I'm visiting from Seattle and wanted to find an Italian spot with many items made in house. I stumbled upon this place and was sat immediately. It wasn't too busy for a Sunday. The restaurant gives a fine dining feel that welcomes the casual. Bartender mixed my Negroni up nicely. I settled on the Rigatoni Salciccia E Ricotta. My meal came up quick and was steaming hot. The rigatoni was a perfect al dente, and the house-made sausage was plentiful and flavorful. The herb rigatoni was so good, I had to ask for an extra side of it. My bill was $51 after tax with a full entree and two craft cocktails. I'll definitely be back any time I'm in town. read more

My boyfriend and I decided to try this location as we were craving Italian and a cocktail for a date night. This location was in my Yelp bookmarks of places to try. We arrived around 6:30pm and immediately sat. The dining room was very quiet with a total of 3 other tables that dined while we were there for just over an hour. Our server was very friendly, and apologetic when we ordered two different things they ran out of. What We Ordered: - Negroni: My boyfriend said this wasn't very good and could only taste Campari. - Dirty Vodka Martini (Grey Goose): One of my usual drinks, but this was made with citrus notes which is very puzzling as a dirty vodka martini should have olive brine, not citrus. Olives and citrus do not belong together, but I drank it as I hate food waste. - Aperol Betty: I switched to this as it was listed as one of their cocktail specials, so hopefully it would be better than the last? Sadly, this was very bitter even for grapefruit. Again, I drank it as to avoid waste. - Short Rib ($42): My dish as it sounded delicious with a red wine reduction as I had one last month that was divine. The dish came out, and it appears it was made with a Marsala type sauce instead. Additionally, the short rib was very tough and more like a pot roast. It did have a decent flavor, but at a price point of $42 you'd expect more. And not served with a random bone. That truly was puzzling on why it was served like that. - Risotto al Tartufo e Gamberi ($38): This was my boyfriend's dish, which I almost ordered so he did. Sadly, it lacked both flavor and consistency. My boyfriend described it as tasting like grits that sat too long that coagulated. It also lacked any depth of flavor, and very one note. Both of us were also puzzled that a largely starch-based dish (risotto) was served with a side of toast. Lastly, there were only 5 shrimp for a dish that cost nearly $40. Overall, at the price point we paid, this was not worth it. The desserts looked more promising in the cafe, and reading some of the other reviews, perhaps that is what we should have stuck to. read more

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Met some friends here for dinner one night. Such a cute little restaurant in an unassuming strip mall in Mesa. We sat at the bar and service was great. My pasta was a good sized portion and had a lot of flavor and was a perfect al dente. We will definitely be back. read more

A Modo Mio Cucina Italiana - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Very nice restaurant and my wife and I loved every bite of food we ate! The server was wonderful and great recommendations, and we had the lasagna, bread service and Caesar salad. Was really impressed with it being Italian authentic! Highly recommend and we'll get back! read more

Updating to 5 stars after several visits. We are making this a regular place to bring friends and family when they visit. Every meal is fantastic. Their wine selection is mostly Italian with some diversity mixed in. They have a large back room for a party and a nice wine tasting room as well. I ordered the Caesar salad almost every time I go, but I order it chopped -as other reviewers had said, it's a unique presentation with whole leaves of lettuce, but I get why they do it because it is a nice quality lettuce. I just prefer mine chopped. I still yearn for a more traditional soft focaccia bread. read more

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My wife, daughter and I went with our amazing neighbors to celebrate various birthdays and it was a very enjoyable experience. The food was delicious, friendly service and welcoming ambiance. They also have a bakery. read more

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I visited this place last Saturday and was helped out by Nikki. She was SO rude and kept talking to my mother in a baby voice, when she isn't an old lady or a baby! On top of that, she was rude to our table by rushing us to leave bc she was "almost off". I heard she's a manager but this is a flat-out mistake! Will NEVER visit this place AGAIN because of NIKKI! DO BETTER read more

seriously some amazing pasta! Amazing service too! And their dessert is next level goodness! read more

