While my friend and I were in the area, we decided to check out Paesanos for dinner last night…read more We were seated right away and the place was busy. The inside had lots of tables and booths, plus a bar area and outdoor seating. I liked being able to see the pizzas cooked in the big wood burning oven as well. We got there a few minutes before happy hour ended so we quickly ordered drinks and an appetizer to start - Sangria, Desert Bloom and the Bruschetta. My friend and I split the Lemon Pistachio Linguine - splitting it was the perfect amount of food. It also came with a huge slice of garlic bread. All of the food was really good - I liked the melted cheese on the Bruschetta and the pasta was perfectly seasoned. Our server was also very friendly, attentive and gave great recommendations - we appreciated her telling us that they could split the pasta in half when we told her we were sharing. We'll be back next time we're in Elk Grove!

Had a delicious meal at Paesanos! We got the Pomegranate and Blood Orange Mocktails. Perfect summer…read moredrinks. And started with the Fried Ravioli appetizer with the perfect cheesy filling. For entrees, we got the Chicken Sandwich with Salad and the Spaghetti Carbonara with Shrimp. We sat outside on the patio which had a fountain and lovely ambiance! Follow me on Instagram for more fun foodie finds! @eatwithmepolly

My first time here and we had reservations for dinner on a Friday night but don't think one was…read morereally needed since it wasn't too busy. We were quickly given water and a basket of bread with whipped butter, which was yum! We ordered bruschetta and calamari for appetizers. I enjoyed the calamari the most. I ordered the seafood risotto and it was sooo yummy! Also lots of seafood in it like scallops, shrimp, mussels and clams. Other dishes ordered at our table were the rigatoni and meatballs, gnocchi, and chicken Parmesan. Everyone seemed to enjoy their food and the portions are huge! Definitely getting your money's worth.

I had no idea that such a wonderful, authentic Italian restaurant had been hiding in an unassuming…read moreElk Grove strip mall this whole time! Palermo doesn't look like much from the outside, but you can feel the love that went into this place on the inside. From being greeted by the Sicilian owner at the front to the super friendly servers and other staff, you just feel so welcome from the start. There is a full cocktail menu and full service bar to star things off, and a few house specials. I got the West Coast Colada, which is a very pineapple-forward, simple rum cocktail without the coconut side of the class drink. It was lovely, if not a little on the weak side alcohol wise. Every dish we ordered was fantastic (shout out to the minestrone soup), but the star of the show was the lasagna. I was wondering why the lasagna was a $45 dish until i saw it delivered to nearby tables and my mouth dropped. This single slice of lasagna could feed 4 people (or more) and consists of a couple DOZEN layers of noodles. It was the best, and biggest lasagnas I've ever had, and I'm still eating it 4 days later! The desserts were also absolutely delicious, with a very creamy take on tiramisu, and a very well-named "temptation" chocolate cake. The cherry on top of dessert was when the owner came and chatted with us about the origins of the lasagna and the restaurant. Just a lovely Italian man with a passion for food that somehow landed him in Elk Grove of all places! We will absolutely be returning. I mean heck, $45 for a week's worth of delicious lasagna ain't a bad deal!

The Chubby Cupboard is a hidden gem in Fair Oaks. Everything is made fresh and there's always a…read moregreat variety of pastas and sauces available as well as products from some other local makers. They have dried pasta options as well as fresh options in the fridge and you can mix and match sauces and pastas to find your favorite combinations. They also pop up at the local farmers market, but for the most options check out their store. If you're really interested in fresh pasta you may even want to consider taking one of their pasta making classes. They have scheduled options throughout the year and offer the ability to schedule private classes. The owner and team working here are also so nice and can answer all of your questions and make sure you have a delicious meal. The parking is also super easy here, with plenty of spots.

Getting My Pasta-Addiction On!…read more SITREP Thanks to Yelp for directly putting this business on my radar - I will always appreciate that assist! THE SETUP It was LOVE at first sight when I spotted the pre-made Zita casserole in their refrigerator display. I was more than willing to take a chance on that puppy: simply put in the oven and heat up! Easy-peasy, and SO delicious: rich marinara sauce with a hearty flavor. But I was also excited to try another *flavor* of alfredo sauce that did NOT come out of grocery store jar, so I popped for not just one, but TWO (2) difference flavors of their Alfredo sauce! * A lemon Alfredo sauce; and, * A Parmesan Alfredo sauce I'm still experimenting on making my own fettuccine and linguini noodles, so it's tons o' fun mixing & matching different sauces with different pastas! THE LOWDOWN Thank you, Chubby Cupboard, for making many fun and delicious pastas and sauces! I love coming back for more!

