The food was exceptional, and great customer service. Our…read moresever was Anna,and she was very knowledgeable, courteous and professional. We had a really good and relaxed time here @ Franco's; So if you're in the area for some good ol' homade Italian food.. Come on down to Franco's Italian Bistro !!!!!!

1/2 Meatball & 1/2 Classic Pepperoni Pizza Thin crust that…read morewas soft on the inside with a perfect crunch to the outside. I Cynivised by getting two types in one pie and by putting Old Bay on the pepperoni half. The cheese had a good squeak too, excellent cheese to trust ratio out of toppings to square footage was great as well excellent pepperoni. The meatball half had excellent flavor. The fresh basil and the creamy ricotta with the meatballs, was a well blend of flavors, a nice subtle garlic presence in the meatballs brought it all together. #ThisFeedsMySoulStatusConferred #CynBites Excellent pies! You can't go wrong with a brick oven pie.

Our favorite. Ugh, I don't even want to leave this review because I don't want them to get even…read morebusier. This was lace is a gem. Worth any wait. Has some of our families favorite options. Love their pizzas. Love their cheesesteak. Penne Vodka. And on and on. Great menu and options and has the classic feel and flavor of an old school Italian restaurant or store. They have seating inside, but we usually get delivery or to-go. They are the best and just writing this review now makes me want to order. Try and see. Tell me if I'm right!!

I've eatten here a few times. It's a charming little Italian deli-like shop with some tables, a…read morebasic but good menu. I love that they bother to stack the store filled with various treats and specialty items that you don't often see elsewhere, as you would expect in a deli. It's cute, it's cosy, it's fun, and the food has always been rather good. Not Italian Market good, not Canal Street good, but Howard County good. It is not a full service restaurant - it's counter order. They seem to have become extremely popular for phone and 3rd party delivery orders. Other reviews mention learning of them on social media - and it seems they have been collaborating with local "influencers" for mentions. Do I think the world need "influencers" ? No, I do not, but it seems to be working for Eataliano but they unfortunately don't seem to know how to manage the volume they have created. Today I went with my entire family who just wanted some pickup food to eat while we drove around in the rain. They are sooooo slow to decide, and I am not plus I was starving so I hopped in an put in my solo order for a cheesesteak while the rest talked in the van figuring out what they wanted. That one cheesesteak too over a half hour. A HALF HOUR with me standing their waiting. It seems like they were firing phone orders before the orders of people in the store, and I watched multiple customers walk upon learning the wait time. Noone in the shop was moving with any sense of urgency and seemed completely unbothered by the wait times - one homie literally went out front to water flowers lol. By the time the rest of my family had their orders ready to place, we had already decided we weren't going to order them there. It was awkward, but I took my one single cheesesteak back into the van and we drove to Waterloos for the other 3. Waterloos had them ready in 8 minutes. To top that off, my sub wasn't wrapped properly and one half of the steak was upside down in the paper making a terrible mess, and there weren't even any napkins in the bag. They have their point of sale guilt-tip machine defaulting to 25%, with literally no wait staff. I've never more in my life wanted my tip money back, and my view of Eataliano has been forever diminished. It will probably be quite a while before I go back quite frankly. If you're going to have the bollocks to request tips for counter service, and 25% tips at that, you had better deliver exceptional service and Eataliano absolutely did not. I

If you're even walk in here, your mouth will be drooling…read more The smell is outrageously enticing and the family owners are sweet as a bee. Try anything. It's all good!!

Wow. Coming from an…read moreItalian family and living in New York City my entire life my standards for Italian food are incredibly high. Upon coming into Di Pasquale's I wasn't sure what to expect and my expectations were not high, but oh my gosh were they blown away. Quite literally everything I had was without note. I had the muffuletta, caponata and some Pignoli cookies and I truly cannot speak highly enough about each item. The sandwich was wonderful and well balanced, the Caponata was genuinely some of the best Caponata I've had in my entire life. As someone who makes Caponata on an almost weekly basis I was absolutely blown away at this one and would genuinely rank it top five I've ever had. The Pignoli cookies were good as well they were a bit harder than I like, but no real complaints. There's not much to speak to in terms of service here as it's an order at the counter and seat yourself kind of place but staff was friendly and then ambiance is again nothing too crazy but definitely a great lunch spot and so many fun items to purchase. Next time I'm in Baltimore, I will without a doubt be coming back here and would genuinely put this on a must hit list for anyone visiting the city.

Stumbled across this cute shop while walking through little Italy with my husband. There was an…read moreamazing variety of pastas & marina sauce. The store was clean & owners were very friendly! We are excited to make our pasta!

This is a family owned and operated store in the heart of a little Italy. Famous for its pasta,…read morelasagna, ravioli and meatballs along with a wide variety of sauces. I am a regular customer I always get a package of meatballs either 1 or 2 ounce And marinara sauce. I often take these meatballs to family gatherings and everyone raves about them. I highly recommend this store!

