Il Piatto is a small neighborhood restaurant with a romantic atmosphere, and the antiqued walls, dried flowers, and overstuffed chairs in the lounge area provide a comfortable place for sipping a glass of good Italian wine while waiting for your table. Start your meal with oven-dried tomato pesto spread on crusty bread. The pastas, such as lasagna layered with roasted eggplant and yams with a pine nut crust, are wonderful, as is the risotto al pollo, which is made with arborio rice cooked in red wine with grilled chicken, grilled pears, Gorgonzola cheese, and fresh basil. The marinated rabbit also gets rave reviews. Italian desserts such as tiramisu made with cornmeal cake are all made here in the kitchen by the pastry chef.