The Gelato here is delicious, a pesonel favorite for me is their lemon basil. It is nice to know they make it too. I feel this is a true statement because the lemon flavoring various. The inconsistency tells me that they are making it.
The rest of the food I have had here is okay, it does not do anything for me.
Really nice building, but the food just didn't do it for me.
I went with a group of guys so we ordered several appetizers, one of which was pizza. It was a plain margherita pizza, but wasn't anything special. Just a note on the pizzas, while there are a ton of options, some of them are kind of ridiculous (salmon with asparagus and cream sauce?). I get it that they are trying to appeal to a wide range of people, but there is something to be said for simple ingredients.
As for my entree, just ok. I had the chicken rolled with prosciutto, provolone and broccoli rabe. They are three very strong flavors, however the dish was somehow bland. Maybe the most perplexing thing was the side of rice. This is an Italian place and they served sides of rice with all meals. Not even risotto, regular white rice. No pasta, in fact there isn't a single pasta dish on the menu. Quite strange.
Another quick tip, we sat on the 3rd floor, which was probably the coolest seat inthe house, but you have to go up a spiral staircase to get there. That means tough to get up there for the servers so they don't come around as often as you'd like.
Bottom Line: The decor is great, all the walls and ceilings are intricately painted. Unfortunately the food doesn't quite stack up.
If you have a beer on your 'specials' list that's $17 dollars--at a place like this, not even fine dining--you should absolutely list the price... OR instruct your server to notify guests that are interested that the price is higher than most beverages. Extremely annoyed that we ordered several of these ridiculously priced beers without being informed that they were so costly. This place is a ripoff. We will not be returning.
Review Source:Mmmmm delicious pizzas and a nice atmosphere. I went here in the summer and sat on the second floor with the windows all open and it made for a nice lunch date. Like most other places in Media the tables were cramped but it was too busy so it was manageable. The pizzas were very good and they have quite a few to choose from. Hopefully I'll try the bakery downstairs as that also looked very good.
This place isn't to die for but it's definitely somewhere to try.
Horrible service, dull, not fresh food. Â The decor is nice, the place is actually a really nice restaurant, but staff management needs some help. Â Pizza was 'ok', I've had better pizza at food chains. Â The toppings were canned, not fresh, the kids meals are just nasty, but their salads were fresh, which is just out of place compared to the rest of the food. Â Too bad, because this place has such potential, I just wish they would get their act together food and staff wise. Â Save your cash and hit up some other local joints in Media. Â I just wish I had looked at Yelp beforehand, I see the reviews are not that great for this place.
Review Source:I've been going to Ariano for a couple of years now; started very shortly after they opened up. Â The restaurant is very attractive, like somebody stated in an earlier post. Â
The pizza is great and there are so many options to choose from. Â They used to be a BYOB but starting in November 2012 they acquired a liquor license (sad face).
The service is typically very friendly, although because I know one of the managers my opinion may be a little biased.
They do have plastic plates and glasses, which I was told one time is because they have a very steep spiral staircase that leads to the 3rd level of seating and at one point glasses/plates were dropped and broken (yikes). Â I have never dealt with my pizza getting soggy because of the plastic plates, but then again that's probably because I eat so quickly haha!
Their gelato is also great, which I usually get with an espresso for dessert. Â
If you're looking for pizza/Italian and you're in Media, I'd suggest Ariano for something a little different.
My husband and I went here right after our honeymoon in 2011. We had such an abysmal experience that we wrote a Yelp review right after we got home. For some unknown reason, that review is no longer on here. I suspect that friends and family members of Ariano flagged our review until it got taken off. How disingenuous. What about fixing the myriad problems with your restaurant instead of erasing people's honest feedback about it?
Bottom line: the food is absolutely awful, I mean inedible. Service is extremely inattentive. And don't come here unless you enjoy paying top dollar for a meal that you're going to eat off of a scratched-up plastic plate.
Ariano is a cute place.
How would I describe their food? Meh. I ordered a salad and shared a pizza with my husband. My salad was similar to a caprese salad but they added olives as well. I love tomatoes, but these tomatoes were flavorless. The pizza we ordered was one of the specials that night and it had chicken, portobello mushrooms, spinach, and sun dried tomatoes. Not bad, but the bottom was a bit oily. My mother-in-law ordered the cioppino and I had a couple of the mussels from that and realized I should have just ordered a bunch of mussels.
One thing I will say: get the lemon basil sorbetto! It was so lemony and light, but also creamy and smooth. I noticed they have their gelato and sorbetto right at the counter when you walk in, so you could just walk off the street and order it if you wanna skip the food.
