Mario's Restaurant

This place is amazing great did wonderful staff. Did is so good and they are true Italian restaurant!

The food and service speak for itself. The outside can be deceptive. Needs a little TLC. Veal Francaise and spaghetti were shared along with generous Caesar salad. All ingredients fresh and tasty. Bought an Italian sub for later and it was delicious.

Really enjoyed eating here during my business travels. A fresh, home cooked meal made by a very sweet family! Everything had great flavor and was delicious. The buttery sauce of the Shrimp Scampi was excellent. Will remember this place during future travels!

The sauce was a little sweet for my taste but looked very authentic. Service was pretty slow. The place could use a little modernization.

Mario's offers great Italian food in the heart of NC. Family owned and they really care about providing great hospitality. Highly recommend. Large dining area and accommodates larger parties. Alba is the cherry on top; she was the nicest waitress and helped us throughout the evening. Food preparation takes a little longer but it's obviously all home-made. Thank you!

The food is prepared to order, so be patient if you want hot freshly prepared & well seasoned. Service is great considering owners share in the food preparation & customer service. Ambiance is great with a family caring attitude. Always a welcome when we enter the restaurant.

Tutto Benne!Every now & then you discover a truly exceptional restaurant, today I found one!It's the Independence Holiday weekend & most every place is closed so I was very happy to find Mario's open.I had the beef lasagna with fried calamari & a dinner salad. My first inkling that something special was happening, the homemade Italian salad dressing, it was excellent!The portions are big, the food quality is exceptional and the prices are reasonable.My server was Alva, she was very friendly & nice and when I told her how good everything was, her face lit up in a big smile!I met Mario & told him I was going to give him a five star review, he was very pleased.I highly recommend you go out of your way to check this place out! Forest City, you have a gem in your midst!It's bellisimo!

Good food done right, Alba"s attentive service is well worth the wait, have a glass of wine and enjoy a salad.

Nice local Italian restaurant run by very friendly people, and they have a great Sunday buffet with a mixture of Italian and meat and potatoes type of fare as well

Finally tried Mario's, and I'm upset with myself for waiting so long. Having spent quite a bit of time in the Mediterranean with the Navy, it's refreshing to get the "farmhouse" experience again! Mario's is a super typical, ambiance neglected family style restaurant that you find everywhere in Southern Italy. The owners, despite the length of time spent in the US, run it just like they would back in the old country. Almost no staff, 70's and 80's decor, random music you can barely hear playing from decades old speakers...and the most authentic tasting Italian food I've had in a very long time. Everything about Mario's is utterly perfect for what it is. If you know, you know. And it is blessing they are located in Forest City NC. The lack of a broader customer base is allowing them to continue running the restaurant the way they want to, rather than watering it down to appease sheer masses. If you are in the mood for your Italian Grandma to complain you are looking too thin and to "Eat! Eat!" as she gives you two people's worth of food on a single plate...Mario's is your place!