I really, really love the carrot hummus with lamb ragu. Like I dream of it. I miss the Arlington location!

Closed! Sorry to see you go! Everything is removed, the tables are off the street, and the bar is being cleared out...

They have incredible vodka pizza. Their beetroot salad is also delicious. The ambience is nice on the inside, but I would say that the service is pretty average. I did have to ask a few times for my check as well as a box. Overall, though I will probably be back given how great the food is. They also have a really nice outdoor patio space which is great for the summer months and spring.

Rustico is a go-to whenever friends or family are in town and I want to take them somewhere nice in Ballston (in terms of food and ambiance!) I've visited for dinner before and loooooved their penne allá vodka (maybe some of the best I've ever had). Today, I stopped by for lunch. It was fairly empty so not the same vibe as in the evening; however, our sever, Tia, was so attentive and helpful! I was a bit bummed to find out that pasta isn't served during lunch (which I hope they will reconsider!!) So I ordered the lunch box, which gives you the option to select 3 items off the menu (only certain items, those marked with a star) and includes a soda or iced tea. I thought this was a good value meal. My personal assessment: The cheese and herb risotto tots were delicious. Beet salad could have used more dressing, but still yummy. Meatball sub was a miss for me - hard to eat due to portioning and meat to bread to sauce ratio.

Dined in on a Friday night, plenty of tables available and were seated immediately! We sat in the dining section, the lighting was a bit too dark for our liking but overall the atmosphere was fine. We started off with two appetizers, the spinach artichoke dip and the baked feta dip. The baked feta dip is TO DIE FOR. It was amazing!! Highly highly recommend that dip. The spinach artichoke dip however, was more of a queso, not your typical spinach artichoke dip that you think of. Not my favorite. For mains we got rigatoni bolognese, penne vodka, and the gnocci. My favorite was the penne vodka! They were all tasty though. Service was good, and they give you big glasses of water which was nice because we didn't need constant refills. Overall definitely recommend, next time I'll try the pizza!

We came here after another local restaurant had far too long a wait. I will start by saying the service was extremely slow which normally would take a star away, but it was clear they were very short servers and everything else was amazing so I will not. The place is cute. They have an extensive beer list, which my boyfriend loved. The menu was small but everything sounded so delicious that it was hard to decide. We started with the mushroom bruschetta and the calamari. The mushroom bruschetta was amazing and I could have that for a meal. The calamari was tender and the sauce was a great accompaniment. We got the scallop special and the chicken and cherry pepper pizza. The scallops were the star of the show, tender and sweet. The pizza was spicy and cooked perfectly. Overall it was an amazingly yummy meal and we will be back.