A Modo Mio Cucina Italiana - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

My friend is a big fan of this place is desserts, so we wanted to come and try and see how the food was. The TLDR is that the food is great but the service is lacking. I took us anywhere from 15-20 minutes after getting seated to get our waters, but once the waitress actually took our orders, the food came out quite quickly. The calamari was OK, nothing really to write home about, and I feel like the portions. I should've been slightly larger for the price. My friend got the fettuccine al tartufo which she really enjoyed, and definitely great for mushroom lovers. I got the Calabrese pizza, which was delicious, and definitely a lovely combination with the spicy hot honey and the meats. I do wish that the pizza were a bit crispy, as it's kind of felt like a fork and knife pizza. Our friend got the Donna Mena pizza, and those meatballs were generous! The cocktails were delicious - I got an aperol spritz based one, and my friend got the tiramisu espresso martini, which was excellent. After dinner, we wandered over to the bakery side, and treated ourselves to some gelato and cake for dessert. They have a lovely selection of gelato flavors, and I elected to get the amaretti one, which was delicious. The pricing for the gelato is really reasonable, at three dollars for the small size, and then our other friend got one of the chocolate cakes which he really enjoyed. Overall, the food is quite good, but don't come here if you're in a rush. read more

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I am so excited that this wonderful new restaurant just opened up near me!! It's sooooo good!! Everything from decor, to food, to service was just fantastic. I loved the fresh homemade pastas! The truffle pasta was delicious and my boyfriend loved the seafood ravioli. I also tried it and it was to die for! I've tried the bakery as well and all of the pastries are so fresh. What I love about the interior is the bar you can sit at in front of the big wood fire pizza oven. The walls are lined with bottles of wine, and the bakery and coffee shop is attached. Just all around great vibes!! I definitely want to check out their happy hour. read more

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AMAZING Pizza! Just got back from two weeks in Italy. Never found a pizza there we liked better than here!

I've been wanting to try this place since they opened. I had pizza and calamari to go when they first opened. Don't really like doing review from to go order so I waited until I dined inside. I remember pizza and calamari being good. Pretty busy but no waits so we got sat quickly. Someone brought water but was never told who the server was. It started rocky and not good because we sat for over 10 minutes and nobody came to our table so I finally had to ask someone who our sever was.. Then finally someone came. Ordered Ceasar salad and calamari to start. I was confused with the salad because it came on a pizza plate with huge lettuce. They were almost whole piece which made it ackward to eat. Dressing was drizzled on top so not all the lettuce got some on. Some of the large lettuce did not have dressings on them. Far as calamari it was nice and crispy outside and tender calamari inside.. Ordered Alle Vongole aka linguini with clam sauce and spaghetti e polpette ask spaghetti and meatball. Now I have to say the dish my linguini came in was little silly imo but far as the taste, it was 2nd best one I've had in the valley. Nice simple tasty dish. Spaghetti was also pretty darn good and soft flavorful meatball. Both pasta were cooked al dented which was nice. Ordered tiramisu for dessert which was not too bad. Decent amount of rum flavor, not too extra sweet. Over all the food was pretty yummy minus the salad. Little over $80 for two people. Little on the high end but taste made up for it.. I would definitely try this place again. Oh and I didn't care for the credit card sure charge they added to the bill but.. What ever.... It is what it is. Also stopped by the dessert/bakery side. Tasted the pistachio Gelato and I have to say it was pretty spot on and yummy. I will definitely come back and try that also. read more

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Note that even though they open up early morning, their actual main restaurant does not open until 11:00am. Luckily, we did not have to wait long. This place is fairly large as it contains a cafe and bakery alongside the main restaurant. With the two of us, we paid $46 (includes tax and tip) for our meals. The rigatoni funghi was of above average quality. The environment was clean and the service amiable. read more

