Nino's Italian Restaurant

My parents got me hooked on Nino's! Its a quaint, festive Italian restaurant. Its delicious, & the staff always have smiles on their faces and are so helpful. The bus boys are on top of removing empty plates as well, which is refreshing! I love the atmosphere/vibe. I always get the gnocchi with Alfredo sauce which tastes amazing & bursting with flavor! I highly recommend.

Great Italian restaurant and works with large groups. We had 22 people and they let us choose four menu items we wanted to serve along with a choice of soup or salad. Exceptional service!

I truly enjoy writing reviews like this. Nino's makes it easy. The restaurant is in a non-discript plaza that has seen better days. However, don't let that fool you. The restaurant is cozy. The decor is late 80's. I like it. The service was phenomenal. The waitress was excellent and extremely attentive. The house salad was huge. The pasta spirals was a very nice touch. It was a very fresh salad. The servings are giant. You will be taking food home. The meatlovers pasta is mouthwatering. The neck bones are so tender, the meat fell off the bone. Delicious. I could eat a plate of just the bones and I would be happy. The homemade sausage was huge and cooked perfectly. It was spiced perfectly. Whoever is cooking knows exactly what they are doing. The meatball was a little bit too bready but it was still good, not perfect, but very good. The meatsauce is packed with meat. It is savory and not sweet. A nice change. The noodles were cooked just right, not overdone. Then to top it off is homemade cheesecake. This food is right up there or better than what was served in Italy. With the service and food I'm giving it a 10 out of 10.

OMG.. How did we miss this even living in North Ridgeville for nearly 10 years. Very good Italian food. Ambience was next to none. Their Easter decoration was really beautiful. Food was the best part of the whole experience. From starters to the dessert. Everything was perfect. Adding photos of most our items that we ordered. (Except Pistachio Cheese cake with Fig sauce.)

Great experience here, literally always a great experience every time I’m here. You get great tasting traditional Italian food in a very well-set environment. The staff here is always a pleasure to interact with. Always very friendly, always very helpful. I usually always get the chicken Parmesan and house salad when I’m here just because it’s so good. If you’re coming here with 2 people, expect to spend around $60-$70. However, their portion sizes are very large, so make sure to arrive with an empty stomach.

Food was fantastic! Portions are tremendous! Friendly, helpful staff. Will be back! Yum!

Our return to Nino’s after way too long. What great food! Feels like home-cooked meals. We had some tasty pasta, a caprese salad, a most amazing garlic shrimp appetizer and some bread with garlic butter. This was a random Thursday and the place was packed. It seemed like a lot of regulars as the servers knew everyone’s names. Highly recommended

This is the first time my husband and I have eaten here. Their sauce is fantastic! I had the Eggplant Parmesan and it was delicious! Another person with us had the Chicken Piccata. He said it was very good, just too much sauce. The atmosphere is good, nothing fancy. Everything was clean including the bathrooms. We will definitely go back here!

Our return to Nino's after way too long. What great food! Feels like home-cooked meals. We had some tasty pasta, a caprese salad, a most amazing garlic shrimp appetizer and some bread with garlic butter. This was a random Thursday and the place was packed. It seemed like a lot of regulars as the servers knew everyone's names. Highly recommended

I think this is an average food place. I ordered at ninos. Veal parmigiana I've been. Doordashing for a while. But I had a friend pick it up. It is family style. I asked for angel hair but there pasta is still pretty thick. The sauce was mild nothing to go over the top about. Over all it was just decent. Also it had fairly good prices for the food that was served. When I called about the pasta issue. They took to my complaint and resolved the issue.

Service and ambiance were ok .. Food not so good. Ordered veal Parm , it was so well done you couldn't cut thru the breading.. Didn't care for the house spaghetti sauce..

Delicious food. Great atmosphere. HUGE portions. Extremely friendly staff. Was very impressed with Ninos.

The food from start to finish was delicious! The salads are awesome and have a unique twist of adding pasta to them! The pizza and apps are great! We had great service from Heather and she definitely went above and beyond for us! Highly recommend Nino's!!

