Italico - Palo Alto

Dined in several times in the past and had good experience. But recent two take out/ delivery food experience are so bad that I doubt if I will go back to dine in again. The shrimp was not fresh and had a taste of ammonia. I was worried that I had half of it that it will cause food poisoning. Chicken was OK but fries on the side are tiny and dried. Brussel sprouts are tiny, salty and completely burnt. With the price of $20 per dish on average, I wasn't expecting this quality.

It 's an Italian restaurant with outdoor seating and is on the Michelin Bib Gourmand list, an attractive combination for us. We quite liked it, the service was great, the food was all tasty. My close friend recommended it personally, so we had to try it. Here 's what we got: Warm complimentary bread with olive oil, asked for balsamic which they gladly added, had to keep it away from the kiddo because he kept wanting more. Appetizer: fried calamari dish, very generous portion and unique with sardines! Seasonal special mussels/clams tomato broth dish that is normally a main dish, we shared as 2nd app, it was a standout, literally soaking up the broth with the bread. 3 pizzas: margherita, diavolo which is spicy sausage, san daniele which was arugula/prosciutto topped Paccheri pasta, and a spaghetti di mare the steak was tender and the large pasta rolls were perfectly al dente with a tomato sauce. Didn 't eat the spaghetti myself but was told it was also good, but the seasonal special was preferred. Then shared some gelato and afogato and bomboloni (Italian donut with gnutella inside). Also tasty, if a bit too much food by that point. One comment about the afogato: wow this is so good...why haven 't I had this before. It was overall a very enjoyable meal, great service, lively place on a Saturday night.

Wonderful food and service. We had the Paccheri, which as always was wonderful, with tender beef and fantastic pasta.

Nice restaurant. Met here for a colleague's luncheon. Seated immediately. Service and food were ok.

Food was delicious, service staff were friendly and a nice place to come with friends. Been to this restaurant multiple times already now.