Great little spot everything a out this restaurant was very nice. Relaxing and the atmosphere was pleasant ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna, Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, Chicken Parmesan, The Standard Pizza, Spaghetti Marinara, Garlic Cheese Bread, The Florentine Pizza
Don Frasco
Hidden gem of Pasadena. Great place to enjoy dining outdoors. Great choices on their menu. Love their Gelato here. Server was very help and friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pasta Carbonara
Carmen T. Mendoza
This restaurant is amazing! The food is cooked as if it came from a tiny restaurant with an Italian nonna in the kitchen. The ingredients are fresh and the meals generous in size. The pizzas are HUGE! The minestrone has big sized veggies whose freshness you can taste in every bite. Every dish can feed you at least once, and there are plenty of choices such as pasta carbonara, chicken piccata, sandwiches, empanadas, salads, etc. We have only used outdoor seating and it was pouring rain the last time we went. They had prepared for that with large canopies and even offered dessert on the house. Desserts are hard to choose as each delicacy is mouth-watering. Offerings include a variety of gelato, cheesecake, a pistachio-based pastry, tiramisu, chocolate cookies, and cherry tarts, to name a few. Parking is a little bit of a challenge if you arrive late. There is street parking and some paid parking. You may want to park on Colorado as parking is free after 6pm. If you are a MAD magazine fan, you'll get a kick out if visiting this hole-in-the-wall, awesome restaurant!Vegetarian options: Salads, soups, risotto or pasta dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pasta Carbonara, Margherita Pizza, Large Pizza
Nikita K
Amazing service, food is top tier, no complaints.Dietary restrictions: The owner is celiac so they have plenty of gluten free options.Wheelchair accessibility: Dining is on a patio.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pasta Carbonara
Estelle Cervello
Very good Italian food and excellent service, accommodated us very well, definitely recommend it and worth
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Elizabeth G
You cannot go wrong here, the food is great! I recommend the eggplant Parm yum!! Great service as well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amy T
Lots of gluten free options it’s amazingBeautiful back patioFriendly staffGood foodGluten free pizza, pasta and even garlic bread!!Dietary restrictions: Has extensive gluten free optionsKid-friendliness: Friendly safe gated back area
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Garlic Cheese Bread
Alice Cortez
Great food and several choices, attentive service, liked outside dinning.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna, Garlic Cheese Bread
MAR Productions
Tried out this restaurant since the reviews were good. Sat outside on a patio setting.Firstly no alcohol with dinner, no liquor license. OK make do.Ordered the chicken parmesan. It took a bit long for the food to arrive. The presentation looked sloppy. The chicken was thick as leather and bad. The marinara sauce was off.The other meal fettuccine alfredo had really bad chicken which was not edible.Service was off. Short handed?Not sure what to think. I don't like to leave negative reviews. Maybe just an off night for them? But the food was bad, we couldn't finish it. We mentioned it and were not offered anything. But a $62 dollar meal (no alcohol, no appetizers and no dessert) should be top notch.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Deborah Mitchell
Kid-friendliness: Yes great kids menu, along with patio seating
Phenomenal! The gelato is a must. Staff and food were amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tom Ransom
Tardino Bros. is a DEFINITE gem! I was looking for a spot to get lunch after an appointment and was not disappointed. Loved the open air patio, very airy, spacious, and a general vibe.I ordered the Valley Boy sandwich and it was extremely good! The bread had a good crunch mixed with the perfect amount of soft chewiness. There was a healthy amount of sausage and that was wild tasty. Mixed with the sour/tanginess of the pickles and the classic combo of seasoned tomato and onion - had my mouth watering!Also - this was the best cannolo I’ve had outside of NY and Boston. The ricotta filling was just the right amount of sweet and expertly whipped. The crust was perfect as well.10/10 recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cannoli
Amy
happy i saw the gelato sign! excellent customer service; lady was nice and took my to go order right away. gelato was de-li-cious; come get the strawberry gelato, you won't regret it! food was de-li-cious of course; can't wait to go back and try other items.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alan Bessette
The food is good, but not great. I thought there was too much cream. I hope they get an alcohol license soon.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
John Blackwell
Fabulous food and service. We did two takeout meals and were more than full will the excellent fresh cooked food. Go!