3 1/2 stars...
I read all of these reviews prior to dining here tonight. Â Most were helpful since we hadn't eaten here in about a year.
We were seated on the first floor and were alone since most guests prefer to be seated on the second floor.
The pizza plates are still plastic but the glasses are real and the other plates are fine. Â The only issue I had with the side plates was that they were dusty since the tables are preset.
Service was ok. Â There were two young boys tending to us.
Flies drive us crazy and there were four circling our table and landing on us.
We ordered a salad, pizza and an entree since one review noted a particular entree that is what I ordered.  Panko Crusted Lobster Risotto Balls stuffed with Lump Crab Meat, Basil Pesto, and Fontina Cheese  There were three good sized balls.  It was very good when really hot but I am a slow eater.  I took 2/3 home.
We have been making our own pizza and found that this pizza crust was great. Â We got it plain because we wanted to taste it on its own without toppings. Â The sauce was more like pasta sauce which I like.
I really enjoy the gelato and usually get hazelnut. Â The serving size is just
enough...just.
FYI-
*On Monday nights they have Mexican specials since Dos Gringos (across the street) is closed on Mondays. Â I found it odd to have chips and salsa on the table at an Italian restaurant, but to each his own.
*They are phasing out the BYOB, have a liquor license and will have Italian Craft Beers soon.
If you wrote a review some time ago you might want to give it another shot.
The restaurant is really attractive. The pizza is very good But the fact that it was cooked to perfection quickly was forgotten
When the plastic plate that is was served on created so much steam that the pizza became soggy and when I tried to salvage the non soggy part my plastic fork
Broke in half oh and I hope you don't mind your wine served in water glasses.
It seems that all that plastic has to go
Environmentally and it certainly downgrades the decor.
The place is beautiful. If you're into art be sure to check out the 2nd/3rd floor ceiling. Some major bucks were spent on it! As for the dining experience...ehhh...wasn't inedible but I wouldn't go back. I wasn't enthused with the appetizer selection. The pizza selection is incredibly and ridiculously HUGE. The entree selection also somewhat limiting. The dessert selection as well. The Gelato is 6 bucks for about a 1/4 cup serving. The apple cake was overly "orangey". I will say the veal with proscuito mozzarella asparagus in a port wine sauce was excellent. Overall...not bad...but just not good enough to return.
Review Source:They've cut down on the number of pizzas but guys, SERIOUSLY, stop with the goddamn slabby, sloppy presentations and with the flavorless toppings. I ordered the pesto and chicken pizza recently and the chicken came in thin square slices topped by big slabs of cheese. The chicken itself was basically boiled or otherwise cooked without any taste whatsoever. It looked like tofu and tasted about the same. The cheese was just barely melted: no browning, no real sense that it had been cooked.
Ariano's failure is entirely on the technical side. Get someone in there who knows how to make the damn pizzas and how to prep the ingredients.
This was possibly the worst dining experience I ever had. I went here with my 2 sisters and mother for my birthday dinner on a Sat night and it was terrible from the minute we walked in the door. We sat on the 2nd level and it was so loud we had to yell at each other to talk. The service was almost non-existant. We waited 20 minutes for our drinks and they forgot my mom's iced tea so we asked the busboy for that. Â We got no bread but every table around us had bread. When we finally got our apps, one was wrong and two of us did not get their soup. Eventually, the soups showed up and within 4 minutes the entrees arrived while we were still eating their soups. Mom's entree was inedible, burnt eggplant. She sent it back. My sister ordered a pizza and the entire bottom was charred black. My sister's 2nd drink took 40 minutes to arrive. My entree was good. It was shrimp with sun dried tomato risoto. During dinner, my mom was hit in the head by accident with a tray...not bumped, hit. Then again in the shoulder without recognition or an apology. Once we finished eating and asked for the check, it took about 15-20 minutes to get the check. The table next to us seemed to be having such a miserable time, they got their food to go. Maybe, it was an off night and they were understaffed but we will never dine here again. On a side note, I used to waitress at an Outback Steakhouse along with many other restaurants, so I am not uptight about my food and service. It takes a lot to ruin my restaurant experience but this place somehow hit every button...ugh.
Review Source:We wanted this place to be great. Â Cool location. Â Food was just okay and service was very average. Â We were forgotten a couple of times and it was a Sunday afternoon..so not super busy. Â And 2.50 for a small spoonful of gelato is nuts. Â May give the place one more chance given the cool 2nd floor seating...but that's it.