Go. Oh man. So good. I typically am skeptical of very popular places, but I was invited here for my…read morebirthday! We were seated inside the next to the kitchen. Our waitress was Giovanna and she was absolutely perfect and great attention to details! Everything was made from scratch. Pasta and sauces! This place was found on Instagram and was amazing!!!!!! Everyone was so friendly. The City of Galt has a GEM. Our food order below was: Classic lasagna - Perfecto Fresh salad with Italian dressing - Perfecto They need to bottle this and sell it. Both dressing..... Simple pasta with red velvet sauce - Perfecto Play pesto with crumble sausage spaghetti noodle - Perfecto Calamari sticks perfectly cooked and flavorful- Good Chicken Parm - Perfecto Mozzarella sticks - Good Fresh Focaccia bread - Perfecto Minestrone soup - Good Dessert: Cheesecake and Truffle Cheesecake - Perfecto Overall, we all had great meals, fair pricing, totally worth it. Will be back soon!

Ooof, at the risk of sounding a bit snobby...do folks around here really consider this to be…read more"great" Italian food? I actually drove from Roseville to try this place out b/c I LOVE Italian & this place had such glowing reviews (the made-from-scratch pasta being a big draw also). Arrived on a Wednesday evening at just before 6pm & only waited about 10 mins for a spot to open up inside (they do have outdoor seating as well). Waitress quickly stopped by, dropped off some focaccia bread & asked what I'd like to drink. After that...I waited. Make sure you have plenty of time to kill by the way, b/c the service here is on the slower side. My wine finally arrived about 15 mins later & I was asked what I'd like to eat. Inquired about the pear + cheese ravioli & was told that it was on the "sweeter" side, but also that it was popular & I would actually be getting the last order of it for the night. Decided to go for it. Funny enough, the food came out way faster than my glass of wine did. Here is where the real problem began though. The ravioli was undercooked & difficult to chew. Not al dente. The filling itself was definitely on the sweeter side, but outside of that, it was bland. The brown butter sage sauce didn't add much to it at all & I ended up having to rely heavily on the salt/pepper that were already placed on the table. Overall, this wasn't something worth driving 45 mins for, but now I know for sure. At least the bread was good...lol.

Todo un Poco is a hidden gem!!!It's hands-down the BEST restaurant in Elk Grove. The fresh and…read moreunique flavor combinations are such a welcome relief from the mundane. The restaurant ambiance is as striking and unique as their food. Maria and the crew make it feel like you're coming home for supper. The attentiveness of the servers is a constant, as it's a team effort. Although we love to come in for a meal, the Family Take-Out meal can't be beat for a quick and hearty dinner at home. Amazing, pizza, pasta, salad and bread cannot be beat especially when the portions allow for left overs! It's easy to put Todo Un Poco on a regular rotation for dining out!

Alway love going to this gem while visiting family in Elk Grove…read more The service is exceptional, Maria the owner is always quick to make you feel welcomed. The meals are creative and culinary treat To your tastebuds. Love large format paintings on walls. All four of us enjoyed our meals. When in town I will be back to enjoy the amazing blends of cooking styles.

The restaurant is beautiful. The vegetables growing on the outside of the entrance was a wonderful…read morewelcoming experience. Inside the the restaurant is beautiful and very pleasant. The outdoor area is beautiful and light filled. My Cesar salad was delicious and the bread and garlic butter were amazing. My green beans were very undercooked and my chicken parm was a bit rubbery. I would definitely try the restaurant again and order something different.

We visited Pietro's for the first time for my sister-in-law's birthday and this is a hidden gem!…read moreApparently it's really popular on weekends so definitely call the reservations. As you walk up, you feel like you're entering a beautiful upscale restaurant with modern touches in Tuscany. Large wide-open dining spaces with beautiful modern design and a beautiful bar! Love that when you wait the hostess offers you a drink from the bar and brings it to you. I had a really delicious local Lodi Pinot Noir, my sister-in-law got the pear cocktail with cinnamon and wow it was so good! And they serve my husband and his brother their drinks promptly. The service is really great. If you do have any issues with birthdays or birthday cake just request a Manager. They had an interesting policy about not eating cake in the restaurant. But once we spoke with the Manager, things got sorted out. The food is insanely good! Worth every penny! I got the catch of the day with salmon and risotto and let me tell you I was in heaven so tender, flavorful and delicious! My husband got the ribeye which was cooked to perfection and brother and sister-in-law ordered their dishes that were also just perfection and delicious! Our server kept checking on us to make sure my sister-in-law's birthday was going great and it definitely was! I had an espresso martini that topped everything off, and it was the creamy one order that one! Overall, such a beautiful experience aside from the hiccup at check-in regarding the birthday cake they really redeemed themselves! We will definitely return. This is a great place for a date a family dinner or a celebration! I hear brunch pizza is amazing as well

Love this place! The "Girl Dinner" is a great value (Caesar salad, fries, a pasta and a cocktail)…read morefor $29. The burrata and tomato app is a go to as well. In the mood for garlic? Their garlic bread has actual cloves on it. The servers and the manager, Chris, are always on point. Definite plus, it's in the little downtown, cute part of Elk Grove!!!

