They always have great food! It looks very upscale compared to some places in town, but the prices…read moreare great! I always had problems deciding what to order, and would choose the Little Italy (combination of 3 different foods) and each item is so good, that its what i always order. The staff have never let my drink run out before giving me a refill. This is a place i always recommend to my friends. (Or suggest we go to!)

Very nice inside. The hostess/waitress on her phone & "reclining" on the couch just inside the door…read morewas a .5 star deduct. The food was Delicious. I had the canneloni which one has a hard time finding in Italian restaurants any more. So why the other .5 star deduct - the filling's color being kind of a green/gray and more like a paste was a little off-putting. But again, it was still Delicious.

Very impressed. I was visiting from out of town and lasagna…read moresounded good. Well, it was amazing, as was the bread...and the service.

Service is great. Bring your own alcohol if you want alcohol. Love the Fettecine. Love the bread…read moreand the oils to dip in. Love the manicotti. Love the calzone. Very private and quiet place. Support our town and visit this great family.

YUM. We got takeout and I am so glad we discovered this gem. The menu is large, there was so much…read moreto choose from. I decided on the lasagna. WOW, it was delish. The sauce was almost kind of sweet, but it complimented the dish so well. There was also no shortage on sauce, which I greatly appreciated. Probably some of the best lasagna i've ever had! We also picked up some tiramisu and it was very good. Nothing crazy but very good. The food also got done very quickly which was nice!

I haven't had mangia's for a few years but getting it for catering, I remembered why I love it so…read moremuch! They've got a great variety of pastas that you can choose from. Personally, a mix of the meatballs with red sauce and the tortellini with Alfredo is my favorite plate, but the lasagna was also quite tasty. The rolls are something I think about often, without societal pressure, I would have about 4 of these at once (and on occasion I've put that to the test). They had everything ready for us right when we arrived - everything was prepped perfectly. Highly recommend for a catering event or for a nice meal!

Where has this gem been? Tucked away with barely a view from a busy street or destination shopping…read morecenter is where. North off 27th is where. Nowhere is where. But no matter where you may live or visit in Lincoln, this is worth the drive home because the longer your drive after dinner, the more your reverie about the experience, a combination of excellent food and silky ambiance.

Enjoyable experience here. Lincoln only has a handful of sit-down, fancier, Italian joints but this…read moreone is worth a revisit. Fancy on the inside but prices are really pretty reasonable. I got the Carsoni (pesto) and did both chicken and shrimp which was $22, it's enough for two meals though so this is fair. The sauce was flavorful, good consistency of oil and basil. Loved that it included mushrooms but could have used more of them in it, also had bell pepper and broccoli. I'm not sure broccoli goes too well with the pesto dish, but it was steamed well and soft. The shrimp were huge and they had 4-5 in the dish. We also did bruschetta as an app, and loved the fresh tomatoes/garlic/herbs on top. Loved the dipping sauce with the bread as im a balsamic/oil freak. The soup was just okay, it was a creamy chicken/potato but it was very pureed and not quite what I was expecting, I'm not sure there was even a chunk of chicken in it. I've definitely had better next time, I'll be inclined to try the salad instead. Drinks were fun, I enjoyed the black raspberry margarita flavor and a limoncello spritz although both appeared a bit too watered down and not too strong. Service was fine, however hard to really judge since we came during mid-day late lunch and I'm pretty sure we were the only table there.

Spezia, you let me down!…read more Our waiter struggled to keep up with the dinner rush. We arrived for our reservation and were seated at 6:40 where we weren't greeted by our waiter for quite awhile. It took a long time to get our drinks and I had to ask for bread so we decided to skip appetizers and go straight to our entree. When ordering the entree our waiter said "and which salad would you like?" And then listed the salad options. Normally when ordering a main and the waiter says which salad do you want that's because the salad comes with the meal. Nope. We were charged $11 per salad that we didn't even really want. The salads were your average side salad, but thankfully had good dressings. We hadn't brought up salads, the waiter did when we ordered our entree. So we were disappointed to have $20+ in salads that we didn't request until the waiter offered them. Our salads were finished for at least 15 minutes before our main entree came out at about 7:30, nearly an hour after we had been seated. My shrimp scampi was good, the broccolini was a touch under cooked but the flavors were still good, and the shrimp was surprisingly large in size and cooked exactly how it should be. Had we been served quicker and not offered things that didn't come with our meal when ordering our meal we may have been happier, hard to say. The table next to us was sat about 10 minute after us and had a different waitress. They received their entire meal (including bread & apps) and left before we were offered dessert. The food is good, I won't discredit that at all. But when coming to a restaurant like this you are expecting a level of service that we just didn't get. I'm sure we'll try again in the future and if service is better I will definitely update my review but for now, this was a let down of a birthday dinner.

Don't ask me how to pronounce it. No one seems to know…read more There is something about Spezia that is so welcoming. No wonder it's always packed. Friendly service, comfy setting, and oh yeah - the food! Unfortunately for me, there is too much seafood on the menu but there's always something. People rave about the seafood dishes so I'll trust them and say it must be good. I'm just not into it. On this visit, we each ordered a cocktail. I decided to try the lemon martini which I never order and OH MY GOODNESS. It was awesome! They nailed it. The limoncello brought it home. My dining partner had a dirty martini and was satisfied as well. We enjoyed a Spezia salad which featured mixed greens, prosciutto, tomato, Kalamata olives, and a house vinaigrette. It all combined so well. The lettuce was wonderfully fresh, no need to pick out rotting leaves like some places. The dressing was simply light and delish. We shared a plate of spaghetti. You get several options to add to it. The grilled spicy Italian sausage sounded good. I'm not sure which was better. The sausage or the marinara sauce. Both were soooooo good!! The sausage was truly grilled and spicy and just amazing, and it was not greasy either. The marinara sauce challenged my own that I make at home. We devoured that plate of spaghetti which was big enough to share. I forgot to take a picture as it was served so I am sharing a tight shot of half the order after we divided it.

