I really enjoyed Avino's this past Saturday night. Â What a cute place! Â Inside of an old white house, Avino's provides a charming and intimate setting for a date night or for a group of friends. Â Really a lovely interior with a lot of character. Â The service was terrific. Â Erin was our server, and she could not have been friendlier or more attentive. Â Â We ordered several appetizers (baked clams, stuffed mushrooms, and rustica salad) which were all very good. Â The pasta, however, was incredible. Â I'm a sucker for really good, homemade pasta. Â I had the Pappardelle alla Bolognese, which was absolutely delicious. Â You could tell the pasta was fresh and made in-house, and the ragu was also quite tasty. Â My fiance had the eggplant parmesan, which was cooked perfectly and was very enjoyable. Â I would recommend Avino's to anyone who enjoys a beautiful atmosphere, stellar service, and great food! Â Looking forward to going back!
Review Source:Awkward, cramped entrance due to perplexing curtains; welcoming old decor with two fireplaces. Friendly staff throughout the meal and a fairly populated space (few separate areas and surprisingly large) at 5ish on a Tuesday evening. There's a lot up front and to the side, and clientele seemed to be mainly locals and/or regulars. Ordered up 2 entrees and the bread arrived, which was not bad (your average 'Italian loaf' sliced not quite far enough which made tearing it an imperfect endeavor but admittedly at a perfect temperature (unlike my sauce, though that was the right temp by the time I could sop up the remainder with the last slice). As for the plate they put next to it, we understood the intention of the trio of garlic cloves on the oil/vinegar/herbs plate with the bread, but not the wrinkly aesthetic. My fettuccine dish ($19) with seasonal veggies (questionable squash, mushrooms, and tomatoes this time of year) was served up in a thin sauce that I wasn't accustomed to for this pasta. Nothing drew me in on the non-thrilling menu (the specials were presented without prices) and this dish was pedestrian at best, arriving scalding and cheese on top not making much sense other than appeasing those who enjoy it (I made the double-whammy mistake of agreeing to a grating of some more on top). The  pappardelle bolognese ($21) was enjoyed by my co-diner as we sat on oddly-sinking seats under too-loud music piped in through speakers over her head. Despite our request for the check ($27.15 after auto-gratuity), we were handed a dessert menu offering the standards like 'cannoli's' (cannolo is the singular, cannoli is the plural, and I don't think this was intended to be possessive)
I hate presenting <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurant.com&s=c5fe485af4df376130bee54f875814d79c4d7913e1258123b1206d2bdbf4873b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://restaurant.com</a> vouchers at the beginning of the meal because no one's to know whether it affects your portions (respectable) or service (slow night but good nonetheless with water refilled). Couldn't use with Customer Appreciation Week Day Special in tandem with it, though not sure if we could've gone the prix fixe route - RATS).
*Not to be THAT GUY, but their site is painful to read (added it to the listing but likely fruitless <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.avinositaliantable.com%2F&s=9ef79176edf8cc5cd0f5a6e2f160ac4518f16925d8ef0e9fbb3c0713d0cd1c93" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.avinositalian…</a> ); I think anyone is just in pointing out they forgot the apostrophe in their own establishment's name: 'Cater your Next Event At Avinos!' ( 'If your looking for fantastic Italian cooking your came to the right place!' ; 'Make sure to check back here.  Are specials are Amazing!' )