Love love LOVE this place. It took me a long time to come here because other reviews made me…read moreskeptical that I would be impressed, but I am, and this has become one of our consistent go-tos. They have absolutely NAILED their Pana Cotta. Normally, I wouldn't be a huge fan of pana cottas as it has come across to gelatin-y in the past, but I get it every time. The service is amazing. It is clear they are aiming to offer an elevated experience. That being said, it is on the longer side of a meal, and I find it much more enjoyable when I accept the leisurely pace and order an appetizer. When I do order an appetizer, the meal seems perfectly paced. Without it, it could seem a bit slow. I've loved the zucchini blossoms, calamari, and Caesar salad. (I do really like the burrata ones as well, but it's just so easy to make on your own from Trader Joes at a much lower premium.) I also love that they offer complementary focaccia, which used to be made in house. I don't believe it is now, but it is still very good. My fave dishes to get are anything with their droolworthy polenta like their chicken or veal saltimbocca (I prefer the chicken) for dinner or their chicken marsala for lunch. The chicken marsala probably is my absolute favorite, which means I HAVE to come here for their lunch sometimes, which are only Thursday and Friday. Really lovely atmosphere. I have and love to sit on their porch but no longer do because of the traffic noise. Chico designed Bruce with the traffic light right there and it's so bad - basically a raceway for meatheads in their loud trucks and motorcycles when the light turns green. Mosquitos absolutely become a problem so while I love that they sometimes put up the garage style doors/windows when the weather is nice to create a lovely indoor/outdoor experience, if you're a mosquito magnet like me, that is not the time for you to come in without mosquito protection. (One time was so bad that even though they closed it, I left with - I kid you not, I counted - no less that 18 mosquito bites on my calf.

This was a fun restaurant with a great patio! You could tell it was new as the staff was learning…read moreas they go!! The manager was on top of things and made the difference recognizing we brought in a nice bottle of red so she ensured we had the right wine glasses! My hubby ordered the lasagna and loved every bite! Sorry wasn't fast enough to take that picture, lol! We will be back when we fish out of Chico next month!

If this is the one next to jc Java then bravo!!! The food…read morehere surprised the heck out of me. They're definitely adding the most love you can into oroville Italian food. Yum! I was truly surprised at how well they trained these people to run a kitchen like this. A very great business. Major love for this place yum!!! Great place to dine in. Take the family it's worth it. The sausage sandwich

We tried this place on a whim. What I like about it, is that it supports one of the recovery…read morecenters. Addiction is such an issue, and to give these guys a skill and opportunity. I think it's great. We had general Italian food, it was all great. Good flavor good service. I would go back.

Had the chance to revisit Crush recently while passing through Chico. It really held up. We made a…read morereservation so we could be sure to get in this time. We were promptly seated, and given a great spot near the wall-sized indoor fountain which was nice. We started with cocktails and appetizers, and they all came out quickly. We started with bread, which was excellent. We moved on to the grilled artichokes, which were also pretty special. The jalapeno aioli added to the smokiness of the grilled artichokes. We loved them. The bib salad was also a treat - nice chop, and the lardons were perfectly cooked little flavor bombs that stood up nicely to the blue cheese. We had the lobseter ravioli, and the single-layer crispy lasagne for our meals. The lobster ravioli was delicious, and the freshly made sundried tomatoes added a little extra structure to balance the plate. The single layer lasagne was really interesting. Wasn't sure what to expect, and the server said it was a little controversial, so I tried it. It came out as a large sheet - fresh spinach pasta sheets, layered with a delicious bolognese sauce, and topped with pesto and bechamel. Unconventional? Yes. Delicious? YES! I'm so glad I was feeling experimental - it was an innovative dish. Overall, we loved it. Service was very solid - attentive, without being intrusive. Perfect evening! Previous review: Dropped in here just to check it out. We came early on Thursday, and it was jumping! Got a seat at the Kitchen bar to have a few apps, and a cocktail, and had a fantastic snack and talked with some great folks in the kitchen. Pizza is fantastic wood -oven style, and the service was great. Wish I had photos - but I'll save those for the next time i visit and do a more thorough tour of the menu.

10/10 - Read on for why…read more My wife and I have enjoyed Crush for years. The ambiance is amazing, and we've never had a bad meal. In the past we came for Happy Hour as their appetizers, pizzas, and small plates are delicious. Yesterday we decided Crush was the place for our 14-year anniversary, and it exceeded expectations. The food was delicious as always (I had the Allen Prime Rib and my wife had the Short Rib Stroganoff). But what took it over the top was our server - Ethan. He was friendly, warm, personable, attentive, and on top of everything. Being at a great restaurant with great food is only a GOOD experience if your server is disengaged, but when your server is awesome, it elevates everything. My wife and I ended the evening highly satisfied and grateful. Thank you Crush (and Ethan) for such a great anniversary night.