We were met with very accompdating staff and had a delicious meal here. The holiday decorations…read morethey set up made the ambience so lovely, and the staff here were very friendly. I was very impressed by the service. The food was pretty good as well. The pesto sauce, scampi, and grilled chicken is delicious. They also served us fresh bread, and baked an extra loaf for us even though they were near closing. I highly recommend this restaurant for date-nights or family outings!

Beautifully decorated for the holidays inside and out. Our first visit since the hours are very…read morelimited. There was a wait to get a table but not too long. We were seated in the bar but it took sometime to get service because the bartender was very busy. He was very pleasant once he was able to get to us. We ordered a calamari appetizer and it was lightly breaded and fried well with marinara sauce. My wife ordered stuff shells and she loved them. I had the shrimp and scallop scampi it was good and could have used some more garlic. Overall a good experience but it appears more staff would be beneficial.

Came here to get a pizza for dinner. Now I have passed this place plenty of times and decided to…read moregive it a try. Upon entering, you walk into a full service, but small, market specializing in Italian grocery items. The ambiance was homey, perfect for a small neighborhood specialty grocery. They also have a deli counter, meat counter, hot food bar, and Italian dessert section, to name a few. They also have pizza kits to take home to make your own and pasta and other food items prepared and ready to go in the refrigerated section. The pizza counter is located in the rear of the store. They also sold other items such as sandwiches. We were greeted by a pleasant young man and ordered our Italian sausage and pepperoni pizza. Scittino's has seating to enjoy your pizza in store or outside. Our order was ready in no time. We opted to take ours to go. The pizza was fresh with a great yeasty crust. The toppings were good and ample, the tomatoes sauce fresh with just enough cheese to pull it all together. The pizza was really good. All in all, another pizza spot to add to our growing list in the area.

The day of our last lunch with our out-of-town friends before they flew out, (Sep 2025) ,they…read morewanted an Italian cold cut sandwich, so i recommended getting the "classic" from Scittino's, and i got to try their porchetta sandwich. Their house-roasted porchetta used a light layer of hot giardiniera, (marinated cauliflower, carrots, bell peppers, celery and Calabrian chili peppers), and it wasn't super-spicy. Perfect for me! They used "shaved Auricchio provolone", which happily had more flavor than average american provolone, and it melted enough to make a soft stretchy layer as a good replacement for more traditional stracciatella cheese. The star of the sandwich, the porchetta, was tender, juicy but not wet, very nicely flavored with tiny touch of its own peppery heat. The ciabatta had a nice chew, not crispy, not too soft. A very nice sandwich! The flavors could have been a bit more bold, and i wanted just a little more crisp on the pork. The whole sandwich was very pleasing. The "classic Italian" was very generously overstuffed with quality cold cuts: bright mortadella and capicola, thin tender prosciutto, flavorful provolone and romano. A good balance of lettuce, tomato, and red onion, lightly flavored with their savory herbed house vinegar & oil, and a light sprinkling of bright flavorful not-too-spicy crushed cherry peppers. Of course on their great fresh Italian bread. It was very tasty and satisfying. For the six-year-old we got a simple salami and mayo. It sounds ordinary, but it was a very flavorful super-thin salami and that perfect Italian bread. I was lucky the six-year-old saved me a taste :-) With a full little grocery store, we also added Berger cookies and several types of Italian cookies. The amaretto ones were especially light and well flavored. They melt in your mouth! Scittino's has a whole menu of sandwiches and pastas and chicken and sweets and salads, a nice selection of Italian soft drinks, and a full deli. We often get their giant 20-inch New York thin crust pizza! Tasty with a crispy-bottom chewy thin crust. This is a nice little corner neighborhood restaurant with a few tables and enough parking here and there. They make you feel welcome, and the food is good :-)

Late evening pick up order. Such an easy transaction. Staff very nice. Food delicious…read more They are opened late. So super convenient. Got crab cake. And collard greens. Very delicious. Shrimp salad was good. A Little watery. Ambience was quiet. As it was a late pick up order

Stuffed shrimp - the actual shrimp were tough and overcooked, but the crab me on top was delicious…read more Collard greens - a very bitter taste that made it an edible for my taste buds. Mashed potatoes and gravy - good, the gravy was very rich and flavor. Shrimp Parm - very tasty. I tried a bit of someone else's dish. Kinda wished I ordered this.

Ordered the habanero wings and they delivered a container of chicken chunks just tossed in buffalo…read moresauce. Couldn't even eat it because the chicken was so dry. We also ordered a Caesar salad and they brought the salad without the dressing. Won't be ordering from here again.

I didn't really get much here but I did enjoy it here!!…read more Staff was so nice and vibe was chill. The spritz was amazing and the anchovies were nice and citrusy and bright as were the olives. If I was hungrier I would've loved to try their pasta.

