Food is decent but service is great! We were in Yreka for a tournament and this was walking distance from our hotel. Restaurant is quaint and clean with a low key vibe. read more

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We met our priest friend, Father Dean, for an early dinner while we were on our way to Medford. We loved the atmosphere in the very old building in downtown Yreka. Our meal was delicious! We started with a crisp, fresh green salad with raisins. It was great. And delicious bread. My husband and I shared a dinner trio with a stuffed mushroom, pastry wrapped lasagna and tortellini. Father had a dish of tortellini which he also enjoyed. For dessert my husband had the lemon cake and Father had the tiramisu. I tasted both - Yum. Our waitress was very friendly and efficient. At the end of our meal we discovered it was her birthday- same as my husband. read more

Another fabulous meal at Strings in Yreka! Cooked to perfection calamari steak, tender perfect angel hair pasta with rich flavorful Alfredo sauce, tender and flavorful Veal Parm and excellent Merlot suggestion from our food server and as always a friendly visit from the owner Lisa! Exceptionally excellent food every time! Seafood is fresh and flavorful, beef and veal is always tender and full of flavor and pasta dishes are always great! The restaurant is clean and inviting, comfortable seating in a warm inviting environment and outdoor dining in the summer makes THIS RESTAURANT a must ! Thank you Strings for making every meal a GREAT MEAL! read more

The location was quaint and a short walk from our hotel. We were greeted right away. Our party was a larger group so we were given a larger space to accommodate us. The dining area was comfortable and nice. Our server was excellent! She was friendly, on top of our needs, and did a great job with a larger group. My daughter and I shared the Chicken piccata with pasta and my husband had the white fish special. We also ordered a Caesar salad. The salad was so delicious and ingredients fresh and crisp. The bread was good that was served during the salad course. My meal was changed from a marinara to an alfredo sauce on the pasta and that might have been one the best version of this meal I've ever had. The veggies were broccoli and they give you a large helping. It's fresh and was steamed to perfection. We also ordered a bottle of the house red wine and it was perfectly paired to our meal. I highly recommend this restaurant and if we ever come back for a business trip we will be visiting Strings Italian Cafe! P.S. I forgot to take a picture of my husband's meal oops read more

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We have been going to Strings since they opened years ago. The food is pretty good, but the prices have gotten totally absurd. Expect to spend $30 plus a tip=$40 a person. They use to give you all you can eat bread and soup/salad with you meal, but not anymore. The restaurant is cute and outdoor seating delightful. The staff is on-point. This is a nice place to take a date, but no one in this town can afford these prices. I don't know how they can stay open. read more

Food was oily for my taste and there were a few long hairs in my food. Stuffed mushrooms were decent. I do not recommend for the money you spend. read more

Great food, great service, great atmosphere! Out of towner and place recommended by a local. Extremely exceptional food with great service

Nice staff Quick turn around Large menu Nice atmosphere The food is fine. It is excellent for such a small town read more

I thought our waitress was very nice and I enjoy that every meal comes with a soup or salad and bread. I enjoyed the soup and the salad was great as well, though a little too heavy handed on the dressing. Honestly, our entrees were just ok. I feel like the marinara is too sour and a little flat with the taste, but that was my opinion. Overall I'd rank it a 2-3 for food alone but the service and charm adds an extra star. Though I must say, we waited a crazy long time for our waitress to bring us back our card, she took it with our check but didn't return for 17-18 minutes!! I had to get up and as I got up to find her, she came back to our table finally. I've been lucky to try another String's Italian before, in Vacaville, and found the two locations to be very similar. read more

Not too happy. I called and got a salad to go (which i loved) but they charged me over $18.00. Won't do that again. Way too much!

The place is amazing! The building and atmosphere is wonderful, the staff is great, and the food is hands down some of the next Italian food we've ever had. read more

We've been coming here for years whenever we visit our friends in Yreka. It is very good, especially by Yreka standards. Extremely clean, excellent service, very reliable good food. It's not the most gourmet Italian fare I've ever encountered, but it is always very enjoyable. read more

Fabulous food, service, and choice of seating. In bar with big screen Tv, or inside or outside. We had saltinbocca (this one with chicken) accompanied with asparagus and a penne pasta over a marinara topped with a cream sauce. Absolutely scrumptious! If we lived in this area, we would come over and over again. read more

Great selection of craft beers, great waitresses, and great Italian food. I highly recommend! read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Great selection of craft beers, great waitresses, and great Italian food. Highly recommend! - Italian Near Me - Yreka, California

What a wonderful meal and experience! Not your typical Italian menu you find everywhere. Food was crafted with high quality ingredients and deliciously prepared. We sat on the patio and it was lovely. Try the Aetna Brewery blackberry blond, it is a perfect summer beer and pairs great with the shrimp scampi. Melissa our server was wonderful and attentive to all our needs and promptly followed through with requests, she's a gem! Definitely worth a visit I highly recommend it to anyone coming through Yreka. read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Beautiful outdoor seating - Italian Near Me - Yreka, California

Friendly staff and good food. The meat lasagna had black olives in it, which grossed my daughter out, but I liked it. The house salad was a generous portion, and very good. read more

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Great food served by attentive staff in a cozy, friendly atmosphere! Don't miss this opportunity!

