O Sole Mio Cucina Italiana

So I guess not only our food pictures, but the descriptions of how delicious the food was at previous visits and the incredible service, (even on the worst of evenings--grad night!), swayed our friends (a local chiropractor and his wife) to not only give us a gift card for our next dinner (he said the incredible smell of fresh garlic rolls and the food inside was driving him INSANE while waiting to buy the gift card) AND they actually wanted to meet there and try their food for themselves! So we met there a little after 4 pm for dinner on 1/4/25 and they had already swayed our waiter to their side without notifying us (darn it! Sneaky friends!) so they could pick up the bill --if I had of known, I would've skipped the appetizer and the take-home pizza!!! But, our food was on spot, hot and fresh and basically BLEW THEM AWAY! Both said they would DEFINITELY be not only coming back themselves, but tell their other friends about how fantastic this little place is!I managed to slip away from the table and buy some of the fresh packaged pasta for sale (buy 2 and get a free jar of pesto!) and cooked some up for my husband to take with him over the road (last night) in his semi. Who needs to eat McDonald's when you can enjoy fresh pasta, sauce and sweet Italian sausage? It was tender, flavorful and delicious! I will be getting more on our next visit as well!They were enthralled by the beautiful murals on the walls and how fresh and delicious everything was. Not only was it outstanding once again, but the true difference between packaged or frozen, reheated and fresh made, IN-HOUSE made everything is mind blowing and a delight to the palate. It will only take ONE visit and you'll be a convert as well. We're already willing disciples in the Italian church of cuisine...best to go to the pinnacle of this much mimicked, but rarely achieved specialty cuisine. Not hacked, not "Americanized"...just really authentic, great food.Bravo, O Solo Mio, once again and thanks for giving our friends a wonderful experience! We are grateful to the staff and especially to the chef who cooked our food so wonderfully! *insert chef's kiss* Favoloso!!!

UPDATE: I had the leftovers tonight and a lot of the sauce was on the bottom of the foil pan it was put in. This isn't typically the case. The presentation of throwing all the chicken on top instead of incorporating it still isn't great even if there is a lot of chicken. Overall it would've been much better if whomever made it last night would've taken more time to thoroughly incorporate everything. Everything typically tastes better the next day as well because they get happy. ORIGINAL REVIEW:The Spaghetti alla puttanesca has gone down in quality and flavor with each order I've picked up over the last 1.5 years. I'm not sure what's going on but tonight it is not at all close to what I expected. If you look at my original photo of this dish in my first review you can see it looks amazing. Tonight's did not have the chicken mixed in, there is not enough sauce, so it's dry. The items that I love most, the capers and olives are nearly non existent. The rolls that are included do not have any of the seasoning on them that they used to.I did accidentally order the blackened chicken instead of grilled so that's on me but to have it all scattered on top instead of mixed in?

Friday family pizza night and we decided to give O Sole Mio a try. Called ahead a half meat lovers and half cheese for the kids. Ready on time 30 minutes later - even on a busy Friday night. Smelled so delicious on the car ride home we had to snag a slice! Added 6 garlic rolls to the order and those were sampled before we got home as well! While waiting for the cashier I was able to look over the variety of pizza by the slice options, and they were tempting! Pan pizza slices looked amazing and I'll definitely give them a try next time I'm in there!

Always love the food, service, and atmosphere here. Homemade dishes from scratch that never fail to impress me and my family who consistently have this as our favorite Italian place in Gainesville!

The establishment was clean and the service was quick and friendly. The pizza was not my personal preference in many areas, first the thin crust pizza , the crust was good, but there was no flavor to the sauce and the cheese was not cooked as much as I like. the Sicilian was so dry, the sauce was almost nonexistent , also the cheese was just white all over, I prefer it to be cooked more. Not a place to go back for pizza but since the service was so great I will be back to give their other Italian dishes a try.

I think this is probably the best Italian restaurant in all of Gainesville. It's bit on the outskirts, but you can't beat it. It's definitely worth the drive. The next best Italian restaurant. I think you'd have to go all the way to Ocala.

One of the easiest 5-stars ever! Thanks to fellow Yelpers for this unassuming restaurant set amongst a modern neighborhood strip mall. We came in on a Wednesday night at 530. We had a reservation, but by the looks of the empty tables, it wasn't needed. Within 30 minutes, the place was full, and the people coming/going for pizza takeout was literally non-stop.The menu is 3 pages long, and will take you 5 minutes to review. Some wonderful dishes here. We settled on 2 ravioli plates, and the winner by a nose was the lobster ravioli. Just so good. The shrimp on top were a sweet, moist, and crunchy bonus (yes, "crunchy"). The garlic knots were superb, and were buttery and savory. We took home a cannoli for dessert. Decadent.Wine list is simple, yet solid. Beer is on tab. No liquor.Service was first-rate, and Jolie is a master at her craft: genuinely friendly, efficient, and happy. Loved her!If we lived here, we'd eat here once a week. Cheers!RS

My hands down favorite local Cauliflower pizza spot. I love the pizza here great place to order some pizza and shop Publix 20-25 minutes while it's cooking. A perfect way to make everyone happy at home. I mean who doesn't love pizza.

Overall I do not feel the need to come back, which really surprised me based on other reviews. I guess if I lived close and didn't feel like driving I could see growing to like it. But at the price point, why settle. Nothing was specifically bad, it just wasn't very good. Service was mehh, definitely catering to the regulars. And it felt cramped, too many tables crammed into the space, especially for the volume of pickup orders that were walking through to the back.

This unassuming shopping center restaurant should be called O So Good. Four of us -- visiting Gainesville-- went for lunch based on the recommendation of a local. Great pasta lunch specials, local beers on tap, plus a very helpful server. If we lived here, this would be our favorite Italian spot.