I eat at (or from) Monte Alban not infrequently and would never have thought to order this. Thanks for the tip.
I’m happy to give it a try (had pasta on my one and only visit to Langer’s in the early aughts).
I liked Brent’s the one time I went, but my first experiences w/ it were through catered lunches, which I don’t think plays to its strengthens at all (and thus I don’t have strong positive feelings toward it).