Andiamo Ristorante is such an interesting place because you would NEVER expect to get truly delicious and delicate Italian cuisine at a restaurant in a strip center - especially one "in the shopping center behind the Jack In The Box" (that's a quote from their website).
And yet, you do indeed get some amazing food at Andiamo. I drank a couple of glasses of Refosco (a new varietal for me) and had some truly incredible mushroom ravioli (more artistically named: Ravioli Ripieni ai Funghi).
If you've never made it to Andiamo, it deserves your serious consideration. It's one of the few restaurants in Austin where I can drop $100 and not begrudge them a single cent. Maybe that's because I'm cheap, or maybe it's because too many restaurants think they're "all that" when - really, they aren't. Regardless, you can't go wrong at Andiamo.
There was one young woman there on Friday night who worried me just a bit. She sat at her table for quite a while, waiting for her date. Once he finally showed up, he spent a lot of time looking at his smart phone and CLEARLY did not appreciate her. So...if a sweet 20-something (maybe 30-something) with dark brown curly hair happens to be reading this blog...take it from someone older and wiser - you can do better, girl. Guys like that aren't worth your time.
And yet, you do indeed get some amazing food at Andiamo. I drank a couple of glasses of Refosco (a new varietal for me) and had some truly incredible mushroom ravioli (more artistically named: Ravioli Ripieni ai Funghi).
If you've never made it to Andiamo, it deserves your serious consideration. It's one of the few restaurants in Austin where I can drop $100 and not begrudge them a single cent. Maybe that's because I'm cheap, or maybe it's because too many restaurants think they're "all that" when - really, they aren't. Regardless, you can't go wrong at Andiamo.
There was one young woman there on Friday night who worried me just a bit. She sat at her table for quite a while, waiting for her date. Once he finally showed up, he spent a lot of time looking at his smart phone and CLEARLY did not appreciate her. So...if a sweet 20-something (maybe 30-something) with dark brown curly hair happens to be reading this blog...take it from someone older and wiser - you can do better, girl. Guys like that aren't worth your time.
