Went to Tutta Bella for a family dinner and it was pretty good! Located in Crossroads mall…read moreBellevue. Lots of parking around for the mall. The restaurant interior is pretty big it wasn't crowded they have a large room to the right of the entrance for private parties. The room is really nice being separated from the rest of the restaurant. Two downfalls of the room is that the sun shines right in and there's nothing to block the sun from those guests that have the sun on their face. There's also a door hook on the floor near the entrance of the room and it's located at the end of a long table (had a party of 20) , lots of people kicked it and tripped on it, ended up covering it with a chair, would suggest if the door is closed and the hook is exposed to cover it with something so people see it. Delicious appetizers- garlic knots and vongole pomodoro, never really had a clams appetizer with tomato sauce so that was different and delicious. Could've just had these for dinner loved the clams so much and it came with a ton of clams! Entrees- Caesar salad and tried a seasonal feature - spring forest gnocchi with pancetta - Potato gnocchi finished in a white wine cream sauce with roasted asparagus, peas, wild mushrooms, crispy pancetta, and Grana Padano $26 Caesar salad was good a little too lemony. The gnocchi dish was good loved the mushrooms and veggies but thought that it could've used a little browning on the gnocchi. Overall it was good liked the white wine cream sauce, it was light and not a heavy cream sauce. The kids pepperoni pizza was big for a kids meal it came out fast which was great love when restaurants push to get kids foods out because they know the kids are hungry! The kids meal $14 came w pizza $2 add on for pepperoni, drink, dessert - chose the cannoli and it came with 2 mini cannolis. Our server was excellent and did really well for handing a party of 20 on his own. When asked for items like extra napkin. They had extra cool and hot water set throughout the table which was nice.

Tutta Bella's is a restaurant where I actually love everything on the menu. I went to the…read morecrossroads restaurant. I haven't been in a longtime. The restaurant area was open and it was easy to get a seat with no wait time. We wanted the happy hour and were told we had to move to the bar to get the happy hour fair. So after having our appetizers we moved to the bar. At the table we ate the pesto pasta gnocchi which was really delicious. We also ate the mushroom burrata. This one was good but very spicy for me. We also ate the special peach salad. It was a nice summer salad with lots of cheese and a perfect amount of peach. At the bar we had the happy hour margarita pizza which was delicious. We also ate the cauliflower which had a garlic cheese flavor and was good. I ate it without the pancetta which made it taste more garlicky. The garlic knots were nice but very garlic and butter flavored. It was good with the tomato sauce. For dessert we had the warm caramel cake. It is the most delicious cake ever. All the food we ate there was delicious. The only negative thing was the bathroom was very messy. I have never seen it this messy. It may just be because we had a late dinner. The other problem was that the cloth table napkins smelled so bad like mold. I don't think they are washing them.

Amazing pizza in a cute, vintage/retro shop…read more Pizza itself wasn't anything insane but they deliver on the basics and their care for the quality shows. Super friendly staff and pretty quick service for a half and half pizza order to go! Definitely coming back for ice cream!

One of my go-to lunch spots :)…read more I am lucky enough to have a number of local spots to visit near by office. I work in town in Carnation and Blake's has become one of my go-to spots! I usually give myself one lunch out a week during the work week and I have returned to Blake's a few times. They have slices or whole pizzas and I usually just get whatever slice they have available. The slices are a nice size and it is very fast to get served which makes it a good place for lunch. They also have plenty of other options but I have not tried any yet. I hope to try more of their specialty options soon!

Ristorante Paradiso is a long time Italian restaurant in the heart of downtown Kirkland. I have…read morebeen coming here for as long as I can remember (20 to 30 years maybe, so long that I didn't realize I never wrote a review). This restaurant has been well received for both business dinners and personal dinners. They are old school charming Italian (not to be confused with American Italian). The service is often warm and charming. The restaurant is painted with warm tones and artworks of villas. Business partners from foreign countries often find this restaurant adorable. The menu has some hits-and-misses, but we have settled on our favorites by now. My hubby orders their lasagna as his favorite; he often orders it early since it's a longer time to cook. I recently visited with girlfriends, so extra desserts are involved. Lol. The Food: Salmone Piccata, $32 - 4.5 Stars Menu: Fresh salmon filet, capers, lemon, garlic, white wine sauce This is my standing order - a good size piece of salmon rests on veggies with a wonderful wine sauce. It's light, it's a repeatable dish, and I don't feel guilty afterwards. Tartufo Classico - 4.5 Stars Menu: Chocolate Gelato, zabaglione cream center, covered with crushed caramelized hazelnuts and cocoa powder Tiramisu - 4 Stars Menu: Ladyfinger biscuits, espresso coffee, mascarpone cheese, and whipped cream Curse my sweet tooth friend who convinced us to order not one but two desserts to share. The tartufo is more unique, and somewhat reminds me of a much better Ferrero Rocher. I particularly like the cool gelato. The tiramisu is of course the classic. If I am sharing with hubby, the tartufo is the easy win.

