L'inizio

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   Jed VIP

   New York City199 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Lovely people and nice decor, but the food did not live up to its hype, so kind of disappointing.
   

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   Andy VIP

   New York City21 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food, cozy atmosphere and attentive service.
   

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   William

   New York City2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Always have a great night and dinner at L’inizio’s, but Francisco made it special. Made sure we were tended to and checked on us frequently. Great food, great drinks, great service. Can’t recommend this restaurant enough. Best in Westchester and it’s not even close.
   

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   Virginia

   New York City5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food and service was outstanding! Would like more of a selection on the menu, including the wine list.
   

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   Heidi VIP

   New York City8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Love it here! Owners Scott & Heather make you feel like old friends. Great food & a cool bar!
   

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   Eric Michael VIP

   New York City10 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on March 7, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   I’m not sure where the 5 star reviews come from, other than from the owners themselves loading the deck. The service is slow and inattentive. To be fair, our waiter was very friendly, but on his own and overwhelmed. If you needed anything, you were forced to make some rather obvious hand waving gestures. After returning my spicy basil margarita for being a simply overly tart margarita that had neither spice or basil was the first sign of the experience to come. The food is the most disappointing. An appetizer with “house made” mozzarella, that shows up with 4 small balls of cheese that were obviously taken out of the Costco tub and put on a toothpick for $18 was insulting. Then the uncooked Taylor ham in the carbonara only made the experience worse. It’s funny that our waiter did look insulted when we decided not to take anything home. Horrible and insulting. You want good Italian, go to Mima or Gianna’s or pretty much anywhere else.
   

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   BJRnyc VIP

   New York City5 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on March 7, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   They didn’t even take our drink order for 30 minutes
   

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   bill VIP

   New York City3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 28, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Always a good meal; terrific menu - great execution
   

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   Lee VIP

   New York City135 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 25, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   The food is always tasty at L'inizio. The menu is very creative and the service very attentive. I had chicken scarp which was excellent and a ample portion. My wife raves about the branzino . My only "beef" (no pun intended) is the price of the wine list. It's way out of line with only one chardonnay on the list priced at $53 for example. It only goes up from there. Too bad, I would eat at L'inizio more often if the alcohol pricing was more reasonable.
   

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    mary

    New York City4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 22, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Perfect French bistro. Perfect for casual, warm friendly dining.
    

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