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    Melograno

    3.8 (526 reviews)
    PriceyItalian
    Closed 5:00 pm - 10:00 PM
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    Outdoor seating

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    Panna cotta
    Meredith R.

    Restaurant Week in Center City! Yahoo!!! A perfect way to explore restaurants I may not have gone to otherwise. The advantage for participating restaurants is when patrons are bowled over by their meals, they're likely to return. That's how I felt about Melograno and the deliciousness of dinner last Thursday. I made a reservation because a) the menu covered all bases, b) reviews are good, and c) it's byob, which already saves us money. The $40 three course prix-fixe includes appetizer, entree and dessert. We shared our first course. An arugula salad with prosciutto and shaved parmesan, dressed with a flavorful lemon vinaigrette. Pair that with fried burrata, red peppers, cherry tomatoes, gaeta olives, and fresh basil. Excellent combination. For his entree, T ordered spaghetti and sea bass, the chef's special of the night. Okay, now I'm starting to salivate: the verlasso salmon I ordered was perhaps the best salmon I've eaten. Ever! The grilled filet sat on a bed of fennel, carrots, onion and fingerling potatoes, enhanced with a light beurre blanc. I was impressed that the salmon was rare, exactly as requested, and the vegetables were perfect, lightly braised. I'm generally indifferent to carrots, but these were special. My husband ordered chocolate mousse, which I liked much better than my panna cotta. Translated as "cooked cream" ... with sugar and gelatin, I realized too late that jiggly panna cotta isn't my thing. If undecided, go with the mousse and its hidden surprise, a tiny brownie in the middle. Service, by the way is great. Even on a busy Restaurant Week evening, the staff is friendly and solicitous. You can linger as long as you'd like .... unless, of course another party's waiting for your table.

    Fazzoletti al Ragú d'Anatra
    Lynn D.

    One of the best ragu dishes i've ever had! the duck ragu was very creamy, dense, and had a melt-in-your-mouth texture. i was stuck between that and the Granchio, but my friend got the granchio... i think the Ragu is better. restaurant is BYOB, so bring some wine or seltzers or whatever you desire. it was a busy and lovely ambiance, not unlike the vibes in the ratatouille movie (i know ratatouille is french). excellent service, our server is from Italy and was very knowledgeable and polite. had to make a reservation.

    Amatriciana
    Amber K.

    Upon arriving the restaurant looks smaller than it is on the outside. There's a decent amount of seating and we were able to get a reservation within a week before. It's BYOB here and they give a bucket with ice for your wine. The food itself was fine but nothing special. I got the Amatriciana. It wasn't anything special and not my favorite but it was okay! I think I just didn't like the meat but the sauce was yummy with a little kick. The server was attentive and the management went around checking in on us so great service overall.

    Crab pasta, mushroom pasta, and cacio e pepe (left to right)
    Stacy A.

    I'm not sure why Melograno doesn't have a better overall rating!? We love this place and used to visit often pre-pandemic. We went back for the first time after the pandemic and it was as great as ever! It is BYOY, which I think is great and such a money saver! The prices are very reasonable and all of the food options sound great. We came here on a double date and ordered 2 appetizers, 4 pasta dishes and a chicken dish to share. I really enjoyed the polpo appetizer, the pasta with crab and my absolute favorite dish was the beet and ricotta ravioli. I loved that we all felt energized about the whole menu and most everything tasted great. I think the item I liked the least was the cacio e pepe; not enough flavor and way too saucy.

    Agnello
    Enxhi B.

    We came here for dinner on Saturday night and had a reservation. We were quickly seated and waited on. The restaurant is BYOB, which is awesome. We brought a bottle of red wine with us. We got the mortazza flatbread as an appetizer and it was amazing. Between the 3 of us, we ordered: fazzoletti al ragu d'anatra, granchio & agnello for entrees. Everything was delicioussss. We also got the tiramisu & creme brulee for dessert with macchiatos to end the night, and it was all fantastic. Our waitress was very attentive, and the host was polite. Definitely recommend:)

    Lamb Shank
    Michael R.