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Nikki is the sweetest soul and deserves all good things coming to her. she made me feel welcomed and cared about in so many ways with her actions and she seriously has a great heart. This angel deserve a raise or at least appreciation for her caring heart and level of consideration. people like her are so rare. From the bottom of my heart, thank you Nikki. the world needs more people like her. ALSO SHES BEAUTIFUL! inside and out read more

The food was delicious and we didn't think about how large the items were going to be, I felt full all day after eating the Americano sandwich it was very yummy! The atmosphere was very nice, very clean. It was a perfect spot to sit down, eat and catch up with my friends and family! Everyone really liked it. Definitely worth it & coming back soon. No bad reviews nor bad vibes. The only thing I found confusing was what part of the seating was opened & closed at the time I went. I sat in the area with the pastry and coffee. But there was other seating to I didn't get to see it. read more

A Modo Mio Cucina Italiana - Iced Latte with Lemon Lobster Tail. It's covered up or in the distance but it's regular coffee with the Pistachio Croissant. - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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I stopped in at A Modo Mio when I was already in the plaza to check out the pastries. The ladies in the bakery were so kind and helpful that I stayed for lunch. Amazing service, beautiful restaurant, and yummy food!! read more

Very nice atmosphere and the service from Jessica was beyond amazing!! The food was delicious and OMG THE DESSERTS are to die for This is a definite must try. They have a separate bakery you need to see read more

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Service was great! Wish there was a kids menu and you can create your own bruschetta like have a sample plate of 3. Bruschetta was good, wish the bread was toasted and cheese warm. The pizza is super thin you have to eat with a fork and knife, but great crust and flavor!! The margarita was so good! We will be back to try more of the menu and go to the dessert side. Clean and spacious, tables aren't close together. read more

A Modo Mio Cucina Italiana - Pepperoni pizza - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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I was hearing wonderful things about this restaurant so we were looking for something new and different and decided on A Modo Mio. We came in a couple of hours before closing there's plenty of parking since this is located in the strip mall on Higley at Brown. We had no wait being seated and we had menus in our hands right away. This is one of two really nice Italian eateries and grocers across the street from one another the prices are reasonable but I wasn't really sold on the food and only because of the temperature of the food. 1. The charcuterie board consists of meats and cheeses both were really warm by the time it arrived to our table almost as if it had been sitting out all day. 2. The meatballs lacked flavor they were cooked but super bland. We ordered a cannoli for dessert that wasn't too bad but the filling for that was a little on the warm side. The server was nice, friendly and knowledgeable of the menu. You see the staff staying busy and the have a beautiful bakery and gelato area and what looks to be a wine tasting area for customers. My recommendation is maybe keep the charcuterie board refrigerated until the other half of the order is ready to go out i don't anticipate returning anytime soon there's too many other Italian food options on that corner. read more

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Another fun brunch today at A Modo Mio! Today our bartender/server was Izzi! We enjoyed the Calzone and Don Rico pizza, along with Pineapple Mimosas and my Favorite Beer Mosa! We love the ambiance and will definitely keep this on our list of go to places!! read more

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The first time we came here we really enjoyed the food and experience. On this, our second visit, and I was looking forward to the spaghetti puttanesca. I don't usually order the same dish, but the puttanesca was mind blowing. Eating it was an experience I had never had before. Imagine tasting a different salt with each bite. Capers, then Kalmata olives, then feta. I experimented by eating them alone or combined. We came back a couple months later. The added salmon to the dish. The salts overpowered the salmon. I would recommend brining and smoking the salmon. I know this is pointing at lox and cream cheese especially with capers. I attached pics of both puttanescas. I will be back. Maybe I'll play with something else or maybe it will be puttanesca part III. I know it will be good. read more

