Best Restaurants in Little Italy (eat, best place, money)

[jam40jeff]

Valerio's is very good. They moved up the hill a little and a place called Etna's is now where Valerio's used to be. I have not eaten there yet.

[Peregrine]

Corbo's is for sale! LOL I thought about making an offer on the Cibu next door, but yea, I can't afford that.

Originally Posted by sophialee

I can't wait for The Feast. I visit my mom every year while it's happening so I can go.

I avoid the feast like the plague. WAY to crowded. REAL Clevelanders go to Little Italy enough that we don't need a festival to get us down there. hehehe

[sophialee]

Originally Posted by Peregrine

I avoid the feast like the plague. WAY to crowded. REAL Clevelanders go to Little Italy enough that we don't need a festival to get us down there. hehehe

Uhhhhh...I live in NC now so I can't go all the time. I was raised n Cleveland my entire life. My relatives own a restaurant in Little Italy and I come down and work at the Feast for them for free.

[jam40jeff]

Originally Posted by Peregrine

Corbo's is for sale! LOL I thought about making an offer on the Cibu next door, but yea, I can't afford that.



I avoid the feast like the plague. WAY to crowded. REAL Clevelanders go to Little Italy enough that we don't need a festival to get us down there. hehehe

And the prices are jacked way up for the Feast.

[Rockmysawks]

Originally Posted by lyndsaynicole

I love Presti's-AMAZING bakery!

And Mama Santo's too

I went to Mama Santo's and I will never go back again. The food was average to fair at best and the staff was horrible. Our waitress was fine and polite but the owner and the rest of the staff were just plain rude. They got a thing or two to learn about manners over there!

[costello_musicman]

Originally Posted by Rockmysawks

I went to Mama Santo's and I will never go back again. The food was average to fair at best and the staff was horrible. Our waitress was fine and polite but the owner and the rest of the staff were just plain rude. They got a thing or two to learn about manners over there!

I would say Mama Santa's is on the bottom of the list compared to the other restaurants on the street. They're only known for being affordable, but they do have good pizza.

Most restaurants owners in the neighborhood are characters .

[usaf_1832]

I ate at Angelo's Nido Italia before--on my to do list when I get back, very good food and price. It feels like a true old gangster type of place.

[dweller]

Prestis is absolutely great. Inexpensive quick food that is still authentic.

[costello_musicman]

Originally Posted by dweller

Prestis is absolutely great. Inexpensive quick food that is still authentic.

There is always a line a presti's not matter time of day. I like that they stay open later on summer evenings.

I usually go there after church on Sunday's too. A good brunch kind of place.

[bg42888]

Originally Posted by jam40jeff

Is that the place that went in where Valerio's was before it moved? Are the owners related to Valerio?

Originally Posted by costello_musicman

^^Yes it is....Valerio's filled the long emptied Batutto storefront.

Not sure if there's a relation. Very well could be. I know Mr. Valerio was born in Sicily too.

Valerios Ristorante Little Italy
Etna

the owner/chef of etna is Pepe Pilumeli (from Sicily)
and of valeios is Valerio Iorio (from Florence)
they are brother in-laws

as for the restaurants two of the best places i have ever eaten, Valerio's veal tortellini with prosciutto and peas in a cream sauce is to die for as well as his orechetti

and Pepe does amazing seafood(as all sicilians do), exspecially his lobster stuffed raviolli in a red caviar cream sauce with shrimp