    Decent Italian food in Center City/Rittenhouse area! Extremely convenient location for dinner if you are going to Helium Comedy Club later that night. The restaurant is BYOB so we brought a bottle of wine and there was no corking fee. The meal started with complimentary bread with delicious olive oil, however was a little bland and could have definitely used a little sea salt or something on top. For starters, we had the polpette and tartare. The meatballs were definitely the highlight, although if you like olives/capers the tartare is also delicious. For entrees, the four of us had the lamb shank, duck ragú pasta, salmon and the fish special which was a red cod. The pasta, salmon, and cod were delicious. The lamb was bland. For dessert, the Panna cotta was delicious. The tiramisu was okay...a little too watery/loose for my liking. Service was incredible throughout the meal! Overall, it was better than I expected from the previous ratings and would recommend.

    Melazanna
    Maggie P.

    Overall: good pasta and food for the price, and it's BYOB!! Price range around $25-30/person Ordered: :D melazana : ordered as app, amaaaazing pizza. Cheese melted so well and was the star of the dish :D Tartufate: mushroom and truffle flavors came together so well over pappardelle. Will get again! :) Amatriciana: light and simple, light tomato flavor Service: regular, came by a few times to check up on us. Ambiance: Can get loud and rowdy (that BYOB), mostly young people on the weekends (20-30s), not family friendly Tip: can make reservations

    Fazzoletti Al Ragú d'anatra
    Mary S.

    Overall a great experience. 4 to 4.5 stars experience. Our waitress Natalie was super sweet and nice. Apps and dessert was awesome, I didn't like the Bolognese pasta much but that's because I prefer my pasta softer - it was too Al dente for me but that's just my preference. The pasta from the Fazzoletti Al Ragú d'anatra was good, I like the fact that they make their tiramisu in house and the flavors were just right - not too sweet, lady fingers were still soft and fresh and wasn't too wet. It's BYOB so that's an added plus. Atmosphere is 4 stars Food was 4 stars Service was 5 stars.

    Sauted Greens
    Daniela D.

    BYOB!!! Please be warned because there are absolutely no beverages besides water here. The food is good, nothing to write home about, though. The porkchop was undercooked, so we had to send it back, and it still came back undercooked. We sent it back rare, and it came back k medium rare, so we didn't even eat it. The steak was REALLY good but the spinach was bland. It tasted literally like spinach. Not even a dash of garlic or anything on it. The service was really good. The waiter and host consistently checked on us and were super friendly. The ambiance was nice. It's a small, dimly lit restaurant so it makes a nice date night.

    Matt S.

    It's Philly Restaurant Week!? Not being a fan of these things, just like going out on Valentine's day, I prefer a regular menu. I'll stop before I go on a rant, but my wife found Melograno and said she wanted to go there. She booked a reservation, I drove. We're a great team. Driving from the suburbs, my GPS said forty minutes. Really? That's odd... We drove down on a Thursday night with little to no traffic. Drove to the lot I was going to take, but we were a bit early. We continued on and found great street parking. The little things make me so happy... When we arrive at Melograno, we are vaccination checked and shown a table. I'm just so happy to be out with zero stress. My wife quickly glances at the menu and one of the items she wanted isn't there... Oh no... It was too good to be true... My wife inquires about the dish but is told it's just what's on the menu. She wanted these duck ragu handkerchief pasta and we were told they are on the regular menu. After some back and forth, we decide to order two restaurant week meals and an extra order of the handkerchief pasta. All is good and then our server comes back saying "I'm sorry"... The rollercoaster of emotion continues, noooooooo. She was told that the website was correct and the menus were printed wrong, would we like to just get two meals, rather than the extra entree. We made a change and couldn't be happier. I'm a fan of meatballs and placed an order to start off. It had some nice crunch, but I wasn't overall impressed until I took a bite with the polenta. The creamy polenta, with the pecorino and tomato sauce, enhanced the bite so much. My wife had the octopus and the charred aroma was just so pleasant. This dish tasted great as well. When the entrees came out, I took a bite of the fazzoletti that my wife wanted so badly. We've been eating some really amazing homemade pasta over the years, but this was just instantly among the best. We were always going to get this dish and it's just so worth it. At one point, I'm assuming, the manager came over and apologized for the menu mixup. Also to check in on things. After our dessert, a check was dropped with a QR code. I paid online and we were on our way. A great evening and enough food that we were full, but not stuffed. If we got that third entree, it would have just been too much, but that's why you can take some food home. It was a BYOB too, we finished off our bottle and were out the door. A great evening with great food.

