Best Restaurants with a Wood Oven in Itasca

We love Parker’s and have eaten there several times. The atmosphere is of an old country home. It has a separate bar area which is noisy but the main dining area is comfortable. Tables have adequate spacing and you can converse with each other Drinks are strong and fairly priced. Rather than a martini last night my wife had an Arnold Palmer for $4.50. T We had a delicious huge Pear Salad with sliced pears, soft cheese, nuts and we couldn’t finish it eating it together. I generally have the lobster bisque which has best flavor consistency and taste My wife had the Scallops delicious and substantial We took home the remainder I had the whitefish cut thin and served on cedar plank with whipped mashed potatoes.. not just mashed but really whipped with the greenest sautéed spinach. Dessert we shared a caramel budino with chocolate crumbs whipped cream. For $1 more we take the jar and lid home with us The cost was $129.77 and tip. Normal taxes only. No extra fees for inside staff and we tip more as a result Restaurant has Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary desert plates prepared The service staff have a lot of tables but cover them well without appearing rushed. Mariana A was our server. A service and restaurant manager, beverage manager, reservations manager very very busy. Parker’s is well run and for us both elegant and joyous.

The food was delicious and the service was prompt. We have eaten at Bella Napoli several times and we’ll be back again.

The food and service was excellent as always! The squash ricotta pasta was very good as well as the white fish and beautiful and tasty appetizer prosciutto and melon.

Lucia Rose was recommended to us by a colleague. We had a delicious meal and fantastic service from Nick! All of the food was fresh and flavorful. Cannot believe I have missed this gem of a restaurant so I will certainly be coming back in the future!

The restaurant wasn’t very busy at the time we went, so it’s hard to judge what the noise level would be if they were full. It’s a cute place with delicious pizza and very helpful and accommodating staff. We had a very nice time!