{"id":5200,"date":"2015-07-19T21:00:04","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T05:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=5200"},"modified":"2015-08-18T14:24:09","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T22:24:09","slug":"cibo-king-west-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/cibo-king-west-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"CIBO on King West, Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Walking into Cibo on King West, I was impressed by the grand dining room with modern and chic decors, and felt slightly under-dressed. But would the food be just as glamorous? Their menu seemed to have covered a lot of different Italian dishes on their menu, which might be the biggest Italian menu I had ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>I had not seen James in years and we picked a quiet corner so that we could catch up. Our waitress was very attentive&#8230; Well almost a little too attentive. We started with a bottle of Pino Grigio, clean, refreshing and a terrific choice for a conversation wine. We decided to just do wine and some small dishes, a Italian tapas night!<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_6968.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_6968.jpg\" alt=\"Cibo on King West\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cibo on King West<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The complementary bread and olives were very nicely presented, although I was hoping the bread would be a bit rustic. The dry rosemary on the bread was a nice touch however.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_6969.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_6969.jpg\" alt=\"bread and olives \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">bread and olives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our first Anipasto dish was Arancini ($10), rice balls stuffed with ragu and melted mozzarella, James&#8217; favorite dish. It was a great dish on both textures and flavours despite its humble ingredients.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 672px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_6975.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_6975.jpg\" alt=\"ARANCINI - rice balls stuffed with ragu, melted mozzarella\" width=\"672\" height=\"504\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">ARANCINI &#8211; rice balls stuffed with ragu, melted mozzarella<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Carpaccio ($18) looked perfectly sliced &#8211; points for the precision and presentation. The taste was decent in thanks to the quality of the beef and Parmigiano Reggiano.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_6970.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_6970.jpg\" alt=\"CARPACCIO\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">CARPACCIO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The bright and exciting tomato flavour was the star in Black Tiger Shrimp in Spicy Wine Garlic Tomato Sauce ($18). So far I had been liking all the dishes.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_6971.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_6971.jpg\" alt=\"Black tiger shrimp in a spicy wine garlic tomato sauce\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black tiger shrimp in a spicy wine garlic tomato sauce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The last dish was the crow jewel of the evening. Tuna Crudo ($18) with Thinly sliced raw tuna*, sliced fennel, orange, extra-virgin olive oil, and lemon juice. From the elegant plating to the beautifully balanced taste, this dish was impeccable.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_6972.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_6972.jpg\" alt=\"Thinly sliced raw tuna*, sliced fennel, orange, extra-virgin olive oil, lemon juice\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thinly sliced raw tuna*, sliced fennel, orange, extra-virgin olive oil, lemon juice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our second bottle of white wine was Gavi from Italy. The crisp and dryer taste of the wine goes really well with the tuna dish.<\/p>\n<p>I was pleasantly surprised how good the food was. The prices were a little high and the portions were small, but I think it was acceptable. Too bad I did not get to try the hand made pasta, which might be the real test of how good they really are.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_6974.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_6974.jpg\" alt=\"gavi\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">gavi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Website:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.cibowinebar.com\/<\/p>\n<p>Map and other reviews:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zomato.com\/toronto\/cibo-fashion-district\" target=\"_blank\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 200px; height: 146px; padding: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zomato.com\/logo\/8904380\/ibiglink\" alt=\"Click to add a blog post for Cibo on Zomato\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walking into Cibo on King West, I was impressed by the grand dining room with modern and chic decors, and felt slightly under-dressed. But would the food be just as glamorous? 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