Nonna Rosa Italian Restaurant

After living in Italy for 4 years, 32 years ago, I don't eat Italian in the USA. My wife wanted Italian and begged me to take her. I half-heartedly search the choices for Italian restaurants and this seemed to have the best chance of authenticity and taste. You all!!! This place was amazing. The atmosphere reminds me just of an Italian restaurant overseas. This is like the front part of a restaurant where the mafia brings their family for dinner and celebrations lol. The place is nice and cozy! The food choices are very similar to what you would see in Italy.... not like a lot of fakes with everything coming with some version of a tomato based sauce....or appetizers that don't have antipasti, calamari, bruschetta, etc. The owner is very active in the store, meaning he's seating folks, taking orders, and talking with guests, in between bites of food at the bar. This guy is from Naples, about 2 hours north of where I used to live. I mean, this guy is so authentic, you can barely understand his English if you're not used to foreign accents. The service was excellent.... the food is superb...I ate so fast, my 11 year old son made fun of me! I'll definitely be going back! **************************************************** After reading some other reviews, I felt it necessary to comment on the wait time to get your food. Our appetizer was a cold dish, so it arrived fast. Our meals were hot plates, so it took barely longer than expected of a typical wait time at other restaurants. Keep in mind, 1, we were seated about 15 minutes before it got a little crowded. 2, the food was freshly made, so it wasn't the reheated food you normally get.

First, the owner Giuseppe Gialone was a delight. He showed us to our table, took our order, explained the specials (in his charming Italian accent) and we experienced a wonderful Italian meal. The specials were just that, SPECIAL! Then he mentions a dessert that he said we probably have never had that we will just love. And we did. I cannot remember what it was called but it was perfect. It was like a combination cheese cake and creamy custard and it was incased in a warm flaky pastry crust. We will be back to Nona Rosa restaurant. Thank you Peppe you made our day!

Had dinner with out of town friends at Nonna Rosa tonight. Prices are good and the food and service were perfection. Cute neighborhood restaurant vibe. We were served our food by Peppe himself and he was delightful, charming, attentive - everything you would want in your server, yet alone the owner. Definitely will be regulars. Like Reply Share