Review Source:We came on a Sunday at 6pm and were incredibly disappointed. The service was slow and the food was horrible. I ordered a pizza with vegetables and a salad. The salad was drenched in dressing to the point that when I lifted the lettuce on my fork it dripped off onto the plate. The pizza had no sauce and some thick cut vegetables topped with bland cheese. I ate one bite and my children ate NONE of their pizza (I tasted it--it was flavorless). They never once came over to ask how the meal was. If they had, I'm sure they would have noticed that we ate almost nothing. Even the bread was stale. My husband ordered a salad from the specials list. Even though we asked what the price was, and I swear she said $4.95, it was $13!! Our meal came to $95 with tip (no alcohol) and was a complete and total waste of money. We were visibly annoyed to be paying so much for such bad food, no one said anything to us as we left.
I have not eaten in Media before, but if this is considered "good food" by Media standards, I will definitely not be back. By the way, we were there to eat at Iron Hill--it had an HOUR wait at 6pm. Wish we had waited the hour...
Much like their across-the-street neighbors, Dos Gringos, I'm amazed at how harshly the Yelp community is treating this wonderful addition to Media! Â I think a lot of people are reviewing the restaurant they want and not the restaurant they have - in my experience, it's important to remember that distinction.
Ariano is a great casual restaurant serving up unique pizza varieties that you simply won't find this side of downtown. Â I've eaten there about half a dozen times and have never experienced the unfortunate poor service that some have complained about; I've experienced waits here and there, but I guess nothing that felt uncomfortable for me. Â During dinner hours the place can be cramped and frantic and that might leave a bad taste in your mouth if you want a quiet and peaceful night out, but again, knowing what you're in for is important when choosing a restaurant.
Anyway, the focus for me is undoubtedly the pizza. Â The pies they serve up are as delicious as they are unique. Â My personal favorite is the Toluca - trim NY strip with guacamole and chorizo that has a very slight bite to it - but experimenting and trying offerings slightly out of your comfort zone is just as fun as falling back on a reliable choice. Â Chicken with pesto sauce, fontina and caramelized onions, cabbage and cheese; there are many memorable items on the menu.
Finally, I have to mention the gelato. Â You can get a few scoops for dessert or walk in off the street for quick, over the counter service. Â It is consistently creamy, flavorful, and wonderful. Â My three-year old can't walk near that area of Media without demanding a stop for some strawberry or stracciatella!
In closing, embrace Ariano for what it offers - decently priced, unique food that is as good as it gets.
Alright, Ariano, you may have won me over. Â
I went back here with a few friends and decided to try one of the entrees since the pizza was so blah last time. Â I ordered the Pazzo Marco (Panko Crusted Lobster Risotto Balls stuffed with Lump Crab Meat, Basil Pesto, and Fontina Cheese) and was pretty excited because I had never tried something like this before. Â
Oh my god.
Holy Lord, it was amazing! Â The risotto was cooked perfectly and shaped into three baseball-sized balls of deliciousness (...did I really just say that?). Â They also came served with a side of piping hot vodka sauce that was also very good and a side of what looked like broccoli rabe, which really didn't interest me because I had lobster risotto with crab and cheese to dominate.
Go to Ariano - skip the pizza - order the entrees.
The end.
Fool me once, shame on you . . . Â How do you say "disaster" in Italian? We had high anticipation for a celebration (our anniversary and my son's 22nd birthday) so we called ahead in advance for table reservations. Â We arrived promptly for our reservation for 5 . . . . Â after standing around for 45 minutes we left. Â Do not fool yourself with the glitzy appearance of the restaurant. Â This is probably our worst restaurant experience ever - we have received better service in third world countries. Â Fool me twice, shame on me.
Review Source:Where to begin! Â Maybe it was the walk up to the third floor (last of which was on a narrow spiral staircase) or maybe it was being crammed into a corner meant for one (we were a party of 3), but my first and lst visit to Ariano was a complete disappointment. Â The pizza (and I really hate calling it that) is more like a flatbread covered with stuff, lots of stuff, so much stuff that you aren't really sure what it is.
Aranchini were tasteless, salad was fresh but drowned in dressing. Â The service was non-existant. Â We saw our server when we sat down, when the food arrived and when I asked someone else to find her for the check. Â Lucky for this place its in the burbs, because it would be laughed out of business in the city after about a month.
Brian R.
