What makes a great Italian restaurant 26 Articles

by Alex Tours

There are three aspects that define a great restaurant: the food, the service and the ambiance. Quality of food and quality of service are the absolute key elements for any restaurant, whether it be high-cuisine or fast-fo...read more

by Cynthia Sherman

What makes a great Italian restaurant? That is easy, superb food and excellent ambiance. Besides baseball, another American past time is food, eating good food. Italian cuisine is by far the best food out there as far as ...read more

by Daniela Cirignano

Coming from a big Italian background, for me there are two main things that make a great Italian restaurant - food and atmosphere. In Italy the people believe in La Dolce Vita, the good life. This means good food, good win...read more

by Christine Conte

What makes a great Italian restaurant? Being of Italian descent myself, I have inherited through my father's DNA a deep and unyielding Italian Food Snobbery. This may sound impossible, but I have never eaten at Pizz...read more

by LarryE

Before entering a debate on this question, I want to know who is asking. An Italian grandma from Florence, a yuppie from New York or an entrepreneur trying to open a restaurant. Each will have a different perspective and s...read more

by Sarah Ferraro

Italian restaurants have a totally different ambience to any other restaurant. I have eaten in many Italian restaurants over the years and one of my favourite Italian restaurant which springs to mind is one where the wa...read more

by Linda Batey

What makes a good Italian restaurant great? There are only four factors in determining what makes a good Italian restaurant great: good food, atmosphere, a good wine list and exceptional service. The perfect combinati...read more

by Salvatore Oliva

There are four types of Italian restaurants that can be found in the States from bad to great. 1. Italian-like chain restaurants. Who came up with the concept of offering eight pounds of uncooked pasta on a dish thrown...read more

by Amanda Coers

When you're looking for the perfect authentic Italian experience while dining, it is a good idea to keep in mind the wonderful aspects of the Italian culture that have been celebrated and often emulated throughout the culi...read more

by Bruno Somerset

Great Italian restaurants are, like great art, in the eye of the beholder. And when you say "Italian restaurant" it's like saying "American restaurant;" the terms mean different things to different people. A Texan will hav...read more

by Ron James

What makes a great Italian restaurant? That's a tough one because there are so many variables, including a diner's level of familiarity with "great" Italian food. I know a lot of people who think Olive Garden is the primo ...read more

by Teresa Pizzo

The moment you open the doors, you smell the baking of warm bread, you hear the faint music of Caruso, or Pavarotti, or Sinatra singing in the background, you are greeted with a friendly smile that says hello to you as if ...read more

by Ted Sherman

We love to eat Italian anywhere and at any time. Whether it is a world-famed steak sandwich joint in South Philly or a posh ristorante in Rome, an Olive Garden franchise in San Francisco, a family eatery in New York's Lowe...read more

by Watauga Dave

I have noticed the past few times that the family and I have gone to eat Italian food...it's not Italian anymore. When I first walk into an Italian restaurant, I want to smell the herbs, the garlic, I even want to smell t...read more

by Etienne

What makes a great Italian restaurant? This is simple to answer really. What its not: It's not about atmosphere. The smells and visual sights, even the feel of the tablecloth and weight of the dish are important to the...read more

by Sheree Zielke

A GREAT Italian Restaurant must have GREAT Italian food! First and foremost, regardless of authentic ambiance, if the restaurant's food is mediocre, the restaurant doesn't stand a chance of making any must-visit list. ...read more

by Kathy Trucchio

What makes a great Italian restaurant is, of course, the great food. There are other more obscure, sometimes unidentifiable components that all add up to the way you feel when you are there, and remain within your memori...read more

by Randa Morris

The best Italian restaurant I have ever had the pleasure of visiting was a small, and not so well known establishment, back home in Ohio. The thought of it makes me long to go back there, even if just for a short visit...read more

by Lori Piper

One of my dear friends has worked with Romano's for years and though a bunch of us converge there monthly, it has not and it not my first choice. Why? Because, when I crave Italian food, what I really desire most is bread...read more

by London Calling

A great Italian restaurant is made the same way that any great restaurant is made. The smell when you get out of the car in the parking lot has to be phenomenal. You have to taste the food before you open the front door. Y...read more