Mici Handcrafted Italian

I am not impressed by Mici. I have pretty high standards when it comes to Italian. I come from an Italian family who makes pasta, sauces, cheeses, and desserts completely from scratch. I feel that my Italian family could teach Mici a thing or two about how to handcraft a true Italian meal.

Unfortunately, I find Mici's food bland and underwhelming. The pasta tastes like what you would buy in the refrigerated pasta section at Safeway. It's not good. We had the cheese tortellini and the consistency was just off. We got the pesto sauce on top. Disappointing pesto showing, lacking in flavor and freshness. We have tried other dishes in the past as well and have felt the same.  We also ordered the Piatto Antipasti, which was supposed to have artichokes in it. It had none. I was very disappointed as this was one of my reasons for ordering this salad.  It was very small for the price. I ordered this before at one of their other locations and it was bigger and tastier, so I am confused as to why it's different at this location. Lastly, the garlic bread was super hard and there was not much of a garlic taste present.

Overall, I am just not impressed with Mici. After giving it a couple chances, I'm just not feeling this place and likely won't revisit.

I got a flyer in the mail for Mici so decided to redeem the coupon and try them out.  I had a coupon for a $1 personal size pizza that was olive oil, cheese and zucchini.  It was pretty good--a little bland for my taste but it was good.  I also got a caesar salad and it was really good.  Not overly dressed and had a nice grating of parmesan cheese on top.

The place is clean and modern--great for lunch.  Not sure it has that cozy dinner time feel, but great for getting something to go if you live in the area.

Prices were medium high to me.  I will have to check them out for a large pepperoni pizza to see how they compare to other pizza joints.  The crust was pretty good though on my personal pizza.  I will be anxious to try their pasta dishes as well and I am glad there is a non-chain restaurant in the neighborhood.

Fun, kid friendly, reasonable prices and portions.  Great gluten free crust.  Highly recommend!  Please patronize a local company and make this a success.  There a just a few non-chains in Stapleton.  Keep it local!