Lunch at The Italiano by Chef Joey

At The Italiano Chef Joey brings us what New Times calls "Italy meets a dash of Vegas". I went to lunch there recently and we started out with some of the best warm bread I have had in a while! It was very hard not to just fill up on that. Then we split the Caesar Salad, Zucchini Blossoms, and the Short Ribs Lasagna, pictured above (10 layers of delish!!). I have posted a copy of their lunch menu below as well as their happy hour menu if some of you would like to stop in for their all day happy hour another time.

From New Times:
Chef Joey Maggiore’s newest creation, The Italiano, has landed in Scottsdale, tucked just past 90th Street and Shea Boulevard. The simple exterior opens up into a wide and airy interior, befitting the ceilings decked out in fluffy clouds and light blue sky that subtly change colors.

Behind the entrance sits a large, bright bar and lounge. The blue and white color palette carries through the restaurant’s decor, even down to the white piano the musician expertly works throughout the night for just the right background music.
Crystal chandeliers hang above the bar and murals depicting Renaissance artwork adorn the back walls. The lounge flows into the dining room and seating beyond with an alfresco feel.

The Italiano is a love letter to the Maggiore family's culinary heritage. Maggiore's father, well-known Valley icon Tomaso Maggiore, left his family's home in Bagheria, Sicily, at age 22 to pursue the American dream. He and his brother Augustino moved to New York before Tomaso moved his family to Arizona in 1976. Throughout his restaurants in the U.S., Tomaso shared the food of his homeland and his son Joey has worked to do the same.

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