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    Zingaro

    4.4 (30 reviews)
    Closed 4:00 pm - 10:00 PM
    Updated 1 week ago

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    Agnolotti
    Tasha H.

    Zingaro is a great addition to Cincinnati and was perfect in every way! We came to celebrate my husband's birthday and thus ordered our way through the menu. We started with the Cast Iron Focaccia, which arrived golden, pillowy, and dangerously easy to demolish, but I practiced constraint and had just 2 slices ;-). I opted for the agnolotti, which was delicious, albeit hearty, and can easily be shared between two friends. Hubby's grilled pork chop was the star of the meal. The spice rub was well-seasoned, and it was served with the most decadent mascarpone mashed potatoes. For dessert, we finished with the sticky toffee pudding, which was the right call. It was rich with pieces of dates and reminded me of fruit cake. The toffee was sticky and sweet, but it was balanced by the vanilla gelato. Overall, Zingaro is warm yet modern with romantic lighting. It's ideal for a date night or a celebratory dinner. Service was attentive without being overbearing. We'll definitely be back!

    Lorinn S.

    As soon as we walked into Zingaro, we were greeted. We were sat at a nice table and had wonderful service throughout. We very much appreciated meeting the restaurant Manager, Christian. Chef Yakup stopped at our table. It was such a pleasure meeting him and hearing a little bit about him. Javier made our caprese salad. He does such a great job with it, seasons it perfectly. It is so delicious. He's definitely an asset there! Our waiter was Tyler. He gave us just enough information to make good ordering decisions and was very pleasant and enjoyable. We definitely had a couple good laughs. The bluefin tuna tartare dish was deliciously prepared. Very fresh tuna, avocado, and a wonderful chili oil with it. The Agnolotti dish was so surprisingly delicious. It has layers of flavor. The ravioli filled with the cheese inside and then the black truffle on top- deliziosa! Then the chicken Parmesan and pasta with it, also phenomenal. It's so obvious that their pasta is made in house because it taste so fresh. The red sauce on the Parmesan chicken and the vodka sauce on the pasta were both so good! An together, they were fantastic! We had such a great meal and experience. It was obvious that everyone here cared about our experience and it definitely showed. Thank you to the whole staff, but especially Christian, Yakup, Tyler and Javier!! Oh, and also, we love the way the restaurant is decorated! Now we are excited to try their restaurant next-door, Viaggio!

    Anna O.

    A group of us came during opening week. We were impressed by all the different menu items. I ordered a hugo spritz and they served it without mint which I was disappointed since that is what makes it a spritz. I would not have ordered it if I knew there was no mint. For appetizers we got their cast iron and musroom focaccia and table side pulled mozarella with tomatoes and balsamic. We ordered their spicy rigatoni and hanger steak frites. The steak was cooked well and had lots of flavor. The rigatoni was the right amount of creamy and spice. Everything was served fresh and homemade. The pasta was a bit cold though. The mac and cheese was a small portion for the price but it was very good. I can never leave without a tiramisu for dessert! The service was friendly and welcoming.

    Pork Chop
    Isaac S.

    Overall very welcome addition to the Cincinnati food scene in the midst of many excellent Italian restaurants in the city. We had a reservation at 7:30 and were seated promptly. The vibe/interior design of the place is refined and cozy. Service was attentive and everybody seemed eager to help. Now the big question, how is the food? We ordered the truffle foccacia to start, which was surprisingly light and well balanced despite it looking very heavy. Tangerine mocktail was a miss, would have loved more fizz and flavor was similar to flat orange cream soda -- appreciate that they comped us without question. Pork chop was incredible, well seasoned and juicy tender with all the components on the plate coming together. Zingaro salad was as expected, essentially a chopped salad with Italian dressing. Sticky toffee pudding dessert with ice cream was the perfect end, delicious and not overly sweet. Considering they just opened, they are doing well despite growing pains of a new restaurant. Some suggestions moving forward: both our menus had different offerings, one with more options than the other so make sure all the intended menus are being presented. Double check the quality of mocktails going out, the one we had this evening was a miss. Price for entree and pastas in particular felt a bit high compared to other restaurants offering similar caliber of food in Cincinnati. I'm sure many of these things will be ironed out soon. Look forward to your success!

    Aperol spritz
    Ashley C.

    If they're any question about freshness please refer to the pasta window . I went last month but this time it was better. I had the Seabass+ truffle fries with focaccia bread and whipped ricotta . This was actually the better meal. The seating was even better cause we could view the open kitchen and see the pasta being made . The service was just okay , she wasn't rude but she wasn't someone I'd request. Everthing was priced well and should get all the praise . Shout out to the bee GM Frank he was a gem .

