Amano Italian Bistro

Another 5-star visit to one of our favorite Italian Bistro's, Amano. Today's visit was to celebrate my sister's birthday. We wanted to celebrate and told her she could go anywhere she wanted. There was no other choice, but Amano Italian Bistro.Each and every time we dine at the restaurant, we are greeted so graciously and warmly. At the time we arrived, the restaurant wasn't busy at all, so we were offered a table of our choice.Since we are such frequent customers, we didn't have to look at the menu. We're pretty much creatures of habit especially when we get onto an entree that we really like. My wife is really bad about this habit. She loves their lasagna topped with a marinara sauce. My sister loves their Chef Salad with the rolled ham, salami, pepperoni, cheese and artichokes. Their house Italian dressing is so delicious. Normally I stick with the Chicken Piccata but this time I opted for the Spinach Ravioli topped with a rich creamy alfredo sauce.After a short wait and enjoying the fresh baked bread WAY too much our entrees arrived. Conversation stopped since everyone was enjoying the food so much. All of our entrees were so delicious. Amano Italian Bristo never lets us down. Yummy, and a very happy tummy.

Had high expectations for this place since I've heard great reviews about their food. We went the weekend after Valentine's Day and it was packed, but we were still seated soon after we walked in. The servers seemed busy from the amount of people in the place, so it was understandable since it was Valentine's Day Weekend. However, we found service to be lacking because after we were given our menus, it was a long while before anyone came back to get our order. Then once we were done with our meal, it was a long wait before anyone came to check on us to get us rung up. This was only bothersome because there were plenty of waitresses free at this time and none of them came by to check on our table, but yet it seemed as though all the tables around us were being cared for. We tried the Valentine's Day Specials from their dinner menu, got the lobster ravioli and chicken lasagna. Food was tasty so I'm giving the review 3 stars, especially the calamari appetizer we ordered. Their salad was delicious. Unfortunately, I did bite into what I assume was an eggshell in the Caesar salad with Caesar dressing, so that was off putting. Bread came out hot and fresh. Ambiance was nice and perfect for a Valentine's dinner date. We just wish the service could have been improved for our experience, because we felt neglected most of the night.

Our family of six stopped in around 6 PM on a Saturday. The place is located at the intersection of I-35 & Hwy 114. It wasn't very busy- I think only two tables were occupied and so we were seated immediately. We were in and out in about an hour and fifteen minutes. There isn't tons of parking here, but it seems sufficient. The waitstaff were absolutely on their "A" game! I can't say enough about them! Drinks were always kept full and they went out of their way to make sure everyone got exactly what they wanted! They answered all our questions and were polite and helpful. Amano's doesn't have booths or any structure in the dining area, and is sparsely decorated with stained concrete floors. This makes for a pretty fair echo chamber. We ordered our drinks and a couple of appetizers which came out in a jiffy. The waitstaff also brought us fresh bread. It was a tiny bit salty and chewy and I loved it!!One of the highlights of the meal.My lovely bride ordered stuffed mushrooms and I ordered a Mediterranean platter. Mushrooms aren't my thing but I was told these were lackluster and were likely Stouffer's frozen mushrooms, although the marinara was ok. The Mediterranean Platter was excellent, however. The hummus tasted fresh and had a wonderful dash of citrus flavor. There were whole pepperoncini, dolmas, kind of a greek olive salad, and good pita triangles for holding all the goodies! The entrees looked good! Plenty of seafood on the Amano Sea. I immediately noticed the crab was imitation, and they could have left that off because it wasn't great. The shrimp, the muscles, clams, and squid were good. It was supposed to come in a white wine sauce. I did not detect any wine at all, although it was watery and oily.A family member across the table got the Amano Sea with marinara and her sauce was OK but also watery and oily.I will point out that the shrimp were large and they tasted great. One of the fam got shrimp fettuccine. I tasted the sauce and it was more like gravy than alfredo sauce ---not a lot of cheese in there ---mostly flour. Some of us ordered dessert. I was told the tiramisu was very good. I tasted a bite of the cannoli. I was not impressed. The filling was grainy and sweet, but not flavorful. Overall, the service I thought was excellent. The food was mediocre but still OK. I thought for what we got quantity wise the prices were OK but not OK for quality. There were some hits, but I probably won't heartily recommend this place based on the quality of some of the food.

First time trying this restaurant. Not busy for a Tuesday dinner rush. The restaurant was clean and seemed well staffed. We were greeted promptly and seated quickly. The staff was courteous and professional. We asked for recommendations and our waitress provided several crowd favorites. I ordered the calamari for appetizer. It was crunchy but lacked flavor... seemed a bit bland. I ordered the chicken and sausage pasta which was descent. The food is a bit pricey. IMO this is how I would rate the establishment:Food: 3.5Staff: 4Overall:3.5

The Shrimp Fradiablo was as good as I have ever had. Tender shrimp not overdone, wonderful spiciness...Perfection!

First time here. Came for a little early birthday dinner with my friend and it was pretty quiet. There weren't many customers when we walked in, but a few more walked in when we got seated. We were staring at our menus long enough for me to notice that the other tables who came after us were getting their bread. Luckily, as soon as I said something, the waitress came over to get our orders and everything rolling. I'm gonna assume this was just a one off thing. Appetizers: fried calamari and musselsI HIGHLY recommend the mussels. They were the best thing we had. I'd say there was nothing special about the shrimp alfredo but it wasn't bad. What's funny was a couple days later, my family friends got me Amano's take out! It was delish. I REALLY liked the Shrimp fra Diablo. I've never had a dish like this before and I would DEFINITELY get it again. The shrimp was good size and the flavors went well with the thin Angel hair pasta. They also ordered - fettuccini carbonara (which I've also never tried, I like the flavor that comes from the thin ham slices and onions.) - baked ziti - supreme pizza (the toppings were plentiful and well placed)I'd definitely wanna try this place again and would be back for the mussels and shrimp fra diablo

The food here is delicious. Complimentary rolls are phenomenal. Favorite appetizer would be the simmered mussels. Pro tip, dip the bread in that garlic butter...so so good. The Amano Sea is a seafood lover's dream and the tortellini bolognese is comfort in a bowl. The Amano Trio is perfect if you like chicken parm with fettucine alfredo like me. The lasagna that comes with it is just ok. My issue is with the service. I came back for the second time, because the food was so good and I wanted to confirm if it was just our server that day that rushed us through our meal. Second time confirmed that I didn't imagine it. It's subtle but it's enough for me to notice. Even the lady beside us that was complaining about the lasagna received better service than we did. I don't care how good your food is, I will never continue to patron a business that makes me feel unwelcome.

The pizza here is great!! The chewy crust w crispy edges and that cheese! The Alfredo is rich and you can add grilled chicken if you want. Fresh salad w homemade dressings and excellent sweet tea. Hey, it's Texas. We give points for that. Oh! One of the best things is that this place is BYOB. So bring that martini shaker or bottle of red. This place beats allThe other Italian spots in the area. Be sure to add it to your list. PU pizza for Friday night. You won't be disappointed. I missed the Lemoncella dessert but there will always be a next time for us. Big fans of Amano!

No wine. No espresso. Get the f outta here. I can't even believe this place thinks it's a real Italian restaurant

Everything about this dining experience was outstanding. The appetizers and meals were tasty and appealing. Service was really great. Everyone needs to try this restaurant for a real treat.