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The Best Italian Restaurant in Atlanta
KristineKristine
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Atlanta - Italian Cuisine at Forza Storico
AustinAustin
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Forza Storico (same owners as Storico Fresco) is a new Roman Italian restaurant located at Westside Provisions District, and it’s a hidden gem. It literally feels like Italy! Me and some friends met here for dinner, and it was quite tricky to find the place. This restaurant is located right beneath RedBird, inside the same building as Jeni’s Ice Creams. They have a large Wine selection, about 60 to be exact, and lots of Italian beers (about 35 different ones) which I’ve never seen anywhere else before. I’m not really a big fan of wine, so I ordered the Forza Martini, and it was amazing. Their menu is very simple, they have some appetizer, and salad options but the protagonist of the night is the pasta! Pastas are served on time sensitivity, so they suggest you “forget your manners, and eat immediately” I was told Roman culture is big on fried food, and since I was feeling very Italian I ordered the “Fritto Misto Di Mare” which comes with fried calamari, shrimp, and Orata seasoned with lemon salt. All the pasta options seemed amazing, but I wanted to go more traditional and ordered the Carbonara. Oh. My. God. It was literal heaven. The carbonara is a house made tortellini, served with house cured guanciale (pig cheeks), egg yolk, and pecorino. Some other stuff they have on the menu includes cacio e pepe pasta, squash blossoms, and octopus. I’ll definitely give it a chance next time. Portions are not huge, but enough to fill you up, and the pasta was actually heavier than I thought. The place in general is beautiful, and they have a full bar as well. The wall paintings are so funny. I found a “Super Pope”, and “Tic Tac Toe Pope” and those were amazing. ESPAÑOL Forza Storico (de los mismos propietarios que Storico Fresco) es un nuevo restaurante italiano romano ubicado en el distrito de provisiones de Westside, y es una joya escondida. ¡Literalmente se siente como Italia! Unas amigas y yo nos reunimos aquí para cenar, y fue bastante difícil encontrar el lugar. Este restaurante está ubicado justo debajo de RedBird, dentro del mismo edificio que Jeni’s Ice Creams. Tienen una gran selección de vinos y algunos cócteles. No soy realmente muy fan del vino, así que pedí el Forza Martini, y fue increíble. Su menú es muy simple, tienen un aperitivo y opciones de ensalada, ¡pero el protagonista de la noche es la pasta! Las pastas se sirven en función del tiempo, por lo que sugieren que "olvide sus modales y coma de inmediato" Me dijeron que la cultura romana es grande en la comida frita, y como me sentía muy italiana pedí el "Fritto Misto Di Mare" que viene con calamares fritos, camarones y Orata sazonados con sal de limón. Todas las opciones de pasta parecían increíbles, pero quería ir más tradicional y pedí la Carbonara. Dios mío, era literalmente el cielo. La carbonara es un tortellini hecho en casa, servido con guanciale curado en casa (mejillas de cerdo), yema de huevo y queso de oveja. Algunas otras cosas que tienen en el menú incluyen pasta de cacio e pepe, flores de calabaza y pulpo. Definitivamente le daré una oportunidad la próxima vez. Las porciones no son enormes, pero son suficientes para llenarlo, y la pasta en realidad era más pesada de lo que pensaba. El lugar en general es hermoso, y también tienen un bar completo. Las pinturas murales son muy divertidas. Encontré un "Súper Papa" y un "Papa de tres en raya" y esos fueron increíbles.
