Farro Restaurant

Farro is a classic strip-mall Italian eatery with a twist -- veteran chef-owner Matt Franklin is behind the grill, bringing a fine-dining sensibility to all those plates of strozapretti, roasted salmon and Tuscan meatloaf. Traditional pizzas and pastas are well represented, but there are a few surprises, like the seafood farro spiked with jalapenos. The room is big and casual, the service friendly, and the food far better than you might expect if you walked into Farro cold, knowing nothing of the menu or the talent in the back of the house.