Open Now and Actually Good
Plenty of restaurants in Orlando are open right now. The question is whether they are any good. A lot of what is open near I-Drive and the tourist corridor is chains, fast food, and places that get by on foot traffic rather than quality. Ciao Italia Ristorante is different. We have been at 6149 Westwood Blvd since 1991. The Navarra family still runs the kitchen. The pasta is still handmade every day. And with over 4,000 reviews and 9 awards, we have been proving it for over 35 years.
Being open is the easy part. Being consistently good while being open 7 nights a week is the hard part. Our kitchen treats a Tuesday night the same as a Saturday night. The Fettuccine Alfredo is tossed fresh. The Risotto Pescatore is made to order with shrimp, mussels, clams, and calamari. The Pappardelle with Wild Boar ragu simmers the same way it has for decades. You do not survive 35 years in the restaurant business by coasting.
Why People Keep Coming Back
There is a reason we have over 4,000 reviews and people drive past a dozen other restaurants to get here. The food is real. Not assembled from a bag, not microwaved, not sitting under a heat lamp. Every plate is cooked to order by people who know what they are doing. The Veal Piccata is light and bright with lemon and capers. The Pollo Marsala is rich and tender. The Sacchetti pasta is handmade and filled in house. You can taste the difference, and that is why people come back every time they are in Orlando.
We also make it easy. Free self-parking at the restaurant. Walk-ins welcome every night. No booking apps required, no surcharges, no minimum spend. Just walk in, sit down, and eat food that was made the right way.
