Anyone else love this restaurant as much as I do? It's affordable and everything I have tasted I have really liked. Especially the Spicy Chicken Alfredo and the Artichoke Spinach Pasta... If you haven't tried it, give it a shot... I'm getting hungry just thinking about it...
I went there once and i hated it. The food was horrible, the bread they brought us was basically a ball of cement. The food was SOAKED with marinara sauce, everything was bland. horrible place, not recommended. you want good italian try Carrabas.
The price difference between the two places would enable you to eat at Zio's a 2nd time. Make no mistake, Carraba's is VERY good, but for the price, Zio's is a pretty good bargain.
I remember it as being a lot better, actually. Seems like the price/quality combination was much higher a few years ago.
I agree completely. Four or five years ago I thought it was a great place to get food at a very reasonable price. Since then I think prices went up about 40% and my perception of the quality of the food went down as well. I don't know if the price increase had anything to do with it, or if they changed how they made the food.
I've got to disagree with Carraba's. The lasagna is usually good and I love their bread, but this weekend I had the Lobster Ravioli and it was horrible.
I'm a huge fan of Zio's...Very good and inexpensive...I took out 8 adults and 3 kids for my daughter's b-day and it was like $120, with alcohol... My fav dish is Shrimp Lemone (msp?) and love the toasted ravioli, although its an off the menu item now...The food is really good...Carabas is ok...A different atmosphere... For Lobster Ravioli, I recommend Macaronni Grill...
