Ottawa Foodies

Great tasting food, great service, I just got back from vacation a couple of months ago and missed my girlfriends birthday. So I wanted to take her to a nice restaurant. I always noticed nice cars outside the place and heard a couple times that they had a great atmosphere and amazing food. I then called and booked a table for four of us. We got there a little earlier then our accompany guest, so we decided to have a drink at the bar, and the bar keep was really nice and was making some crazy concoction of a drink for my girlfriend. The Place looked great, it was perfect for what we were looking for a nice cozy place, that we can spend the night and relax and enjoy one another company. The servers were great both helping us with what we needed. The food was amazing my girlfriend ordered the steak and i ordered myself the chicken. First of my girlfriend was extremely impressed, she thought that food was amazing. The steak was cooked perfectly and was extremely soft and tender. My chicken was quite delightful and delicious. I would suggest this restaurant to anyone and everyone. I am so happy with the place that I convinced my boss to book our Christmas party there.

My meal: Forest mushroom and prosciutto linguine in a white wine cream sauce.

[Pic is dark...I just got a new camera and still trying to fiddle with it / I haven't gotten over my fear of *flash in a dark restaurant* fear. Please forgive.] ;)

I've had a very similar tasting pasta dish over at Mamma Grazzi's. It's one of my favourites so I wasn't disappointed. The sauce was velvety and creamy (duh) and had me wanting to lick the plate clean.

Overall, I'd recommend Moji for a nice treat.
According to a post on restaurantthing, the assistant manager from the Ritz on Clarence is the proprietor of Moji. I didn't get a chance to personally meet him or anything but our exchanges were super friendly and you could tell he was genuinely caring that the food tasted good to you and you were having a good meal.

Cheers.

My friend's meal: Pesto chicken served on Penne topped with chevre. he said it was awesome.

Got to try the place last night.
It's a blink and you miss it little (and I do mean little) Italian bistro on Clarence St. in the Market nestled in between Patty Bolands and Touché I think.

The restaurant was candle lit and dark but beautiful, crisp white linens, dark floors and luxurious chairs (what? they felt good to sit on) *lol* As upscale as it seemed/was the atmosphere was still pretty casual with their open window/patio set up that made people watching in the Market easy.

The service was excellent, super attentive and friendly, brought and cleared things at a leisurely pace.

Alright enough of that, bring on the food porn
First up the Moji Caesar salad. The dressing wasn't too heavy, focaccia croutons, hard boiled eggs (curious but it worked I guess) and a prosciutto crisp.

The dipping oil behind the plate was for the bread which was served piping hot. The balsamic in the dipping bread was one of the sweetest I had tasted and was delicious.