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    Good spot for a nice pre-show dinner. We were on our way to see comedy sportz and decided to grab an early bite as a family. Delicious:-)

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    Little Nonna's always has a low light, casual vibe which is great for a date night. Our server was…read morepleasant and checked on us tho I think the GM (?) was a bit frazzled. We might have come right after a dinner rush which would explain the curtness. Started with the summer tomato and cucumber, loved how big the cuts were. A good light appetizer before filling up on carbs. I got the Shrimp Scampi Linguine. While it was delicious, it did feel like it was swimming in butter and became a bit heavy/overwhelming. The Rigatoni alla Vodka looked heavy but was, actually, pretty balanced. We werent expecting a full sausage but it was nicely cooked without drying it out! I wish I wasn't so full because the tiramasu looked aoncute (theyre served in cups) but that will be for next time!

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    Giuseppe & Sons is downstairs!!! When you enter the lobby, locate the stairs and head down. The bar…read moreto the right is a different place with a different menu. The space is actually pretty large! Lots of table seating. It's dimly lit and a great date night spot. Service is friendly and attentive. Get there right at 4pm for guaranteed seating at the bar for happy hour. On the happy hour menu, I recommend the Meatballs and Ricotta Toast. The Calamari was just okay.

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    Heavy reputation and history brought us here. Google and Yelp reviews were solid…read more We came on a Friday, and Saturday was their last day of service before their summer vacation break. I think they phoned it in as a result. Our server was disengaged, almost rude. Our dishes; the veal was tasteless, the lasagna was excellent and so was the calamari. Our pasta dish was tasteless and overdone. Our $70 red was beautiful. He never asked if we wanted another, or anything else. They were out of tiramisu. He could have told us. Also, the bill was handwritten, more like chicken scratches, I couldn't read any of what was written. I'm sure their rep is deserved, but as a visitor to Philadelphia, on our night it was not.

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    What is up with the raving reviews yet only 4 stars?!…read more My goodness, this is one of the best Italian restaurants that I've ever visited! Mind you, I understand they don't have risotto, ossobucco, and some other exvellent Italian staples, but man do they make up for it with abundance, price, and quality, The linguini with prosciutto is one of the best I've had. The fresh bread to start with garlic confit also paired well with our appetizers of prosciutto and carpaccio. Thankfully this was found on accident as it's walking distance from our hotel, so we're reserving our spot for tomorrow and will come prepared with our bottle of wine. This is a BYOB establishment. They do not have any alcohol on the premises but do not charge a cork fee. It's a true family run business, which is my go to back home so I'm so THRILLED to have stumbled on this wonderful establishment. I'd give 10 stars if I could! Don't walk here, RUN!

