Fino - Bistro & Pizzeria

Absolutely loved this place!!!! We ate here twice on our visit to Portland and both times were fantastic. The back patio is very cozy, the service (Sarah) was absolutely amazing, and the food was great!!! And they had GF Pizza and Cheesecake crust for my partner!!! I'd give more stars if I could.

I ate lunch at the thai place next door. On my walk back to my car. I stumbled onto Fino and noticed they had pizza by the slice. I ended up grabbing 2 sliced to go. The pepperoni and meat special slices were do good. The gentleman whom to my order and heated up my slices was super friendly. I highly recommend this spot for a quick grab n go lunch..

It's been a decade since I last ate at Fino. I believe they now have different ownership and it shows. Not a great experience. The good part is the bartender was friendly and that our drinks were great. Service was friendly but very slow. The kitchen was beyond slow. We started with appetizers of fried calamari, the house special fried shrimp balls and the arancini. First off, it took a long time for them to come out. Second, nothing was served hot, everything was lukewarm. The arancini were so-so. The calamari was okay-ish, not a very large portion, I can name many other places in town that do it better. The shrimp balls were mushy and flavorless. Next up, the entrees. It seriously took about an hour for them to come out, there were only 3 other tables in the dining room. They were all lukewarm, not hot at all. I had the mushroom carbonara, the flavor was not bad, but it needed to be hot and was a rather small portion. My husband had the black garlic campanelle, which came with pork and corn. I tasted it and all I could taste was not very warm corn. He said it tasted like bad Hamburger Helper. The pizza that a couple of our friends got looked pretty good, but we were not able to taste it. I will say the desserts were excellent. I tasted one friend's tiramisu and it was really good. Another friend's gelato was fantastic, tasted like it was house made. We then had to go find our server to be able to pay. Fino needs to get it together and greatly improve their food and the timing of it. Maybe fire the chef, but keep whoever does the desserts. We won't be back.

Came in for a slice and a beer. Had a decent veggie slice with jalapeños and carmelized onions. Would recommend. Staff were friendly to boot.

So the food is good and I do recommend, not like making it long drive destination good but if nearby then definitely worthwhile (mainly pizza in referring to as haven't had the other items recently but when had in past were all good). They usually knock it out of the park with their white/olive oil slice options too.3 stars only cause they have started adding hidden charges upon being rung up, that being a 2% for health and benefits but also still look for a 18% min tip for counter service. The food and drinks already aren't inexpensive with veggie slice at 5 bucks and draft at 7.5. Would rather see this surcharge built into the prices. Unfortunate to see them start going this route with the lack of transparency.

We used to come here at least once a week for date nights in college. Sadly we had to move away. But this weekend, we had the chance to return to Portland and we knew we had to come here. We're pleased to say they still have it. The service is friendly as ever, the prices haven't skyrocketed like so many other places, and the food is just a delicious and high quality as we remembered. We had a wonderful time.

The pizza is really goodThe spaghetti and marinara not go great, but not bad. Just not worth $15-17I was so excited to order some cake until I realized all the cake pictures on Yelp were 3 years old.NoooooooooDecent choice for wine and the cocktails I saw looked pretty tastyCesar salad is very good. A small is big enough for 2-3 to share

Sometimes I forget how much good pizza we have in this and that it's spread out across this city and not just in southeast Portland. Now I don't get up to Kenton much and I have been to Fino before, but I guess I overlooked it and didn't write about this place. Well, time to correct my error.I'm usually only up in Kenton to go to the Kenton Club, so not very often. But it's a nice little spot with some tables inside, seating at the bar and some covered outdoor spots. Art on the wall for sale and of course slices of pizza plus brownies, chocolate chip cookies, cheesecake and a few other pastries. There is a small selection of beers but, it's a good variety.As for the pizza? The crust is always a good foundation to start on and they have that right. It's up there with Pizza Thief and Pizza Kat, both on the west side of town. On this visit, I had a slice called the Moonraker. Cheese pizza base with chili ricotta, tomato, garlic and pepperoncinis. Very creamy, with pops of vinegar and heat. I imagine it's one they have all the time. It stood out. Chances are that I've also had the pepperoni pizza.I don't know how many of you make it up to Kenton or St. Johns for that matter, but they seem to be keeping some good food to themselves. Y'all might want to venture up this way.Enjoy and support local PDX.

Really and enjoyable experience. Menu was solid. Drinks are well done. Nice beer selection as well. Would definitely recommend.

Amazing Italian food. Nice ambiance and has many vegetarian options for appetizers and main course.