Pazzo Ristorante
Portland, OR 97205
Phone: (503) 228-1515
Fax: (503) 228-5935
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- SW Broadway
- Best of Citysearch:
- Hotel Dining 2007
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 7am-10:30am, 11:30am-2:30pm, 5pm-10pm, Sat 8am-2pm, 4:30pm-11pm, Sun 8am-2pm, 4pm-9:30pm
Editorial Review for Pazzo Ristorante – by Ivy Manning
In Short
The dining room's rich wood accents and opulent fixtures are in view of the gleaming open kitchen. Secluded and serene seating in the back caters to business diners and romantics while the chic bar is crowded with pre- and post-theater folks sipping scotches and noshing from the lounge menu. Traditional pastas anchor the menu, which also features duck with kumquat sauce and regional Italian dishes: tre cicchetti, three Venice-inspired nibbles, including marinated mushrooms and duck pate.
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Insider Tips
Look GoodJoin the monthly last-Saturday wine tasting by calling (503) 228-1515 for reservations.
The ExtrasThe kitchen features "La Famigilia" dinners every Sunday--a prix fixe, four-course, family-style meal.
Happy HourGet drink and food discounts in the bar 4pm-6pm weekdays.
User Reviews for Pazzo Ristorante
05/09/2008 Posted by EpiCuriously
AMAZING! We hadn't been to Pazzo in awhile and we were blown away by the food, the atmosphere and the service. The new Chef, John Eisenhart is really hitting every note with his seasonal menu. Most items are prepared in house with fresh, local, organic and free range ingredients. The flavors are remarkable. In our group we had a few timid diners that found comfort food that worked for them, such as local free range chicken, a Delmonico Steak and fresh Alaskan Halibut. The rest of us were more adventurous and were absolutely delighted with our server's recommendation of house made Gnochhi with a Wild Boar Ragu, Kona Kampachi flown over fresh from Hawaii, Paparadelle with a lamb sauce that is finished with fresh mint. Everyone agreed, THE FOOD IS REMARKABLE! We also enjoyed perusing the wine list which had over 200 types of wine with a wonderful collection of Super Tuscans, Barolo, Barberesco, Brunello.... Our server, Vickie was a delight. She was able to help us choose a wonderful Barbaresco and shared with us her stories of helping to pick the grapes with Aldo Vacca of the Produttori del Barbaresco. If you are a wine afficienado, we recommend that you ask for Vickie when you visit. She has a real grasp of the wines available on their menu. Vickie's service was friendly and impeccable. She spent time with us answering our questions about the menu and made great suggestions for our varied palettes. Our food was served hot and in a timely manner. We were pleased with every aspect of our experience and look forward to going back soon. We felt that the prices were a good value given the quality of the food. And all agreed that this was the best dining experience that we had in Portland in the last few years. If you haven't checked out Pazzo in awhile. Don't wait. You'll be glad that you returned!
Pros: Great fresh, organic, local food. Friendly, knowledgeable service. Best Italian food in the US
Cons: too many great dishes to try in one visit.
04/27/2008 Posted by sandalou
Loved this place! Although I have lots of other reasons to visit Portland again (and again), I would make the 2+ hour drive from my home just for this Caesar salad. Everyone in our foursome ordered a different dish and everyone was very happy. Pork, ravioli, beef shoulder, all done well. My gnocchi were delicious and I'm glad I wasn't put off by the 'Texas wild boar' because the whole dish was delightful. I wish I'd had room for dessert, but maybe next time. We weren't there on a weekend, but I really appreciated the feeling of not being rushed so they could turn our table. Nice, helpful, patient waiter who didn't mind our lack of knowledge about but desire to have a good, reasonably priced wine with our meal, I wish I'd caught his name. I do know he and his wife just bought a house so someone give the guy a raise!
Pros: Food, service, value, location. They had it all for an on foot visitor staying downtown.
Cons: The little guy that stopped on the sidewalk outside to check out my friend's cleavage? We laughed.
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