The food is insanely good. Freshly made meatballs, noodles, and sauce. It was perfection. I'll be…read moredreaming about my pasta dish for the rest of my life. Restaurant was clean and great atmosphere.

If you typically aren't one to read reviews, please, make an exception for this one. My wife, kids,…read moreand I had the distinct pleasure of sharing this incredible dining experience with the truly unbelievable staff at Monna Lisa Trattoria last night. Every interaction was memorable. Every bite, superb. We didn't want to leave - and the staff didn't want us to. From the Italian-sourced bread to the Burrata with prosciutto di Parma (everyone should live a little and try this) to the variety of homemade pastas to the multiple desserts and coffee we indulged in, we stumbled out of there upset that we had to leave. I told them as we left, we finally found somewhere in all of Houston we enjoyed more than our own food. And my wife is an incredible chef, so that is saying something, believe me. I'm never going anywhere else for true Italian cuisine. Those who work here, thank you so much. We were blown away by your kindness, understanding, your love for knowing multiple languages and how to make a restaurant feel like home in Italy. Thank you all so much. Wow. Nick, Suzette, Isabelle, and Evan Carter

What a wonderful place. The staff is so friendly, you feel like you're home. We took advantage of…read morethe couple's special available on Thursday nights and it was great. The food was fresh and delicious. We definitely didn't leave there hungry. We were with another couple and it wasn't a noisy place. We could actually carry on a conversation. We'll be back!

Updates of Texan eateries I like (1 of 2)…read more The food, the service, the small store ambiance, the parking situation, and the value are still excellent at Ivett's in League City. There should be no need to write an update. I see that my initial review was written about 5 years ago. This is about how they handle the transferral of totaled tabs to the credit card. When I go to the Houston area, I usually eat lunch at Ivett's twice a week - yes, it's that good. And it's doable because I tend to stay in their "Bay Area," which is south of the city near Space Center Houston and in the suburbs adjacent to large Galveston Bay. Here's what the deal is, and this happened last year and a year or two before that. When I get the bill, it's usually a number that has cents attached to it, thus an "uneven" sort of number. To this, I add a tip. If the final bill were to be $12.72, for example, I might add $2.28 to bring it to an even $15.00. (I've asked restaurant employees over the years if this is weird and they tell me they have customers who do this.) Fast forward to the charge hitting the credit card. In 2025, one charge went through a meaningless few cents higher and one charge went through without the tip altogether. I've never worked in a restaurant, so I don't know how the process works where the final bill is sent over to the credit card company. In this situation, I came out ahead. But that's not the point. I want the employees who were my servers to get their tips and get what I indicated on the copy that I signed. This same exact sort of scenario showed up a year or two before when I also visited twice ... with one lunch charge coming across without the tip. Another lunch charge must have been processed with an even dollar amount as the tip. Again, I came out ahead, if you even want to look at it that way, but I want the employee to get his or her tip. The price-quality-quantity here remains at 5 stars. That's why I have filed Ivett's away in my head. I've now landed on the pattern of lunch specials that I like in any given week - a chicken dish and the manicotti dish, so I come in for those. I did try the lasagna once and, since this is in the U.S. of A. and not fine dining, they use the thicker undulating sheets of pasta that I'm not a fan of. It's to be understood. It's what most Italian-American restaurants do. That dish might come in as a 4. I applaud Ivett's for being a small restaurant that is intent on serving its customers and its community. However, if the tip for that one customer's meal is $2.28, $2.74, or $3.11 because the customer is seeking to hit a "normal" looking final number, then it's $2.28, $2.74, or $3.11. And, if they don't enter the tip at all, then I feel bad because the employee didn't get their tip and it makes me feel cheap ... cheaper than I already am to some people. Fix this little clerical issue by instructing your employees how to do so ... and keep up the good work! I look forward to seeing you all (translation: y'all) the next time I'm in the area.

I came across this restaurant through my Yelp Weekly Explorer, and the pictures immediately caught…read moremy attention. The cilantro chicken pasta looked so good that I knew I had to try it. Along with that, I ordered the garlic cheese bread (with mozzarella on top) and finished with the tiramisu for dessert. The cilantro chicken pasta was every bit as good as the pictures an easy 10/10. It was packed with flavor, cooked perfectly, and had plenty of chicken. A lot of restaurants skimp on the meat, but not this place. The cheesy garlic bread was good as well. My only suggestion would be to toast it a little longer so it has more of that crispy texture. The tiramisu was also a 10/10 when it came to flavor. My only disappointment was the portion size. It was about the size of a small party dessert serving, much smaller than what I'd expect from a restaurant. I really hope they increase the portion because the taste was fantastic. Overall, the staff was very friendly, the restaurant was clean, and it has a cozy, intimate atmosphere that's perfect for a date night. Despite the small dessert portion, the food was outstanding, and I would definitely recommend giving this place a try.

Wow the place does not look impressive from the outside but don't let that fool you. Great food…read morefrom the bread to the meal. We are foodies and eat at various restaurants a lot. We had the lemon piccata with grilled shrimp, and the Italian sausage penne. Service was outstanding as well. They said everything was homemade. Give it a shot for a great local casual Italian restaurant.

