Bar Fortuna had all the makings of a great night out. Cute space, promising menu, and shrimp-stuffed squash blossoms that were easily the best thing we ate. Unfortunately, it was mostly downhill from there.
The zucchini carpaccio was overwhelmingly sour, and the pesto pasta was so undercooked that even I, a firm believer in al dente, couldn’t get behind it. The pork chop was fine, but not nearly good enough to rescue dinner.
The saving grace? The cocktails. They were genuinely good and surprisingly reasonable at around $18. I’d happily come back for drinks and squash blossoms, but I wouldn’t recommend making a full dinner out of it based on our experience.
