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    It's Italian Cucina

    4.2 (366 reviews)
    Closed 5:00 pm - 9:00 PM
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    Menu!
    Eric H.

    We were searching around for some Italian food, you know, because someone wanted ravioli, and this place appeared to have some ravioli in their menu. They have other items too, but I wouldn't really trust the chefs in this restaurant to wow you with the food they churn out. At least the waitstaff here can tell what's up, knowing that first time customers giving the restaurant a chance may leave disappointed due to the food quality. A bit more about this cucina: it's on Lamar, in the MAA complex. There's a spacious parking garage for restaurant and retail parking. One of the cool things about this restaurant is their mural, which depicts a nice scene that includes a doggie silhouette doing its business while being walked. The waitstaff were pretty friendly too. The atmosphere was quite comfortable, with lighting from a small table top candle, and eerie blue in the bathrooms. The menu has many options, and it includes a small prix-fixed section. As mentioned earlier, we were in the prowl for some ravioli. And we found some, on the appetizer part of the menu. But that ravioli, based on its taste, is not worth consuming. We opted to order the following items: Prosciutto e Melone -- spheres of cantaloupe, two pieces of prosciutto, balsamic glaze. It did not help to utilize a tasteless cantaloupe. Salmone Carpaccio -- smoked salmon capers scallions, and sliced heart of palm, along with lemon in a filter baggie. Now, that lemon was cool. No stray lemon seeds in your food! Salty and sour, lox; it's hard to execute the flavor wrongly in this dish, since, well, they're not really doing any cooking for this dish. Unless they are smoking their own salmon. Ravioli -- ahh, yes, this was found in the appetizer section. Luckily, we had the other appetizers before this one. This is supposed to have lobster and an orange liquor within, but what you get is a flavorless lobster filling, with the absence of an orange flavor. To me, it seems like their dishes don't taste like the descriptions of how they should taste. Cacio e Pepe -- a terribly bland, flavorless pasta dish. The pasta texture was appropriate, but the sauce was terribly greasy and bland, lacking the required savory cheesiness. Yes, you can see the black pepper (and parsley). Quite a sad dish. Please, don't prepare cacio e pepe in this appalling way. Rigatoni Polpette -- better than the cacio e pepe, although this dish was on the saltier side. I think the people preparing the food here need to be more diligent with their execution. In the words of the waitstaff, "thanks for giving us a try!" It's Italian Cucina will be participating in Austin's Restaurant Week; unfortunately, it's not a place on my list to return to.

    Risotto
    Vic V.

    Food was decent for Italian food in central TX but gosh the service was terrible . Server was rude, condescending and overwhelmed (the last part was prob managements fault but still unacceptable) . Not to mention since is was valentines weekend and they had a prix fixed menu and limited food menu had we known this prob wouldn't even have came to try the place out . 15 mins to get a soda , marinara sauce was flavorless and pasta tasted like it as cooked in a vat of butter .The foccaia bread and rissoto were two of the few highlights

    **Chicken Marsala
    Lauren G.

    Went to It's Italian Cucina a couple times and sat at the bar for happy hour. Their happy hour specials only apply to patio or bar seating. It's $2 off cocktails, glasses of wine, beer, and all appetizers. For appetizers I have tried the Lobster Ravioli- which I was not a fan of, it was very fishy tasting and lobster should not be fishy. The arancini was good tasting, but not properly made, it was hollow on the inside and mostly filled with cheese not rice - still tasty but not arancini. The meatballs were delicious - highly recommend. Steak bites were good as well, although I don't think it's worth the expensive price tag. Focaccia was delicious as well. Had the insalata mista both times and it's perfect. Good size! And the true stars of the show are the entrees. The pappardelle in a wild boar ragu sauce is to die for. And the chicken Marsala with the fresh pasta was a show stopper. Highly recommend both dishes. And I will be back for more! In terms of service, the bar staff is excellent. Super friendly and attentive. They deserve a raise for how awesome they are! Kudos for the bartenders. Pros: entrees, flavor, can walk in without a reservation Cons: prices, apps, & nice but loud owner

    Patio area
    Holly O.