Very likely the best Italian restaurant in Lorain County. Huge portions you are likely to need a to go box. It's set up to give legit Italian vibes as well.

Great Italian created by Chef Dustin. Large family style plates of pasta, served by great waitresses. I love everything there. Even the side dish of salad is great.

Hubby and I got a gift certificate for here for christmas. We stopped in on Sunday for dinner and we couldn't have been more pleased. The service was great, the food was delicious and the portions are huge. So we definitely had leftovers. We sat on the left side and the restaurant was quiet and played good music. Very cute place, with great food and great service will totally be back!

Phenomenal food, service, and atmosphere. Everything was fresh and delicious, and the ample portions ensured we had leftovers.

During our first visit to Nino's, we were welcomed by friendly, attentive service and a warm, family-owned atmosphere. It felt like enjoying a home-cooked Italian meal with family. I started with a refreshing Prosecco punch and had the Chicken Marsala for dinner, while my husband enjoyed Chicken Parmesan and my son had the Meat Lovers' Pasta. All meals were exceptional. Each entree came with Italian bread, garlic butter, and a choice of soup or salad; my son and I opted for the Italian wedding soup, while my husband had the side salad. For dessert, my husband chose tiramisu, and my son and I shared a delightful lemon ice, the best we've ever had. To our surprise, our server also brought us a complimentary slice of white chocolate cheesecake, which was fantastic. It's always a bonus when a restaurant goes the extra mile like that. The portions were huge and the food was authentic, making Nino's a local gem worth visiting! We will definitely be returning.

Autumn did a fantastic job at service. The food is generous and delicious. Starters and dinner choices for our group included: Nino's Famous Homemade Meatballs, Garlic Bread w/ Cheese, Shrimp Primavera, Chicken Martina, Chicken Parm, and Chicken Alfredo. The soups were delicious, and the salads are very fresh (recommend house dressing ~ delicious). We tried the Cannolis and Triple Layer Chocolate Cake for dessert. The atmosphere is cozy and inviting. Bravo!

Our family loved our meal here. The hostess, waitress, and busboy were extremely friendly and helpful. We recommend the fettuccine Alfredo, the giant meatballs, and the gnocchi. All the dinner sizes were very big, and we have lots of leftovers for tomorrow. The margarita pizza was so good, and the mixed drinks were delicious. We had the Moscato Mule and the strawberry basil drink. We loved the flavoring of the herb butter. The tiramisu was great. The chocolate cake was humongous and delicious. The cannoli were amazing!!

I am very picky when it comes to Italian food. The sauce needs to have depth. Meatballs need taste. Plus you need bread to soak up the sauce...not breadsticks! Nico's checks all the boxes. To top it all off ...Olivia was a fantastic server . Very attentive and a great personality! Not just an order taker. This is my new go to Italian place! It had an old school feel . Loved it!

Always have a great time at Ninos! The family run restaurant is small and intimate but the staff are kind and friendly! The portions are large, as advertised, but worth every bite!

Stopped here on a recommendation from a worker at the Apple Store and I have to say this has to be one of the best Italian family restaurants around. From being greeted on entering to the unbelievable service from our waitress Olivia to the wonderful conversation with Dustin about the family history and how the restaurant became the wonderful place it is because of great food, family and service. The food was outstanding, everything made from scratch (Chicken Parm and chicken marsala are fantastic) on top of the food portions which are unbelievably large, you will have leftovers for sure. The bakery, the white chocolate cheesecake is out of this world, tiramisu is just wow. Most definitely will be back and if you go, make sure to go with an empty stomach.

LOVE your food, but the last few times I've been in the AC clearly not working, your customers notice and it's painful to watch your staff suffering, .just put out the money and get a new HVAC system allready.

Solid Italian on the west side of Cleveland. We sat outside on the patio. Our server wasn't super attentive. In addition our salads came out with our pasta coming out a second later. We felt super rushed. We could have probably been in and out in 30 minutes. Their salads and bread and butter are a little different and really good.