    Nikelle E.

    We were visiting friends in cincy and were so happy with their choice of coming here. We were told they had recently opened so we expected maybe some hiccups but everything was perfect. We had a pretty late reservation but we didn't feel rushed at all. The restaurant itself is gorgeous, we were sat in a back room with a view of the chefs making the fresh pasta. Everything we ate was delicious and Saki was an amazing waitress. Get the table side caprese you will not regret it!

    This is the Short rib Ragu
    Debbie Z.

    The title reads "Cozy Italian Restaurant". Please understand before you go that it is not cozy and definitely not quiet. It's a large space with a great bar area and a nice outdoor area. Unfortunately, we were sat in the 'bar/gather' room with a few large parties and really bad acoustics. I really hope they stop seating people in there. The food was very good, however. I will go back for sure and hopefully sit somewhere else. * 3 stars this time because I just couldn't enjoy myself due to noise. Took dessert home to eat.

    Cast iron focaccia
    Meera K.

    Had an excellent girls dinner here! Came early to check out Viaggio but Zingaro was able to seat us early. Viaggio has some seating and access to full menu. The entire space has 3 bars so plenty of pre or post dinner space. Food was incredible , lots of vegetarian options. We started with tableside caprese, cast iron focaccia and then for dinner had the brussel sprout salad and vodka pasta. The tableside caprese was so fresh and delicious , would have loved for the chef to explain what he was doing or provide some dialogue , would have made it more of an experience. Extensive wine listings. Plenty of parking in garage or surface lots. Will definitely come back, perfect for a celebration or date night.

    Arancini
    Mari B.

    This place was beautiful, service was good and the food delicious!!! The Caprese at the table was a nice experience of a beautifully simple dish with lots of flavor.

    Cast Iron Focaccia
    Mesy D.

    The restaurant is beautiful from what we could see. When I booked the reservation, I had no idea there was a special event going on so we only saw part of the place. The cocktails were a miss (2). We had 3 different varieties and really would not order any of them again. The service was kind and welcoming. We were seated at the bar, several different employees and management stopped to greet us and chat. Love it! My review is a little mixed. The cast iron foccacia with tomatoes and olives (5)was very good. It was surprisingly light! The pork chop (5)amazing, delicious, I'd eat it any day of the week. Seasoned well, prepared to perfection, it was so tender. We also had the waygu pasta (3). It was good but alot like others I've had in the city. I will surely be back. Good experience.

    Smoked burrata
    Olga G.

    On a rainy Saturday night , we lucked out and got a reservation at Zingaro, woohoo. We were a hungry bunch, with 2 boys, even hungrier. We got a Fabio' Wagyu Meatball - delicious and classic, the smoked burrata with jam - a great presentation, under a glass cover with smoke coming out. For our entrees we had 3 different pastas: Agnolotti , Wagyu short ribs bolognese , and my favorite one - Spicy Radiatori alla Vodka.

    Lasagna al Tavolo
    Kelly M.

    My husband, daughter and I went last night for Mother's Day dinner. I made reservations weeks in advance and was excited to check it out! When we arrived we were seated at a bar table. Normally not a huge deal but it's Mother's Day, I had reservations, a young child with us and several open tables and booths outside the bar were open. Our server was very pleasant but while our appetizer (arancini) came out fairly quickly, our pasta entrees took over 30 minutes. There was no apology, no explanation, no manager stopping by.... Just waiting. Once our food did arrive we were a little disappointed in the portion sizes considering the price. Everything was ok but nothing great. My entree was literally 5 small ravioli in a sea of sauce. My daughter said her lasagna was good but after a few bites said she didn't want anymore so we boxed the rest up to take home. They gave me a rose for Mother's Day, which was sweet, and we headed to the car. About halfway home our daughter said her stomach hurt and she didn't feel good. 30 minutes after getting home it was clear why- she got physically ill twice. So the leftover lasagna got thrown away. The restaurant space was lovely, minus the ceilings, and the wait staff friendly but given the price, the wait and the unpleasant food experience I can't really recommend this restaurant right now. Maybe later this year.... Edit: Restaurant management was very quick to respond and offer a gc to come back and try again!

    Agnolotti
    Anna M.

    Amazing service and food, vibes were incredible! We sat in the bar area which was very cozy & fun. Felt taken care of and everything was delicious. Highly recommend the table side caprese!

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