This place does Italian and Greek and does both really well. The lasagna is comfort food done right and the portions are genuinely generous for the price. Friendly staff, relaxed atmosphere, good value every single time. One of the better lunch spots in Shelby without question. read more

Tuscanos Bistro is a cute little gem tucked away in downtown Shelby. The host seated us as soon as we walked in and our waitress came over immediately to get our drinks. I was going to order one thing but after asking the waitress what her suggestion was I ordered the Chicken Philly with fries. My husband went with meat tortellini and it came with garlic bread and a side salad. My husband loves Tiramisu so we ordered that for dessert and split it. Everything was great and it was a great experience. We will definitely be back to try more of the menu. read more

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Would not recommend. Reserved three days in advance for senior citizens party of 30. Forced to waited over an hr. to be seated. Cashiers and greeters discussed how they could not accommodate this party. They tried to pacify senior citizens with drinks while they were standing up in the over crowded small waiting area. Food was not worth the wait. The waiter that served the group was excellent. Gordon Ramsey could use this restaurant as a test case for improvement. read more

The waitress was very nice and attentive I will say the sweet tea was good but the rest of the meal was awful .Grape leaves were out of a can and there were only 4 and it was twice as much as actually as just buying a can .. my salad was literally nothing but lettuce. I had chicken put on it and chicken was not seasoned well at all husband had chicken parm and it was literally cut up chicken ( same as on my salad) on over cooked noodles and a runny sauce covered in cheese , he took one bite and couldn't eat it . Needless to say we were really disappointed and don't think we will be back.the decor also was a bit worn out looking but I will give credit the bathroom was spotless which is usually a good indication of how everywhere in the restaurant is kept but it could use a little update to the decor. Was so excited to see somewhere with some Greek dishes so I'm sad it was not a good first experience. read more

Everything was delicious. We had the moussaka and Greek platter. Both were delicious. My daughter had the Toscano's chicken pasta which was also good. We will definitely be back to try additional menu items. read more

Pros - The food was good and the service was okay. Cons - This is the noisiest restaurant I have ever been in. We could barely hear what our friends were saying who were sitting on the other side of the table. The bill was not itemized and was almost unreadable. I guess the bill was correct but no way to know. The receipt merely contained a total. read more

This is by far the worst Italian food I have ever had! Ordered the lasagna. It came with a green salad and garlic bread. The sauce had no flavor profile, no seasons and was runny. The noodles were clumped together and dry. The salad was not fresh, and the tomato slices were close to being inedible. The blue cheese dressing had been thinned out and had zero taste. The garlic bread was a soggy piece of barely toasted bread. I would never eat here again or recommend it. read more

Food was good , service too. The ambiance was also good. No parking but you can find parking around.

Food and staff are amazing. Every time I've been there when visiting in Shelby the food is wonderful. Well done Toscanos!

I am visiting the area and need to be upfront. I am sorta a pizza snob. I found this restaurant online. Reading the positive reviews, I decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, I am not impressed. I'm not saying it is bad. Just not my taste or up to my standards. The salad was ok. I didn't feel there was anything special about the house dressing (as I read in a few reviews). The disappointment came with the Margarita Pizza. A Margarita Pizza is supposed to be light and super fresh (next to a regular pizza). Fresh dough, a dash of fresh tomato sauce (not canned), fresh olive oil as a base, topped with fresh cut mozzarella slices (6-8 slices laid out with spacing), fresh cut tomato slices (4-6 large slices), and finalized with full basil leaves. What I received was quite different. When I opened the box, I was shocked to see a pizza filled edge to edge and piled high with melted mozzarella, and small chopped basil bits. That was it. Basically, it was a mozzarella pizza. Furthermore, it was so heavy. Not what I was looking for. I get that each place has its own interpretation of menu items, but this one is way off. The restaurant should change the name of their margarita pizza to a mozzarella pie. read more

Toscanos Bistro - Margarita Pizza - Italian Near Me - Shelby, North Carolina

What a wonderful find! We spent the day tubing the river and were beat. Traffic, amazingly, was light when we hit Shelby so we explored in search of a restaurant v. fast food. Toscanos was the result. And are we happy. An established Italian/Greek restaurant on the town square. Nothing fancy, but clean and plenty of room for tables. Most tables were filled, a good sign to us. I never got the name of our waitress, but she was totally on the ball. She answered our menu questions and kept her eye on us. We took on the driving risk with each of us having a glass of red wine. Nice portion. Wife ordered Greek Meatballs ($11). She LOVES meatball sandwiches, so ordering meatballs was no surprise to me. Out came a super hot platter of about 8 golf ball-sized meatballs swimming in an excellent red meat sauce and smothered with melted cheese. A side salad was included and she asked if it could be a Greek salad and it was as beautiful as it was delicious. Mixed greens topped with a lot of finely diced feta cheese along with olives, onion, tomato. FANTASTIC. I had the gyro sandwich ($10) and it was stuffed full of lamb meat. And...I received the same wonderful Greek salad as my wife did. We both smiled our way through cleaning our plates and bowls of anything edible and told the waitress how pleased we were. She ended up with a 100% tip. Am certain that Toscanos is a busy place for the city employees during weekday lunches, and judging with how crowded it was the night we rolled in, Toscanos enjoys patronage throughout the week. You must give it a try. read more

