Stevarinos Italian Eatery & Pub — Restaurant in Chattanooga

This was our second time coming, there was not too many people in here… we seen a lady wait after being told only 15 min, for a small called in order to go, wait almost 40 min… and they didn’t seem worried about that. We got seated as soon as we gotten there, BTW parking is in the back!! That’s good to know bc the first time we had gone we parked somewhere else… bc we didn’t know where to park… anyways back to inside, I had gotten Riesling, my husband got the rattle snake margarita, and it tasted great! But my wine was not. Yes I drank it, but I was most definitely given the wrong wine , or wine that was old… very old.. idk which, I drank it bc that is who I am… we decided to change up when we got the first time and my husbands dish was the Cajun pasta with sausage and chicken and shrimp, but we got no shrimp. I got the lasagna (DELICIOUS) and ordered a pineapple pizza to go. Well our food was great, but our waiter forgot all about us I would say bc we sat there ( close to the bar, by the open window like to the patio) so we were very much seen every time someone came from anywhere, they would all lol at us while we sat , done eating waiting for boxes( 30 plus min) not too thrilled but that’s ok… the bartender asked if we wanted another drink at some point, I said no but my husband got another… took about 20 more min for someone to bring us two boxes, let along the check… and the to go order, that he told us was ready when we were when we got our food at the beginning. So we left our bill on the table with the money by the time another 25 min had come and we got our Togo pizza, against our better judgement, we didn’t check it, too it to the truck. Shut the doors and both of us looked at each other, and said yep that pizza is wrong, it’s garlic pizza. We didn’t check, we had a 45 min drive home, got home and looked at it, sure was! Disappointed! Ugh! My least favorite! Oh well my husband ate it said it was ok. But it was not ok. We had paid over 100 dollars for our food and drinks, barely got service and the wrong pizza. This is a great place but something is wrong here! Gotta get something else figured out. And the bathrooms were not even close to being ok. I had gone into the men’s/ladies, it was just not ok. I had to hold my breath, kids had a mess , dinning room chair in there backwards for the kids to reach the sink, pee all over from no doubt kids… but not good either was… from a place that the first time looked at us and were not going to see my husband and I bc we didn’t look like we could afford to eat here according to the staff that seated us( it was our wedding anniversary, and was storming to we were wet from parking a ways away…) but bc we were 33 year olds they just assumed we were at the wrong place. It was rude and disrespectful, we asked for a different person. And they were a ton better. But still. You didn’t want to serve us bc we didn’t look like we had money when there was no clue. We eat out at restaurants all the time, and it was just crazy! And then the bathrooms to look that way, just was like...

If you are looking for a made from scratch fettuccine Alfredo sauce, gluten free noodles, with blacken chicken in Chattanooga this is the place to be hands ✋ down. I came to this restaurant because some recommended it to me to try out. If you Google gluten free restaurants in Chattanooga this restaurant doesn't even show up. What? The secret is out! The best fettuccine Alfredo in town right here. The setting is open with two different sections one for a more fine dining and the other is a more free sports bar vibe with TV'S mounted to watch the big game. I took a picture of the patio off the sidewalk with hanging lights, plants, with tables/ bar stools. As I came up to the restaurant it is on the end of a building next to a street. I walked down the sidewalk to see 👀 the bar with TV's a play to hangout with friends/ family cheering on your favorite team. It was filled with wood, metal, plants, hanging lights. Then I came up to the front door on the right to walk in and be greeted by a male server. I see the long bar to my right with TVs. Straight ahead I see dining tables with a large mural of the walnut street Bridge and the other bridge not far from the restaurant. It was pretty neat. To the right of the mural I see wooden boards like paddles. No not spanking or boarding paddles but pizza ones that you use to play in a brick oven fire 🔥. I see only that has a stamp on it established in 2006. So then I knew this restaurant started in 2006. I asked about the restaurant and family to find out there are two other restaurants owned by the same family. Sweet! More places to visit and enjoy. I looked over the menu and most of the menu could be made gluten free but I was in the mood for a good pasta dish. Boy was I surprised when the fettuccine Alfredo with blacken chicken came out. As you can see from the pictures the pasta was delicious and the made from scratch Alfredo sauce was to die for smooth creamy bursting with flavor. The chicken was moist easy to chew with spices. I savored every bite till the end. This it was desert time and the chocolate lava cake was even better than the chicken Alfredo. It was piping hot when it came out with gooey chocolate goods every where with one strawberry sliced up whole. 😋 The atmosphere was pleasant, clean, up scale, but still casual. I would high recommend this restaurant and tell them I sent you. You won't be disappointed. This is a great gluten free options in...

UPDATE: 2nd Visit was really enjoyable. Marinara sauce vastly improved. I've said many times that it is hard to mess up a salad, but harder to make it stand out. These house salads stood out. If you like blue cheese dressing, it's really good and there was not a single piece of wilted or brown greens, excellent produce overall.

Shrimp Scampi pasta and Pasta Casserole both perfect in flavors and presentation. I could recommend either as a solid choice.

Our server was a gem, she was engaging, efficient and perfect.

Improved and recommended. Go enjoy.

First review:

Let me preface this by saying I am a harsh judge of Italian places, because when I was a chef, that was my primary style for 8 years. That said, there is a lot of good things here on the takeaway. Beach bread is a good riff on the classic cheesy garlic bread, have it. The cheese ravioli in alfredo sauce was really good, the sauce was on point. The baked bread that comes with the meal was a real delight, I loved it. Italian Hoagie was very good.

And now the one thing that made me sad. My wife had Chicken Parmesan...and the marinara sauce was so heavily on the burnt side that it was bitter and acidic. Failing on the basic sauce is a bad thing and you should feel bad about it.

Will give this place another try, lots of good flavor profiles but the bad was almost offensive to me. Hopefully it...