This decently decorated place is locally-owned, which is always our preference, but we won’t be back. We visited several years ago and found it to be very uninspiring, but we wanted to give the place a second chance. The Italian dressing is acrid, as if it is 70% horseradish. Salad comes with crackers, not bread. The marinara sauce is acidic and the shrimp is chopped - perhaps it is the less expensive “shrimp meat?” The wine, while a generous serving, is priced very high (more than $9 per glass), similar to the charges at the upscale Pelicans and Billy Crews. On a Saturday evening, when business should be brisk, there were only four parties. Improve the pasta sauce, serve oil and vinegar Italian dressing, serve housemade bleu cheese dressing, and provide large shrimp. Please reduce your wine prices - they are not in line with the food quality, and if the food quality is good, we are pleased to pay for that quality. Also, get your waitstaff to smile a little.
I’ve tried to call in an order multiple times they never pick up or you get a busy tone, so I get there hostess is super rude and during the process of me ordering I just mentioned that I tried calling she stated the phone is off the hook cause they were busy but when I walked in there was only like 5 people in the restaurant and they were all sitting together terrible place I canceled my order and walked out just do to customer service
As soon as you park outside the aroma of Italian spices invite you in. We started with an antipasto salad, it was big enough for 3 persons to share and very fresh. Their plates are generous servings. Our waiter was flying from table to table, we didn't wait long and our food was served piping hot. Homemade spumoni is a must have for ice cream lovers.
I ordered the chicken jerusalem-creme artichoke. The "sauce" was extremely watered down and it did not make the chicken nor the artichoke taste very good. The establishment itself has a 5th scale remote helicopter as a ceiling fan and then another UH 60 Blackhawk helicopter as another ceiling fan. Not sure why it is their. It takes away from the restaurant. The desserts did taste good and appropriate. The waiter was cordial helpful.
Fantastic. I picked up to go. Next time I dine in because of the soup.. huge portion of chicken Parm enough for two. It's next to postal annex at the crossroads. Outstanding.. it's time overpriced Ardivinos have competition. I have traded with Ardivinos since 1978.
Awesome food, outstanding service. Definitely will come back ?
I enjoy coming here with my boyfriends family. They introduced pasta avanti to me and now it’s my favorite Italian restaurant in El Paso. Mario & his staff are wonderful and they always make us feel like family. Everything is amazing from the bread to the desserts. The pics don’t do them justice you need to go try them out for yourselves. & it tastes even better because my boyfriends dad pays for it all ???
This place is amazing great food ! Specially the pizza! Mario the owner is a great guy! 100% recommended
This place is amazing great food ! Specially the pizza! Mario the owner is a great guy! 100% recommended
The food is pretty standard italian. The pizza crust is nice and crispy. Their soup is very well seasoned. The chicken Jerusalem and Alfredo have good taste. The marinara could use a bit more spices but it does taste well. Overall the food is good, and their service is outstanding!