After waiting 15 minutes after ordering for the eggplant parmigiana ($17, with no sides), it…read morefinally came out: luke warm on the outside and cool on the inside, with the mozzarella topping crunchy and not melted. I would have sent it back for a do-over but my party of 6 had already gotten their dishes from other vendors and were waiting for me, so I decided to just grin and bear it. The best I can say is that the portion was fairly generous...about 5 pieces. I am wondering if rather than making it from scratch, they use pre-prepared (or worse, frozen) eggplant patties... That would explain why they weren't hot. So, 2 stars at best. Feh.

Truly enjoyed trying this awesome new restaurant. Went with a friend and we went wild return so…read moremany things. I gobbled down the whole order of garlic bread and also found the kale salad out of this world. The chicken parm will def be my go to main course. My gal pal fell in love with the meatballs and beef rigatoni as well as the caprese sammy (I stole a bite and it was so fresh and yummy with the basil really standing out). The focaccia is made in house and the bread for the sandwiches is made locally. You really gotta try this awesome new offering located conveniently on the ground floor of Avanti!

We're so glad that we checked this place out for lunch. Nestled in a plaza, we found this little…read moregem through a Yelp search. The owner and chef, Dave proudly shared that he opened this restaurant in April after many years of being a chef in the Denver area. His meals are based from Italian recipes of the well known DiFranco family from Buffalo, NY. We both ordered the delicious and fresh antipasto salad with a side order of garlic bread that was so buttery soft inside and nicely crunchy on the outside. Service was good and quick and the prices were affordable. The decor was contemporary with framed photos of the DiFranco family and a prominent photo of Mamma DiFranco who started it all. I'm confident that Dave will do well just by word of mouth with his authentic Italian cooking!

I stopped in last night to get a quick take out small dinner. I ordered a side of chicken parm…read more Once home I gave it a taste and then proceeded to continue eating, standing up in the kitchen. It was so good, I abandoned my plan of boiling pasta for the side. Chicken- 2 generous cutlets, were moist & tender. Not overly breaded. Nice flavorful sauce (I would ask for a bit more next time). I will definitely order some larger dishes when I have family in for the holidays. Looking forward to trying the other options, especially the salad. I overheard the ladies at the next table raving over it.

* we had a 7PM reservation and waited at least 1/2 hour for table. We were given some wine but I…read morethink we paid for it * they were very apologetic about the wait * the food was ok, nothing special or outstanding * I do realize the tip is always included for a party of 8, but the upcharge for the kitchen staff was a little much. I don't mind supporting the kitchen staff but their upcharge was a little ridiculous. The kitchen charge was added on top of the included tip. People need to be aware of that before thinking about going there with a large party.

We lived Laudisio when it was in Boulder and in fact had our rehearsal dinner there for our…read morewedding. So many great memories. So when we heard they were opening a Taverna we had to go. The patio is open now and it's first come first served. The staff is friendly and helpful and while they are working out some kinks they remain gracious. We ordered Negronis which were well balanced and delicious. The appetizer we chose was the burratini that was so flavorful! This is quite a small portion of burrata but it's perfect for a hot summer evening with the peppers and tomatoes. For dinner we got both a pizza from their wood-fired oven and the chicken Marsala. Both were fresh and fabulous on the palate. I ordered a red wine and my husband ordered the Muga Rose and both of us were happy with our selection. For dessert, key lime pie and it was so creamy, and the tartness danced on the tongue. Get there early as there is a line and don't miss this new version of an old favorite.

it's good it's amazing. It's tasty. It's amazing. It's amazing. It's amazing. It's amazing. The…read moreservice is amazing and the atmosphere is amazing and.

We visited Pinocchio's for lunch and it was amazing! First the breadsticks were the best I've ever…read morehad! My friend got the Chicken Caesar Salad, big plate of fresh greens with warm chicken on top! I decided to order the pizza, 3 toppings of your choice, again a big pizza cut into 8 slices crust was perfect and pizza was delicious! Last was dessert (included with lunch). I had the lemon cake and she ordered the chocolate cake and we split it Both were moist and delicious! I can't wait to go back and try a pasta dish, by the way I am Italian and very picky, but I give Pinocchio's 5 Stars