Decided to take a book to happy hour since I didn't have any other sunny Saturday plans…read more My server Kanaea was really sweet and recommended me her favorites since I've only been a couple of times. The patio area was exactly the scene I was looking for, very comfortable. I ended up treating myself to a whole bottle after she brought me a couple of tastes. Luckily you can re-cork and take the rest to-go in a bag. The Shrimp Diavola was 11/10!! The pizza tasted amazing but the crust was pretty thin and soft, with all the heavy toppings, it kind of fell apart in my hand picking it up. Decided on getting dessert (not listed on first check), the Boca Nero, which was delightfully rich!

We got a early dinner with my family take away. Visiting the area. Brought it back to the hotel…read more Ordered thru phone for pick up. Its was half filled when we entered the restaurant to get our food. It was a heated day so we couldn't wait to get back to the car. Service was ok. We ordered Meatballs, Farm Salad, Margherita and some bread. Everything was great though. Salad seemed well made and filling. Overall it was perfect for a simple Linner. Private lot next to it.

We had the most amazing lunch at IL LAGO! We started with the calamari, jalapeño poppers, and the…read moresteamers--clams served in a delicious white wine, butter, and garlic sauce. Every appetizer was absolutely incredible. For our main course, we ordered the Smoke Chaser pizza, and it did not disappoint. The flavors were out of this world and everything was cooked to perfection. A special shoutout to our server, Julianna, who was so friendly, courteous, and attentive throughout our visit. She made us feel welcome and provided excellent service from start to finish. If you're looking for amazing Italian food and a warm, friendly atmosphere at Lake Almanor, we can't recommend IL LAGO enough. Starting today, this is our go-to restaurant--nothing else compares! We can't wait to go back.

This is a great casual restaurant that gets VERY busy!…read more We came for a late lunch during the week when there wasn't quite a large crowd, and we thoroughly enjoyed it! My dad and I came with his best friend and her wife, so everyone tried something different. My dad got the meatball sub which was HUGE with a huge side salad as well. He really liked it! I split the smoked Gouda pizza and the green goddess pizza with my dad's best friend's wife; we both really liked both flavors. I think the smoked Gouda pizza might have been one of the best bites of pizza I ever had. My dad's best friend got the clam chowder with a huge side salad as well. Service was friendly and attentive. There wasn't plenty of parking for us; but we did pass by the restaurant a lot during our week up at Almanor and the restaurant really really gets packed (which is great for business, just parking can be a little tough later in the evenings).

Wow! Great experience for 1st time. Did not disappoint. I shared a Caesar salad & shrimp scampi…read morewith my sister and we were oooin & awwin throughout our meal. Will be back soon! And did I mention the bread with olive oil, balsamic and the roasted garlic! Boom!

My boyfriend took me here for my birthday last night, and unfortunately, the experience was really…read moredisappointing. We had a reservation but still waited about 10 minutes to be seated. After being sat, we received water and bread fairly quickly, but service went downhill from there. It took another 5-10 minutes for our server to check in, and when she did, we asked for a little more time. She returned about 5 minutes later and took our order, which included an appetizer and salads. From that point on, the wait times became excessive. Our appetizer didn't arrive for at least 30 minutes, and the salads took even longer. By the time we finally received them, we had already been there for about an hour. To make matters worse, a table seated after us received their food well before we did, finished their meals, and even ordered dessert while we were still waiting. At that point, we decided to just have our food boxed up to go. When we got home, the food itself was also disappointing. My lasagna was dry--which shouldn't be the case--and my boyfriend's dish was overly salty. Overall, the service and food quality did not meet expectations, especially for a special occasion. Unfortunately, we won't be returning.

We went back and it was even better!!! This time, I got the…read moreLasagna and it didn't disappoint Not only that, but our server, Sukhmany, was the best!! Very attentive and delightful! My hubby got the Eggplant Parmagiana and it was perfect! If you miss the old times Italian restaurants, go to Marcellos and you get the ambiance, the food and the service.

Called in for take out. She asked if I could be on brief hold, waited 15min. I Hung up called…read moreagain, staff did not care, not a single apology. Regardless, you don't mess with people who make your food so I was nice. When we went in to pick it up the staff was rude. Even if their food was fantastic, the attitude of the staff is going to sink this place. Wasted $150 dollars. I might subject myself to the abuse again for a cup of Zuppa Toscana, it was fire, but Besides that never coming back.

