This place is so cute! I really wanted to sit at the bar and maybe I will next time! The soup was…read moreamazing! I got the vegan minestrone. It came with two slices of bread which yeah you know? That is super crucial and much appreciated! Got a chocolate milkshake. It was amazing! Got a pup cup my pup loved it. I'll be back took me way too long to visit here. I'm sorry about that. I'll be back. Thank you very much.

I ordered a gluten free BLT sandwich with 24 oz beef broth and paid $42. I received 3 half pieces…read moreof bacon on my sandwich with wilted and red lettuce, the tomato was thinner than a piece of paper. The beef broth was all water and no flavor. I paid $42 for 4 bites... NEVER AGAIN!

I took my sister, Bettina, out to lunch here yesterday and instead of sitting in their very cozy…read moredining room, we sat at the quaint bar. Alyssa was our bartender and she was fabulous (friendly & efficient). She made me a yummy Limoncello martini! David, her cousin and one of the owners (it's run by all family members) came out to the bar to do something and we chatted with him. What a lovely gentleman. Bettina started with a cup of their Manhattan clam chowder and I had their muscles appetizer. For our entree, she had their lasagna and I had their cantaloupe, prosciutto & mozzarella salad. All our dishes were scrumptious and plentiful. There were leftovers, which Alyssa packed up for our dinner! We ate it back at Bettina's home, watching a movie. What a fun time I had visiting my sister for an overnight and what an awesome restaurant we stopped at. I highly recommend Macera's Italian Restaurant. It is clean, quaint, reasonably priced, impeccable service, creative cocktails and delicious food. What more could anyone ask for?! :)

My family have gone to Macera's for years (all 3 locations) Excellent food we all love the…read moreChicken Francese I have never taken the time to ever write a review for anything but I wanted to tell you all something about the character of the owner and his staff ..... Last year, sometime after Christmas, my son lost his wallet (it was a brand new $400 Gucci wallet he got for Christmas along with over $500 cash inside (also Christmas presents) .. there was no identification (still in his old one) I paid the bill at Macera's, there was no need for him to take his wallet out of his pocket, but just to cover all possible bases I called Macera's and asked if they had found a wallet.....Can you imagine my surprise when they said they did and when I got there all the money was still inside.....suffice to say this is truly a wonderful place run by and staffed with hardworking honest people the food is fantastic I personally love the atmosphere and as we can see the owners and staff couldn't be better .... go to this restaurant ..... you won't be disappointed

West Valley Soup and Sauce is a throwback to the old banquet hall that Rhode Islanders remember…read morewell. The meatballs and dinner rolls are my go to favorites but they have so many different options, from frozen meat pies to chicken parm. Their chicken soup is always a good choice for my work lunches. I am usually getting my food to go but they do have a family style dine in dinner on Sundays. The staff is always very friendly and despite being busy, the service is efficient. Just to note, they have limited hours, so do check that online before going!

Great place to pick up and go when you need a good meal at reasonable price. They are known for…read moretheir soup, which is a local favorite. The Portuguese Cacoila is really good, great for sandwiches, omelets, and nachos. You can't beat their family deal for $40...soup, salad, pasta and meatballs with dinner rolls. Great meatballs and sauce. You can't go wrong with West Valley Soup and Sauce.

I stop in here quite often. They have great, prepared food, sandwiches and items for purchase from…read moreItaly. It is always busy which is great, but you may have to wait in line a bit. They have a small seating area and a couple of tables outside making it nice for lunch. The pizza slices are delicious and so is the snail salad.