We have ate her several times, service is great and the pizza is amazing, my wife loves the gyro plate

Monday is burger night! You can't get a burger here any other day. Six dollars for a burger on Monday! If they did burgers other days they could easily charge twice as much. Yes, even one "side" included for just six dollars! I hope I'm not ruining the special, because it is special! Who goes out Monday night, right? Keep the special, add burgers to the menu for the rest of the week! It is very tasty, highly recommended! I have eaten other foods here. The Greek and Italian food is also delicious. This night I did takeout. Service is all round excellent! You won't be sorry if you go! Look at the lettuce and tomato! *Ate my fries on the way home! read more

Toscanos Bistro - Italian Near Me - Shelby, North Carolina

If you're looking for fresh hot pizza, this is definitely not the place! I believe the chef's name is Cisco cause nothing is fresh here. I've easily had better pizzas out of the frozen section of the grocery store. The staff didn't seem to care if we were there or not. read more

We had a lunch catered from here for our Rehab month. It was fresh and delicious. We had chicken Alfredo, salad and garlic bread with tea. Plenty of food for 20 of us and leftovers. read more

Cute restaurant with a cozy feel. Spanakopita was ok - a little rich and the crust was soggy. Greek salad was amazing. I'd definitely give the restaurant a second try. This was my first time here, and the Italian food looked really good. Service was good. read more

Toscanos Bistro - Spanokopita with Greek Salad - Italian Near Me - Shelby, North Carolina

Awesome and never ceases to impress me! Prompt and courteous service. Food is always hot and tasty! Prices are affordable and lunch specials are always available read more

Love getting takeout from Toscanos! Probably my favorite restaurant in Shelby. Food is always good and service is nice!

They have the BEST chicken Alfredo lasagna! Their ranch is fabulous. Salads are always fresh!

What a fun spot for a celebration or catching up with a friend or spouse. The pizzas are imaginative and commanding further investigation...there are many original choices! A delightful array of beverages available inside, with seating inside, outside on the patio, or where you can find it! Worth the parking and seating challenge. Timing makes such a difference! read more

The food was amazing! First time there. I ordered the Greek spaghetti with chicken. My Mom had the chicken Alfredo. We were both pleased with the food. Friendly staff. Wine selection was limited, but nice. read more

Toscanos Bistro - Greek Spaghetti with chicken - Italian Near Me - Shelby, North Carolina

We have been here a few times now. My Mom just loves Italian food. I'm don't so much. The first thing I want to mention is the salads are great especially with their Greek dressing. They are made very nice. A few things I have to note is they need to drain their Speghetti better, We had quite a bit of water to drain off our plates. The next issue was I love eggplant. Well I was VERY disappointed, besides being super thin slices they came out burned. You get 3 pieces on top of Speghetti. I've never seen eggplant Parm come out this way. On top of the Speghetti with no sauce, and sitting on top of the cheese. I would never get the eggplant again. The next issue is sauce, the pasta was just too dry without asking for more sauce, had to drain the plate before adding the sauce. One more thing I have to add is for being a Italian restaurant they do not have angel hair pasta. If I have to have to have Speghetti at least be angel hair. The Speghetti plate was good had good amount of items they put in it. Now I will mention the chicken parm. It was odd pieces of chicken not a piece placed under the sauce and cheese kinda laying on top of the Speghetti like my eggplant. Needless to say my Mom said she would never get that again either. Over all we do like coming here just won't venture far from what we had the first couple of times going. I ended up just eating my salad and the burnt eggplant but the pasta I just didn't like. Too thick for me. Hopefully it will be better next time we go. read more

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Love everything about Toscanos Bistro. The food was excellent, the service was very friendly, prompt and informative. The ambiance nice.

Superb food, quaint atmosphere. Staff was working hard, we had a large group of 25 and they were fantastic. Food came out hot and quick. Lasagna was cooked to perfection. Salad was devine. read more

Toscanos Bistro - Toscano's Bistro - Italian Near Me - Shelby, North Carolina

I had the Chicken Caesar Salad to go and it was very yummy. The chicken was at least 2 whole breast that were nicely grilled and chopped! Tasted fresh and seasoned great! The dressing was also delicious. It was a large salad that filled me to the brim! Would recommend the salad for sure! read more

We were immediately sat when we went in. Server took her time coming to the table took our drink order and never came back. Had to ask another server for our drinks (never seen the original server again). Finally ordered and everything came out cold or barely like warm. Then the guy that was our server was mad at us because they were sending out cold food and we needed refills. Actually never spoke another word to us. When we asked for refills or anything. We don't mind paying for food but you can't expect to send out food that you wouldn't eat and think I'm going to eat it. Got a bunch of kids working who wants to stand at hostess stand and play on their phones in front of management. So sad!!! read more

Best restaurant in Shelby in my opinion. Food and service were top notch! Salad was incredible!