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    4.2(337 reviews)
    0.6 miAvenue of the Arts South
    $$

    Went here for lunch, had a good experience!…read more Food: 8.8/10 - I really loved what u ordered. I could eat everything again. Good portion sizes too. We also got the Cacio e Pepe which was fantastic and Al Dente. Service: 9/10 Ambiance: 8.3/10 - This venue is pretty small. Don't sit outside or else you will smell the fishy streets of Philly.

    cute restaurant in center city with the iconic spicy chicken caesar!…read more all i can say is: spicy chicken caesar. it lives up to the hype, and it is delicious. i've eaten here several times now and none of the other food is particularly memorable, but the spicy chicken caesar is fantastic albeit a little expensive. i really need my boyfriend to learn how to make the spicy chicken caesar so i stop coming back, but it makes for a fantastic girl dinner. most of the times i've come here were either for restaurant week or the spicy chicken caesar. i really don't think it's worth coming for restaurant week, it's kind of a bummer that your whole table has to order the same thing and that you share a lot of the dishes. it ends up being not a whole lot of food, and i did the math and the cost comes out to be about the same. overall, it's a decent restaurant with good service. it's located right in center city with a million other restaurants so it's easily overlooked, but when i think of prunella i think of spicy chicken caesar.

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    Pizza oven

    Prunella - Whipped Ricotta

    Whipped Ricotta

    Prunella - Cool little bar

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    Cool little bar

    Fiorella - CRÈME ASPARAGUS

    Fiorella

    4.5(408 reviews)
    1.2 miItalian Market, Bella Vista
    $$$

    Maria and I came here with our good friends Mariangeli and Chef Dionicio, who were the ones who put…read moreus onto this spot. It was actually a birthday dinner too, Maria and Mariangeli were treating Chef Dionicio and me for our birthdays, so we were already looking forward to a good night, and Fiorella definitely delivered. We sat outside and honestly, that might be the way to do it. Really nice setup, relaxed South Philly atmosphere, good drinks on the table, good food coming out, and you're just hanging out with friends. Nothing felt rushed. We ordered a bunch of things to share and try. The arancini were great, and the pork belly & octopus skewer was probably one of the more interesting things we had. I wouldn't normally think of putting those two together, but it worked. Then the pasta came out. The ravioli with lamb, peperonata and caciocavallo was really good, and the rigatoni with Fiorella sausage ragu was one of those dishes where you keep going back for another bite even though you're already getting full. And don't sleep on the focaccia and olive oil either. Simple, but so good. We definitely weren't letting that go to waste. Drinks were great too. They have some interesting cocktails instead of just the same stuff you see everywhere, which I appreciated. The staff also deserves a shoutout. Everyone was friendly and attentive, but they gave us space to enjoy ourselves. That's a big thing for me. When you're having dinner with friends, you don't want to feel like you're being pushed through the meal so they can flip the table. By the end of the night, it wasn't even just about the food anymore. We were outside in South Philly, eating some really good Italian food, having drinks, laughing, celebrating two birthdays and just enjoying each other's company. Those are the dinners you remember. Big thank you to Maria and Mariangeli for treating Chef Dionicio and me, and to Chef Dionicio for putting us onto Fiorella in the first place.

    My favorite restaurant that I went to while visiting Philly. This place feels like being back in…read moreItaly. It is tiny inside with just a bar and a couple tables. That's it. I love this European feel. Up first, I had a $17 El Noe. I was hoping for a strong burnt mezcal taste, but nope. It seems like only Florida gets this drink right. The drink wasn't bad at all, but I was just looking for that burnt taste. I also had a $18 Dirty Pasta Water Martini, basically a dirty martini. It was fine, but it came in a micro grass which was kind of weird. Clearly this isn't a place you come for cocktails. Now, onto the star of the night, the food. Up first, the $16 Spring Salad. Loved it, hit the spot. Also, had the $17 Arancini. I really liked those little balls and especially the dipping sauce. I had the $26 Rigatoni. It was absolutely phenomenal. I could go eat it every day. My mom had the $24 Tonnarelli and it was also top tier excellent. The flavors, the atmosphere, the staff, everything here is top notch. The Internet did not let me down. I'm so glad I decided to book this restaurant. I had a wonderful night.

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    Fiorella - You get to see the food being cooked right there!

    You get to see the food being cooked right there!

    Fiorella - FIORELLA

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    Fiorella - Ravioli (peas, lardo, chili crisp)

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    Ravioli (peas, lardo, chili crisp)

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