Audio By Carbonatix
Keep Phoenix New Times Free
We’re aiming to raise $10,000 by April 26. Your support ensures New Times can continue watching out for you and our community. No paywall. Always accessible. Daily online and weekly in print.
It’s the meal that keeps on feeding.
No matter how many bites I took, it seemed I could hardly put a dent in this enormous plate of ossobuco Milanese at Avanti Restaurant, the swanky, old-school Italian spot on Thomas. Can you have too much of a good thing? Not as long as there’s a to-go box at the ready.
This was beyond tender — I barely touched my knife — and smothered in carrots and onions and nestled in a creamy cushion of risotto.
The crabcake appetizer was just as sinful — a melt-in-your-mouth crabmeat patty and some big, plump shrimp blanketed in spicy cream sauce.
My dining companion had a gut-busting plate of spaghetti with both meatballs and chunks of sausage. The marinara sauce had a bold, savory flavor that stood up to the richness of all that meat.
Have you ever seen the dining room here? It’s like a perfectly preserved time capsule, and it just gleams. A Phoenix gem for sure.