Grape leaves on point, nice Greek salad. Spanikopita very dry and seemed a couple days old

One of the best places I've had in a long time for Greek food! I had the Gyro platter and my girlfriend enjoyed the Greek style meatballs. Food was excellent service was good! read more

Solid five stars! The menu is fairly limited, but the food was outstanding . We started with crisp, fresh garden salads with excellent blue cheese dressing, and an order of cheesy bread with marinara sauce, to die for! I had the spaghetti with meat sauce, which came piping hot along with an order of garlic bread. It was very flavorful, and the pasta is perfectly cooked. My husband had the chicken Alfredo, which I had to sample in order to accurately rate and it was some of the best I've ever had. Our friends had spaghetti which she pronounced delicious and he had shrimp scampi, which is not on the menu, but you can ask for it, not morsel was left. The four of us agreed. It was some of the best Italian food you're going to find anywhere. Service was excellent, polite, but not intrusive, yet we never had to ask for anything. We can recommend this restaurant for a five star Italian meal. read more

I LOVE that i can get gluten free pasta & subs here. I'm celiac and always struggle to find restaurants where i can eat. I was disappointed that most of the gluten free options on their menu are not available. I've had a grilled chicken sub and spaghetti & meatballs... gluten free and no complaints. I hope they expand their gluten free options, I will def be back. read more

Great variety of food! I would recommend if you get a salad mix the house dressing with ranch. You'll thank me later! read more

The food from my to go order / delivery was so good!!! I'm craving it so bad now. Will eat again!! Great Italian place in a small town.

Happened to be in Shelby today at dinner time and called my order in based on pictures I'd seen online. Because of the state mandated discontinuance of dine-in eating, they only had call in available, but when we are back to normal I can see myself making a special trip just to eat there! As it is, they allow you to call in and they'll deliver your order to you curbside. You don't even have to leave the car! My order was super inexpensive too, especially considering the amount of food they give you! I got the delicious pasta with a creamy sauce and tender chicken, studded with sun dried tomatoes. Perfectly seasoned and so good! This came with a garden salad and two pieces of garlic bread. Honestly, I brought most home, and my son had the rest for his dinner, that's how much food they gave us! Great value and really amazing taste. Can't wait to go back to this great restaurant in charming downtown Shelby! read more

Toscanos Bistro - TOSCANO'S CHICKEN PASTA - Italian Near Me - Shelby, North Carolina

Very nice decor, friendly staff. Not crowded at lunch. Ordered the half lasagne and salad. Both were very good and inexpensive. Surprisingly pleasant experience. Full menu. I would go back again. read more

The first thing I noticed when I walked in was the time of the room. It was definitely more laid back and casual than I expected but I didn't allow my judgment to run free before or presentation of food. The menu has many options from vegan to vegetarian and everything was asked for a fair price. Our server was very persistent about checking in with us on our drinks and food arrival. I don't always know what I want especially when I have so many choices to choose from I would have loved if she was more open minded about suggestions even with wines or dessert but not everyone is perfect. She could've sold me a lot more than what I had to order but overall the food was good and I enjoyed myself. read more

Food is always amazing, staff is always on point. You can eat in or carry out, and the food will be just as good either way.

Aesthetics are everything. Super cute restaurant that's perfect for the location. Went for lunch for my brother's birthday and was immediately greeted and seated. Our waitress was super sweet and came very frequently to make sure we were ok and didn't need anything. Had refills available for our drinks before we even needed to ask. We all chose the lunch special of lasagna and create your own pizza up to 3 toppings. They all came with salads, and we got a side of cheese bread. Forgot to take pics bc it was that good. The food was fresh and extra hot when it came out. the cheese bread was mad cheesy and the pizza was made perfectly. There is enough space/seating for large groups. It wasn't busy at all when we went so that was a great thing. I would totally recommend this restaurant to everyone who comes to Shelby. The prices are very affordable read more

Amazing service, amazing food. Ate here a few times now and 10/10 recommend. The atmosphere was welcoming and casual.

We were so disappointed in this place. I was thrown off immediately upon entering when a staff member shoved a handful of mints into the hand of a person using a walker- making it difficult for them to exit the restaurant and compromising their safety as they attempted to maneuver one-handed. The food took it down even farther; The salad lettuce was going bad, the marinara and spaghetti sauce were so bad we could not eat it. Too seasoned possibly and I don't even know what else was going on with it but it wasn't good. The garlic bread was brought out without butter or garlic on it or anything! Plain, dry bread! Who does that? The meatballs did not taste good, I bit into what I can only assume was a piece of bone and I got sick that night with what I believe was food poisoning. We tried multiple dishes and the only thing that was any good was the mozzarella sticks. We won't be back. read more