Food: Amazing Service: Awesome Almost everything is made from scratch, in house. I'm so disappointed that I have driven by for years and just wondered how it was. Hidden gem!

Visiting Nino's completed our visits of the quintet of finest Italian restaurants on the West Side, the others being Bruno's, Aldo's, Corleone's and JJ Carloni's. Nino's was recommended to me years ago, but I live much closer to the other 3. Motorcycle season finally making an appearance, I decided I needed a longer trip to get to dinner. I wish I hadn't waited so long to make the trip! The interior of the restaurant may not look all that impressive - but who cares when you're eating some of the best Italian in Northeast Ohio (yes, I've been to Little Italy numerous times)!! Portions were huge - my wife and I may have needed help to finish one dish, let alone the two we ordered. Meals came with either soup or salad, we chose salad. This too, was far beyond the little side salad you normally get with a meal. Giant bowl of iceberg and field greens with pasta and peperoni's on top. Practically a meal in itself. Fresh bread would have been better warm, and was served with garlic butter. Not sure if the bread was house made, but it was very dense. We didn't risk eating more than a slice to try, for fear of filling up. The wife's favorite Italian dish is traditional Lasagna. She received a giant block covered in meat sauce that she rated as "very good". She barely finished 1/2. I ordered the Meat Lover's Pasta, a massive plate of the biggest pork neck bones (twice the size I get from the butcher for my sauce, at least), I've ever seen, an Italian sausage at least 6" long, and a meatball about as big around as a billiard ball. All of this was next to a pile of fresh spaghetti that was perfectly al dente and the entire plate covered in meat sauce. Again, enough to feed 3, in my estimation. Pasta was perfect, the sauce also great - not sweet but not bitter, the density of both the sausage and meatball were a little surprising, a bit firm but excellent flavor. All in all a great meal, fair priced with excellent service. Nino's is now in the rotation of the best Italian around, and we will be back!

The best Italian restaurant in Lorain county. I buy their sauce by the pint and freeze it. I now have the best spaghetti meat and regular sauce for a varlty of dishes.

The food is very good however the wait can be very long and the take out service is very disorganized. There is a chance that you show up to pick up your order and they haven't even received it or begun preparing it.

Not my favorite, even though it came highly recommended. I read the reviews, checked out the menu and decided to call ahead to see if they took reservations for a party of 2. We were assured no reservations were needed, they only accepted for large parties and the wait wouldn't be long. Needless to say we waited almost 2 hours and since it was a Friday night we couldn't get in anywhere else. The service was lacking, it was loud, the food was okay, the tables were crammed way too close to eacother and the smell of ammonia was overwhelming. After speaking with our server about a few issues we ran into they told us it was typical, pack the place and leave 'em hanging,,.not my words. We will not be back.

Been sampling the food at this restaurant for over 25 years. Always a good meal only negative might be the large portions that I can't finish and unfortunately can't bring home as I am an out of town business traveler. If I'm in the Cleveland area I always find the time to stop at Nino's for a meal

Quality food at reasonable price. Always go there after visiting Bass Pro Shops. Service is great excellent and environment is nice.

Excellent recommendations by Jolanda. Huge portions thus more than half left of the entree, but utterly delicious.

The food is very good The service is always top notch Ambiance. I prefer dining outdoor and bringing my small dog. The parking lot needs to be repaved. The parking lot could be dangerous and they should permit dogs on outside dining. For takeout it's great. I won't dine in. I need my support with me. I'm a cancer patient and I have terrible issues with emotions and need my support animal

This truly the very best Italian restaurant in all of northeast Ohio. The blush sauce is the very best. Bread is delicious and fresh. The huge salad is a meal in itself with at least 1/2-1 cup of rotini pasta in it. My daughter in law says the meat balls here are the best! The waitresses are all sweet hearts. Trust me, as a 100% Sicilian, Nino's of North Ridgeville is THE BEST authentic Italian food!

