Picano's Italian Grille

I've been to Picano's before, but only after my grandpa's funeral 7 years ago with a large group. They did a good job then, and I finally returned with my mom for dinner here last night after all these years. Both times, things went really well and I enjoyed my dinner.My mom and I went and I ended up getting the whitefish Picatta, which came out really good. Their dinners come with a few different courses, including soup or salad, a bread basket, a small pasta dish prior to your meal along with the meal itself. I love this since by the time my dinner came, I was literally almost full from all the previous courses.Being that we were eating here on a Tuesday afternoon, we were the only patrons in the restaurant the entire meal, which took about an hour and 15 minutes. Our server was a fabulous lady who did an excellent job of serving us and knew the menu like the back of her hand.Picano's does a good job of offering a variety of dishes and can handle parties of many sizes here. While they are on the more expensive side of things, they do a good job of making you feel like you get what you pay for here. Overall, my mom and I really enjoyed our meal, and will gladly return in the future.

Ordered pickup from grub hub and this was a complete disappointment. Upon pickup we were completely ignored as other patrons were greeted and walked past us. The seafood pasta had zero flavor - to the point where it seemed as if the water wasn't salted to boil the noodles. The Caesar dressing was completely inedible - tasted like nothing but mayonnaise with no additional flavor. The calamari was rubbery and doused in lemon. Finally, we ordered two entrees and only 1 salad was given. Giving 1 star because the salad itself was good despite the dressing.

We ordered a doordash delivery from this restaurant. We didn't receive the bread we ordered, received the wrong pasta which we were charged for and shouldn't have been, and didn't get the Ceasar salad. When I called for rectification, the manager was extremely rude and told me to deal with doordash. I asked since they screwed up and didn't correctly fill my order, that was somehow doordash's problem? She said "yep" like she was in a hurry. Rude, unprofessional and we will never order from here again. No attempt to fix the problem. And the food isn't worth thr hassle

My family and I have been coming here for over 25 years and remains one of our favorites. An Excellent Italian restaurant for all types of occasions-dining out for dinners, graduation celebrations, homecoming dinners, and wedding showers using their private banquet rooms. Service is always friendly, professional, and attentive to detail making sure your experience is enjoyable. Food is authentic and delicious without breaking your wallet. Entrees are served with complimentary bread, house salad, and side of pasta with marinara sauce. Most Italian places charge for an additional side salad and pasta with your entrees but not here. Portions are large and I almost always have leftovers for the lunch the next day.It's an old school authentic Italian restaurant and will always be one of my favorites because it brings back so many memories since I grew up coming here. Not too much as changed over the years even the menu remains almost identical.

The steak was without flavor, the pasta was simply not my taste.The service was very good friendly and helpful.The place was certainly clean, the layout was different... they left a large space for groups... just made the room look unbalanced.My opinon might be slanted because I expected the food to be very good, OK, I wanted the food to be very good.

We came here on a Saturday night with 6 people. We had a reservation and were sat right away. We got the luxury of sitting by the piano and we were able to hear some nice dinner music. He even sang happy birthday to me. We ordered the arancini and cold peppers to start. We also had bread and a bean salad brought to the table. The arancini was really good and did not have meat in it, which made me happy. The peppers and bean salad were both delicious also. They had great flavor. I ordered rigatoni pasta with palomino sauce and baked cheese and it was also delicious! Everyone else also enjoyed their meals.

The food was incredibly bland and insanely overpriced. Definitely not worth the price. We got sat immediately because the place was basically empty. Service was ok. I wouldn't describe our server as friendly or welcoming, but she did her job and kept bringing us bread. The ambiance of the restaurant is a deteriorating relic of the 90s.

