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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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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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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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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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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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

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

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

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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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

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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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

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

Hate giving a bad review but if that's what you warrant it's on you not your guests. This was a Saturday afternoon four tables were occupied yet we waited over five minutes just sit. Took waitress a while to come over. We ordered waited over 15 minutes to get our drinks,mind you there were 3 guests at this point. My wife liked her pizza,mine was a butcher it was so covered with oil you couldn't even hold it it just limped in your hand. There are a lot of Italian restaurants in Mesa to get business in this economy you really better step up your game or you will become another failed business. read more

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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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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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

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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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

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

Great service. Great menu and wonderful food. Been here several times and always the same experienc. Brought a visitor twice over the past two weeks and loved it and I consider myself a foody and not hesitant to critique if it wasn't good. I say try it! read more

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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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

Happy hour had potential, but the service was really slow. It took a long time just to get acknowledged, and even longer for drinks and appetizers--especially since it wasn't that busy. We had to flag someone down a couple times for updates. Food and drinks were fine, but not worth the wait. Probably wouldn't go back for happy hour. read more

We have been here several times and last night was our first disappointment. We always order the same thing. The Caesar salad came out chopped into large pieces instead of the whole leaf presentation in past. Ok. The pizza was TERRIBLE. Soggy, cold, and bland. We were extremely disappointed. Like I said, this is the first bad visit of many times being there, so I really, really hope this is a one off. We will be back, but another visit like this one and we won't be. read more

Ordered caesar salad since menu said that dressing was made in-house. Very disappointed. Dressing tasted like mayonnaise with parmesan cheese in it. No hint of lemon, anchovy or garlic, essentials of a correct dressing. Ordered the beef short rib - a $40 entree. Came extremely dried - think very dry jerky. This type of entree must be made in advance, but not so many days in advance, held (perhaps uncovered?) then microwaved to heat. Supposed to come in a wine sauce which was a light brown, watery gravy. The whole entree was awash in this tasteless lake. This is my third visit here. I wrote a letter to management complaining exactly as I did here, but have heard nothing in two weeks. I feel as if I have been blown off. Perhaps the owner does not care. read more

They have THEE best coffee! Had coffee in the cafe along with a delish Americano croissant sandwich. What a lovely experience. Our server, Kayla is a doll and provides excellent service Go check it out, you won't be disappointed! read more

Too expensive. The wine was too expensive. This is not a high end Scottsdale location. You are in a strip mall in Mesa. Lower your prices and you will get more customers. read more

Amazing, new, kind of upscale Italian restaurant. Been there twice now and the food was excellent, service was superior, and the restaurant is modern charming. Has a wine bar, and a gelato bar. Great place! read more

Stopped by on a rainy evening to order a pizza to go. Was pleasantly surprised by the modern clean interior. The restaurant sits in a kinda 'blah' shopping center so was not expecting much. In addition to the restaurant (with a nice bar) they also have a bakery and cafeteria. House white wine (Italian blend) was very reasonably priced ($7) and good. My pizza was also very good. Service was good. Menu looked interesting- will be back to try other items! Worth checking out this nice neighborhood restaurant! read more

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Love this place and now have been back three times to try the different dishes. The pastas are fresh and flavorful, and tonight the filet was perfect! The red wine sauce and potatoes are on par with any of your higher priced steak houses. Portions are big and filling! The calamari is so light and fluffy. Service has been great all three times. They have decorated it really nice so it can be a casual night out or a nice date night location. read more

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Great cute Italian restaurant. The food was delicious. Price was reasonable. The godfather was delicious old fashion. Pizza was delicious. Their bakery and cafe super cute. Have good gelatos too. They also sale bottle wine, pasta, and miscellaneous things. Our waitress Nicky was so sweet and nice. We will be coming back. Vegan and gluten free options available. read more

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I fairness before I write this. I am from an area of the country where Italian food is king. We went there on a Saturday, it was not overly busy so we were seated quickly. It was very quiet. I don't recall hearing any soft Italian music. I love the open Kitchen, and the design as a whole. Our server came to give us water and take our drink orders, he did not mention the "happy Hour" specials. So I took it upon myself to order the Caprese Bruschetta .When he brought the drinks back and took our order that was the last I saw of him until he brought the check. No drink refills, oh, and no Italian bread??? That was a first at an Italian restaurant. He never came by to see if we needed or wanted anything. The food was pretty good. I did have cloves of garlic in my pasta, not cut at all. After dinner we went over to check out the bakery. Everything on this side was very nice. The items we purchased were excellent quality. The person behind the counter was incredibly helpful. I understand, it has been only open since January, and it takes time to work out the kinks. So, we will be back in a bit to check it out again. Everyone deserves a second chance. read more