D'Amico's Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15224-2034
Phone: (412) 682-2523
- Hours:
- Daily 11am-11pm
Editorial Review for D'Amico's Place – by Ernessa Carter
The Scene
Located in Bloomfield, D'Amico's is just one of the restaurants that gives the area its international feel. The front of D'Amico's is a bar where people from around the neighborhood come to laugh and drink, but walk through to the back and find a family restaurant.
The Menu
A lot of love went into this menu, which features pasta and even salad dressing "made on the premises." The ingredients that go into the food is all authentic which is evident when it goes into your mouth. Most people will find any entrée on the menu beyond delicious. The shrimp pasta (the waiter's suggestion) is garlicky without being too pungent, filling but not heavy. However, watch out for the cannolis, which are stuffed with a lumpy trail mix ricotta concoction as opposed to the smooth sweet filling most Americans are used to.
The Service More Italian family than an Olive Garden commercial, when you're here, you're treated like one of the clan. With service that is super-friendly (but slow as your grandmother), the diner is quickly made to feel at home.
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Insider Tips
Portion SizeOne of the few restaurants in Pittsburgh whose portions that aren't too big, aren't too small, but just right. The meals are filling, but leave you with enough room for dessert.
Family FunStarted fifteen years ago by husband and wife, Frank and Gilda D'Amico, the restaurant is still family-owned and family run. Don't forget to say hi to Frank, who can often be found behind the bar, serving up drinks and chatting up customers.
User Reviews for D'Amico's Place
05/04/2008 Posted by wineandcheese2
I just read the two negative reviews on here of D'Amico's and I had to laugh because these two wet dishrags clearly don't know what to expect from Pittsburgh's Little Italy. This is not the town of pretentious wine lists and putrid concoctions of high-end veggies with long tedious stories of how a recipe was saved and passed down from the old country . This is Pittsburgh where the attention is on comfort and carbohydrates. I love D'Amico's, my fave Italian Restaurant in Bloomfield. The waitstaff is super-friendly and down to earth, and the food delivers everything one could want from rich, delicious Italian food. This is the kind of artery clogging and yet awesome food that my grandmother used to heap on my plate when I would visit. The Angel hair with ricotta, prosciutto and spinach is TO DIE 4. And I love the meatballs and the homemade dressing, especially the very garlicy house Italian. My boss says whenever he is sick he orders D'Amico's spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread and goes and picks it up to take home. Indeed, when he had back surgery, this is the meal he requested. I don't blame him. In fact, most people I know sight this place as their fave Italian place in the burgh. Some people are happier with something chicer and less authentic, but if you're not uptight and appreciate things for what they are, you will love this place.
Pros: FOOD,SERVICE, COMFORT
Cons: THIS IS NOT ITALIAN NOUVEAU
07/16/2007 Posted by arlee2020
Before I went to D'Amico's I read the reviews online (like always) and they said that it was an average italian restaurant. And that is exactly what it was. Nothing special, just average. I got the gnocchis, which in my opion was the best part of the meal. It comes with wedding soup, a salad, and the entree. The wedding soup was ok, the salad was typical (but the homemade ranch was delicious!), and the gnocchis and red sauce were good. The atmosphere was a family-style, family-run restaurant complete with its own staff of older women who have been working there for 50 years. Our waitress wasn't the most pleasant. I asked if the meat sauce was extremely meaty and she gave me "its meat sauce honey". Overall it was just an average meal. I probably would not go back again.
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