    Love love love this place. What a cozy and intimate vibe. Great for date night or special occasions. Wednesday they have 1/2 off bottles of wine with so many to choose from. We had the calamari, Ceasar salad, lasagna, veal Marsala with broccolini and the lemoncello cake. Every dish was perfectly seasoned and cooked. The cake was absolutely divine. Excellent staff and service. This is a must try! There is convenient garage parking in the building just north of the restaurant.

    Scallops
    Pamela R.

    Truly a 4.5 stars but I would rather rate up rather than down. Food - 4.5 needs more salt on nearly every dish we have had there in multiple visits but salt is easy to add Service - 4.5 nearly 5 but hovered a bit Ambiance - 4.5 intimate and perfect dim lighting. Would be 5 stars but tables are very close together but I get it. It was near perfect this visit with one small exception...I ordered the Nere Risotto which is made with squid ink and "lobster" per the menu. It was not lobster, it was langoustine or langostino, not positive which, but not true lobster. It came with 3 very small tails off about 1oz each. The price was $45, so quite pricey for what it was. Now for the good part. It was delicious. It could only have been better had it been real lobster. We also had the polpette (meatballs) in marinara and focaccia with olive oil for starters. Excellente. Our other entree this visit was the Veal Osso Bucco. Braised and tender with carrots and celery served with polenta. Needed a bit of salt but once added, it was delicious. Last recent visit we had the Capesante which is pan seared Alaskan scallops lemon zested, w/spaghettini in Heirloom cherry tomato & roasted garlic sauce. Again, we all agreed this needed salt as well and we added it and voila! As it should be...mmmm. Our other entree was the Fettuccine Tartufo which Truffled w/wild mushroom cream & shrimp but we substituted chicken for shrimp. This dish was perfect once salt was added (again). The dessert was to die for! I don't remember the name exactly. Fleur petites or something like that. I remember thinking that's a French name not Italian. But anyway, it was 12 bite sized pastries that were some of the best I have ever had, including in Paris! I believe there were 2 each of 6 different ones. 5 star +++ The wine list is very good and versatile. A bit pricey but served at the perfect temp for the varietal. The bottle we had both recent visits (different) were nearly 4x retail pricing. We know because we buy these. Still better than a mediocre wine menu and serving warm wine! A huge bonus is that they have free parking in the garage attached to the building! They have live piano on Tuesday & Thursday and half price bottles of wine on Wednesdays. What's not to love! This is now our go to Italian restaurant in Austin.

    Vitello Como (veal)
    Chelsea L.

    Ok, I don't really remember the names of the dishes, sorry, but the food was excellent. I really like the risotto. You can't go wrong with any of the dishes! Tiramisu is a must! A perfect dessert to end the meal. Service is excellent and fast. We were able to get our questions answered about the menu-we haven't been back since they changed up the menu. We were a little disappointed that they took away the 3-course/4-course meal sets. They now have a 7-course meal set for $75. All of the servers are attentive and clean up our dishes very quickly. The same owner owns the pizza place next door, which I would love to check out one day!

    Lobster ravioli tapas
    Michaela P.

    It's such a gem of a restaurant. The owner is super friendly and funny, the waitstaff is attentive and not overbearing. The food is simply amazing. Haven't had a bad dish yet, they are all simply delicious.

    Risotto very tasty especially the shrimp.

    We were able to partake tonight of the dinner of 7 fishes. Most of the items were very tasty. Only one didn't meet the standard, in my opinion. The owner and I did not agree in our opinions. Over all the experience was positive.

    Risotto allá milanese (scallops on saffron cream risotto)
    Sophie H.

    Best Italian food I've had in austin! The kitchen and wait staff go above and beyond at this place. It's small and intimate, perfect for date night or catching up with a friend. Our waitress was incredibly knowledgeable and attentive and made our experience so memorable and enjoyable. The scallops on saffron cream risotto were excellent, and their menu has some very reasonably priced bottles. Most of this dishes were $30-40 per person, but well worth. Will definitely be back and I'm telling all my friends in Austin about this gem!

    Scallops
    Janrai G.

    Always an enjoyable experience and friendly staff! The owner is one of a kind and the food is always on point!

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    Everything was really good; service, food, and pricing wasn't unreasonable. Good ambiance though parking is a little tight.

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    Quaint well establish restaurant that never fails to please. They always make you feel welcome and the food is outstanding.

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    Food was OK needed salt. Service was great but we were the only customers in the room at the time we were there.

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