Maria A. BarronMaria A. Barron
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A friend text me on a Friday evening to see if I wanted to go to dinner. She knows that I love a good meal, and rarely turn down and offer to eat!! Is that bad?? Anyway!!!- She picked this spot out because she wanted pasta. Admittedly, I rarely go to Italian restaurants. I am just not a big pasta eater. However, I will accompany my friends to the places they want to try. This spot is located in a very interesting corner of a busy plaza off of Howell Mill road. Per the website the location is as follows: “lower level of the West Side Provisions District - north end, beneath Jenni's Ice Cream and Redbird. “ We honestly just stumbled upon the place by following another couple that we assumed were going to the same place!! Lucky for us, they were. Parking is in the main parking lot. The restaurant will have a code for you to use to cover your parking cost at the host stand. This code validated 2 hours of parking! We did not have reservations, but were seated promptly. We had a cute two person table directly in front of a window. It was perfect. I will say that this spot must be pretty popular because it was crowded. We decided to try several items. We started with the bread service (worth the extra cost), the grilled octopus( so good), and the tonno crudo ( this was not my favorite dish, but my friend loved it!). We each had a cocktail. I ordered the Expresso martini, and my friend had the hibiscus Margarita. The drinks were tasty ! For our main dishes I opted for the Cappelletti Spinaci, ( braised spinach, smoked ricotta, pecorino, mozzarella filled cappelletti, toasted almonds, brown butter, sage, grana ) , and my friend had the Bertu.( cotechino, sweet italian sausage, and ricotta filled mezzaluna pasta, guanciale, pecorino) When I tell you that these dishes were amazing! It is clear that the chefs take their time preparing the dishes. While I am not crazy about pasta, I will indeed be back to this spot. Last, but not least, the service was spot on. Our server was friendly and made sure we had everything we needed. She was not over powering and check on us just enough! Overall- great dinning experience and would highly recommend!
K. FarrellK. Farrell
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Forza Storico is not bad - however it is not what your reading in the reviews. People are praising this restaurant but my experience was not consistent with these accolades. Service was balanced. The staff was very nice - but given COVID they appear to be unable to accommodate the full restaurant. This is an unfortunate disservice to the staff and patrons. If management is aware they are understaffed it is only appropriate to limit seating. I don't feel qualified to make comments on the entire menu as I have only dined at Forza Storico one time. Based on my one dining experience- dont order the Tagliatelle alla Bolognese. My friend and I ordered this entree. His was full of meat sauce. Mine was noodles lightly tossed in a red sauce with no (or very little) meat. Obviously, the chef prepared our two portions together and gave my friend all of the meat sauce. I assume the chef was actually a line cook and/or the food expeiditer was incompetent. Either way - stupid. Why would you send two plates of such obvious differences to the same table? My Tagliatelle alla Bolognese - even without meat sauce was good but it was also disappointing to see my dining companion have a plate of meat sauce while I had pasta with a flavorful tomato sauce. . As I indicated earlier in this review, I am not qualified to make a review of the total food quality at Forza Storico. Due to my work - I dine in restaurants for many of my meals. My food at Forza Storico was certainly acceptable but some of these reviews make it out to be amazing. I am interested if others have had my experience. Please comment.
David DebsDavid Debs
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2.5hours + waiting for food. Watched as thre other tables coming after us receiving their dinner and eat before we received our food, and talking about 50mins after. Also we ordered everything up front.. the appetizer by far was the ONLY edible dish. It was the grilled octopus.. i actually enjoyed it a lot, thinking that our pasta dinners was going to be as good, so maybe worth the wait.OMG these were the WORST pasta dishes i have ever had! The saltiest pasta. Literally like a 1/2of salt on the thing. I mean NOT edible. Something de pepe dish.. 1dish bad okay. Let me try my girlfriends dish. It was just as bad,same quality.. salty pasta! From appetizers to entree took 2hours. Spent 100$ on lunch, walked away hungry, and Unhappy. ALL i can say is we Will NEVER GO back to this restaurant. The other restaurants there are 100x better. Dont waste your money, and Save your time! I love food and root for food industries but this was just unacceptable for so many reasons. Not even an apology from server or manager for food taking 2hrs to get or for food thats unedible. Sad and sooo Disappointing.. Had a lot of HIGH HOPES for here.. Not Worth It!
Martin SpeckMartin Speck
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Basic Info
Address
1198 Howell Mill Rd #020, Atlanta, GA 30318
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(470) 664-2166
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Website
forzastorico.com
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4.8
(1.3K reviews)
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Roman-inspired pastas & mains dished out in a cool outpost with a bar & expansive outdoor seating.
attractions: IKEA, Sandbox VR, Puttshack - Atlanta - Midtown, The Escape Game Atlanta (West Midtown), Terminal West, Westside Provisions District, Al-Farooq Masjid, Goodwill Thrift Store & Donation Center, Scissors & Scotch, Allure Nail Spa, restaurants: Antico Pizza Napoletana, The Optimist, Rreal Tacos - West Midtown, The Painted Duck, Wagyu House Atlanta | Rooftop BBQ, Sublime Doughnuts, Cooks & Soldiers, Eight Sushi Lounge, Yalda, Ormsby's
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