The food is out of this world! They are known for their lasagna and the servings are gigantic!! Seafood dishes are also excellent! Service is excellent and very personal!

Nino's caught our eye when we spotted a "Best of" article in a local Cleveland website. We made plans to go here on a Wednesday evening. We arrived at the restaurant 10 minutes to 5pm on Valentines Day. Decided on an immediate seat at a bar high top. Heather introduced herself and gave us a few minutes with the menu. We ordered the Caprese Salad to start. Entrees were Fettuccine Alfredo with breaded chicken added, and the Blush pasta with cavatelli and two homemade meatballs. The entrees come with your choice of soup or salad. We both elected for the Italian Wedding Soup. Fresh, soft Italian sliced bread with garlic butter also comes with the entrees! The soup came out first, it was delicious! The pasta in the soup was cooked perfectly. The meatballs had great flavor and texture, some people may think they're a little too big. We feel that they were a nice bite size. There was vegetables in both bowls as well! The broth was velvety and flavorful! The caprese salad was lovely. Fresh mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, along with fresh onions and basil. Makes for a nice salad! The balsamic glaze and olive oil complemented the freshness of the salad! The Fettuccine Alfredo with the breaded chicken was impeccable! The sauce was beautifully rich but light at the same time. This sauce competes with any other in the area for best Alfredo sauce around. The breaded chicken was well done! Moist in the middle and tender and paired perfectly with the Alfredo sauce as well! We would go so far as to say, that chicken could be added to any entree and shine! Lastly, the portion was huge; and who doesn't love leftovers! The Blush pasta sauce with cavatelli and homemade meatballs was phenomenal! The blush sauce is a perfect balance of Alfredo and marinara sauce. For those who are wondering if they would enjoy this.. go for it! The homemade meatballs had great flavor but didn't bring the meaty texture that I've come to enjoy from my homemade meatballs. Heather was great during our visit! She even apologized for delays when we perceived none.

Great food, great service! Portion size is huge. You can eat leftovers for days. Nothing more to say but I need 85 characters in order to leave a review.

Our family has been a patron of this special little place for years. It's real, authentic cuisine and the service is always a delight. You would never think a place in a mini strip mall would be this good of a "hidden gem" - but it is !

One of the nicest date night places to go. So many Italian items and so rich and tasty. They are local and have been around l A long time. Call ahead if you have a large group, they are great at family dinners!

The restaurant is amazing and the garlic butter is excellent I have been going here for my whole life

Atmosphere - very nice. The restaurant is located in a very small strip mall and from the outside you would not be impressed in any way. However, the interior is decorated nicely with memorabilia and old pictures of Italian life. The place in divided into two areas and has a combination of booths and table. Overall it is nothing fancy, but welcoming. Service - very good. Our server was attentive and friendly, but not intrusive. She offered helpful advice concerning the menu as well. Food - very good. Here I must point out that my wife and I dined with two other couples. My rating of the food quality is based upon my experience and my wife's experience. I ordered a glass of red wine, the wedding soup and lasagna. The wine was a decent pour. The soup was sub-par at best. It was mostly broth and bland. The lasagna, however, was excellent! The sauce was great and the entree was prepared and baked perfectly. My rating would have been higher, if not for the fact that a couple of our friends found their entrees to be average. A common thread was the fact that their entrees were based on a white (not red) sauce. Value - very good. The prices were reasonable and the portions are huge! In fact, neither my wife nor I were able to finish our entree. We enjoyed the leftovers two days later for dinner and were full. Although the restaurant is 30 minutes away from our home, we absolutely plan to return.

