July 19th, 2002 Star Telegram.
THE HITS: Nino's serves up giant slices of hand-tossed New York-style pizza with plentiful, fresh toppings. A slice of ham and pineapple pizza ($2.45) came loaded with huge chunks of smoky ham plus pineapple that was juicy and sweet
.The Nino's salad ($3.50) came with iceberg lettuce, crisp cucumbers, ripe Roma tomatoes, olives and a mountain of mozzarella cheese. The salad was drenched in the house dressing, a very tart, tangy tomato vinaigrette with a hint of heat from cayenne pepper.
The lasagna ($5.50) was tender pasta layered with slabs of ricotta and mozzarella cheeses, smothered in spicy tomato sauce with Italian sausage and piled high with extra mozzarella cheese on top.
During the short wait for our entrees, we munched on crispy fried cheese sticks ($4.99) of creamy mozzarella that left a string from hand to mouth with each bite.
| March 2nd, 2000 Arlington Morning News. |
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Nino's Offers taste of Italy, Big Apple
"... Nino's offers an authentic taste of what could only be guaranteed to get by traveling to the boot-shaped country itself. So if you can't go to Italy or even the Big Apple, go to Nino's it'll be the next best thing"
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" This small pizza and pasta shop is not much to look at, but the food is delightful and reasonably priced. The place sits in a tiny strip center just off Northeast Green Oaks (between Ballpark Way and Highway 360).
Checked red and green gingham oilcloths cover the tables, and there is an additional protective layer of hard plastic. Napkins are paper. The no-frills atmosphere makes what comes from the kitchen an even more pleasant surprise. Fried mushrooms swathed in a tender golden crust are accompanied by a light and zesty marinara. The mushrooms tasted fresh and delightfully earthy. Salads, though made with ordinary iceberg lettuce, were fresh and crisp. Artichoke salad ($4.29), enough for three to share, held lettuce, purple cabbage, black olives (canned), banana peppers and tangy artichoke hearts. Nino's salad was similar ($3.29): lettuce, cabbage, olives, fresh mushrooms and lots of grated mozzarella. Both salads wore just enough zingy red Italian dressing. Chicken Piccanti ($7.99) – a tender chicken breast in a thin, light golden herbed crust – was sauced with butter and parsley accented by a tangy lemon after-bite. The spaghetti that came alongside was nicely "al dente." Pasta combo ($5.99), served in one of those little boat-shaped dishes, was a juicy, gooey trio of lasagna, cannelloni and manicotti. Cheeses were generously portioned, and tomato sauce was lush and tart. The dish was scalding-hot from the oven, a definite plus for us, as we hate to get these dishes lukewarm. Chicken Marsala ($7.99) was a pretty, flattened breast in a rich, golden wine and butter sauce chunked with lots of fresh mushrooms and scallions. More good spaghetti came alongside. Pizzas were sublime. A white and spinach pizza ($11.95 for 16-inch) was richly lavished with Alfredo sauce and melted cheeses over chopped spinach. The dough was golden and chewy on the edges, nicely cooked in the middle. This is one we'd definitely order again. Sicilian pizza ($14.99) could have fed a soccer team with layers of tomato sauce, pepperoni, ham, Italian sausage, black olives, cheeses and fresh mushrooms, bell peppers and onions. It was so fragrant that heads turned across the room when it was brought to the table. Jalapenos, anchovies and extra cheese are available ($1). Cheesecake ($2.25) looked like what you might buy at Sam's, but it was fresh and pretty. Cannoli ($2.25) is so good it may not be legal: The ultra creamy ricotta filling held a few tiny chocolate chips and came wrapped in a crispy, golden crust."
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| 1993 Consumer Business Review |
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"Hey! Pizza lovers! If you haven't tried NINO'S PASTA & Pizza's famous pizza .... then you just don't know what you're missing in taste and mouth watering goodness! ..... "
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| Sep 3rd, 1995 Fort Worth Star - Telegram |
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" .... Although Nino's is hard to find, it's not hard to see why this restaurant been in business for 3 1/2 years "
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Oct 24th, 1997 Forest Oaks Plaza |
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" If you thought only place to get authentic homemade Italian food in a warm and pleasing atmosphere was to go to Rome, it's as far as you thought at Nino's Pizza & Pasta ...."
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