Terribly dirty toilet, shabby dirty furniture inside, it will be very worse for you to find an institution. Waiting for food for at least an hour, we ordered a lot of different food, pasta that takes 15 minutes to cook, and pizza that takes 15 minutes to cook, we waited for almost an hour. The waiter forgot our order although it consisted of only 4 dishes. Pasta is served with a spoon and not a fork. It was terrible why he got such a high rating on Yelp I don't understand read more

Strings Italian Cafe - And I waited an hour, although I went almost the first to the cafe - Italian Near Me - Yreka, California

Our absolutely favorite place now when we come back to Yreka. We sat in their back patio area. We had the most incredible server of all times! Stephani we love you! She was friendly, funny and so very compassionate with my 86 yr mother who has dementia. I will tell you, my mother loves lemonade but each time she takes a sip after we order it, she will claim it burns her throat. Most times she won't drink the whole thing so we wasted that money HOWEVER...Strings lemonade didn't do that. Each time she took a sip she would repeat how delicious it was. She couldn't get enough. We were waiting for her to start complaining it burns her throat but again each times she works repeat how delicious it was. Yeah! She even had another glass of it! We asked for Stephani's recommendations on her favorites. We ordered them. I think we agreed that being Italian it wasn't the best Italian food we've had but pretty darn close. My mother, born and raised in Italy, ate more tonight than on most days of the trip so that says something. We were loving relaxing on the patio, the beautiful evening, the amazing service and the great food. A perfect way to end a 2 week road trip. I almost want to take another vacation just to Yreka to come here. To end it all we wanted to split a dessert. Stephani told us her daughter has started trying out her cheesecake skills so we ordered a slice. I think it was a cherry oreo. I told her it was so good and tasted like a black forest cake. It was definitely worth getting. We didn't know the other server on the patio was her daughter until she was happy we tried her cheesecake. This was definitely one of the best evening we've all had....and my mother was having a good night since normally nights are tough on someone with dementia. Thank you, thank you! read more

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What a lovely restaurant. It was one of the best Italian meals we've ever had. I ordered Chicken Lombardy and my husband ordered Chicken Marsala. We both had the salad and that was a disappointment. I think it was because of the salt content of the sunflower seeds. It was a major disappointment for my husband. The Chicken Lombardy had artichokes and mushrooms in the creamy Marsala sauce, plain steamed broccoli, and a small side of marinara spaghetti. So much broccoli and I appreciated that it wasn't drowning in butter. The spaghetti was al dente and the perfect portion size. My husband said the Chicken Marsala was very good. He was disappointed that he received three spears of asparagus when he saw how much broccoli I received. He liked the roasted potatoes. He also liked the bread and almost ate the entire basket! I managed to snag two pieces. It was just the two of us on a Friday night and we arrived just before the "rush." It sounded like reservations were the best bet if you were a party of four or more. Dinner was so good that we did not leave room for dessert. I deducted one star for the salty salad and small asparagus portion. read more

Not much good Italian in the county! This place some people rave about, but, for me several attempts and just barely edible....not for me!

Excellent dining experience for food & service. Had gorgeous drive from south to include late picnic by river. We wanted to eat but not starved. Asked our waitress Tosha for recommendation between their house favorite & Veal Marseilla she recommended Veal because of portion though both were good. Split 1 dinner w salad & Tiramisu & wine which was delicious & perfect in all regards Highly recommend read more

You have to order the Lobster Mac. It's not on the menu but it's absolutely fantastic. read more

What a great find while visiting Yreka. Service was prompt and friendly. I had the Italian Combo and my wife had the Award Winning Combo. Both were tasty, and the portions weren't overwhelming but were definitely filling. The Lasagna pastry with the Award Winning Combo was unique and was good. The salads that came with dinner were fresh, and we also liked the bread. The dining room was clean and cozy. We shared a bottle of wine with dinner and had an enjoyable evening. Be sure to ask about the desserts as well. It was nice to find good Italian food in town! read more

Food was below average and very very expensive for what we got. The veal was like shoe leather, and the spaghetti was just 3LAU.

