Obika

• Cuisine(s): Italian
  Hours: Sun 9am-6pm, Mon-Fri 7am-6pm, Sat 8am-6pm
  Price: $$$
• Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
  Features: Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
  Serving: Breakfast, Lunch, Snack Food
• Alcohol: Beer, Wine
  Reservations: Not Accepted
  Parking: No Parking

Description

Within a limited range of endeavor, Obika rules. It purveys a trio of buffalo mozzarellas, two of them from Paestum, Italy, the third from a New England farm. These cheeses are relentlessly rolled, matched, saladed, and otherwise played out in a menu that's great for snacking, not so great for mealing. Still, as a showcase for a world-renowned product, the place is not bad, so perch on a bar stool at the communal table and join the other Atkins addicts. The original in Rome is very proud of its wine list, but, alas, there's no wine at this branch, located in the soaring atrium of the IBM building. Oddly, pastries and panini are offered for carryout only in the common areas of the atrium outside the restaurant.