Media
Bad service doesn't necessarily mean bad food. And there are enough bad-food places out there that I'm willing to sit through moments of bad service just so that I can have good food satisfy my palate.
If I had been scared away by bad-service reviews, I would also have never tried numerous other restaurants that have since become my go-to places for a flavor unique and removed from the usual blah. I have yet to experience bad service when I visit Ariano. However, I will qualify my review with the note that we have been there only for lunch/brunch and an afternoon gelato. So on with our 3-hour tour...
Our first visit was during our staycation here in my home town, at the end of June of this year. It was completely on a whim in our mission to venture away from our usual haunts in Media. We were tempted by their pizzas, and our whim led us to a delicious meal of the Melazzo and Regina, with a crust that others have also noted is quite good and unique, even through the opaque curtains of bad service. We finished our meal with gelato all around (and with 8 owl eyes smiling at the selection in the gelato case). While reading their menu, we spotted that they had breakfast pizza, so with that fly in our eye and idea in the back of our minds, we headed into...
Our second visit. It was later that same week, for an afternoon gelato break with my Baby1. The gelato experience there really is the closest I've had to true Italian gelato, of my attempts to find true gelato this side of the pond. There are enough un-cleaned-to-the-bottom bowls of "gelato" in various establishments up and down the eastern seaboard to prove my attempts (really? you call this gelato? and it's supposed to be italian on top of that? how about trying first with one part, and then with the other?). The fragola, strawberry for those on this side of the pond, is smooth and creamy - not an easy feat considering that catering to the majority leaves us with "gelato da fragola" that is either an icy strawberry-flavored clump of sorbet or sherbet, or strawberry ice cream that has had a name change and, I'm sure, a botox treatment or two. AND - it's not super sweet - another counter-majority feat. They have, however, called their strawberry gelato "sorbet" to help alleviate some level of confusion for patrons. But Baby1 only likes vanilla, so it's all she'll eat. We vowed we'd return for...
More savories, on our third visit. We made our excursion in hopes of getting the breakfast pizza. We got there at 1pm, too late for breakfast pizza. But we did order their monstrosity-sized frittatas for lunch, which left us full enough to practically skip dinner, if not for the long walk we took in the afternoon. And we did have more gelato. Then, most recently, we conquered our mission with...
Yesterday, when we finally got there before noon and were able to enjoy their breakfast pizza. And what an experience it was. Between the delicious crust (even Baby1 ate it, who usually leaves pizza crusts untouched!), the eggs with fresh parsley on top (such a fresh flavor, I can't believe I hadn't tried this already!), the marscapone and fruit on my pizza (NO NO, I REFUSE TO SHARE, EVEN WITH MY OWN OFFSPRING! BACK, BACK, GET YOUR OWN!), clear lemon-lime soda (Pellegrino limonata?) and coffee that was phenomenal, I've decided that good food is indeed worth waiting for, enough so that I will venture into the infamous dinner course here next time just so I can see for myself exactly how bad it is. Can I also note, how well behaved both Baby1 and Baby2 were, which leads me to my most recent theory: good food yields well-behaved children. Our waiter was wonderful, never leaving our coffee empty, and the owner was warm and welcoming as always. And, of course, we had gelato. Even Baby2 who usually hates ice cream enjoyed the fragola as well as Baby1's vanilla.
So here's the verdict: go for the good food, and take your experience with a grain of salt, an ounce of patience, and a momentary lapse into Latin time. Maybe that is how we can let this restaurant survive and continue serving us good food - because you really have no idea, how good their gelatos are and the uniqueness of their crust. And if you happen to see me chomping away on their breakfast pizza - don't let a limb come near me. Just ask my kids, the ones with the bandaids on their arms and scowls on their faces. Hey - not my fault they tried reaching for my food.
My family and I recently dined at this establishment. The atmosphere was nice, but it was a little cramped upstairs and it was way too loud for our taste. The food was pretty delicious, but for the price we paid, was not abundant nor was it really worth it.
But the reason why I'm giving this place 2 stars is because my father ordered a pizza and everyone else's meals arrived before his. The waiter didn't even notice he was entree-less until the check came. My father told us not to wait for him, assuming his food would be coming shortly. It never did. By the time his pizza did come, we were all done our food and he was not pleased. He informed the waiter what had happened, and nothing was fixed. We paid for our dinner and left unhappily.
We will not be returning.
