jcg15 thinks Vics Ristorante Italiano is #1. Tells us why he's wrong.

12/13/2013 10:53:38 PM

I <3 NY Pizza is the best Italian restaurant in Raleigh

12/13/2013 10:56:18 PM

Olive Garden is literally the best i've had... all you can eat salad which is awesome and the breadsticks are phenomenal. And you don't have to worry about undercooked pasta.

12/13/2013 10:58:29 PM

Carrabbas has authentic Tuscon cuisine without all the headache of flying to Italy.

12/13/2013 11:05:26 PM

We ate at Mia Francesca's tonight. Super good.

12/13/2013 11:09:00 PM

Sbarros is way better than all of this bullshit

12/13/2013 11:45:30 PM

I'm more of a fan of Amore's myself.

12/13/2013 11:59:30 PM

I used to love Casalinga in North Raleigh


it closed a couple years ago

12/14/2013 12:04:12 AM

<3 Bella Monica

12/14/2013 12:25:08 AM

i dunno about best italian restaurant

but vic's chicken parm is certainly the best

12/14/2013 12:36:40 AM

come on folks, step up

its amedeo's.

12/14/2013 12:39:11 AM

^ ok now i know you're trolling.

12/14/2013 12:43:36 AM

Maggiano's Little Italy, although it's really in Durham

12/14/2013 1:09:48 AM

http://ninasrestaurant.com/html/about.html

12/14/2013 2:29:51 AM

Nah son, you need to go to the upscale Vics, La Volta. That's top notch.

12/14/2013 9:51:30 AM

Quote :

"come on folks, step up its amedeo's."

I came here to post that

Maggiano's is delicious, but I've only been there once. I have yet to find a place that has actual Italian pizza (pesto or mustard or oil based, not sauced based) that's good other than... of all places, Mellow Mushroom, and that disappoints me.
Or maybe, there are other places, and I always just get calzones.

12/14/2013 10:37:39 AM

S'barro's

12/14/2013 11:37:38 AM

Somebody already made that joke nerd.

12/14/2013 11:39:25 AM

None in Raleigh, but Maggianos in Durham is world class. Its a small authentic place with a real family feel, definitely one of a kind.

12/14/2013 11:40:36 AM

For a chain restaurant..Maggianos is great!

12/14/2013 12:25:33 PM

Have you been there? I'm pretty sure its not a chain, I think the owner's family name is Maggiano.

12/14/2013 12:29:20 PM

It's a chain

http://www.maggianos.com/en/Pages/Home.aspx

Owned by the same people that own Chili's

[Edited on December 14, 2013 at 12:31 PM. Reason : t]

12/14/2013 12:30:58 PM

The one at SouthPoint? I'm pretty sure you're wrong, its a small authentic family place.

12/14/2013 12:33:11 PM

http://locations.maggianos.com/?q=27713

It's good stuff, I like it. It's a chain. I have a gift card, and the card says, good at Chili's, South of the Border, Maccroni Grill, and Maggiano's Little Italy.

12/14/2013 12:35:45 PM

there's this place out in Cary called Romano's, great little local joint, they serve the best grilled macaroni

12/14/2013 12:43:20 PM

hey ComputerGuy

your dumb

12/14/2013 1:13:44 PM

sad how such a big city doesn't really have any real italian restarants. all of the "italian" restaurants are Italian-american.

12/14/2013 1:24:21 PM

i liked 518 West the few times I've eaten there

12/14/2013 1:44:32 PM

Bella Monica is good, and I also enjoy Caffe Luna

12/14/2013 1:48:06 PM

Bella Monica is my go-to, but i rarely go out for Italian

12/14/2013 2:30:51 PM

^Same. I'll get Caribbean, Thai, Korean, etc. way beforeI consider Italian.

12/14/2013 2:46:36 PM

casa san carlos by kohls in north raleigh is pretty good, the ex husband of the lady that used to run casalinga.

12/14/2013 2:53:01 PM

Amedeos is really wonderful and incredibly cheap! Such a good value

12/14/2013 2:58:26 PM

"Gravy" is up there. Locally-sourced and organic ingredients. Get the risotto cakes. They're one of the best things I've ever eaten.

12/14/2013 3:00:01 PM

I don't want Italians touching my food.

12/14/2013 3:10:26 PM

They all have Mexicans cooking.

12/14/2013 3:13:23 PM

Little Caesars, duh.

They have authentic tiny Italian despots working there.

12/14/2013 3:21:10 PM

They're all Albanian in new york.

12/14/2013 3:21:21 PM

The Burgundy Loaf is exquisite

12/14/2013 3:29:49 PM

Cafe Luna is the best, and one of the best restaurants in Raleigh. consistent and fair prices.

12/14/2013 11:02:57 PM

Quote :

"Cafe Luna"

12/14/2013 11:04:14 PM

I have never been to Cafe Luna. I need to fix this.

12/14/2013 11:04:21 PM

Tortelli Crostacci - Fresh Pasta Stuffed with Lobster, Crabmeat and Prawns Sauté in Cream

this stuff is wonderful. pretty much everything I've had there has been great.

12/14/2013 11:24:31 PM

That sounds amazing. I want some now!

12/14/2013 11:25:30 PM

If you're looking for Ethiopian, I hear Abyssinia in Mission Valley is good.

12/14/2013 11:27:44 PM

I know that's a running joke in these threads but I don't know how that place stays in business. Went their on a drunken whim with friends and it was like puke on a sour pancake. Took forever and was basically inedible.

12/14/2013 11:36:51 PM

Caffe Luna is certainly not the answer.

12/15/2013 12:34:38 AM

Brothers or Casa Carbone

12/15/2013 1:10:47 AM

Quote :

"http://ninasrestaurant.com/html/about.html"

12/15/2013 1:45:49 AM

jesus

4/6/2014 10:28:02 PM