I always have a wonderful experience here with excellent service, delicious food, and a lovely…read morerestaurant atmosphere! Overall, I'd rate it a perfect 10/10.

The food was amazing. Our server was amazing 100% he was amazing I would recommend this place so…read moremuch.

Love it ............ great job food was delicious good service pasta and lasagna .......great…read moreatmosphere

I ordered the Veal Marsala, and it was so tough and rubbery that I could barely cut it with a…read moreknife. Unfortunately, this is the second time I've ordered a meal that was well below expectations. Very disappointing, as I was hoping for a much better dining experience.

This place is so cute and cozy! I walked in and was welcomed by two kind faces behind the desk!…read more I came because I was looking for some chocolates, wanted to buy local and was recommended this beauty. They order it from Mostly Chocolate in The Heights and they're $3.5 each when sold here. They had about 10 flavors when I went so a lot to choose from like espresso, smores, salted caramel, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, rosemary olives oil and more. The salted caramel: I loved it. I thought 4/5! My girlfriend through it was a little too salty but I thought it was perfect. She would rate closer to 3-3.5 Toffee something: interesting texture it had bits inside that were really nice and the filling was super smooth. The shell was delicious. My girlfriend would rate 4-5/5! Espresso: my girlfriend loveddddd it!! She would do 4-5/5 and I would say around 3-3.5. I wish it were chocolaty-er but my gf wouldn't change a thing. I would come back for the service alone; nothing beats that! Can't wait to try the hazelnut pop rock and smores.

Took my mother in law while in town to check this place out & it was a great experience…read more Ashley, the bartender was phenomenal! Made great recommendations & treated us to some cheese samples. The space is beautiful, they come with three different private seating areas inside and a patio area in the back. They had a very diverse wine menu, prices were anywhere between $30-$245 for a bottle. We sampled the Walking Fool & ended up ordering the bottle, it was delicious! Definitely will be back for the sandwich

After a 4 mile hike through the trails, we were looking for a coffee shop and saw this place…read moreinstead. Who would've known their food was simply ahhhhmazing! Their little balls of fried pizza dough....delicious! I could eat a whole bucket of them. Brussels sprouts were delicious and the pizza was damn good. Thin crust like I prefer. Beautiful day. Everything made to order. Wonderful service and a great shady outside seating area . A little gem in the Seabrook area.

Love midnight slice! One of our favorites places to go for a late night dinner, service always…read moregreat, food always delicious. Tonight we tried the garlic Parmesan sauce on our wings, and did not disappoint! Our wings crispy, and the Jerk sauce always on point, our pizza always cheesy, thin and delicious!

Moved away from Clear Lake many decades ago. We loved Clear Lake and my wife's family goes back to…read morethe founding of Friendswood! We had a weekly ritual of going to Franco's Italian Restaurant. I 1st went there when they opened very long ago. Not long after my 2 tours in Viet Nam. The family that owned Franco's treated me like family and I'm fluent in Italian and we'd talk endlessly. I worked closeby at JSC. So, we went to Frenchies Italian Restaurant and pleasantly surprised by the excellent meal and service. We had Chicken Parm, Veal Parm, and Seafood Fradiavolo. Growing up in Brooklyn, I certainly know good Italian food. We live a few miles from Sal & Judy's Italian Restaurant which is outside New Orleans and rated 5 Stars (Yelp) and Zagat. Sal greets everyone that comes in and their marinara sauce is sold in all the local supermarkets and Walmart. Frenchies was no different from Sal's. Everything was perfect! I told Sal and he went to eat at Frenchies on his last trip to Houston. He called me and thanked me, that's Sal. I was sad Franco's closed after 50 years in Clear Lake but Frenchies was a great find. If you're ever on the North Shore outside New Orleans, try Sal & Judy's Italian Restaurant and decide if they're equally as good. Or, take a look at their website! Everyone in NOLA knows Sal Impastato (from Sicily). If you find yourself near Little Italy in Brooklyn. NY try Evelina, Barano, or Carmentas Italian Restaurants. Frenchies food is comparable quality to better NYC Italian Restaurants! I'll add pic's later! Thank-you, for 1st class Italian food. Bravo, assolutamente perfetto!

We decided to try this neat looking place for a Monday night dinner. Looks like a lot of history…read moreand fun times have happened there. When we walked in, we were greeted and ask if we were picking up or staying, I answered we were staying. We were taken to a nice table, which was cleaned by the hostess, and seated. We got our menus and water, then it went downhill from there. We watched tables being served and nice conversations between wait staff and customers. Sadly, after more than 5 minutes, no server approached our table. The menus were down and we were ready to order. And... no one came over. We were passed by several times and the table next to us was checked on, but not us. So we didn't get to try anything as we took the hint that we were not important and left. Hopefully we misunderstood the idea of service here and didn't wait long enough. But more than 5 minutes with no hint of service was more than enough for us to wait. Good luck Frenchies, I'm sure your regulars will keep you moving along.