Cibo

Disclosure: in my teens, I dated a girl who grew up cooking with her immigrant Italian grandmother. She was an amazing cook and ruined me for Italian food. There's only one Italian restaurant in the U.S. that I've eaten at the clears the bar, and it's NOT in NOLA. -----------So this review is both overdue and timely. I first ate here about five years ago--definitely pre-pandemic--and the second time today. Five years ago, we had two cars full of family from out of town, and we were looking for tasty take-out in the way home from the zoo. We ordered a variety of sandwiches, including a chicken Parmesan, chicken Toscani, and Hot Combo Panini. The sauce on the Chicken Parmesan was a little on the sweet side, but everything else was executed excellently. In the end, we decided it everything was a little expensive for what we got, so that was the end of it. Today, we circled back around for a post-pandemic retry, enjoying lunch outside in the cooler weather. This time we had a significantly smaller group of three and ordered the Meatball Parmesan sandwich, spaghetti with meatballs, and a daily special of Corned Beef Reuben.Meatball Parmesan sandwich: perfect bread--toasted, crusty, and substantive--gave crunchy bites without scraping up the roof of the mouth, no sogginess from the sauce, and in good balance with the fillings. The sauce is still really sweet which was problematic with meatballs on the sweeter side as well. Good construction looked and felt substantive. Price was fair.Spaghetti with Meatballs: I want to say these are the same meatballs and sauce as in the sandwich, but the dish was cloyingly sweet with faint fishy (old tacklebox) notes. Hands down, the worst dish today. Overpriced at any price. Corned Beef Reuben: I was informed ten minutes after ordering that they were out of Russian dressing and didn't have any thousand island. I was not offered a substitution and stated preferences for other sandwiches were deflected. The resulting sandwich was hot corned beef and melted provolone on toasted rye--NOT what I would have picked at an Italian deli if it hadn't been the special of the day. The marbled rye was toasted to PERFECTION and the corned beef was flavorful and perfectly sliced. I'm just miffed that I couldn't have a proper special of the day at 1pm--three hours into the day. Still, it was fairly priced for what I got--it just wasn't what I wanted. The Redemption: we were comped off-menu desserts, which were better than the on-menu spaghetti and meatballs. Actual concern for the customer: priceless, even if it missed the target.Probably won't be back for a few years since there are several restaurants nearby in the same price range that execute their respective cuisines better.

Stopped by on a quiet Sunday afternoon. My friend and I ordered the Italian sandwich and chicken Parmesan sandwich (altho we made the mistake of not specifying we wanted chicken Parmesan, not the sandwich!). Despite our mistake, both were super yummy. Also ordered two cannolis.... Maybe could have done with just one? It was just alright to me.Would come back for a sandwich! Felt like high quality ingredients. (Just be wary the prices listed inside aren't updated so our bill was bigger than expected!)

Tasty sandwich but very light on the meat.More than half of the items on the menu were not available on a Tuesday afternoon, including the Hot Combo Panini.No coffee available.Price charged was a dollar more than the listed price.No signage for the extra fee charged for using credit card.Overall a subpar experience, only worth it if you're not that hungry.

Cibo changed ownership recently (post-pandemic). When I went back, it just wasn't the quality it was previously. Very sad about this.Edit: I got the Sicilian sandwich and it didn't have much flavor. There were fewer ingredients and meat than previously and the food was generally lackluster. The previous owners knew everyone by name and would greet you with a smile. Totally different vibe as observed in the response from the new owner below.

This is definitely a hidden GEM, I ordered the Sicilian sandwich, it was sooooo bomb! The flavors were definitely there! If you get this sandwich it goes well with the zapps Voodoo chips & a root beer! Liz and James are awesome, so wholesome and takes pride in their work! If you in the Carrollton Area I recommend coming here!

Great hole-in-the wall Italian sandwich joint, with probably the best sandwich I have ever had - "The Sicilian." Even if you don't like Italian-- give this place a try. Stumbled in around 12 am and got served by the owners, who are incredibly kind. Everything is made fresh, and you can tell they truly take pride in their work, and the food proves it. Give them a try, it's worth it!

The Sicilian is seriously one of the best sandwiches I've ever had. Full of flavor. Rich and filling and hot and melty. It comes with this little cup of pasta salad that was perfectly seasoned and acidic to cut through the richness of the sandwich. Delicious. Bravo Cibo. I'll be back.

Was open at midnight and ordered a chicken parm sandwich. Amazing food and amazing late deli atmosphere in uptown New orleans. Very kind staff.

The best Italian dressing on a salad I've ever had. The best chicken Parmesan I've ever had. I regret not ordering it. I ate half of my boyfriends. No leftovers made it home. We ate them on our 10 minute walk home from the box. We got immediate hiccups from eating so fast (no breaks were taken in between bites). 10/10

Every single thing from this place is fresh or imported from Italy. It tastes real (Not American).They cook all of the ingredients right in front of you behind the counter. Real chicken, real mozz, this place has it all. A hidden gem in New Orleans. Eat here and you won't be disappointed.