Loved the lasagne, chicken piccata, veal Marsala and cheesecake; limoncello cake not so much. The…read moreinterior restoration is beautiful. Service spot-on, love that this is such a family centered business. We will be back for lunch on the patio!

Amazing food. Amazing service. I always manage to snag a seat at the busy bar without a…read morereservation, where I can order from the full menu. John is a fantastic bartender and always so welcoming. Thank you Marcolino's!!

I met a friend here for a light dinner and a drink . I ordered an Argentina red wine that was sweet…read moreand perfect. I also ordered the Cashell Salad that had mixed greens, apples, Gorgonzola , candied pecans and dried cherries. I added chicken with that and it was delicious! It was a large salad. The service was spot on. Loved the relaxing vibe!

I am an absolute ride or die for Zozos restaurant here in Reno but I do have to say.... Two Italian…read moreplaces can coexist. I decided to try La Cucina and man I love it. It's so different from the aforementioned restaurant and I love each can cater to your needs for the meal you're looking for. I even decided to come to La Cucina for my birthday dinner. It's so fresh, light, and easy. I absolutely love ALL the women who work here and the atmosphere just feels so calm and light. I love this place.

Came here on a random Thursday at 5. Hardly anyone in line so we were seated immediately. Pretty…read moreclean inside and wasn't too loud till later when more people started showing up. Service was great, always checking up on things etc. The bread we had was pretty good, They have an early bird special (for lack of a better term). It was a choice of either risotto, carne, or Pesci. Then a choice of mushroom ravioli, a soup or salad and a desert. I choose the mushroom raviolis. I choose the veal chop parmigiana, and tiramisu desert. My mom choose the salad, salmon and pistachio gelato. She loved what she ordered. Overwhelmed by how much gelato she got at the end HA! This was dinner exceeded our expectations Came out to about 50 per person. For as much food, and the service and how good everything was...I'd call it a steal. Would definitely come again

A lovely evening spoiled by terrible service…read more.. Friends had commented how much they loved La Strada, so we were eager to give it a shot. A small group of 6, we had reservations for 5:30 on a Wednesday evening. This should not have been a particularly busy time. Situated in the Eldorado Casino, the entrance to La Strada does not capture just how big and spacious the restaurant really is. Beautiful decor and hand painted frescos, the environment conjures up images of old Italy. With our early seating, our party was able to take advantage of "the early bird special" which included a starter (soup, salad or Ravioli starter) and a dessert, all for the price of the entree alone. Our evening started with a friend ordering an Old Fashioned. Prepared tableside, he was offered a few options of whiskeys. Once selected, the server put on a show, pushing smoke into a decanter. I don't know if this was his intent, but the two ladies sitting closest to the server were absolutely innundated with smoke, leaving their clothes polluted with the smell of a chimney. Once prepared, the smell of smoke in the drink was unmistakeable. My friend said and I quote, "this is absolutely the worst Old Fashioned I have ever had. Completely undrinkable". We passed around the glass and I will say the smell of smoke alone kept me from trying it. What a waste. Moving on to the food, our starters were "fine". Everyone ordered salads. Nothing remarkable. They were fine. Now I will say, for the most part the food was quite good. I ordered the Chicken "Mattone" which was a boneless half chicken, in a delicious sauce. It is normally served with Calabrian Style Roasted Potatoes but I passed on the potatoes, opting for more Brocolini. The Brocolini was prepared to perfection. My entire meal was fresh, deliciious and prepared perfectly. My wife ordered the Salmon. Her fish was prepared perfectly. The outer edge had a nice snap to it and the fish was moist and flaky. Delicious. It was served Smashed Potatoes, which I have to say were not my favorite. I would have preferred either roasted potatoes or just plain mashed. One of my friends orderd the Risotto with Scallops. A generous serving of Risotto, the meal looked great. Unfortunately, my friend said the dish did not compare to the last time he ordered it, on this night, the dish was soft and gummy. Not good. Unfortunately, the big spoiler of the evening was the service. Coming early mid-week, I would have expected better service. Our server, while pleasant, would often disappear, leaving us in need of refills and a general feeling of inattention. On one of the rare occasions he did stop by, my friend asked for another "Gin & Tonic". Simple enough. I don't know if he just forgot but the second drink took forever to come. Once done with our meals, poor service continued with taking forever yet again to get some boxes and finally get the check and run the credit cards. All in all, it was so unfortunate that an otherwise lovely evening was spoiled by bad execution. There are better options for fine Italian in Reno. Sorry La Strada, you are a pass.

Food: 5/5 Service: 5/5…read moreAmbiance: 4.5/5 Hamachi crudo: 4/5. Could use some more flavor to it. Swordfish "catch of the day": 5/5. Smokey grilled flavor on a bed of asparagus/peas/carrots in white fish broth. Crab ravioli: 5/5. My wife had it. Best of the entrees. Their homemade pastas are among the best I've had and even our toddler's buttered noodles were elite. Mint Caipirinha cocktail: 3/5. Too sour. Hugo spritz cocktail: 4.5/5.