Cutting Crew was playing over the speakers…read more At an Italian deli with a brick oven and an Italian flag hanging in the front window. (I Just) Died in Your Arms, 1986. Whitney Houston a few minutes earlier. Taylor Dayne before that. Huey Lewis somewhere in the rotation too. Somebody behind that counter was a kid in the late eighties and built the playlist around the songs they grew up with while the food their grandparents brought over from Italy came out of the oven twenty feet away. Lou Umberto opened this place in 2017 after graduating from Johnson and Wales. His family is from Cerreto Sannita, a hill town in Campania. He set up shop on Cranston Street, just outside Knightsville, on the edge of one of the oldest Italian neighborhoods in the city. Lauren and I went on a Monday afternoon. Gray skies. One of those quiet Rhode Island days where lunch slowly becomes dinner without anybody announcing the transition. Before we got inside, one of the guys working there was helping an elderly woman through the side door and walking her back toward her car with her groceries. That told me most of what I needed to know. Walk in and the room is doing four jobs at once without any of them getting in the others' way. Shelves stacked with imported groceries. Rummo pasta. Loacker wafers. Baci chocolates. Bottles of olive oil lined up beside jars of tomatoes and peppers. Along the opposite wall sits a long deli case full of prepared food. Eggplant parm. Broccoli rabe. Pasta in vodka sauce. Stuffed banana peppers. Pasta salad. Roasted vegetables. Then the bakery case. Tomato pie cut in squares with red sauce all the way to the edge and enough seasoning on top to perfume the whole counter. Potato pizza. Calzones. Spinach pies stacked on black trays. The kind of food that makes people walk in for one thing and leave with six. Near the front, bags of pizzelle tied shut with twist ties sat on a wire rack underneath a hanging sign that read Welcome Family and Friends. Normally signs like that feel decorative. This one didn't. And behind all of it, through the opening in the back, sat the brick oven. That being said. The pizza. The pepperoni pie came out raised on a metal stand by the window, the Italian flag moving outside in the gray afternoon behind it. Good looking pizza immediately. No stunt toppings. No overloaded nonsense. Just confidence. The pepperoni was placed, not dumped. Natural casing cups charred dark at the edges. Maybe fifteen slices total across the whole pie. Somebody understood restraint. The crust landed somewhere just outside classic New York style. Slightly thicker, but only enough to give the inside some chew. The outer rim puffed up high in spots and blistered dark from the oven. Flour still clung to the bottom and the back edge from the peel. The sauce tasted bright and barely cooked. In some bites it pushed forward sharp and fresh. In others it melted completely into the cheese. Sometimes all you tasted was crust, and that worked too. The cheese browned into amber patches across the surface that pure mozzarella usually doesn't create by itself. Probably some provolone mixed in there. I didn't ask. I should have asked. And the slice held beautifully. Crisp underneath. Enough structure to fold slightly at the front without collapsing. You could see the care in it immediately. Nothing rushed. Nothing overloaded. Nothing trying too hard. Just a very good neighborhood pizza made by people who seem to understand exactly what kind of place they want this to be. The kind of place where somebody helps an elderly woman through the side door before getting back to work. The kind of place that makes you think living nearby might not be the worst idea in the world. Don't forget to grab a bag of pizzelle on the way out.

Literally made an account to leave a review because this place was that damn good and deserves the…read morecredit. The lobster risotto was THE best I've ever had in my life. Creamy and delicious with FRESH lobster. This place is ran by a family and the wife who helped served me was great and explained how everything is made fresh in house by her husband the chef and you can tell from the first bite. Kudos to the chef, keep on doing what you're doing. And of course I saw the table next to me with this delish apple cobbler and had to order. Lucky for me I always have room for a little sweet treat! The place is BYOB which is cool, so something I will look forward to next time.

So far I've only tried Makmak for Sunday brunch but I'll tell you right now I will be back to try…read moredinner soon! The food is delicious, creative, and well-priced. Best of all, as a Cranston girl I love having more great restaurant options nearby rather than having to go to Providence or elsewhere to try new places. My dining companions and I tried the chicken omelet, Makmak biscuit, caramelized banana pancakes and buffalo chicken Benedict between us and all of us were extremely pleased with our choices. I also love that they take reservations for brunch which I find rare at a lot of breakfast spots so this is a nice option if you want to be guaranteed a table and not have to wait.

I came here directly after the dentist because I was starving- a bad mistake on my behalf since my…read moremouth was still numb from novocain. I had a few bites while I there- the broth was delicious, but I had to take the rest home. Heated up my leftover pho and spring rolls later and it was all good and flavorful. Cute small business with friendly staff and fast food- can't wait to go back!

