Pinoli

What a great place! Loved the decor and vibe. It's super cozy and located in Uptown. It's great to eat at a place that has heritage grain pasta (look up why it's good). You don't feel super full and heavy afterwards, it's light and delicious! Just how pasta should be eaten. I had the clam pasta, which was great! Very flavorful and the pasta was perfectly cooked. I added extra squeeze of lemon for more zest. I also had the strawberry cannoli. It was scrumptious! Definitely want to try more flavors next time.Service was good too, our server was knowledgeable and nice. I'll be back to try their happy hour!

This was a very good Italian restaurant in the Uptown area to enjoy dinner on a Saturday in late October 2024 before a 7:30pm Uptown Theater show. Lots of pluses. First, it was not too crowded at 6pm on a Saturday. Second, it has a variety of seating options and a pleasant interior yet felt casual (i.e., like a neighborhood restaurant where the locals go for a special dinner). Third, the food was tasty. I very much enjoyed the spaghetti bolognese with a small plate of bread bits for scooping up the sauce. The only minus is that the prices are a bit more expensive than you would expect for the quality of service and food received. But if you're in town for a special concert at the Uptown Theater, it's well worth looking at this place if other restaurants are crowded. Enjoy!

Went to Pinoli for their Wednesday Date Night special had a great time. We chose the $42 option which included an appetizer, 2 roman pizzas, a dessert, and a bottle of wine.The pizzas were delicious. They are roman and therefore more oily than your average pizza so that is something to note if you arw pickier! The salad app was filling as well so we had to take parts of the pizzas home since it was so much food. The ambiance was lively and eclectic and service was very attentive.

The date night special was a good deal! The food was good and the service was friendly. We liked the atmosphere as well.

My mom and I went here tonight for the first time and it was absolutely delicious! We got the beet and burrata appetizer, it was so refreshing and tasty. We also got the chicken parm and the seafood torchio both AMAZING! Finished with a lemon cannoli! Loved it all - the food, the service and the atmosphere. Definitely will be back!

We visited for the Wednesday date night deal; we stood by the host's stand for a while before being told to go around the back if we wanted to sit on the rooftop. We ordered drinks on the rooftop and saw the date night deal on menus we were given (but for $10 more than they were listed downstairs and online), but when we asked a question about the menu we were told the deal was only available downstairs and that we were supposed to be told that before going up to the roof. A family with kids at the table behind us were understandably visibly frustrated by the same issue. We moved downstairs and did order the date night deal; the caesar salad was solid (pretty cheesy) and the spaghetti was the highlight of the meal, but the chicken marsala was incredibly salty without much other flavor. The affogato was standard. Overall, the meal was solid and good value, but the lack of communication and confusing menus/signage were incredibly disappointing and marred the experience.

Came here on a Friday night, sat out on the patio! Such a lovely evening here, we both ordered the focaccia and the chicken Alfredo linguine. The bread was quite dry but the pasta was phenomenal, I would come back to try other pastas! I was torn about the bolognese but ultimately asked the waitress what her favorite was out of the two and it was a total win! The sauce was so savory and it had a chicken noodle soup level of comfort to it. The atmosphere is so cute and the inside was eclectic, the staff were very friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. The drinks I had were an aperol spritz and a Prosecco St Germaine. I'm excited to come back to try other items!

My boyfriend and I came here for their date night deal on Wednesdays! It was decently busy (we went around 2 hours before they closed) but we were seated immediately.We sat inside and the atmosphere was nice. The restaurant seemed clean and comfortable.I also know they have a rooftop but i don't think that the date night deal is available if you sit up there. We thought the food was gonna be smaller portions since it was $52 for an appetizer, two entrees (one pasta, one normal entree), a dessert and a bottle of wine (or two beers, or two sodas if you don't drink alcohol). However, everything seemed to be a normal portion and much bigger than we were expecting! We were definitely very full by the time we left.The Cesar salad we got was great! The pasta was very well seasoned and had a good amount of meat in it.The chicken marsala was a GIANT piece of chicken! It was tender and not overly dry. The mushrooms had a great flavor. The panna cotta was super yummy. I haven't had many others so i can't say how it is supposed to taste but we loved it. The wine we got, we could choose from red, white or rose, was great. We chose the rose option. Overall the food was pretty great and the value was insane!There were some issues regarding service but, being in the service industry myself i totally understood. They warned us ahead of time the kitchen was super backed up and it would take time for things to come out. It was decently slow service but they comped us $12 for the trouble without us even asking! so we got all of our food for like $40. Overall, i would 100% come back here.

I walked in early Saturday evening and was seated right away. I ordered the TORCHIO with shrimp and it was really good. I ordered a small and wished I got a large since it was so good. Ambiance is quaint and simple. They also have a parking lot behind the restaurant

Always great food and service! Ambiance from inside to the rooftop is amazing. Love their cheap date night and how many options they always have. Such an amazing gem in uptown!