My wife and I went for a lunch date for the first time in a while. Our 3rd baby had his first day…read morein daycare, so we decided to plan for lunch during Seattle Restaurant Week. My wife had never been here, and for me it had been over 10 years, so we were looking forward to it. Unfortunately, it turned out to be disappointing. On the positive side, the bread was good, the burrata appetizer was tasty, and my Marsala chicken wasn't too bad. However, my wife's Linguine Tutta Mare was not good at all. The mussels tasted completely off and had a bad smell. I tried them myself and they were fishy, not how mussels are supposed to taste. We told our waiter, and he kind of brushed it off, saying they get their seafood in daily and that mussels can sometimes be "that way." He gave no apology and no real acknowledgment to the issue, but just cleared our plates and walked away. To top it all off, they were out of the Panna Cotta, which was the dessert I'd been looking forward to. The other options didn't appeal to us as much, but we settled for them anyway. Afterwards, we still felt a little hungry. For our first lunch date in a while, this was a real letdown. Definitely not worth $35 per person.

Food :5/5 Service:5/5…read more meat small pizza : very nice and tasty pizza. Well made pizza. Perfect quantity of meat. Create your own pizza : chicken , jalapeño and sausage links. One of the best pizza I have ever had. The jalapeños are nice and spicy. Overall this pizza is house one of the best pizza place if you want try other than regular pizza chain. The pizza was hot and perfectly made. The service was friendly. We ordered for take out so can't comment on ambiance. Overall just try pizza place.

I got a small Hawaiian pizza and it was delicious & crispy! Service was great, it took 10mins for…read moreone small pizza (~$13). I love how the cheese was stretchy but didn't dry like plastic. This is a pick up pizza place, offering sandwiches and pizzas but no appetizers and sides. There is a seating area to wait but not much space to sit and eat.

Drove over 50 miles, more than 1 hour, to surprisingly find this store rebranded to Zaucer,…read moreprobably in 2015, when we moved to Tacoma. It had actually been one of our favorite pizza restaurants for both family dining and work lunches for quite a long time since its beginning around 2005. This was like a reunion with old friends, especially when the colors, smells, and tastes came to heart after so many years. Any item on the menu won't go wrong. And this is the reason why one would come back again and again to try them all. Given that pizza is popular in the US, this particular restaurant is at the very top of innovation, to beat other American food, and with the bravery to blend cultural elements in a way that may be iconicized as an "alien" / UFO symbol, as well as a high-IQ mark.

The owner is extremely kind and took his time to explain his protein pizza dough option. Very sweet…read moreand welcoming and the pizzas are customizable and delicious. I loved the UFO theme of the restaurant as well!

Came in for pork banh Mi , portion of the sandwich was great, very very tasteful. Place had a great…read moreambience! Would definitely come back for the other menu when I'm around the area.

Update: the owner's response to my original review is shocking. One could possibly come up with a…read morebetter "bla-bla-bla-local-bla-bla-sustainable" - but one would not be very successful. Their quality sucks. Their broth is diluted. Their accountability is non-existent, yet their delusion of grandeur is impressive. That's all.

Ambiance: Large restaurant with plenty of tables!…read more Service: The service was pretty slow, but very friendly. Food: The dumplings were good, but nothing that blew me away! The portions are smaller, but the price reflects that and is reasonable. Overall, a great option in Issaquah.

Updating my review. Came in for dinner while in town. Greeted shortly after I walked in. Order was…read moretaken fast, and the servers brought the items over quickly, too. $3 for a can of soda still. Food was excellent. Had the chicken xiao long bao, shrimp and zucchini dumplings, chicken steamed dumplings, beef dumplings and kale salad with sesame dressing. Place has been remodeled since I was last here; looks good. Very clean. Restroom was also clean.

The fish is over seasoned and salted and was difficult to eat. Not sure if it was someone's first…read moretime making the seasoning for the shoyu salmon and the tuna but it tasted like someone just dumped soy sauce all over them both. It was probably one of the most disappointing poke bowls I've had and so I don't plan on returning. Service was fine, restaurant is clean and offers self service water. Offers both indoor and outdoor seating. Good for small parties due to limited indoor seating.

We ordered two bowls on ubereats and they completely got it wrong for both bowls! There's tons of…read morechilli powder on top of both bowl. One of the bowl is spicy tuna and the other is a Build-Your-Own-Bowl. We didn't select any chilli powder or spicy seasoning. It's absolutely ridiculous that they got both of them wrong. It's not only a flavor issue, but also a safety concern. We know there is some chili in the marinade, but the excessive chilli powder is definitely not right for what they shown in the menu (see the last photo of their menu photo). Besides, the preparation is super slow. We arrived to pick up 30mins after placing the order, way after Ubereats shows the order should be ready. However we still had to wait more than 10mins at the counter. UPDATE: I also left an review on Google map, and the owner replied with their excuse blaming customer not understanding the ingredients. I have ordered exact same item before and know what I'm ordering. I certainly know that the spicy tuna has some chili in the marinade/sauce, but not the EXCESSIVE chilli powder on the top! And for the BYOB, I have ordered exactly same options previously, and there was no such EXCESSIVE chilli powder. I also called their number multiple times before posting the review but no one answered. I also left a voice mail and spelled my phone number, so if they really wanted to make it right, there were lots of ways to contact me. Unfortunately they didn't. They just blamed customer not understanding the ingredients, instead of admitting their mistake. That's ridiculous. Such a disaster response and absolutely no ownership/customer service! We used to eat here a couple of times a month, but will never go there again, and would spread the words to people I know.