I was very tempted to give Ariano a 1, but I might have convinced myself out of it. Â I read the reviews on Yelp and thought, all of this couldn't possibly be true. However, these are a number of SHOCKINGLY TRUE facts (both good & bad) about Ariano:
1. The staff is either over worked or just bad at their jobs. Â We were ignored for over 40 minutes, sitting with our menus sipping water. Â We couldn't even get any waiter's attention - they purposefully do not look at you as they walk by. Â When one finally came close enough that my friend was able to GRAB her, a waiter came to our table about five minutes later. Â "Oh, have you been helped yet?" Â No, I just sit here with my menu for fun. Â Because it's pretty. Â And I like it.
2. The plates are PLASTIC! Â The cups are PLASTIC! Â The shaker for the red pepper flakes is PLASTIC! Â Unforgivable. Â It's quite heavy plastic (not picnic plates), so I can't imagine they saved a ton of money. Â I wonder if it's because the restaurant has some stairs that they made this choice? Â I just can't imagine any good reason why even a casual dining restaurant should serve $15 pizzas on plastic.
3. Their crust is really, really good. Maybe the only reason they earned that second star.
4. The menu is daunting, but there really must be something for everyone. Â Even a pizza that didn't have cheese, so I didn't have to deal with someone looking at me like I'm an alien when asking for a cheese-less pizza.
I had to really FORCE myself not to tip 20%. Â I just couldn't. Â This place has been open long enough that they should have their stuff together. Â I took that extra dollar and shoved it back into my friend's hands. Â Take that, Ariano.
A complete disappointment redeemed only by the nice weather. Â We went here with a group of eight for Dining Under the Stars. Â I had the Regina, a really tasty pizza with spicy sausage, mozzarella, portobella meshrooms, and stewed tomatoes.
Unfortunately that's the end of the positives about Ariano. Â Once seated the waitstaff was fumbling and awkward to converse with. Â It took well over an hour for our order to come out and even then not everything arrived at once, some items were wrong, and half were cold. Â Inexcusable.
The pizzas ranged in price from $10 to $20 and while mine was enjoyable every other that I tried at the table was bland, bland, bland. Â And small. Â In no way worth the wait.
On top of that the manager apparently gave the bottle of wine we brought to another table for...some reason and offered us a replacement bottle probably stolen from some other unfortunate patron.
Argh you know what? Â I'm getting mad again just writing this review. Â Ariano well earns that coveted one star from me. Â The apathetic and unapologetic waitstaff was just the cherry on top of the horrible dining experience sundae so I'm taking another point off. Â Definitely won't be going back.
Great and fresh addition to Media! The service was impeccable but they were out of a lot of ingredients including the whole wheat dough which I wanted to try. The pizza was great, and I topped off the meal with a scoop of chocolate gelato. Even drank Oranciatta Pellegrino to top off the Italian experience. Perfection I tell u! Thank u Ariano!
Review Source:This is a pretty little corner bistro in Media. We stopped at Trader Joes and asked for a recommendation. We were told this was an Italian restaurant, but it is mostly about the pizza.
I ordered the breaded veal cutlet. It arrived on a plastic (hmmmm...) plate along with sides of sliced potatoes in custard (?) and broccoli mixed with peppers and greens. Very pretty - but everything lacked seasoning...isn't that the first rule of culinary school? The cutlet was sauteed perfectly with a light panko crust. The vegetables were crisp....just needed one more level of flavor.
The waiters seemed harried and ran back and forth from the kitchen. Might be helpful to have a manager or "front" person circulating and helping keep the chaos down a bit.
Nice hammered copper tables. A bit cramped, but I think this place has potential.
Ugh. Â Where to start? Â By the standards of the abysmal pizza offerings in Delaware County in general and Media in particular, I suppose there is a certain flair for small, gourmet pies advertised as coming from a wood fire oven. Â The place certainly has the look of an offering for an authentic, old world cafe experience. Â All together I had a cup of coffee, Hearts of romaine, polenta croutons, roma tomatoes, and shaved aged parmesan cheese tossed in our house dressing, a margherita pizza, and a pizza with hot sausage, mozzarella, and basil pesto. Â The coffee was diner coffee - probably ground and bagged a month or so before it was brewed. Â It was flat, metallic, and had a bitter finish. Â The salad was precut lettuce with it's hallmark wiltiness and brownishness on the machine cut ends. Â It tasted unfrozen. Â Most disappointing about the salad were the polenta croutons, their initial oil fried crunchiness robbed by time and refrigeration. Â The dressing was a red wine vinegar of the Colavita variety, with no other discernable hint of anything else added to cut it's vinegary tartness. Â There was virtually no signs of this aged parmesan. Â The pizza by most standard of artisan pies were a huge disappointment. Â The margherita came out with four small blobs of half melted mozzarella, a small sprig of basil in the middle of the pie (not nearly enough for one leaf per slice), and what tasted like canned tomato sauce found at Acme. Â There was not a hint of crunch in the crust, even though it had been burnt to a crisp in places. Â The hot sausage was minced, leaving it a chewy, crusty mess, and once again there appeared to be no parmesan in the basil pesto. Â We were left hugely unsatisfied. Â If your're in Media and you want to enjoy a meal, you could do worse, but it you are looking for a destination for a fine Italian cafe go to Osteria.