Torn on this review. Servers were great, the food took 90 minutes to come out......for the entire…read morerestaurant!! We all sat there wondering what was going on, and also starving. The server was really good, helped me to find gluten free options and walk me through what I could eat and made a few modifications as well. I ended up having the chicken saltimboca and mashed potatoes. I didn't have any appetizers since most weren't gluten free and I hate olives. The food took insanely long, an hour and a half and everyone got their food all at once which I have no idea if it was planned or not. My mashed potatoes were cold but my dish was hot. By the time we got the food I was STARVING and I was too hungry to really slow down and eat to enjoy. The mashed potatoes were cold as I mentioned so the pacing was off. I'm leaning 3 stars for food, service was great but wouldn't come back if I was visiting because really, anything over 45 minutes to prep should be explicitly marked on the menu.

Saw this pop up on a Facebook ad from an influencer, and since we were in Reno for a week, I…read morethought we would give it a shot. Smart move! We arrived at 5 pm as soon as they opened, and three people were there waiting outside..they headed to the bar, we headed inside the restaurant. They gave us a nice table of two in the back and the music was amazing with a serious old school feel...I think finding a restaurant that still embraces the past is getting harder to find these days. Our waitress brought some fresh bread to the table as we ordered two beers from the menu. I noticed that this Yelp does not have wine listings anywhere, so I snapped some photos for wine lovers to get an idea on selection and price point. I admit that I looked at the actual menu and already knew what I wanted before I stepped foot in the restaurant....ricotta filled ravioli in a butter sage sauce....yes please! Hub thought he was going to get the fettuccini, but at the last moment went for the spaghetti bolognese. Both our dishes arrived and they looked amazing...Hub was taken by surprise that two meatballs were on his dish...I guess we didn't read the details, but the sauce was still heartily filled with meat...and he ended up eating the meatballs anyway. Both of us cleaned our dishes. As we got the final bill, we applauded the waitress with how much we liked it, and she informed us that the owner was back there doing all the cooking. By the time we left, nearly the whole restaurant was full by 6pm....on a Tuesday...Wow!

If you ask a local where to get good Italian, they all answer "Johnny's". It was finally our turn…read moreto give this local favorite a try. Situated on 4th, just off of McCarran, Johnny's is easily accessible from the West side of town. There was plenty of parking, which was nice. The restaurant has a old school vibe to it. Rich dark woods and a broody air to it. Legit. On the recommendation of our server, we started with the Garlic Bread. OMG. Was this delicious. A must order in my book. We also had the Polenta Pomodoro e Carciofo. Delicious Polenta, formed in a loaf then topped with grilled artichoke, tomatoes, mozzarella and topped with a white truffle oil. The Polenta wasn't for everyone but I personally throught it was delicious. The mozzarella gave the Polenta a rich savoriness that I enjoyed. The Artichoke brought a nice finishing taste to the dish. My wife ordered the Petrale Sole. A Grana Padano crusted fillet of Petrale Sole served with lemon-cream sauce, accompanied with angel hair pasta with fresh tomatoes & basil. I sampled the Sole, it was light, flavorful and delicious, with a nice snap of the outer crust. Nice. One friend ordered the Fettuccine Alfredo. You know you're in an authentic Italian restaurant when the pasta is homemade. Served with housemade fettuccine with generous serving of butter, cream, & Grana Padano Cheese. Then topped with hand grated Mozzarella. This dish sounded and looked amazing but if I'm being honest I would have preferred a more creamy finish to the Alfredo. The dish (sauce) just seemed very heavy. Another friend had the Spaghetti Bolognese. For an Italian restaurant to be good, you have to do the basics to perfection, in my humble opinion and Johnny's did not disappoint. While I did not personally try the spaghetti with meat sauce. The couple sharing the dish seemed to thoroughly enjoy it. Of course, the Spaghetti is homemade. Another dish was the Pollo al Raggio. A breaded boneless chicken breast with lemon, capers, mushrooms then topped with a white wine sauce and served with penne marinara. Johnny's does just a great job with breaded dishes. A nice crispiness on the initial bite but the meat is still delicate and juicy. Now I appreciate that I was at an Italian Restaurant but what can I say, I wanted a steak. The Steak is a 12 oz Certified Angus Beef N.Y Steak aged for 28 days, then marinated in olive oil & herbs and served with a creamy polenta. I gotta say, this was one good steak. Cooked to perfection, it was perfect. Chef's Kiss. It was nice to finish my meal with the same delicious Polenta that we started the evening with. Celebrating a birthday on this evening, a generous portion of desserts were ordered. Starting with the Tiramisu. I gotta say this was a really good Tiramisu. Sometimes bakers can get carried away with the Chocolate. My compliments to the Chef, this was the perfect blend of Lady Fingers, espresso and brandy and then finished with delicate dusting of chocolate and a proper dollop mascarpone. Next was the Pecan Ball. We had such high hopes for this dessert. Vanilla ice cream rolled in pecans and covered with hot fudge. In the end, this was nothing to write home about and way too expensive for what you got. This will be a hard pass for our next visit. The birthday girl ordered an Affogato. Which is Vanilla ice cream with a shot of hot espresso. If you enjoy that espresso flavor, this is the dessert for you. I don't like talking badly about the wait staff because they are the amongst the hardest working people. That said, for an elegant restaurant with the history of Johnny's, I was expecting more. Our waitress, while always polite just seemed a bit annoyed that she had to take care of us, like she was doing us a favor. We told her that we were celebrating a special birthday, asking if the birthday girl would get a complementary dessert. "We don't do complimentary desserts here". Okay fair enough. Often its not what you say but how you say it. Johnny's you can do better. Reflecting on the evening, everything was quite good. For a restaurant of Johnny's stature amongst the locals, I gotta say I was expecting more. Don't get me wrong, the food and desserts were all quite good, but I just wanted a bit more.