First time and was impressed with cozy lively ambiance. Server was professional, experienced and…read moreefficient. We had a big party of 16 people but he handled us like a champ. Started off with cocktails then appetizers. Calamari was lightly breaded and fried to perfection. Arincini prawns were big, garlic and creamy. My salad was cold with a delicious house dressing. Veal Picatta was amazing. Generous portions of lightly battered medallions of veal which was well seasoned and tender. Pasta was also superb. Service was attentive snd cordial. Will definitely return whenever in the area again. One of Chico finest!

My husband and I came here for my birthday recently as we wanted to try a new restaurant. The…read morerestaurant is classified as "fine dining", but you definitely do not have to dress up for the occasion; I read a couple reviews with people who put quotes around certain words like: "classy" and "fine dining" and I felt, in my opinion, it's not what you'd think- so take that information as you will and wear whatever you want. We made reservations online due to the fact that it was graduation week for Chico State and the process was easy. We were seated immediately, the restaurant is a little bigger than expected because we were seated in the back section of the restaurant. But - definitely small at the same time because in the front of the restaurant is the bar and right next to the bar are the bathrooms; if there are people standing around the bar, there is no room to move around them. (When we were there those standing around the bar were are barely aware of their surroundings and didn't move for you to get through) Our server was vibrant and nice, he made sure to mention the new items for the week and hyped up each dish we chose to order; he even remembered that we were there for a birthday (as I added this comment in the reservation). However there were little mishaps, for example : my husband said no anchovies in his Cesar salad... when the salad was brought: anchovies. Our server took all my utensils when he cleared our table and left me with nothing; he noticed and said: "I will bring you an extra fork for your dinner." - welp , no fork was brought.. We both got pasta: I got the shrimp Alfredo, he got the Alfredo and added meatballs... I raised my hand to try to get our servers attention, but that didn't happen so my husband gave me his fork and he ate his pasta with a spoon. (Don't try it). I think our server was just a little frantic. When we got our food we agreed that the Alfredo sauce was a little watered down with not much flavor. (Had to add salt) but they did give big portions. At the end of the meal, we got brownies on the house for my birthday, which was nice. Overall, will we got back? Probably not. But- we did see a video online stating their calamari was the best thing on their menu, so MAYBE we will go back to try that.? Who knows.

Every time we go to Chico to visit our son at the college we go to Frankys. Their pizza is…read morefantastic Service is friendly, and we enjoy the ambience. They have a parking lot, which is very handy! They also have some really great specials like happy hour or half off wine nights. It's not a visit to Chico without a stop at Franky's :)

We received excellent service from our waitress. The salads and dressing were very good. Love the…read moreCaesar! Unfortunately our meals weren't that great. Not bad enough to complain but really weren't up to standard based on price and description. We ordered the Special which was a pile of angel hair pasta mixed with pesto in the middle (very dry), and around that it was supposed to have chicken, asparagus, roasted garlic and heirloom tomatoes. I can't remember what else. I only found two small bites of chicken. Not worth $34. The other dish was the Chicken Picatta and the sauce was very thick, not the lighter thin sauce with capers we've become used to and green bell peppers were one of the veggies they added to the pasta. Those are so over powering to the other flavors of artichoke hearts and mushrooms. The balance of ingredients was just off for how much money they now charge. (prices have recently increased and dishes are mostly in the $28+ unless your getting the basics ie spaghetti) Don't plan to return for anything but the Caesar salad dressing!

Everything about Granzella's was fantastic! Service was so friendly, the food was great with huge…read moreportions, and there's something for everyone inside! Not only is there an Italian restaurant and a pizza/sports bar area, there's a deli, gift shop, and gelato/coffee bar! In the gift shop you can buy delicious baked goods, jams, honey, all kinds of things! We bought a pre-baked pie called "fruit of the forest" which we had the next day at home, it was delicious!! As far as our meal, we ate at the Italian restaurant. We started with the Blue Cheese Bruschetta, which was amazing! My entree was the country fried steak, with mashed potatoes and a house salad. The steak was so tender, no knife needed, and it and the potatoes were covered in delicious gravy! That being said though, the menu does not say that the gravy is full of mushrooms, so if you're not a mushroom fan, you may want to skip this dish. My spouse had the Muffuletta sandwich which was featured on Triple D! He said it was great but you really need to love olives because the olive spread was very heavy on the sandwich. I am looking forward to going back to Granzella's very soon!!

Visited August 31st...see both my receipts YELP: I AM…read moreHAVING TO DELETE SOME OF MY OLDER PHOTOS AND VIDEOS TO ADD NEW ONES! NORMAL?? Got into Williams after being in Oroville and On my way up north. I haven't had a good steak or tri tip so I tried their tri tip today. It had a nice sear and was delicious! It came with a side ( i always get the raviolis in meat sauce) along with a salad and garlic bread. Big portions and perfect! This is the perfect stop to unwind! Full bar and deli sandwiches as well! Always friendly people! Don't miss this place off the highway!