Bizzarro Italian Cafe
Seattle, WA 98103
Phone: (206) 632-7277
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Stone Way
- Hours:
- Daily 5pm-10pm
Editorial Review for Bizzarro Italian Cafe – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
This spot features a jovial staff and appropriately bizarre collection of offbeat antiques dangling from the ceiling. The small, vibrant space retains its regulars with pasta like the Ravioli di Zucca, a squash dish that includes touches of nutmeg tossed in a sage butter sauce and topped with spicy candied pecans. A wine list, daily rotating incarnations of lasagna, and a dessert menu are also available. Feel good about eating here: their menu boasts a 300 mile range, which is to say the majority of thier ingredients come from only 300 miles away.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasThe servers sometimes seranade the customers with operatic airs.
Know Before You GoSilence your phone before entering the restaurant--the menu clearly threatens a $5 fine for cell phone use.
Look GoodOn weekends there's often a long wait for a table. Put in your name and head around the corner to Smash Wine Bar on 45th for a glass of wine while you wait.
User Reviews for Bizzarro Italian Cafe
05/04/2008 Posted by itsthemirrors
I've been to Bizzarro numerous times and leave the restaurant each time happy and content. I was born in Italy and have inherently developed very high expectations for Italian food. I have not come across a pair of such Italian gems as Bizzarro and Tutta Bella for pasta and pizza respectively before in the US and both of these restaurants are within a couple of blocks of each other! Whereas Tutta Bella offers authentic Neapolitan pizza, Bizzarro isn't as authentic in ambience or menu as it is on the quality of the pasta. What I mean is that the types of pasta sauces on offer would probably be considered quite liberal in Italy; however each one I have tried has been amazing. In particular, the ribboned pasta with white truffle sauce is delectable and hard to forego on each visit. The ambience is warm and, at the risk of sounding like a girl, cozy, and the walls are adorned with strange and misplaced mementos fit to inspire Lewis Carroll. I have found the prices to be very reasonable, the service excellent, and the wait staff pleasant and humorous. Keep in mind that even the finest Italian meal might not be everyone's cup of tea. If you're like one of the previous reviewers and feel the need to blast Bizzarro because it doesn't offer spaghetti, its probably time to look into your first trip to Bella Italia. I took a friend to Bizzarro recently, and, well, let's just say his idea of Italian dining is lasagna at Olive Garden. Needless to say, he did not appreciate the restaurant. I guess even the finest things in life attract criticism.
Pros: excellent food every time, reasonable prices, light-hearted environment
Cons: raises existential concerns when considering people who don't like it
04/30/2008 Posted by Storki
Man this place wah so tight i took my girlie there and we had all this bomb and good experience friend. man we had some wine and cheese man, it wasn't like anything new but still. We had all salami and cakes man. There was a lot of beans in one of the dishes so that was real tight. Man, if i had wonna these in my house that would be tight. This place is the bomb right next to Mashed Potato Melissa's on Broadway and John downtown.
Pros: the tables man
Cons: the lights man
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