When your beautiful wife asks you out on a date, how can you refuse. When she then tells you she picked the place to eat because the menu is right up your alley, it's all just icing on the cake.........
Located in the Gaslamp Quarter, BiCE offers modern Italian cuisine in an upscale dining experience without the stuffiness of a usual white table cloth restaurant ( I was wearing flip flops and shorts). The staff were all very friendly and the food came out quick and hot. It was Sunday so that meant all night happy hour and the assurance that we would probably try everything because all the dishes were only $5. The menu changes weekly, but I get the feeling it's on a rotation, so don't be too sad if you go and don't experience the same dishes.
The signature lobster "pizza". Tender chunks of lobster and cherry tomatoes on a crisp flat bread style crust with a delicate sauce and creamy melty cheese and a pesto drizzle. Very delicious, but I felt it needed just a bit more seasoning.
Beautiful Waygu Carpaccio served on pink Himalayan salt block with avocado and a sesame oil based dipping sauce. This was as beautiful in your mouth as it was on the dish. The delicate meat was complimented well by the creamy cold avocado. Perfect for the warm summer night.
The Blue Cheese " Cotton Candy". Delicate clouds of what seemed to be sugar and possibly cheese on a stick with a dab of blue cheese and honey. We were instructed to eat it all in one bite. It quickly dissolves and mixes in your mouth to create a kind of cheese plate sort of feel.
Accidentally bumped into the Wife's portion and these sticky buggers don't like to let go, but it made for a quirky romantic hand feeding of the Wife.
Fried Calamari and Zucchini with a spicy tomato dipping sauce. These tender rings of squid were beautifully and lightly fried. The zucchini was a little small so it didn't really add to the dish, but the spicy sauce was very refreshing. Added awesomeness was the lemon wedges that were wrapped in yellow cheese cloth so that when you squeeze it over the top of the squid, you don't have to worry about the seeds.
Wild Boar Sausage on a Pretzel Bun. The sausage was plump, juicy, and well seasoned. The pretzel bun was toasted well and had and excellent chewy soft inside. The BBQ style sauce was very good, I felt it could have been less sweet.
Potato and Spinach Gnocci with a Gorgonzola sauce. These little pillows of pasta perfection floating in sinfully rich cheese sauce pushed the Wife to her richness limit, but I was happy to plop them into my mouth with the help of a nice glass of Chartreuse.
Chartreuse. The green seductress of herbs and grain alcohol
Tempura Parmesan with aged Balsamic. The plating took a steep nose dive with this course. I mean really, toothpicks. Come on guys. These were nice, but next to the other offerings, kind of fell flat. The balsamic was delicious and helped the dish along.
All in all this was a nice evening out. Beautiful wife. Beautiful food. Nice atmosphere. Nice staff. Bice is a great spot and I'm sure we will be back soon, I mean they have a cheese bar for crying out loud.
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