Che Fico Parco Menlo
Restaurant · Menlo Park ·
Upscale Italian eatery with mushroom pizza & vongole en crosta
Upscale Italian eatery with mushroom pizza & vongole en crosta
"For a leisurely Italian meal with a Negroni that can fix any derailed week or elevate a routine date night, there’s Che Fico Parco Menlo. This location of theItalian mini-chain has the same solid housemade pasta and pies you can expect from their other Bay Area spots. The patio is an oasis of greenery that is the perfect backdrop for a noodle-heavy dinner. Try the casoncelli—tender, thin pasta packages of luscious crab in a buttery, lemony sauce, or the radiatori in a just-spicy-enough vodka sauce. The blistered, charred-crust woodfired pizzas are excellent, especially the Genoa, with fava leaf, buttery green olives, and spicy honey. Walk-ins are easy on weekdays, but aim for a reservation on weekends." - gabi moskowitz
"For a leisurely Italian meal with an all-healing negroni that can fix any derailed week or elevate a routine date night, there’s Che Fico’s Parco Menlo. The Italian mini-chain has locations throughout the Bay Area, and this one, just like others has solid housemade pasta and pies. The patio is an oasis of greenery that is the perfect backdrop for a noodle-heavy dinner. Try the casonchelli–tender, thin pasta packages of luscious crab in a buttery, lemony sauce, or the radiatori in a just-spicy-enough vodka sauce. The blistered, charred-crust woodfired pizzas are excellent–especially the Genoa, with fava leaf, buttery green olives, and spicy honey. Walk-ins are easy on weekdays, but aim for a reservation on weekends." - julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez, gabi moskowitz
"For a leisurely Italian meal with an all-healing negroni that can fix any derailed week or elevate a routine date night, there’s Che Fico’s Parco Menlo. The Italian mini-chain has locations throughout the Bay Area, and this one, just like others has solid housemade pasta and pies. The patio is an oasis of greenery that is the perfect backdrop for a noodle-heavy dinner. Try the casonchelli–tender, thin pasta packages of luscious crab in a buttery, lemony sauce, or the radiatori in a just-spicy-enough vodka sauce. The blistered, charred-crust woodfired pizzas are excellent–especially the Genoa, with fava leaf, buttery green olives, and spicy honey. Walk-ins are easy on weekdays, but aim for a reservation on weekends." - Gabi Moskowitz
"Chef David Nayfeld is inviting a line-up of accomplished chefs to his restaurant Che Fico for the dinner series, “Che Fico and Friends,” that kicks off this August. The series will take place at both the restaurant’s Menlo Park and San Francisco locations — further details can be found on the website. Notable names so far include Danielle Alvarez of the Sydney Opera House, Chad Colby of LA’s Antico Nuovo, and Hillary Sterling of Ci Siamo in New York." - Justine Jones
"The change comes as Che Fico expands in two big ways in Menlo Park, at Chase Center, and after the business’s second location, Che Fico Alimentari, cut its prices by 20 percent last year." - Paolo Bicchieri