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Italian Brothers Los Gatos

Italian Brothers Los Gatos

330N Santa Cruz Avenue, 95030, Los Gatos, United States

Beer • Wine • Pizza • Italian


"Went here for a date night with my husband and was able to get a reservation and hour out without issue. We sat on the patio which was nice but very warm because of the sunshades blocking the breeze, but once they went up it was better. The service was basically non-existent. Someone came to us with menus when we were seated and we had to wait about 20min before someone came to take our drink order. After quite a wait, the wine flight was brought to us and we then had to wait a ridiculous amount of time for someone to come and take our food order. There was a LOT of waiting. No one checked in to see how we were doing or if we needed anything. After finishing our wine flight and ordering a martini, the food finally arrived. Mushroom and sausage risotto for my husband and parpadelle alla vodka for myself. The food was good, not stellar. The risotto was more of a rice in broth and not a creamy risotto that we are used to getting at risottorias or east coast Italian joints. The food was large portions and hot though. Noone ever came to see how it was or if we needed anything else. Eventually I flagged someone down for the check and to get a cannoli to go. The cannoli was hard as a rock, so I wouldn't get it again.We decided to order takeout tonight for my brother's birthday, since the food was good and maybe ordering takeout would eliminate the disappointment of the service. Unfortunately two of the items we ordered were not correct. They were correct on the receipt but not made properly. My mother ordered the salmon Caesar salad, and as you can see from the picture it was literally just a piece of salmon on wilted greens. No dressing, no croutons as the description says. She was very disappointed. Then the birthday boy ordered linguine carbonara, and it was definitely not carbonara. 100% was Alfredo sauce, no egg yolk in sight. He was very disappointed, and said it was oily and bland. I got the parpadelle again and it was very good. It was really disappointing to get two of the items made incorrectly with no way to fix them, but we have learned our lesson and won't be back here."

Cafe Lucci

Cafe Lucci

609 Milwaukee Ave Glenview, IL 60025-3870, United States

Cafe • Coffee • Italian • Gluten Free


"Had a delicious dinner at Cafe Lucci last night. While it may be on a busy road with difficult parking, they offered complimentary valet parking. Even though we were 15 mins early, they were able to seat us immediately. Our attentive server quickly took our cocktail orders and gave us the perfect amount of time to review the delicious specials and fantastic menu. I always love when I try a new restaurant and there are multiple dishes I want to try, both on the specials menu and the regular. Our decisions did not disappoint. We ordered the grilled calamari (yummy) and I ordered my favorite dish, Ciopino, (which is risky as they could disappoint me very easily here) and it was FANTASTIC. They even offer it with or without pasta. I went full on protein fix and it was wonderful. I added a side of sautéed spinach for some greens and that was the perfect meal for me. Friends tried many of the specials and everyone was thrilled. We didn't ordered dessert as it was late and we were tired, but many passed our table and they looked beautiful and worthy of trying. Next time!!! I will say the bread they brought to the table was stale, but the garlic spread which accompanied the bread made it edible. The only other less positive review I will give is on the ambiance. There really isn't any. It's loud and the dining area doesn't have much personality. The bar does look quaint, but overall not great. To add to our favorable review, we literally walked out to the valet and our car was already waiting for us!!! Impressive. He must have seen we were paying the bill and he brought our two cars around. Quite a nice touch. Bravo! I highly recommend Cafe Lucci. I can't wait to go back."