Great little spot everything a out this restaurant was very nice. Relaxing and the atmosphere was pleasant ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna, Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, Chicken Parmesan, The Standard Pizza, Spaghetti Marinara, Garlic Cheese Bread, The Florentine Pizza
Hidden gem of Pasadena. Great place to enjoy dining outdoors. Great choices on their menu. Love their Gelato here. Server was very help and friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pasta Carbonara
This restaurant is amazing! The food is cooked as if it came from a tiny restaurant with an Italian nonna in the kitchen. The ingredients are fresh and the meals generous in size. The pizzas are HUGE! The minestrone has big sized veggies whose freshness you can taste in every bite. Every dish can feed you at least once, and there are plenty of choices such as pasta carbonara, chicken piccata, sandwiches, empanadas, salads, etc. We have only used outdoor seating and it was pouring rain the last time we went. They had prepared for that with large canopies and even offered dessert on the house. Desserts are hard to choose as each delicacy is mouth-watering. Offerings include a variety of gelato, cheesecake, a pistachio-based pastry, tiramisu, chocolate cookies, and cherry tarts, to name a few. Parking is a little bit of a challenge if you arrive late. There is street parking and some paid parking. You may want to park on Colorado as parking is free after 6pm. If you are a MAD magazine fan, you'll get a kick out if visiting this hole-in-the-wall, awesome restaurant!Vegetarian options: Salads, soups, risotto or pasta dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pasta Carbonara, Margherita Pizza, Large Pizza
Amazing service, food is top tier, no complaints.Dietary restrictions: The owner is celiac so they have plenty of gluten free options.Wheelchair accessibility: Dining is on a patio.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pasta Carbonara
Very good Italian food and excellent service, accommodated us very well, definitely recommend it and worth
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
You cannot go wrong here, the food is great! I recommend the eggplant Parm yum!! Great service as well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lots of gluten free options it’s amazingBeautiful back patioFriendly staffGood foodGluten free pizza, pasta and even garlic bread!!Dietary restrictions: Has extensive gluten free optionsKid-friendliness: Friendly safe gated back area
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Garlic Cheese Bread
Great food and several choices, attentive service, liked outside dinning.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna, Garlic Cheese Bread
Tried out this restaurant since the reviews were good. Sat outside on a patio setting.Firstly no alcohol with dinner, no liquor license. OK make do.Ordered the chicken parmesan. It took a bit long for the food to arrive. The presentation looked sloppy. The chicken was thick as leather and bad. The marinara sauce was off.The other meal fettuccine alfredo had really bad chicken which was not edible.Service was off. Short handed?Not sure what to think. I don't like to leave negative reviews. Maybe just an off night for them? But the food was bad, we couldn't finish it. We mentioned it and were not offered anything. But a $62 dollar meal (no alcohol, no appetizers and no dessert) should be top notch.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Kid-friendliness: Yes great kids menu, along with patio seating
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna, The Florentine Pizza
Restaurantji Recommends
Phenomenal! The gelato is a must. Staff and food were amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tardino Bros. is a DEFINITE gem! I was looking for a spot to get lunch after an appointment and was not disappointed. Loved the open air patio, very airy, spacious, and a general vibe.I ordered the Valley Boy sandwich and it was extremely good! The bread had a good crunch mixed with the perfect amount of soft chewiness. There was a healthy amount of sausage and that was wild tasty. Mixed with the sour/tanginess of the pickles and the classic combo of seasoned tomato and onion - had my mouth watering!Also - this was the best cannolo I’ve had outside of NY and Boston. The ricotta filling was just the right amount of sweet and expertly whipped. The crust was perfect as well.10/10 recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cannoli
happy i saw the gelato sign! excellent customer service; lady was nice and took my to go order right away. gelato was de-li-cious; come get the strawberry gelato, you won't regret it! food was de-li-cious of course; can't wait to go back and try other items.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is good, but not great. I thought there was too much cream. I hope they get an alcohol license soon.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Fabulous food and service. We did two takeout meals and were more than full will the excellent fresh cooked food. Go!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5