I really wanted to like this place as it's new to Ankeny and a local small business but I have to say my first time here was underwhelming. We were seated quickly at 5:45. Two other tables in the place were occupied. Host came and gave us waters/silverware. We didn't see a server for 15 minutes while the host came by again gave us some bread. We let him know we were ready to place a drink/app order. He said he was just the host, he'd go look for our server and also apologized for the wait because they were slammed. No other tables had filled other than the 2 that were occupied when we came in. There was an uninterested bartender, or rather just a guy standing on the other side of the bar because he didn't do anything the whole time we were there. Our server came over after another 5 minutes and took our drink/app order. While waiting for our drinks, the table behind us complained about their steak & said it was inedible and the server brought the owner out who offered them half off their bill & gave them free desserts. When our drinks finally came (40 minutes later), we said we were ready to place our entree order. She took our order, seemed unenthused & said "it will be awhile for the garlic knots, we are super busy, so... sorry." Still only 3 occupied tables. The garlic knots came out & they were the same bread as the ones that came out for free in the beginning. Would have been good to know before we paid extra for them as the appetizer. They were good and buttery. The side salads were rather boring, romaine lettuce & cucumbers and an underwhelming amount of croutons. The ranch for the salad was quite good. Our entrees came out an hour after ordering. My husband ordered the lasagna & said it tasted good but it was more like a baked pasta with thick layer of cheese, then a layer of lasagna noodle on top of a pasta-sauce soup. I ordered the chicken parm. Presentation was not good. Not enough sauce, too much cheese. Chicken was breaded well but I barely got to it. Taste was not very flavorful. I didn't dislike it but I won't be desperate to eat it again. We had to ask for refills every time we needed one. Didn't complain but we did ask for our check right away, the owner came over apologizing for the wait and offered us a free dessert. She was very nice and apologetic & we felt bad. We chose a cannoli and it was delicious. The owner told us she makes the cannoli filling herself and it was so good!! The entire meal took a little over 2 hours & we're not sure if we'll be back, but if we were it would be for the owner's cannolis & not for dinner. I hope it was just an off night & might suggest hiring better staff if it wasn't. read more

Bianca’s Grill and Vineyard - chicken Parmesan - Italian Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

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I think this is now out of business. Keep driving by and it is never open. Do not plan on going there for food.

We love Bianca's. The food is delicious and unique. Not typical and boring like chain restaurants. The owner creates a wonderful Ambiance and provides a wonderful wine collection. It was slow when there last night and the owner is not afraid to work and provide wonderful service. read more

Service was terrible and the owner tried to tell me that's what I ordered, when she didn't even take my order. She never tried to compensate me or make it right ... never again. I decided to go next door to dairy queen which is where I should have went to begin with read more

Visited Bianca's last night and had a wonderful time. Took the family out for Italian and was not disappointed. Service was a bit slow due to being understaffed but they took the time to make sure everything was up to standard and expectation. Owner was able to come out and talk to customers and it felt like a great family friendly place. We will be returning in the future! read more

4 stars for the Service and the food quality. The Bruschetta was outstanding and my Gyro was excellent. Where they lost a star was the fact that they told us that numerous items on the lunch menu were not available due to being out of stock. Required several menu choices to be changed by our party. Everyone agreed that the food which we did I get was was excellent. From what I could see, they have made no changes to the decor so it looks like Yanni's still with only the name changed. An issue that they have ZERO control over is the parking lot. Entry to the parking lot was easy, it was the exit that was problematic. When the drive-thru line for the Dairy Queen backs up you have to use the entrance to exit the parking lot provided the line isn't super long. read more

A very fine successor to Yanni's. Similar menu, same decor & familiar employees. Still a great night out ankeny.

We were seated right away, and our server was prompt to bring us a basket of garlic knots. Yummy. I had the chicken amaggio, One guest had the tortellini with white and red sauce and the third guest had steak tips with vegetables and a baked potato. The food came out quickly and was really good. I also had a side of fettuccine Alfredo, which was to die for! Give them a try you won't be disappointed! read more

We ordered online (Friday at 6pm), for carry out, paid online. Order said it would be about 60-70 mins so we went to pick up and they were closed. Very frustrating. read more

The food was delicious! Especially the bread! I ate a lot of bread! We ordered carry out and my husband said the workers were extremely kind and happy. read more

My fiancé and I went to Bianca's a couple weeks ago on a Friday night and the first thing we noticed was that we were the only customers dining in. After placing our order of garlic knots, we were informed their oven was having issues and that we would not be able to have anything on the menu that would be required to be baked. Because of this, we were offered the salad bar which seemed like it had been sitting out all day - we decided to pass. The owner was very polite and apologetic, and thanked us for our time and patience throughout the process and provided us with onion rings because of the oven situation. We decided to split the Fettuccine Alfredo and the Four Cheese Pasta. The Alfredo was very milky and the Four Cheese lacked flavor. Much like some other comments about this restaurant, we really wanted to like this place as it is near our house and a small local business in Ankeny. read more

Bianca's Grill and Bar is a delicious mom and pop restaurant with great Italian food. I ordered the Shrimp Scampi and it was absolutely phenomenal. The meals come with garlic knots which were very good as well. Highly recommend. The service was also quick and on top of everything. read more