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I've gone to this restaurant a few times over the past few years and I believe in this and still stand by it, Al di la is amazing!!  This restaurant is awesome and still hasn't skipped a beat despite being such a popular spot in Park Slope, Brooklyn.  I have not had a bad meal yet, though the menu doesn't change too much, like I noticed a couple of new dishes since my last visit and was very tempted to try one of them, but I couldn't forego the opportunity to miss out on the best tripe in NYC.  The flavors are so delightful and so rustic that you can't go wrong.  The waiter also mentioned an appetizer special, which was right up my girlfriend's alley, being a vegetarian and all, but I didn't think it would be all impressive.   I was completely wrong because it was well seasoned, everything tasted excellent together and it jumped off the palette beautifully with the Prosecco - Italian Sparkling wine, that I ordered.  For my entree I had ordered a glass of Sangiovese to go with my Calf's liver and it was so tastey together.  My girlfriend ordered the Swiss chard ricotta gnocci with sage brown butter with a glass of Nero d'Avola and it worked beautifully. 

The only draw back to this restaurant is that it doesn't take reservations, which I guess Maggie Gyllenhaal found out because she was turned away because there were no tables available at the time.  So if you go there when it opens, you're pretty much guarenteed to get a table without a wait, which is what I did on Sunday evening.