Posts Tagged with #Ciao
Some good some bad.
Ate there at 5 o'clock on a Saturday. We were the first ones there, but a good number of tables had gotten their food before us. I had gotten the chicken romano which was tasty, but was one smallish breast in a large bowl with some average pasta on the side for $24. For how small the chicken breast was, $24 was a steep price. Others in our group got pizzas and they were tasty, although overly season with crushed red pepper which made the one pizza real spicy. All in all 2 pizzas and 2 chicken dishes took us an hour and a half, even being the first ones there. If I could give 2.5 stars I would.
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Food is cooked to order. Fresh and authentic. A must have if you like Italian food.
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Bland food, overpriced, INCREDIBLY slow service. Only seemed focused on older customers who received food and beverage within half of the time we did, while there were only 3 tables being used in the whole restaurant. We waited an hour for our food and received half-hearted apologies from the waitress, only to find that the 30 dollar plate tasted only of oil and a hint of garlic. If I'm spending 99 dollars for two people, the food had better have more flavor than that. The pasta was also overwhelmed with kale - there was more kale than spaghetti.
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Pittsburgh has a number of locally owned Italian restaurants and Cioa sadly does nothing to stand out. Their pastas as well as their desserts are all store bought! With that being said I have had dinner here 5 times and I decided along with my party that we wouldn't be back. A major complaint is the owner Nick could be heard yelling at his wife the chef over an order which made things very uncomfortable for us. The saving grace was Jane our server. She was very pleasant throughout and very catering. The owners clearly want a fine dining restaurant yet can not deliver.
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We have only eaten here once but everything was very good. I'll agree with others that the prices are on the steep side but if it's good food I don't mind paying it. My husband and I had a pleasurable experience and will be back.
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