Spazzo Italian Grill
Redmond, WA 98052
Phone: (425) 881-4400
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- in Redmond Town Center
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm
Editorial Description for Spazzo Italian Grill
Elegantly updated Eastside favorite serves up house-made pastas and more than 50 by-the-glass wine selections.
Insider Tips
What to DrinkTry one of the many wine flights, with names like "To Gris or Not to Gris" and "Call me a Cab." Or sample a glass of house-made sangria.
Happy HourHalf-price wine, cheap sangria, beer and cocktails (Mon-Fri 3pm-6pm, daily 9pm-close).
User Reviews for Spazzo Italian Grill
03/08/2008 Posted by bustersmom
My husband and I were looking for someplace nice for an early dinner on Saturday night. We wanted to try something new on the spur of the moment. I called about 5:30 and asked if we could be seated about 6 p.m. The girl who answered said there would be no problem if we came in. When we arrived, we were seated immediately by a very friendly young lady, and our waiter who was also very nice came by our table within about 1 minute. I ordered a glass of wine from their extensive wine list and my husband had a cocktail. We received our drinks right away and portion wise they were adequate (the wine) to generous (the cocktail). While waiting for our appetizer, I looked around at the decor & ambience which I found very nice, and the two-person booths were quite comfortable. I had to laugh about the review of the person who complained that it was in a mall... I guess the point is, if you don't want to eat in a mall restaurant, don't go to a restaurant in a mall. The antipasti platter was impressive and all the items were tasty. Our dinners were very good; I had the braised pork shoulder with potatoes and kale. The portion was huge (I had enough left over for lunch tomorrow), and delicious & well seasoned. Kind of like Italian carnitas. Simple food doesn't have to be complicated! Finally, we shared a dessert, bread pudding with cherries and caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream...which was wonderful. I would definitely go back. I thought the service was excellent, and the food was better than average to excellent. As I said, I must have been in a different restaurant than the people who complained about it.
Pros: Food and service were very good to excellent
Cons: You may not be able to get in...Redmond is so crowded nowdays.
03/07/2008 Posted by alliburton
I just ate lunch here and the whole experience was bland and mediocre at best. Once we sat down, our waiter went over our menu with us with a lot of flair. Luckily he identified for us that their "wood fire" pizza was not like the pizza hut pizza we are used to. I'm grateful that my 19 year old waiter was able to educate me with regard to haute cuisine. I had their penne pasta that was supposed to be served with peas, chicken and prosciutto. None of my lunch companions could identify the mystery meat in my dish except that it was grey. The chicken was grisly, the sauce watery, and there weren't any peas........... I guess I can't understand how you can charge $18.00 for a plate of pasta and then leave out a majority of the ingredients. One of the gals at lunch made me laugh when she reminded me of how we were stuck in Minneapolis on a business trip and ended up having to eat at the Olive Garden next to our hotel. I have to say I preferred that meal to what I just consumed.
Pros: Pretty, the bar was nice and they have a great wine selection, but so does Top Foods.
Cons: Service, food, quality, overpriced