Meh. Stopped here to get some pho for take out and was not super impressed. For me, the broth…read moreshould be richly aromatic and flavorful. It was not. The interior is pretty run down and dark. Not where I'd choose to dine in for sure. The counter service was pleasant. I would not go back.

Picked up some Stone Soup Kitchen stuffed quahogs while shopping for a clam boil at Andrade's…read moreSeafood in Bristol and the four us loved them! By-far, the best in memory. Unfortunately, most stuffies I've had over the past few years are increasingly that, mostly stuffing, but these were steeped in fresh quahog and local Portuguese Chourico. They truly were a special add-on and our only regret was we didn't buy more, but that will be easily remedied! My wife and I are looking forward to trying more of their products, and as someone recently diagnosed with a severe gluten-sensitively, I was delighted to learn they have many gluten-free products above and beyond gluten-free stuffies and clam chowder! Thanks very much for that SSK!

the soups looked good but the signage just made me uncomfortable... would not come backread more

First time to fly to PVD and I didn't expect to find a Yemeni restaurant in the area. I am glad…read morethere is ! Food was absolutely amazing and the people are great ... I know for sure if I go fly to PVD instead of BOS for work, I will definitely be back. I ordered Fahsa and Chicken Haneeth. Dessert the Areeka as usual. Thank you for the service

I really like middle eastern and mediterranean food that I always go to these food places whenever…read moreI can. The same reason that led me to try Mandeez. I have read good reviews about the place and it is unique in that it is Yemeni/Mediterranean. I did take out and chose the following: Okra Stew, Chicken Shawarma Over Rice Platter, and a slice of the Pistachio cake. The Okra Stew was very flavorful. I do not eat okra but my husband does, yet I tried the sauce and it was really tasty. I ended up eating a few pieces of the potatoes and carrots in the stew, just to enjoy the sauce. The Chicken Shawarma was okay--not my best order. The chicken is not dry yet the rice was very greasy for my taste. Every spoonful, I could taste the grease. It was not for me. The pistachio cake is delicate and scrumptious. Not too sweet. I might go back and try another dish but would make sure to ask that the rice not be greasy.

I finally tried @Luigi's Gourmet Express in Johnston, and WOW... this is easily a 10/10. I ordered…read morethe Sunday Baked Ziti, and every bite tasted like a homemade Sunday dinner. Rich sauce, perfectly cooked pasta, and the kind of meal that keeps you thinking about it after you leave. Service was 10/10 This just earned a spot in my Top 5 favorite Italian restaurants in Rhode Island. If you're looking for a local hidden gem instead of another chain restaurant, put this one on your list ASAP! They even offer quick to go options, and so many desserts!

Food /Drinks: This place has one of my favorite lunch combos: the half sandwich and half soup…read more Honestly, it's more than enough food. You also get chips and rolls of bread. In the past, I've asked for extra rolls and they've been so generous that they gave me a whole bag. The price is super reasonable. Not only do they offer these combos and a full menu to order from, but their gourmet express section is packed with different options of pastas and meats that you can buy by weight. Their pastries are also delicious, and they have a huge variety. I wish I had more pictures of all these items, but I usually just run in quickly on my lunch breaks. Location: This location has its own parking, so you don't have to worry about finding a spot. There are two different areas: the express side, where you can grab and go or sit down for a quick bite, and the restaurant side, where some people dress up to dine. This place is great for different type of occasion or even just a grab and go order. Service: The service has always been quick, efficient, and friendly. Since I usually go during lunch, I often call ahead, and every time they're polite and fast. Picking up in person is always smooth, with no issues.

Best prepared foods! Chicken Soup is great, Chicken Cutlets are absolute heaven. I shop here weekly.read more

Great sandwiches, great people. Stopping here was pretty random. Ended up in Cranston because of RI…read moreDMV, hungry, Deli. So glad we found it. I would get anything here. Note to the deli: When someone asks for a whole pickle cut into quarters, it is cut the "long way". Nobody wants a 2" diameter pickle log!