Dinner at SD26 was one of the more disappointing m...

Dinner at SD26 was one of the more disappointing meals I've yet to have in the city. Sure, we might have come in during Restaurant Week and okay, their Uovo Ravioli, consisting of a ricotta and spinach filling around a barely-cooked egg yolk, is a lesson in decadence, especially when paired with a truffle butter. But it doesn't excuse the tough, barely seasoned beef cheeks I got for my main course, which was still nearly inedible despite multiple dousings of black pepper and salt. Nor does it excuse the lackluster attempts at dessert, especially when it's evident that all the gelato and sorbet have been scooped from industrial-sized pre-made containers. There's plenty of other Italian restaurants to be found within a three-block radius of SD26, all of which serve much better dishes.