Avanzare Italian Restaurant

Great as always. Arrived early accommodated reservation. Quick and friendly service, very attentive. Good vibes but does get loud when busy.

NYE specials were all excellent. Coffee hot and dark.

Left in agonizing pain from over eating. Not much more to say.

Never disappoints! Impressively authentic, Italian restaurant in the local area. Personable management, amazing cocktails, even more amazing dishes. I love the intimate, fine dining aesthetic.

I love the Fried Calamari, Parmesan Chicken, Pesce Bianco Almondine, and the Melangrano cocktail.

They offer authentic Italian dishes, not the typical chain restaurant options. Perfect place for large parties, date night, and business meetings.

Recommend this place every time! You will not be disappointed. Best around.

Location:
Easy parking with a big lot.

Ambiance:
Romantic, white tablecloth restaurant. Tables far apart enough that you cannot hear the other tables. Great for privacy. We had a bigger table for 6.

Food:
Tallanini frutti di mare ( seafood pasta, tomato based sauce) was alright. Coffee was alright. 2 types of bread complimentary. Everyone felt their food was acceptable. One complained.

Service:
Food came out quickly. Water filled before it got empty.

***I did want to mention that I stood at the front desk waiting & a person behind me was attended to first. The young man ignored me even though I was in front.I spoke up right away to the young white man at the reception saying I'm waiting & was attended to, so hopefully, it was an oversight & not because I was in a hurry that evening & did not dress up, or racially/gender inclined while the man behind me was in a suit. I hope this does not happen to anyone else, female or a minority race, or not dressed up that day.

Avanzare never disappoints! We had a large party of 14 to celebrate a birthday last Saturday and everyone left happy, including the kids! The eggplant parmesan is probably the best I've ever had. (My daughter, too, who got the leftovers!) The food and service was excellent as always. Ricardo is a delight and at the end of the night, the bartender was patient with our nightcap. :)
One of our favorites.

A nice suburban Italian joint with huge portions.

We visited on a Wednesday night. The decor isn't trendy. It's just your garden variety mom-and-pop place. Most of the patrons were older.

You begin with a basket of bread. It's a nice treat to get focaccia, but it didn't have a ton of flavor.

I ordered the Pollo Vesuvio - it was very tender with good flavor from the many herbs applied. It came with a lot of potatoes and peas, which added nice texture to the dish.

My wife couldn't decide between two pastas, so our server was kind enough to offer her half-portions of each.

We also tried the burrata pizza - it was very thin crust with a pleasant flavor.

I have a high bar for Italian joints. Avanzare isn't in the top tier, but its large portions and generally good flavors and textures push this place into the "solidly good" category.

We had a large party of 13 people in our group. We all gathered to celebrate an upcoming vacation. Ricardo paid extra attention to all the details I mentioned to him to make this dinner extra special!! From custom cocktails to dietary requests to a lovely decorated dessert platter, Ricardo and his staff made us feel so special and we are all so grateful!
A++++

I came in on a weeknight for dinner with friends.

To start with the bread they bring out is so delicious. One of the kinds reminded me of almost a pound cake.

I had the caprese salad. Big chunks of mozzarella. Lots of balsamic. My one friend had the house salad. I had a few bites. A lot of dressing on that as well. My other friend got the arancini. Tasty and crunchy.

For my entree I had the ravioli with the beef short rib. Very tasty.

For dessert they offer many selections of dessert and liquors. I opted for some limencello (delicious) and cheesecake (only ok)

For the three of us
3 appetizers
3 entrees
3 dessert
1 glass wine, 2 limencello, a soft drink, and a coffee
Before tip $153. I feel that was a great deal.

Food is great. The reason they lost a star from me is because service was very slow.

Big restaurant with ample seating and parking

Nice server

Unfortunately the food did not deliver. My friend got the vodka pasta $18. It was ok. She said she would have preferred penne noodles and the noodles they served it with were odd for the sauce

My bolognese lasagna was just awful. Good portion but poor delivery on the taste

Hubby and I came here on a Saturday evening for dinner and we were seated right away.

I ordered the ravioli con costelette (stuffed four cheese pasta tossed with braised beef short ribs ragu, topped with basil pesto and goat cheese). It was cooked al dente and was flavorful. Hubby had the papardelle con sugo di cinghiale (slow braised wild boar shoulder ragu) which he enjoyed. We ordered the fried shrimp for our toddler from the kid's menu. The fries and shrimp tasted like they were previously frozen. My water had particles in it but it was cold inside the restaurant so I asked for hot water. I received a dirty cup and there was leftover food/tea inside the teapot.

Overall, I would have given Avanzare a higher rating if I wasn't so grossed out by the dirty cups/teapot.

Four of us had dinner on Saturday night. We all enjoyed our meals. I started with the baked clams then moved on to the Pappardelle with wild boar ragu.
Both dishes were delicious. We sat in the bar where it was quiet and very comfortable. Our whole group enjoyed their meals and the service was fantastic as well. We look forward to our next visit.