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Since 1964, the Rugiero family has offered authentic Italian cuisine. They’ve launched three additional Antonio’s Cucina Italiana locations; Roman Village is the original, and features their signature gnocchi Rita, chicken Antonio, and more. L & D Mon.-Fri., D Sat. & Sun. Read more...
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Highlights include lasagna, butternut squash ravioli in cream sauce, and the signature Steak Gregorio (sauteed medallions, mushrooms, and shallots in a cream sauce). Note: not wheelchair accessible. Read more...
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Wood Fired Cucina: You can still get a distinctive Neapolitan pizza fresh out of a wood-fired oven, but chef-owner Luciano Del Signore’s Pizzeria Biga restaurant group has been renamed to reflect a menu that includes salads, fresh pastas, wood-roasted meats, and fish. They are also opening an Ann Arbor location. L & D daily. Read more...
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There still are some glimpses of old Detroit, and this is one of the places to look. Except for the hand-held computers in use by the waiters, little has changed since the doors first opened more than 100 years ago. As for the food, it’s Traditional (with a capital T) Italian. Veal saltimbocca is by-the-book, with prosciutto and sage. Get Read more...
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Say it right – pitch-er-rilly – because it’s the name of the family that operates this fine little Italian spot. Almost everything on the menu is made in-house – pasta, meatballs, salad dressing, sauces. Offerings include tortellini, shrimp scampi, fresh perch, a long list of fish, chicken, veal, beef and lamb dishes. The house specialty is pasta Umberto, a tender Read more...
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Perhaps it’s the intimacy of the place, with its mere 38 seats. Even though the tables are so close together, the room has an appealing energy. The well-prepared food, on a menu that’s the right length, includes eight appetizers, a half-dozen pasta dishes and five main plates, notable among which are tournedos di vitello, medallions of veal filet in a Read more...
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It doesn’t sound fancy, but this Ferndale restaurant serves up well-prepared Italian dishes paired with an ambitious wine program. The focal point of the restaurant is a U-shaped bar with a white marble top, behind which is the most extraordinary of wine racks. The fairly brief menu starts with a list of pizzas, all right down the middle of a Read more...
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This old-school Italian restaurant offers notable house-made pastas, including some of the best lasagna you’ve ever tasted. Elaborate veal and seafood dishes and desserts like orange Creamsicle cheesecake round out the offerings. Despite the upscale trappings, the friendly family feeling endures. Read more...
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Wood Fired Cucina: You can still get a distinctive Neapolitan pizza fresh out of a wood-fired oven, but chef-owner Luciano Del Signore’s Pizzeria Biga restaurant group has been renamed to reflect a menu that includes salads, fresh pastas, wood-roasted meats, and fish. They are also opening an Ann Arbor location. L & D daily. Read more...
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An Italian cuisine menu changes with each season. Items have included: pasta carbonara with shrimp, duck bacon, and Italian greens, as well as beet and ricotta gnocchi with brown butter, and accompanied by smoked pork, roasted pumpkin, almonds, and fried leeks. L & D daily. Read more...
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Co-chefs and owners Nicole and David Seals have everything precise and in balance at this tiny (12 tables), adventurous northern Italian gem – food, service, and atmosphere. It’s beautifully decorated in utter simplicity with warm, pleasing orange and yellow walls. The cooking here is subtle and delicate. Among the items worth trying are an intensely flavored fritelle of thinly sliced Read more...
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This Italian steakhouse offers such house specialties as roasted veal shank with hand-cut pappardelle, whole grilled branzino, and steaks that range from an 8-ounce filet to a 42-ounce prime dry-aged porterhouse. L & D Mon.-Fri., D Sat.-Sun. Read more...
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Chef Ariel Millan sends out great thin-crusted pizzas from the brick oven in the kitchen as well as interesting small plates typified by bruschetta, calamari, and roasted garlic and whipped goat cheese to be spread on paper-thin crostini. L & D daily. Read more...
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Da Francesco’s has been serving decadent Italian cuisine since 1990. Not only are all of the dishes made with the freshest ingredients, but each customer is made to feel like family as soon as they walk through the doors of their beautiful brand new facility in Shelby Township. Recently voted second best Italian restaurant in Michigan, Da Francesco’s offers an Read more...
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The name is the same, but everything else has been revamped at this intimate little spot in Birmingham. Executive chef Francesco Apollonia, a native of Venice, turns out a nicely pared-down menu of such dishes as roasted quail with mushroom risotto, osso buco, and pan-seared scallops in a romantic setting. It’s a collaboration between proprietor Bob VanHellemont and restaurateurs Liz Read more...
