Italica — Restaurant in Miami

First off…outstanding service by waitstaff and manager on site who kindly came to our table to ask us if the music was to loud and when does that ever happen, here evidently. That’s enough to give them a nice review. I met with friends here for HH which I have to be honest, needs some work. We tried 4 out of the 5 food items and really only one stood out enough to order again, the Arancini.

We wanted to try the pies since after all pizza is one of their specialties and were not disappointed at all. We tried the Tartufata and the Mortadella E Carciofi and both equally delish for different reasons. You can’t go wrong with mushrooms and black truffle on the Tartufata and the mortadella with pistachio and pesto on the Mortadella pie. Both made in an electronic brick like oven, I couldn’t tell the difference between a real brick oven or this one here. The crust was just as good but the dough was perfectly cooked and the toppings were just incredibly delightful. My fiends went bananas over the cheesecake so much they ordered two so I guess it’s a must try.

The spritz are only $5 all day on Wednesday and they have at least 6 diferente options although my and my friend’s gave was the IL Floreale made with Sake. As far as waitstaff, they were all most personable but Agustin was the best, most delightful waiter at all times. I’d say go for the $5 Spritz on Wednesday but opt for the regular menu unless they change the HH menu a little bit. Overall it was a wonderful evening with friends and delish food for...

Friends, brunch, bottomless mimosa, and DOGGIES!! Oh my what Fun!

Yesterday, meet friends for Sunday Brunch and this place was great. It was great space indoors and out. They had some amazing live music, and the food was so good. We ordered a bunch of different things and all shared to get a taste of it all. We had Cotto E Funghi pizza, the healthy Mediterranean bowl, the Caprese Grilled Cheese, the Steak & Eggs, make sure to get the fried fingerling potatoes. They have the MOST IMPORTANT BRUNCH MUST HAVE in Miami… BOTTOMLESS MISOSAS for $25!! And they have juices to select from I stuck with the pineapple. Also, they have BOTTOMLESS Aperol Sprit for $25 if you like them one of the guys said those were great too.

There was a large group there eating and we thought that was going to affect the service but it did not the manager came by to check on our table make sure everything was good.

And the best part of all PUPPIES!!! It happened to be their first dog brunch and it was amazing to see a dog friendly spot in Midtown area. We asked the manager, and she told us they are very dog friendly so this is going to become our go to spot in the area. And hopefully they continue to do the dog brunches. Can’t wait to be back with our fur kids for...

This restaurant has always caught my eye due to the beautiful yet simple decor of their bar, being on display from the outside. The many bottles of Aperol are not only inviting, but also make for a lovely and inviting visual.

I walked in on an early Monday afternoon and there weren't many patrons in the restaurant so I had the choice of whatever seating I wanted. I chose a high top in the bar area.

It happened to be happy hour time so I went ahead and ordered a Malbec off that menu instead of an Aperol spritz, and it almost felt sacrilegious to do so being surrounded by all those beautiful orange bottles of Aperol. However, it was a more fitting choice due it being the only chilly night in Miami. My friend and I decided to order two appetizers (shrimp and the arancini) off the happy hour menu and the Margherita pizza.

The pizza was delicious, loved the sauce! Probably one of the best pizza's I've had in Miami. And the dessert was divine!!! We ordered the tiramisu...it comes deconstructed and the waitstaff basically prepared it for us as she served it. And although that absolutely adds to the experience the dish itself was spectacular, light and not overwhelming...