Avanti Ristorante Italiano

I was visiting family back east and was craving Italian food, so we found this place on Yelp.  This place is easy to miss as it's tucked behind some buildings on Delaware.  There's street parking but there's also a lot behind the restaurant.

The food was really good.  We pretty much ordered the majority of the pasta dishes between the five of us.  My favorites were the BOLOGNESE sauce and the VODKA gnocchi, which is what I got.  Both were amazing and the rest of the dishes (CARBONARA, FILETTO DI POMODORO, and CALABRESE) were good too.

I would definitely come back here the next time I'm back East.

Food and service were really nice. Portions were generous. Quaint atmosphere. We will be back!

My favorite local restaurant.  I'm a creature of habit, and I always order the same thing here:  chicken and sausage pellegrino.  I have tried other things on their menu, and everything is good, but this is my personal favorite.  Very nice people there and the owner is friendly and knows what good Sicilian cooking is all about.  Nice place for a "special occasion" dinner.  Lunch is also very good, when the prices are a bit lower.  On every occasion, I've always felt I got what I paid for:  a delightful, delicious mean with great service and atmosphere.   Bring cash or American Express, they don't accept other credit cards.