[Bill32]

Giovanni's has a very good linguini with red clam sauce. Also their pasta Giovanni is outstanding. Ate there many times and the food is always consistent.

[kathyzapp]

Belleview Pizza (cash only) on 441/27 in Belleview has delicious Italian food.

Tuesdays thru Fridays from 3pm to 5pm, buy one pasta dinner and get one free. The pasta dinners come in three sizes.

[rubicon]

Giovanni's

[SALYBOW]

I love Little Joeys! Stavros has been good. They say the pasta at Tierra del sol is good but it may only be dinner.

[Villages PL]

Come On A My House, I'm gonna give you everything! I eat Italian every day at home. Oatmeal in the morning, it's Italian. Big salad for lunch, it's Italian. Vegetable soup for dinner, it's Italian.

But, seriously, I think when people say they want to eat Italian, what they really want is a boat-load of starch, cheese 'n' meatballs. That I don't do.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

We went to Little Joey's but they were closed so we ended up at the Olive Garden. My wife had never been there and she wanted to try ti. It was a typical mediocre Olive Garden meal. Personally, I think that OG is overpriced and the meals I've had there have been horrible to mediocre but, she wanted to try it.

She had chicken scampi and I had a Pannini. Like I said, fair at best and the service is very slow

[buggyone]

Olive Garden is NOT typical of Italian food. Best thing you can get at Olive Garden is their lunch special of soup, salad, and breadsticks. Anything else is not worth even ingesting (for the New Yorkers, that means eating).

I like Pasta Faire. It is a short drive and the food is consistently good. They also own Taverna Red but is Italian rather than Mediterrianian cusine.

I will let you in on a little known bargain. Not Italian but delicious. Go to Bonefish on 466. Sit at the bar. Have a Happy Hour priced drink. Order off of the bar menu. You can get two large soft Bang Bang Tacos plus one side for $5 on Monday thru Thursday. Delicious.

[jblum315]

Don't like Red Sauce or Taverna Red. I love Carrabba's and Olive Garden isn't bad for a chain restaurant.

[shcisamax]

Not that everyone doesn't have a point of view but are there any first generation Italians that want to weigh in here?

[johndamelio]

I've been Italian for 69 years now. I have never tasted a red sauce as spicy as the one at "red sauce ". It's terrible . An Italian restaurant without a good red sauce is not one that I would recommend to anyone. Try Giovanni's.

[Bill32]

Originally Posted by johndamelio

I've been Italian for 69 years now. I have never tasted a red sauce as spicy as the one at "red sauce ". It's terrible . An Italian restaurant without a good red sauce is not one that I would recommend to anyone. Try Giovanni's.

Agree!

[Shirleevee]

Originally Posted by sralph99

Another vote for Little Joey's - lunch or dinner.

This is probably NOT on the menu, you must ask for Scungelli, we have had it several times and it was very good.......don't really care for their pizza, although it beats most in TV.......Loved Flippers Margherita Pizza, cooked tomato sauce (San Marzano), fresh mozzarella and basil.......

[simpkinp]

Originally Posted by shcisamax

Anyone been to Mom and Dads on 441 Lady Lake? They say they do home made pastas and have been in business 50 years.

I went there and it was awful. The lasagne is not edible. The only good thing was the topping for the bread.

[travelguy]

Carabba's

[Richard1366]

We had Thanksgiving dinner at Sakura, the turkey breast sushi was to die for...