What You'll Get
The best way to capture a wild, rampaging meal is to hook it with a gigantic pasta lasso. Test your throwin' arm with today's deal: for $20, you get $40 worth of freshly made pastas, fine wines, and more at Via Nove in Ferndale.
Via Nove specializes in the delectable fare predominantly cooked in southern and central Italy, saving taste receptors thousands in air-travel costs to Rome by bringing scintillating entrees to Michigan. Commence your culinary tour of the Italian motherland with an appetizer, such as tortellini ($7) stuffed with ricotta cheese and asparagus. Freshly made pasta headlines Via Nove's absorbing and moderately absorbent menu. Sample the spaghetti carbonara ($16), interspersed with Italian bacon and egg, or indulge in the petto di pollo Montecarlo ($19), a seared chicken breast sidekicked with sautéed zucchini. Via Nove's wine list is a veritable who's-who's of Type A grape bloods, with such bottles as a 2006 Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio ($39) and a 2002 del Vesuvio Lacrima Christi ($35) available for consumption. Those with special liquor requests can even email the bar manager, who'll attempt to concoct whatever specialty drinks amateur mixologists can conceive.
Certified Executive Chef Joe Beato hails from southern Italy. He learned the fundamentals of culinary craftsmanship from his Italian upbringing and the gastronomic school he attended in Switzerland. He joined the Michigan Culinary Team and won a gold medal with distinction in the 1988 Culinary Olympics, where he also took the silver for chicken-kebab-javelin distance throw. Join Chef Beato in the stylish, multi-level eatery, and get boot-shaped with today's Groupon.
Reviews
Metromix and the Detroit News each give Via Nove positive reviews. Seven Yelpers give it a three-star average, and four Citysearchers give it an average of four.
- Every course was delicious- as was the bottle of wine we ordered. Our service was great- even the server waiting on the table next to us was very attentive. – Valerie G., Yelp
- Stick around after dinner and enjoy some of the best DJs in the game at the Nove Lounge. – Brett Callwood, Metromix
The Fine Print
Promotional value expires Jan 12, 2011. Amount paid never expires. Limit 2 per person. Limit 1 per table. Not valid with other offers. Tax and gratuity not included. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.