If you're looking to meet up with someone and spend some time chatting, Loring Pasta Bar is a great spot. Definitely not ""fast-food"" (my table for two spent about 2 hours here). Which is actually a nice chance of pace compared with restaurants that want to get you out and turn the table around as fast as possible. Food was decent, not worth raving over. Additionally, parking is quite a chore.
Pros: ambience, takes reservations
Cons: parking
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