North Italia - McLean

It?s good. Nice selection of Italian food, right on the edge of Tysons, modern interior. It?s crowded so make a reservation in advance. The food was yummy. I appreciate that they put the calories of each item on the menu. Took off a star because there is almost nothing dividing the booths, so our entire meal we were forced to listen to an obnoxious conversation coming from the table next to us.

This is a surprisingly good for not having high end pricing. The food is remarkably good and a shoulder above most standard Italian restaurants. The noodles and sauces are flavorful with nuance. I wouldn?t make this your first Italian restaurant in the area but if you live here this is a great place to add to you variety of locations for a good meal.

It?s a bummer to post a negative review but this place has had consistently bad service. The food is good but the poor service has us not returning. Every time we?ve gone , we?re seated promptly and then forgotten about. Our last visit had us wondering what our server was doing since we barely saw him. Our kiddo ordered a burger without cheese (allergies) but they gave him a cheeseburger. We had to wait a good 5 min to get the server to come back to the table to even ask him for a replacement burger without cheese.. It was another 10 minutes before we could find anyone to ask for a spoon for my daughters soup and some ketchup for French fries. When our replacement burger was finally delivered, our server didn?t even apologize for the delay (and when he realized we were upset) he was gone. Like we didn?t see him again until we finally asked for a manager. Even then when the manager came over to speak to us, she wouldn?t make eye contact with my husband who was trying to talk to her. We were respectful and not yelling or anything but it was clear that they just wanted to avoid all conversation and move on.

I ordered delivery from North Italia. In general, the food quality was good, and things were packaged neatly. I like the meatball and corn, and the chicken pesto was fine. However, the Tuscan Kale Spinach side dish was surprisingly pretty small and different from my expectations, and the broccoli was pretty salty. I guess it?s a restaurant that you need to do some research on what to order and what to avoid before you order from it.

Even though I have one of these locally in my city I have never been for dinner. I was very shocked based on a sample I had before. This meal was completely different had so much flavor. It stood no chance especially since I had a little appetite. I will have to go compare and see if the location here prepares the pasta the same way.