Long review incoming but the hostess was extremely rude. Also, check your bill because they throw…read morestuff on that doesn't belong. Upon arriving, I was pleasantly surprised to see that no one was waiting despite the holiday weekend. I asked the hostess for a table for 2 and she said it wouldn't be too long of a wait but offered the bar if we wanted to eat immediately. I don't find the bar comfortable and my companion was parking so I said we'd wait. After about 2 mins 2 young ladies arrive and she offers them the bar but before doing that makes sure we still don't want to eat at the bar. I confirm for a second time that we want a table. Meanwhile, a couple leaves and I see the hostess go over to another couple at the bar who were not on the list and say "I don't usually do this but since your both here if you want a table I have one." Kind of rude especially since by her own admission they don't do this but my companion was still parking and I figured maybe she was spreading some valentines cheer so I said nothing. About 5 minutes later a group of 3 arrive and she offers them the bar seats which they also decline. She puts them on the list under my name and in the meantime says if I want to sit at the bar while waiting that's fine. My companion and I decide to take a seat there since she had suggested this and we didn't want to be in the way. At this point the hostess start giving us place setting and menus and I reiterated for a THIRD time that we wanted a table. She replied oh well you might not have time and ran off. Another 5 minutes goes by and I see a party of 3 leaving. Knowing we're next on the list I start to gather my stuff only to see the hostess cross my name off the list and run outside to the wine bar to grab the people below us on the list. When I stop her and remind her we want a table she gets an extremely nasty tone and starts arguing with me that I said a bar seat would be fine. She knew damn well we did not agree to that. After being caught red handed, instead of apologizing to me and the other party and rectifying the situation she dug in and berated me and said it doesn't matter anyway because this is a three seater and proceeded to seat them over us. After waiting an additional 15 minutes we got a seat next to the kitchen where I had a view of 2 other couples sitting at 3 seaters.. Guess that rule was just for my partner and I. Mind you this was to celebrate my birthday and valentines so it stung extra to be treated in such a manner. After all of that, we caught the restaurant putting Carpaccio di Manzo on our bill which, we did not order. The waitress fixed it and barely offered an apology. The bartender was the best part of this experience, she was kind, knowledgeable, and seemed to enjoy her job. She even came over as we were leaving to thank us for our patronage and seemed to be cognizant of terribly we were treated. 5 yelp stars for her! As for the food, I'd give it 4 stars. It was good but the vodka and baccala sauces seemed to be missing something.

This was our first time dining here, and my husband and I were not disappointed. The white…read morewine-steamed mussels were perfectly prepared and very flavorful. For our entrées, we had the Ravioli Chesapeake and the Baked Ravioli, and both were excellent. The highlight of our visit, however, was the prompt and well-paced service. Our server, JoJo, was pleasantly attentive without ever being intrusive--a real gem! We would certainly recommend this restaurant and look forward to returning.

Good Italian food, nice service, nice live music…read more Friends had told us of the musician playing at Tino's Italian Bistro on a Wednesday in Dec 2025, and we've enjoyed Tino's food before, so we headed over. It's a pretty big place with a bar and booths on the left, and another area of booths on the right. We were greeted and seated quickly by the hosts, and as we asked, we landed near the performer in the area to the right. The place was busy around 6pm, and friendly server quickly got menus for us, and within a few minutes, we had our drinks: a lovely $13 Maple Walnut Old Fashioned, fiery intense Makers Mark sweetened a little by maple syrup and focussed with walnut bitters. And a bright $13 Pom Pom Fizz, earthy gin with pomegranate juice, prosecco, and i think some lime juice. Both were well crafted , balanced, and refreshing. They started us with a sliced long narrow loaf of hot filone bread, with one of our Italian favorites, warm pinzimonio dipping oil: fresh aromatic olive oil with a pinch of mixed rich parmesan crumbles, zingy red-pepper flakes, and savory green herbs. It is tempting to make our whole meal of this! We had the $19 salmon & spinach in oil & garlic, from Tino's "lighter fare" menu. This was a huge filet, tender inside with a lovely deep crosshatch char on the surface. Quite perfect! And we asked for a customized $14 sandwich: Tino's offers a steak & cheese on chewy crusty hoagie roll, and we asked for added sautéed green peppers, with the generous cheese, sliced red onion and tomato, and lettuce on the side. The generous thin-sliced beef was tender and sweet cooked just right. The tasty lightly-seasoned fries were piping hot, and soft inside. We were perfectly satisfied with our light meal, and we managed to take a good amount home for later. The skilled musician, Bruce Casteel, played 5 to 7pm, a warm selection of familiar acoustic jazz, easy and fun to listen to. We'll return both for this musician and for the wide menu of flavorful food. You drive into the strip mall on Centre Park Dr just north of Old Annapolis Rd (MD-108), then turn left like you are going to the convenience store and keep driving around to the ample parking lot for Tino's. You can also easily get here off MD-100 at Executive Park Dr, winding via the non-highwqy Columbia 100 Parkway to Centre Park Dr.