A Modo Mio Cucina Italiana - Salmon and spaghetti Puttenesca. - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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It's a warm summer day. You're sitting on a balcony near the Italian coast shaded under an umbrella. Listening to the waves gently lap the shore. The waiter drops off your prosciutto and cheese board refilling your glass of prosecco as you relax into the outdoor couch. This is the experience at A Modo Mio Cucina Italiana. For a brief moment, your taste buds are taken to those Italian shores bite after bite. read more

A Modo Mio Cucina Italiana - Lemon Lobster-tail - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

The food was amazing. We had two pizzas and Cesar salad. Service was top notch and the inside is so nice. We loved the selections of food, wine and drink. After dinner we went over and got a few deserts for the way home. Looks like a great place to meet up with friends, try some wine and pastries. Can wait to come back and try some pasta dishes. I'm so glad this is close to home. See ya again soon. read more

A Modo Mio Cucina Italiana - Remanence of a Butcher and Margarita pizza and Cesar salad. So yummy. - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

I ate at A Modo Mio for the first time and ordered the food for takeout. I ordered the Donna Mena and Don Enrico pizzas. They were both fantastic. I'm very particular when it comes to meatballs as I am Italian and used to really good home cooked Italian food and these meatballs are the best I've ever had dining out and come the closest to tasting like my home cooked ones. If you like meatballs, then you'll love these! They were flavorful and delicious. I've never had a pizza with three big meatballs at the center but with having kids, it was almost a cool feature as I was able to cut up the meatballs for them and leave their slice of pizza cheese. The Don Enrico comes with a little cheese filled calzone with ricotta and it was a unique feature and was delicious, you can tell it had a more fried taste. The dough on the pizza was absolutely delicious. Normally, brick oven pizza is hit or miss with me because often times it's more burnt and over cooked and crispy, but A Modo Mio was perfect and so good! Now, why I couldn't give my rating a perfect score has to do with price. Normally when I order pizza for $20ish a pizza, I can feed several people. These pizzas without any appetizers or other food, an adult can eat almost the whole pizza since it's lighter. We spent about $40 for two pizzas,, which could feed 2-3 people, so I could only see us eating here if we had a coupon or if it was a special occasion. Again, food was fantastic and unique, just not a place I could go often with a family of 4. As for the ambiance when I went in to pickup our food, it feels like a nicer Italian restaurant with the coolest brick oven stove I've seen. There is a bar area too. I would like to try the dessert in the future as they have a large selection of dessert! Delicious pizza and meatballs, just wish it was more affordable! read more

A Modo Mio Cucina Italiana - Don Enrico - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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I don't eat out much locally. Only because I travel. But when friends or family visit I take them to A Modo Mia. It's cute, and close by. I've recommended it to several coworkers. Recently one gal took her mom for lunch. The next day when I saw her at work she couldn't stop talking about their visit :) read more

So Good! 10/10 Staff was amazing! Food was exceptional. My mom and sister loved it as well. Very clean and beautiful restaurant. Don't forget to grab some desert to take home. We did. It's a must try. read more

A Modo Mio Cucina Italiana - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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First time at this fairly new restaurant. As a Chicagoan, I am somewhat arrogant about Italian food and look forward to more meals here. Pleasant and efficient staff, comfortable surroundings, delicious calamari breaded just right and with a slight bite but not chewy. Tasted my friend's eggplant parm and it was nicely sauced with plenty of cheese and served on a huge platter with three pieces. read more

Coffee was amazing! Our waitress (Angie, I think was her name) was absolutely amazing. She made us feel right at home and offered some great pastry suggestions. read more

This place is amazing. The food is wonderful. Very tasty. Their staff is friendly and helpful. The place looks very pretty also.

Excellent service. Prompt seating. Great pizza as appetizer. I had sausage pasta which was truffle flavoured but sausage needed more flavour. Not very seasoned. My wife has a similar dish but no pasta. We both had a glass of the house cab which was good. I would rate the food as a 3, the service as a 5, the ambiance as a 5. All told, we will return to try other dishes. For desert we had an excellent finish to our meal but the name escapes me. The espresso was excellent as well. read more

The coffee smells and tastes amazing! The food is so yummy in the cafe'. Very friendly service!