A part of Boulder is CU and their students, a big part of college students is pizza. Therefore…read moreBoulder has a lot of college friendly greasy cheap pizzas.. which is great for our population but does get redundant and I crave a different kind of pizza. One with more attention to detail, fluffy crust, more 'Italian' style, more homey. This is the place if you're craving that more authentic Italian style experience! They've got actual margarita pizza (that's not just a cheese pizza with tomato slices thrown on it like other places..) and really unique style pizzas if you're feeling adventurous. We had one unique pizza that had sausage, honey, and pistachios. I usually dislike sweet and salty and my partner hates nuts, but they did this pizza so well it was one of the best pizzas we tried there. I believe they mix up their menus cause when I tried looking it up online for the exact name of the pizza I couldn't find the pizza. But I'll post a picture of the pizza. They also have a great appetizers and the slice their prosciutto to order. What I love about this place is you can sit at the pizza bar and watch pizzas being made and meat being sliced and arranged beautifully. I loved their limoncello drinks which is perfect for spring/summer day out on their patio. The servers are kind and hard working. This definitely is one of my favorite places to hang, date night, girls night, business dinner, etc.

Heard about this Neapolitan wood fired pizza place in Boulder and had to stop by! They had so many…read moredifferent kinds of toppings so it was hard to choose! We went with the Lottie's Salsiccia, which had sausage, vodka sauce, and sweet and sour peppers. It had an interesting mix of sweet and savory flavors. Our waitress also recommended us the Trapanese, which was super creamy as it had pesto sauce and burrata cheese chunks on top. We added anchovies to half of the pizza and that definitely added some saltiness to it. For drinks we had the aperol spritz and frose, which were refreshing. They have indoor and outdoor seats, though outdoor is limited so you may have to wait. The flavors of the pizza really came through well, but the crust was a bit too thick for my liking. Service was fast though and super friendly! It's right on Pearl Street too so you can check it out as you're shopping!

Great food, great atmosphere, and the best service! Payton was amazing! Parma has long been one…read moreof our favorites for dinner and catering family parties!

My wife and I decided after several friends recommended Parma Trattoria we would celebrate our 62…read morend wedding anniversary at their place. Made reservations for 6 pm dinner arrived and they had no record of us. Took a bit, but the owner advised it's no problem and seated us immediately. The food was just outstanding and the service left nothing out and was totally a perfect outing. My wife and I have travel many times throughout Italy and Parma's is far better then any food we had ever eaten there. The restaurant was packed for a Saturday evening but never felt it was too busy and really enjoyed our dinner. The entire wait staff were totally in tune to every one's needs. We noticed one of the buss staff (Cooper) was the very best we have ever seen in a busy restaurant. Kind, big smile all the time, worked his butt off. we will return and bring our friends. Thanks for making our celebration a perfect evening. Lynn Y

stuffed peppers were amazing. they were tender with a sweet flavor. very generous serving of…read morespaghetti. the homemade sauce had a great flavor. soup was fantastic and the salad is greens with a garlic dressing. yum all the bread is made on site. as in cannollis and pizza dough. no idea how it can raise at 8000 feet. 35 minutes from arvada... on top of that, there are 4 different easy ways to get there from Denver. beautiful scenery we saw elk and a moose on the way. on top of that, the service was wonderful and all staff was really friendly. easily accessible with a walker

Ended up leaving hungry. The waitress was overworked by all kinds of tables, bussing them, setting…read moreup, and answering phone. We waited 10 minutes to be seated while there were empty tables, people in front of us seated immediately. However at first she assumed we were with people in front of us and then when we told us our party number she asked if we have a reservation- they weren't required so we didn't know and just live in town and wanted a bite. She proceeded to sit us at a table and said "this will have to work". After that she came back with water pretty quickly, but tried to take our order- we were still looking at appetizers but they have a small 2 page menu. We asked for more time and I finished 3 cups of water in 25 minutes and decided 35 minutes was too much to wait just to put our order in. Went somewhere else and even though we had to drive further out we were seated immediately and had our order taken within 10 minutes. I feel like another server or busboy or something would have relieved a lot of our waitress' stress but there was no acknowledgment, she wasn't even looking at our table when she was coming by. We just felt kind of ignored since we came in and I assume she was super overwhelmed by the volume of people. The last straw was when she started taking the order for people who were seated well after us.

Gondolier is my absolute favorite Italian restaurant. It is excellent in all catagories! The food…read moreis fabulous, service is excellent and ambiance is wonderful. You can't go wrong with Gondolier!!!

We eat here frequently and love the food. Service is always friendly…read more Favorites are Italian Nachos, Roman Holiday Panini, Pasta Bolognese, Caesar Salad with shrimp.