We were seated right away with a large party, which was a great start. Our server was super nice…read moreand did a good job staying attentive, especially considering how big our group was. I ordered spaghetti with marinara and a side salad. I specifically asked for no cucumbers, but the salad still came out with them. It's one vegetable I absolutely hate, but I didn't send it back, just wish a little more attention had been paid to that request. The pasta itself wasn't very good. The marinara barely coated the noodles and didn't have much flavor, so I ended up asking for a side of Alfredo just to make it better. Overall, maybe I just ordered the wrong thing, but the food didn't impress me. The highlight of the experience was definitely the server handling such a large group so well.

This is my first time here, and it was with my partner and his company for their holiday outing…read more The staff did a great job of taking care of us, although we were a party of about 25 people, spread out in the small tables of their back room. The lemon drop martini was great, a little on the south side, which I don't mind. The Caesar salad was a good starter, as were a few appetizers (not pictured) that we started our meal with. I wish I remember the name of my pasta dish, but I don't see it on the full menu. We had a limited menu for the company party, but this was a cavatappi pasta with a white sauce, and I added shrimp to the dish. It was excellent! I also got to try The chicken Parmesan, lasagna, and a few other dishes. All were great for the price point. Overall, I would definitely recommend this spot for a casual date night, or a group event of any kind!

Stopped for pizza and none in the cases at 7pm. Woman behind the counter looked at us and walked…read moreoff before we could ask if there would be any coming out soon. Would've asked the woman behind the counter but she was on the phone for the full 10 minutes we were in the store waiting to ask. Not super welcoming.

Everyone here was nice and the pizza is great. The…read moregluten-free crust is even good. The parking lot was packed on this Friday night enhancing that small town atmosphere. Highly highly recommended.

We got seated the moment we walked in…read more Service was phenomenol. I ordered an aviation, a shrimp cargot, and a seafood Alfredo to share with the hubs. Bread is freshly baked, felt a little over-oiled. And a little dense. It left oil on the fingers. Ambiance was cozy. There were bottles lining the top and looked very cute. The seafood was cooked well, mussels were a little overcooked and the sauce was heavy. We couldn't eat a lot. We also ordered tiramisu to go. The tiramisu was surprisingly light and good. Overall I'm giving them 3.5 stars. Rounded up to 4. Mainly for exceptional service and a good dessert.

Had lunch with my wife today and tried different Italian place…read more The restaurant was cute. Nicely done. We quickly were sat at a table. As we ordered other guests came in and they all were sat in the same corner we were in. It became quite loud. The remaining parts of the restaurant remained empty. We started with shrimp cargot. I felt it was heavy on the garlic. But nice. The bread they served although soft. Had no taste and was quite oily. We finished sharing the seafood pasta. It was served in Alfredo sauce. The seafood was nice. But the sauce was heavy.

So good! I stopped in around 1:30-2pm for lunch. Busy but still had a great atmosphere and wasn't…read morechaotic. I ordered a matcha mint chip frappe, Monte Cristo panini, and a blueberry scone. The frappe was to die for! The Monte Cristo panini was on sourdough bread and strawberry jam, with honey ham, and provolone cheese, topped with powdered sugar. And the blueberry scone while I was hesitant to try because of the purple frosting on top, I would say it rivals the scones in Williamsburg Tanger Outlet BP bakery, which is really hard to do. Pro: fast friendly service. Great food. And interestingly delicious drink recipes Cons: Is only open till 4:30pm during the week and 2pm on the weekends

Sweets sweets and more also food too great people work there also need to be open moreread more

This place is always a 5 star visit in all aspects…read more We were greeted by the staff with a complimentary glass of champagne to celebrate our anniversary. To start, we ordered the taleggio cheese and the whitefish rillettes. Both were amazing in their unique flavor combinations. Pairing it with their homemade sourdough made it even better. The menu is small but there is truly something for everyone. We always order the bolognese because it is just that good. All of their pasta is made fresh from scratch and you can taste the quality. We also tried one of their fall specials- pumpkin risotto. The dish was fun and unique and it paired well with the duck, but it was verrryyy salty I had trouble eating it. Luckily I was already pretty full from the appetizers. I don't hold it against them, though, because I have visited multiple times and never had a single complaint about any dish I have tried. Just wasn't for me. This is our go to spot for celebrations. You really can't beat the ambience. I love the small, cozy, dimly lit feel. The staff know how to make your evening special. Our waitress, Paris, had a friendly bubbly personality and was very knowledgeable about the menu. We never once felt rushed and we were there for 2 hours. If anything, we were encouraged to enjoy our time and to explore different options on the menu. Overall, another fantastic experience here at Semo. I look forward to returning for our next anniversary.

Can't say enough good things about Semo. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a meal that much!…read moreAnd the budino dessert...no words. Great service and an adorable cozy place as well - dimly lit and candles on all tables. It's a must go! We will be back, often!