You can easily pass by Santo Palato without realizing it was there. It's not well signed. The restaurant is located at Piazza Tarquinia, 4a in the San Giovanni neighborhood. We took a bus from central Rome.
We arrived on a Wednesday for lunch and it was not crowded at all. I had made reservations but I could have easily gotten a table. There was 1 other table of tourists. Otherwise, it was locals having their lunch. Dinner might be a different story.
Polpetta di Coda alla Vaccinara Levistico e Cacao--€9. The menu said peanut butter and cacao sauce but I didn't really pick up on the peanut butter. This was good but a little pricey for a small meatball.
Frittata di Regaje di Pollo (chicken liver)--€7. The egg was so fluffy and the chicken livers weren't overpowering.
Trippa alla Romana--€9. The tripe was tender but it had too much cheese on top.
Spaghettoni Aglio, Olio e Cardoncelli (a type of mushroom)--€13. This was one of the specials for lunch. It was flavorful but I liked the Amatriciana pasta better.
Rigatoni all'Amatriciana--€11. Amatriciana has guanciale (pork cheek), tomatoes, cheese and black pepper. This was quite good.
Another one of the specials was Coppa di Vitella, Cavolo e Senape--€9. This was shredded veal covered with cabbage (cavolo) and mustard (senape). This was pretty tasty.
Another special and one that I saw the locals order was Mixticanza di Campo--€6. This was mixed greens sautéed in oil and garlic.
Overall, if I was in the neighborhood, I would stop to eat but I wouldn't make a trip just for it. Next time, I might try Tuffoli con Pajata--pasta cooked with intestine that was outlawed until recently after the Mad Cow scare. The pajata refers to the intestine of unweaned calf. The insides of the intestines are not cleaned to allow the milk residues to remain. Doesn't sound appetizing but it apparently is quite good.
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