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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

PIZZERIA BIANCO - PHOENIX, AZ

PIZZERIA BIANCO

4743 N 20TH STREET

PHOENIX, AZ

602-368-3273

https://www.pizzeriabianco.com/

https://www.yelp.com/biz/pizzeria-bianco-phoenix

https://www.instagram.com/pizzeriabianco/

https://www.facebook.com/biancorestaurants/

I just had to try Pizzeria Bianco while in Arizona. This is a legendary Pizza restaurant that in years past was named one of the best in America. We tried the Margherita Pizza and found it to be fresh and delicious. Very light, thin and crisp crust with simple fresh ingredients. Not my fave of all time but good. Service here was excellent too!

PIZZERIA BIANCO

COZY, COMFORTABLE AND GREAT SERVICE!

PIZZA BIANCO MENU

WOOD FIRED PIZZA

MARGHERITA PIZZA

THIN, CRISPY AND FRESH

LOVIN PIZZA BIANCO

Sunday, April 1, 2012

ROMANO'S MACARONI GRILL

ROMANO'S MACARONI GRILL

ALA MOANA SHOPPING CENTER

HONOLULU, HAWAII

We have been on an Italian food run lately. After not being able to get a table at Taormina in Waikiki because I did not make a reservation, we opted to go to Romano's Macaroni Grill the following day. I have stayed away from Romano's because the last time I was there we ate dishes loaded with cheese and creme sauces. Not a good memory. This time we ate on the lighter side and ate family style. We started with the Bib and Blue Salad that is $5 when you order any pasta dish. There was more than enough for two in the bowl. The salad includes bib lettuce, Buttermilk Dressing with Blue Cheese crumbles, thinly slice onion rings, pancetta, walnuts and pickled red onions. Not too heavy and good combination of flavors. Our second dish was Mom's Ricotta Meatballs with Spaghetti and Bolognese Sauce ($15). The small meat balls are made of Beef, Veal and Ricotta. They were moist and flavorful. The Bolognese sauce was meaty and pretty good. The spaghetti was a bit soft. I would prefer a more al dente pasta. The serving of pasta served two with a little left over. The Margherita Pizza ($13) was really "fresh". We both liked the fresh taste of the multi-colored tomatoes that cover the pizza. Added some crushed red pepper to kick this one up a notch. The Kids Meal Grilled Chicken and Pasta is a bargain at $7. My daughter finished everything on the plate plus half of the loaf of Rosemary Bread that is served with every meal. Overall this was not bad at all. Our server was pretty lame. How he got a job serving food is beyond me. The bottle of Olive Oil on the table had more personality. I won't name names but his name was Jeff.
Click links below for more posts on Romano's Macaroni Grill:
http://greateatshawaii.blogspot.com/2014/02/romanos-macaroni-grill.html
http://greateatshawaii.blogspot.com/2008/04/ramanos-macaroni-grill.html

RAMANO'S MACARONI GRILL

NICE FIRE PIT AND BAR AREA

NO RESERVATIONS. CHECK IN AT HOSTESS STATION
AND BE PREPARED TO WAIT.

TABLE CLOTH IS PAPER AND CRAYONS ARE FREE

OLIVE OIL ON EVERY TABLE.

FRESH BAKED ROSEMARY BREAD

BIB AND BLUE SALAD

CHILDREN'S MENU - GRILLED CHICKEN WITH PASTA
AND BROCCOLINI. NOT BAD FOR $7

MOM'S RICOTTA MEAT BALLS WITH SPAGHETTI
AND BOLOGNESE SUACE

MARGHERITA PIZZA WAS FRESH!

THIN CRUNCHY CRUST IS THE WAY I LIKE IT

LARGE PIECES OF REALLY FRESH TOMATOES

Monday, March 26, 2012

IL LUPINO TRATTORIA AND WINE BAR

IL LUPINO TRATTORIA

AND WINE BAR

ROYAL HAWAIIAN SHOPPING CENTER, WAIKIKI

Il Lupino Trattoria serves up some good Italian food in Waikiki. I was surprised to see the place packed on a Sunday. Both indoor and outdoor sections were full when we arrived. The hostess greeted us with a calm smile amongst the crowd. We were given a beeper and told the wait would be around 15 minutes. In less than five minutes we were seated in the front near the bar. I immediately noticed a waiter cutting fresh meats on a food slicer next to the bar. This turned out to be the Salumeria where they cut Artesian Cheeses and Cured Meats to order. They offer five different meats and five cheeses. Each selection is $5. You can order a small plate of 3 meats and 3 cheeses for $25 and a large plate of all 5 meats and cheeses for $40. We went with Salami Toscana and Cambozola Cheese. The Salami was paper thin and fresh tasting. The Cambozola was very creamy with a subtle bleu cheese flavor. Yummy.... The Panzanella Salad ($12) was light and refreshing. Fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, onion, pulled bread, anchovies, capers, and Gorgonzola doice. Liked the bread in the salad. Made it kind of rustic. Good flavors and very fresh. We ordered a Margherita Pizza ($15). Vine ripened Pomodoro Sauce, fresh mozzarella and fresh basil. We loved the thin crust but the cheese was clumped up in the middle of each slice. This pizza was not bad. The Linguine alla Vongole ($19) had some nice tasting fresh clams in a white wine, clam juice, olive oil and chili sauce. Sauce was a bit bland. Service was good considering the crowd. Our waiter was very efficient and gave us just enough attention to make us comfortable. He was really busy and did not mess around. Just get the food on the table in a friendly manner. I was impressed with the overall look of the restaurant and training of the staff. This was a well trained machine working at maximum capacity. It all worked well. We want to go back and try more menu items soon.
Click link below to view another post on Il Lupino;

http://greateatshawaii.blogspot.com/2013/01/il-lupino-honolulu-hawaii.html