We had Brick House cater a family event. From ordering to checking in to setting up to tasting the…read moredelicious food, we were all impressed. The roast chicken is simply delicious. The pasta was good, not overly sauced, tender. The other dishes were all good and people went back for seconds. And I cannot say enough nice things about the manager or the server who came to deliver and set up. The food was enough for lots of left overs. All in all an excellent experience we will definitely repeat.

This is likely the best restaurant in the Pocket/Greenhaven neighborhood and is definitely worth…read morethe trip for those who don't live in the neighborhood. A very small quaint restaurant with high quality ingredients and a cozy ambiance. A husband and wife run this place with a few staff and it is packed almost every night. I'd recommend making a reservation. They even recommended an appetizer because "there's only one chef and he's working on 31 plates". There are some patio seating in addition to the indoor tables and the bar. Nevertheless, it didn't seem to be an incredibly long wait for our food. We ordered the orchiette con salsiccia, which seems to be on the menu often. One of my favorite things to order. The sausage is cooked perfectly and has good flavor and I love the broccoli rabe and pasta texture. It's not a very saucy dish but full of flavor. We also tried the fregoli e gamberi. Again, not saucy, but great flavor. The shrimps were cooked really well and had great salinity and spice.

We arrived as a party of 4 on a Friday night at 7pm. Though it wasn't too busy, we ended up waiting…read moreabout 30 minutes for our main course to arrive -- not too long if we were just a party of adults, but with a young kid, this was a bit on the long side (not the fault of the restaurant). Other than the wait, the waiter and waitress were lovely and attentive through the meal. Our appetizer (asparagus & burrata, with prosciutto) did arrive quickly. It was tasty, though two of us found the burrata cheese quite salty, and the asparagus was a bit chewier than I expected. The Torchio e Granchio stole the night; the Dungeness crab meat was excellent and tasted fresh, and matched the cream sauce well (which I normally don't like to eat, but was great with the crab). The beef and pork meatballs were sizeable, which was appreciated; we found them a bit over-flavored however (particularly with oregano), and the sauce-to-meat proportions was a bit much (way too much sauce for the amount of pasta and meatballs for our taste). I found the Orecchiette con Salsiccia to be wwayyy more spicey than the Fregola e Gamberi. Though on the menu they both have one chili sign beside them, I could barely taste any spice in the Fegola e Gamberi, but in the end I picked out a small pile of chili pepper bits from the Orecchiette, which even after doing so my mouth still burned through the meal. They definitely need to add an extra chili next to this dish in the menu.

Attended a ravioli pasta making session with friends and hosted by chef Giovanni at Adamos. What a…read morefun experience making pasta, learned some fun trivia and made a new friend with Giovanni. His knowledge and life experiences were a joy to learn about and the food was fabulous. Enjoyed 3 fine wines and some excellent olive oil. Highly recommended for a nice evening meal and pasta making with friends. Cheers!!

Delicious! Friends shared the summer arancini, and it was kind of a play on an elote. I ended up…read moreordering 2 apps as my mains: The meatball and the octopus. The meatball was HUGE, and the app comes w two. Def a good sharing option for 4 people if actually eating it as an app. The octopus was also delicious. Perfectly crispy and comes w the best potatoes. The only thing was the chimichurri type sauce was pretty spicy (not mild). So definitely beware. I also tried a bite of my husband's bolognese and it was light and refreshing. The flavor of the vegetables come through nicely along with the meat sauce. It feels ironic to say, but if you want something lighter, that's a good option. Would recommend making a reservation, as the restaurant space is small and definitely filled up on a Sunday evening.

Service: 4.0 perfectly paced Food: 3.2…read more We haven't been to OSF in a long time so wifey gave me the night off from cooking. We arrive 5'ish so hopefully before the dinner rush and we were right. We got greeted and seated right away. Our server took drink orders and brought over bread and butter for our table. After a few minutes we ordered: Pot poured and I could decide, so I let the server pick between the Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo or Chicken Parmigiana. Soup and salad delivered promptly followed by our main course which I receive the chicken fettuccini. Food was good, but nothing stood out to write about. BTW: I truly appreciate how the waiter spaced out our food throughout our entire meal, it's a lost art. Oh and we did get the spumoni ice cream too!

Went to the Elk Grove Location for dinner. We were going to go to the Sac Location but their…read moreparking sucked and opted to go to this one which was on our route home. I made an open table reservation, they sat us promptly when we arrived, they were accommodating and gave us a table right in the front so my grandma didnt have to walk far. The server came over and took drink order for me while the others went to the restroom. They started us an order of garlic cheese bread. The old spaghetti factory has been one of my favorites since I was a child, the closest being nearly 2 hours from where we live now we go when we are near one of the locations. Their special hot peach margarita was delicious, I hope they decide to keep it on the menu long term. I always get the browned butter mizithra spaghetti and an order of the mizithra broccoli. My grandma got the lobster and crab Ravioli and she said they were to die for. Overall great trip to this location