to the street are on 2 sides of the room and music was in the background.  A few higher seats face the bar and the front windows and there was a second smaller dining room.  The current Executive Chef Dwain Kalup, focused on local and sustainable ingredients with a seasonally based menu.  On Wed. night they have a 3-course $40 menu with some optional supplements.  As we were there on Thurs. we made our own tasting menu.  There were no specials offered, as supplements to the menu.  It was only a minute’s walk from our hotel but it would be worth driving to as the food was quite good. Continue reading →