Excellent service! Their house vinaigrette was the best I have ever had. They have a variety of cheese cakes that are made there. Everything we ordered was delicious! If you are in Yreka, this place is a must. read more

There aren't enough strings for people to realize this is (or maybe was) a franchise chain. This local location is very nice. The owners do well with the food and nice special recipes. The service is very good. read more

Came in to have dinner at 5pm. They said they were busy so we sat at the bar for a drink and was totally ignored for 15 mins. No water no nothing. 2 thumbs down. First time being treated like I was i visible. Would not refinement. Service horrific!! read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Sitting at the table for 10 mins without any help - Italian Near Me - Yreka, California

What a fantastic restaurant! It was hot summer day when I came in for an early dinner and the A/C was nice and cool inside.. The menu had lots of things to choose from I ordered veal parmesan and it was very good and full of flavor.. The house salad is amazing! Waitress was kind and very efficient read more

Very sweet little place. Great service. Good wine and a lovely dinner. I ordered the eggplant and minestrone soup. Great flavors.

Strings used to be a restaurant that we looked forward going to. It had great service, satisfying portions and great overall food quality. This is my first review but I feel that our dinner experience was beyond disappointing. If they are not going to offer seconds on salad like they did before, they should bring you enough for a party of four or individual salads instead of family style. When we asked for a second bowl, the waitress gave us a confused, blank look and went and got another waitress to tell us they don't offer more salad anymore. When we looked around to the other tables that only had two people, they had the same sized family style bowl of salad as our party of four. The entrees were mediocre and they don't have nightly specials anymore. The lobster mac portion was decent but only had one small chunk of lobster among the cheese. The spaghetti sauce was watery and bland. The tortellini entree was just as pricy as the other entrees but half the portion. The waitress was Stephanie. When asked about the comparison in portion sizes, she told us that she didn't have anything to do with what happens in the back. She proceeded by telling us which dishes to order if we wanted a larger portion. Then she blamed the rise in prices to the insurance ponzie scheme. She then left and came back several times with more reasons to defend the subpar dinner. When she brought our check? She felt obligated to tell us that most places don't even give soup or salad with an entree, like we should be happy with our child sized salads and tortellini dish. I hope this helps and that if you are hungry either go somewhere else, if you are a party of four you should sit at two different tables until after the salad is served, or don't order the tortellini and ask the waitress which entrees have larger portions. read more

Very yummy . Service is amazing. One waitress and she is amazing. First time here just stopped by on the way back to Whittier for Oregon. Must stop if your in town. read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Italian Near Me - Yreka, California

Wonderful service. Very authentic food, old town ambiance. Will be back again and again!

I had the Italian sausage calzone and it was different than anticipated . It's Very dough and the fixings are all in the middle . I was disappointed in the ranch-tasted exactly like hidden valley ranch. I will probably try the pizza next time i go. Not bad , but not amazing . read more

Strings Italian Cafe - a plate of pizza and salad - Italian Near Me - Yreka, California

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Terrible place, dirty dishes, they brought me a dirty glass with a crack. And my food is not in the photo, because I ordered a fish for myself and waited for it for an hour, and then it turned out that they had forgotten about my order at all. My family also received food within an hour. There is only one waiter and she is very slow and doesn't know anything about the menu. I don't recommend this place, it's dirty and unfriendly. read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Italian Near Me - Yreka, California

The only reason this place gets a three star is due to the amazing service our waitress provided. She was tall, thin, brunette, and she wore a black glove on one hand. I had a salad and my husband got soup, but she brought a salad bowl to the table that would be plenty for four. Where we were sitting I could see the prep area for certain dishes including the salad, dessert, and soup. I missed how our salad was prepared, but I did see another waitress prepare a salad. I saw her wipe her nose, and grab things from different bins for the salad with her bare hands. It grossed me out a bit. I watched her a lot from that point on and her entire demeanor was very nonchalant. I got fettuccine alfredo and it was probably one of the worse I've had. Very bland, liquidity sauce, and lacking any fresh parmesan for me to at least top it with. I dont know why I got a dessert. I blame the nice waitress. I witnessed her pull my lemon cake out of the fridge, heat it in the microwave for a bit, and then top it with some dollops of whip cream. Blah! read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Lemon cake - Italian Near Me - Yreka, California

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Amazing! Homemade creation lasagna in a puff pasty shell, scrumptious! Delicious pork tenderloin medallions topped with an incredible creamy Gorgonzola sauce! Tasty homemade bread bites that you don't want to stop eating! Kathleen our server & daughter in law of the owner is such a sweetheart she will make your dining experience complete! Nothing here not to love! read more

The food was okay, the minestrone soup was bland and the rest of the meal was basically an Olive Garden clone....not bad but not great either...the server was nice and it is dog friendly in the patio read more

Really cute place with really cute ambiance.... the food was okay, like just okay. The soup was meh, the chicken parm? I've had better. It was sort of bland. Our server was really sweet but she kind of lagged for a server who only had like 2 other tables. The bread was good though! read more

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Nice place. Historic downtown location. Veal and chicken parmigiana were both good. One of Yreka's better dining options.