My review here is based off more recent experiences since the early 2000's as I've been a customer here since the mid 80's. It was a favorite for my grandparents and my dad but it comes with several altercations between them and Dominick the owner. I've personally have held several special events here as well like birthdays, anniversaries etc for 25-50 people over the years. Had several business lunches here and several dates over 35 years. The food was great in the 80's and 90's but over time faded and is nothing special anymore. I'd say it was a 5 then and a1-2 now at best but I'm averaging it out and being very generous. The altercations came when we e had events and business lunches where we'd order this and that doing a family style ordeal and the kitchen would surprise us. The problem with that was you never knew which Dominick you were getting. The fair one or the one trying to pay off his mortgage off your meal or event. I remember having a birthday here for maybe 30 of us and was p,eased for $1,000 tab back in the early to mid 90's but then in 2005 for my wedding my Dad was taken to the cleaners for a lunch layover banquet between my wedding and the reception. If I recall correctly the price bs head count was more than the wedding at that time and like $100 a head for appetizer and buffet style lunch. Recently, just a few days ago November 2024 I ordered carryout for my mom who was coming in from Florida. We met her halfway from the airport and brought her penne pasta with olive oil, mushrooms, and zucchini. I was it with a $36.00 tab. Wow was my wife's reaction. No meat, no sauce, just $25 for penne pasta and $11.00 for a few veggies. Let's just say his competition is offering, our favorite pasta Soprano for $26.00 which includes paste, olive oil, sausage, capers, hot peppers, spinach, & olives. How do you justify the prices they gouge you for if you have dietary restrictions and modify a simple pasta dish which is now Olive Garden quality. Forget this place and try Eatalina for an amazing pasta. Or Sapporo Italian restaurant in Shelby Twp.for a much better option at much better pricing. Eatalina is also on Shelby and on,y does pasta but the guys straight from Sicily and brings quality as best as you can get here in the states compared to Italy. My favorites here were always the chicken siciliano, lamb chops, pastina brood soup, and hot peppers with sausage and potatoes. The bean salad was always a classic goodie too.

This restaurant used to be one of the best Italian places around. Over the years, it's kind of become a little less so. We went to a different Italian place for our anniversary the other evening and it was so packed, you couldn't find an open parking space. We mutually decided to go to Picano's since it had been quite a while since we'd eaten there. Parking lot was pretty empty at 5:00. Staff was extremely friendly/pleasant! Very refreshing. We ordered an appetizer - really wanted roasted red peppers - and the server assumed their other roasted ones which looked like giant banana peppers. I thought it was strange when she asked us if we wanted potatoes, but just assumed it was something different they did now. Whatever this was, she included sausage without asking (was good though). When she brought it to the table, I didn't question (my fault) because I just assumed again that it was their version. Let me tell you these were the NASTIEST tasting peppers not to mention they were like eating fire. I managed to choke down two and couldn't eat any more of it. Next, she brought my minestrone soup and my husband's side salad. Again, the soup was extremely disappointing. Barely tomato based, a lot of celery, and what I think may have been cabbage. I had to choke it down - Olive Garden's is way better and more flavorful. Our entrees were good and, of course, the rolls. I checked the menu when I got home and they did have the roasted red peppers with the cheese as an appetizer. I'm not sure why the server didn't ask for clarification as to which one we wanted. The sausage was an additional $3.00 up charge for just four or five little pieces. The roasted red peppers would have been less costly and tasted WAY better. The entrees were expensive, but what isn't any longer. Overall, a bit disappointing meal to celebrate our special occasion with a high cost.

Went for Mother's Day with a party of 10. Food was slow and mediocre especially for the special menu inflated prices. Server wrote in "minimum tip $XX" on the bill. I understand adding a 20% gratuity for large groups, but she had miscalculated and based it after sales tax. I wrote in the correct amount based on the subtotal with a note explaining the discrepancy. She rudely came back to the table to confront me in front of the party. I explained to her and when she left again I went to speak with the manager. The server confronted me AGAIN at that point. The manager wasn't any help and we just left it as is, agreeing to disagree. This server is either misinformed on how tipping and taxes work or there are shady business practices happening in how they compensate their employees and apply/pay sales tax. In my research after the fact, it appears a mandatory gratuity should be added as a service fee and IS subject to tax.Very disappointing experience and we will never go back.