Excellent food, wonderful ambiance! We celebrate my mom's 86th birthday and she couldn't have been happier! Highly recommend

Wow! WOW!! WOWWWWW!!! 10/10 recommend! Ambience Fun, friendly & knowledgeable staff Delicious food Outstanding cocktails Incredible desserts Price point Do not walk... Run! I am so excited to have this wonderful restaurant in my neighborhood. A friend and I went for dinner on Saturday night and we were FAR from. disappointed! We sat at the bar so we could really take in everything that was going on in the restaurant. Izzi was our bartender and server and she was an absolute delight! The manager Julio spoke at length with us about our visit and he also made us the most incredible espresso martini ever!! We are excited to see this place flourish. He absolutely knows what he's doing! From the appetizers to the dessert, you will absolutely enjoy your experience. (side-note, I never even get dessert! But there was no way I could pass it up!) I have a strong feeling this will be a once a week spot for my husband and myself because it checks ALL of the boxes! I've been to the other wine bars and "true" Italian spots in this area... IYKYK. This place literally blows them all out of the water and I actually thought they were pretty good. The prices are right and the food is incredible! But you can't put a price tag on how kind and friendly the staff are. It's a total vibe! Go see for yourself! You will be happy that you did! read more

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Service and food is top notch happy to live near by. All made i house even to the bread if you looking for gluten free this is the place. read more

A Modo Mio Cucina Italiana - Meat lover pizza and pasta soo good. - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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Came here tonight with a bigger group and it did not disappoint! Great service and wonderful food. I had the lasagna and it was fabulous! Highly recommend read more

What a fantastic local Italian restaurant! The whole restaurant is laid out beautifully and the upgraded touches did not gon unnoticed. We ordered the calamari & burrata appetizers - both were pretty good. The star of the show however, was their pizza!! So fresh and soft, the perfect combination of sauce and cheeses, you could tell the quality of the dough used for the crust because it doesn't leave you feeling bloated or sick. We did experience quite a few waiting periods. And assumed our server was new? If you are willing to be patient and enjoy your company that didn't feel too much of an issue. Stopped next door after dinner for a sweet treat, what a perfect family dinner location! read more

Service was friendly & prompt. Pizza was delicious! My only criticism is about the Caesar Salad. The lettuce pieces were so large that I had to cut it up for 5 minutes before I could begin to eat it. Dressing (which was good) was poured on top instead of mixed into the greens. The croutons were too hard to fork them. The best Caesar Salad I've ever had is at Venezia's so I recommend the A Modo Mia chef try that one. read more

We had an impromptu date night and decided to give it a try. The food was delicious, service was a little slow for it being not very busy but it wasn't a bad thing. We sat in the bar area at a high top. The tables were definitely not made for anything beyond an appetizer and drinks. They were very small so it felt a little cramped when you have a bottle of wine, a glass of water and two entree dishes. We were definitely having to arrange to make it work. Don't bother trying if you still have a menu, haha. We made it work but it was noticeable they were build for looks not function. Either way, it was a great meal. Portions are a bit large but that's nearly every restaurant these days. Worth a try for sure! Hoping to get back to try the bakery! read more

Their dark chocolate cookies were dry and spit out paper it was probably sitting there for days and it was $5 . The pizza was burnt . Service was awful , our friend has to go to the back looking for a salt and pepper , after she served our lunch , she told us that she will be busy . Who says that to your customers. Also, we've been here before so we know if we order the salad it comes with a wonderful bread that comes with it and when we asked her she rudely answered no. She never refilled our drinks and at the end when she had a mistake on charging someone else she made one of our friends pay for the bill . So , the one star is for the ambiance it's nice and clean . read more

Went in for a pastry and coffee, what a hidden gem. The selection of pastries were fantastic. Great atmosphere