Review Source:Dinner on 5/10/11. It was empty and quiet. Lunch on 5/12 was busy and VERY LOUD. Pizza selection was great and I was able to mix and match my own custom pie/ My wife had mussels in a bread bowl - very nice. Excellent sorbets. The cannoli shell stuffed with raspberry gelato delicious.
A few gripes: Why they use plastic utensils for lunch is beyond me. They were silver colored but broke like the cheap white ones. Stainless was used for dinner. Scratches, some deep on the melamine plates probably from the stainless. I guess it was OK to eat from, but still a VERY tacky approach to dining. I would not take a client there.
I'm conflicted.....
Let's start by saying it was full but with little to no line when we arrived on a Sunday night to try the place out. Â We had to wait maybe 10 minutes for a table to be cleared off and then were seated promptly. Â We had three different people come over right away to get drinks, talk about specials, etc. Â Then we got our waiter......
The worst part of the whole meal was the service. Â It was bad in a way that didn't make me angry....it just made me feel bad for the guy. Â You could tell he was new to the restaurant, maybe new to serving all together. Â He forgot our soup, was slow with water refills, etc. Â But was
crazy nice and very apologetic.
The food was good. Â My pizza was awesome, the girlfriend's was good, her mom's was ok. Â Her dad got the fish special which he enjoyed greatly. Â Gelato was above average, but they were out of a lot of flavors (end of the weekend perhaps?). Â
We'll definitely be back to try it again, it definitely earned a second trip at the bare minimum.
The restaurant was jammed which is good for them, not so good as a patron. However, from a food perspective, the food was just fair. We had romaine heart salads which were under dressed and certainly not just hearts, and simply lacking in flavor. Descriptions of the food were over zealous compared to execution and delivery which didn't meet my expectations.
The pizza, although good, was  a bit limp and underdone. I don't believe that pizza should flop when it's picked up.  Service by our waitress was great given the crowds and having to navigate through the waiting patrons. Nothing like having your food shuttle through the crowds to make it tastier !
The Arancini were kind of bland, the artichoke hearts wrapped in prosciutto were ok.
We did have the gelatto for desert which was good but could have more been much more flavor intense.
Overall, its not a place that I would rush back to given the above experience. However, its clear that Media patrons are clammering for this type of food product  given the huge crowds.
We went last evening with a party of 6 for a 7:00 reservation. Â The table we were to be seated at did not vacate until 7:40; thankfully we were seated at an alternate table on the first floor by 7:10. Â Overbooking seemed to be a constant battle through the evening with little to no lobby or space to wait. Â The team coould definitely improve on scheduling and a space to wait. Â The service by our waitress Noelle was above par once we were seated - attentive, quick, thorough, etc. Â We ordered a series of homemade appetizers, salads and pizzas to share family style and could not have been more pleased. Â We had the Zia Rosa and Arancini and the Via Ottagio salad to start. Â The Zia Rosa and Ottagio salad were delicious, the Arancini lacked any real punch and was more rice than pancetta. Â We enjoyed the Bellapigna(eggplant), Giuseppe E Charlene(cabbage - the table favorite), Bisnonno Nicola (eggplant sliced), Mama Francesca (hot sausage and broccoli rabe), and Nonna Guisepina (sausage and sun dried tomatoes). Â All were delicious, but the cabbage stole the show. Â For desert we savored delicious gelatto and sorbettos made on site; pistacchio, toblerone, hazelnut, cherry, white chocolate chunk, etc. and delicious Italian coffees. Â Greta ambience and definitely mobbed and trendy. Â Be prepared to wait, but you will be glad you did. Â BYOB.
Review Source:Beautiful decor and gourmet Italian food set this spot apart from a typical "pizza place." Our server, Amanda, was attentive but not obtrusive while my girlfriend, another couple, some wine, and I spent several hours enjoying the fresh and delicious food. Everything was served quickly and never disappointed from first bite to last.
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