4/5 Stars
When I asked our waiter, who looked like Dave Matthews but talked like Mitchell from Modern Family, what the difference was between Sotto and Boca, his exact words were:
"Boca is a very formal crowd, Sotto is a more casual and livelier crowd."
I can't imagine what Boca's clientele looks like, because most of Sotto's patrons looked like they went to kindergarten with Betty White.
With that said, let's talk about more relevant restaurant topics, like food.
Actually, let's start with drinks:
Get the Amalfi.
Ok, now on to food:
Similar to people's confusion between alligators and crocodiles is my life-long confusion with prosciutto and bruschetta. No pneumonic device in the world can help me remember, so when it comes to ordering, I tend to order wrong.
We ordered the Goat Cheese/Honey Bruschetta and the Fried Zucchini with Feta. We ordered wrong.
Luckily, our waiter also accidentally brought us someone else's Polenta with fried egg. Someone else ordered very right. If you like tasty things, you'll LOVE this.
For the main course, our waiter explicitly said that only their pastas are worthwhile, so we explicitly listened. But buyer beware: trusting waiters is tricky, since we don't know anything about their tastes or habits or maiden names.
Based off his recommendation, we ordered the Short Rib Capellaci, the Pennette Vodka, and the Trenne con Rapini (nonconsentual pasta). The Short Rib Capellaci was definitely the best, but if I had to live life again, I wouldn't have unequivocally trusted his suggestions.
Luckily, he won my heart back by giving our birthday girl a complimentary dessert - Chocolate Budino.
This was the second-best dessert we tried (out of two), only to the Banana Tiramisu. Though the serving dish makes this dessert not fit for the messy adult, its deliciousness will drown out the sound of any spillage.
If you have questions, sorry, those are all the answers I have. Enjoy!