I picked my friend up from the airport and she said " I feel like Italian", I said " I know the…read moreperfect place" so we headed over to Zozo's for lunch. We ordered a glass of the house chianti and it was amazing! I had the mushroom ravioli's and a house salad for an extra $3 which was well worth it! My favorite part is the homemade bread!! Absolutely delicious and Rebecca brought us more straight out of the oven. I love hot bubbly bread!!! The service is amazing and the atmosphere is perfect especially after traveling all day with delays! The prices are good and plenty of parking! Next time you're thinking Italian think Zozo's, you'll be glad you did.

Quality/Quantity - Our friend's favorite Italian…read morerestaurant, so we ALL frequent it more and more often. And our group keeps getting bigger. Today's appetizers, all of which were really good: Meatballs - Huge, more than enough to share! Even with 7 of us. We all got a bite. Calamari - Fried well, decent portions. I think I ate most of this dish. Love me some calamari! Toasted Focaccia Bruschetta - Hit for our group. I enjoyed it also, but the calamari was still my favorite. Complimentary Bread - So good!! Always a favorite. We always have to get seconds. If you want 3rds, it comes with a $4 upcharge, but that is still worth it in my book. House Salads - Nothing special, but also not bad. Fresh, decent quantity, and with dressing on the side. Two Cesar Salads - Our guests enjoyed this. $5 upcharge each. Cups of Minestrone Soups - Good. Cup of Egg Drop Soup - One of our guests wanted to try this; $5 upcharge. Linguine & Clams - Both in white and red sauce. My choice was the red sauce. I kept forgetting that this comes with BABY clams as I prefer larger clams, and actually if it was still in the shell, that would be an extra plus. NOTE to self, do not keep getting this... Eggplant Parmigiana - Home run, both ladies that got this loved it! Huge slices of eggplant. Baked and fried well. Eggplant Parmigiana with Grilled Chicken - WOW, generous portions. I think my wife took ¾ of her dish home... She got another two meals out of it. Sauteed Calamari Steak - This looked good, I might get it next time. Our newest addition to our group. She also took half her entree home. Grilled Prawn Picatta - Not a large quantity, but because all of us (except one) are light eaters, our guest still took half home. Another good entree. I will also add this to my list for next time. Special Chicken Pomodoro - Decent portions, my buddy devoured this. He is a good eater. One of the few in our group, lol. Dessert, Tiramisu - This was really good. We should have ordered a second one... And to wash it all down, I got a glass of Italian white wine which I really did not enjoy... Atmosphere - Double storefront. We seemed to always end up sitting in the second room but not today! I liked that they had a bar in each room. Table, booth, or bar seating. Two unisex restrooms. Plenty of parking. See pictures for business hours. Open 6 days a week; closed Mondays. Service - Good. We had a leisurely 2 hour dinner and never felt rushed. We were catching up with our good friends and new friends. Price - $323 + generous tips. Owner Comment - Congrats on your success since 1990 as Davos; we have been customers for a very long time. Glad we are back and introducing our friends to your restaurant. Mid 1990 - Coco Pazzo, then renamed to Panevino. 2000 - Zozo's.

I like the pizza a bit more than the pasta. Perfect wood fired crust. We had the Double Down, which…read moreis Tomato sauce, mozzarella, serranos, red onion, calabrese sausage, hot honey. Service always great. Ambiance is vibey, although Reno needs to continue improving the situation downtown.

Everything was perfect!…read more Lemon Drop cocktails Margherita Pizza Old School Gnocchi Focaccia Bread (iron skillet) Service was great The only complaint is that it is always so loud

I was extremely impressed with this restaurant! The atmosphere was beautiful. It made me feel like…read moreI was in Las Vegas because of the beautiful atmosphere. Our waiter (Jeremiah) made sure my hubby & I enjoyed a very special night. He was very attentive, kind and classy. Everyone that worked there seemed kind and classy. The "class" factor made it a 5 star experience! They give a nice selection of breads, breadsticks, butter while waiting for your entree. I've been to many great Italian restaurants. That display of breads were so impressive. You'll definitely have a great experience if you come. If you're thinking about making a reservation, I've learned that it's best to call because the website isn't the most reliable when showing availability. You can definitely try though. Overall, I give this restaurant 5 stars. Great food, service and atmosphere

Had the calamari and shrimp appetiser excellent!! Shrimp Fettuccini Alfredo the shrimp were HUGH…read moreand delicious. Service was great too. The ambiance lots to see and hear lol...