We have been very lucky with finding restaurants in hidden away strip malls and I am almost hesitant to write a review because I want this place to be accessible to me. Lol We were a group of 6 who had made reservations and were quickly seated. I loved the atmosphere, as it had a very Italian feel. Our server was friendly and helpful. We got our drink orders and bread served with a garlic butter. The menu is varied, but I was definitely focused on pasta. I settled on the Meat Lover's Pasta and agreed to share it with my husband who ordered the lasagna. I opted for the wedding soup, but that was a mistake. It had no flavor, and more broth than substance. Others got salad and it was wonderful. That's what I will do next time. Our plates arrived and we were all in shock. The plates were humongous. We certainly could have shared, but now we have meals at home with the leftovers. My meal was so good. It was pasta served with a large sausage link, a large meatball, and a pork neck. The sauce is awesome and I could have just eaten it with a spoon. I was loving mine, but now it was time to hand it over to my husband and try his lasagna. I had thought mine was wonderful, but his lasagna was even better. Prices are very good for the size meal you get. We were way too full for dessert, but they had a nice variety from which to choose. Will be back!!!!

I got very sick at night and the next day. I ordered chicken parm. Also had a small pizza that was terrible. The sauce was very bland, on the parm and spaghetti.

We went here for the first time. It's a place that's been on our radar. The service was good and the restaurant was clean and organized. There is a small outside patio for summer dining - I am unaware if they take restoration first come. The inside seating wasn't the typical restaurant style - a little more like old school church chairs/tables. Not a mark against the restaurant at all. Just doesn't scream "high end". The meals come with a salad or soup. As well as bread service. The meals are incredibly large. I had the Alfredo pasta. I wasn't impressed with the consistency of the sauce. Just wasn't what I expected or normally have had. If I go again I would try something else. Overall, I think if you're looking for a large Italian meal meal, I would recommend trying this place out.

With so many solid Italian options in the area I'd add this to the list. My parents come here regularly and brought us during our last visit home. The inside of the restaurant reminds me of most Italian restaurants in the area. No frills, old school vibe. They offer a mix of booths and tables. The service and value were great. The service was smooth and attentive without a long wait for our food. I couldn't believe how large the portions were for the prices. Italian bread to start was basic, but I liked the garlic butter served with the bread. The Italian Wedding Soup was good and loaded with vegetables and meatballs. Next time I'd probably order the Dinner Salad because it looked delicious with the pasta and pepperoni on top. The Asiago Stuffed Gnocchi with blush sauce was both interesting and delicious. I've never seen asiago stuffed gnocchi on a menu before. The gnocchi was the perfect texture and I liked the taste of the blush sauce. The portion was far too much for me and provided leftovers. My husband had the Veal Parmesan which was even better than my dish. The chicken had a nice breading and the red sauce was delicious.

Love this place. Neighborhood, family owned Italian place. Very traditional Calabrian cuisine. Everything is fantastic here. Started with fried formagio. I ordered the meat lovers pasta. Comes with meatball, Italian sausage and braised pork neck bones. It was huge! And so good. Partner ordered fettuccini with marina, and mushrooms. Her dish was excellent as well. Two entrees was enough food for two meals each, easily. We split the lemon cake for dessert. It exceeded expectations by a long shot. Prices are low when compared to the quality of food and service. Great value.

Been here twice and both times I've had great service great drinks the Manhattan is very good the goo was great staff is very nice and knowledgeable of the menu small place but very comfortable Italian food place

The food was amazing!! I had a great time. Everyone was very friendly. There was a nice gentleman named Jake that was very helpful and caring!!

Really good food! Love their sandwiches and pasta. Very authentic Italian. It's on the pricey side but portions are good.

This is a wonderful, family owned restaurant. I can't say enough about it! Great food, good prices, and attention to customers! I had chicken parm , which came with delicious bread for the table, big salad, and pasta. Very good sauce! My friend had pasta she thought was delicious, big salad, and bread. The owners and servers are so friendly and kind , you feel like one of the family! Ninos has real ambiance, and good music playing too. You can't go wrong here, we love it!

There is a reason this place has been a North Ridgeville landmark for many many years. The food is simply fantastic! The portion sizes are plenty --- make room in your fridge for take home boxes --- and the ambience is wonderful. The service has always been superb. If I could give six stars I would!

Newly remodeled, great update, same great food and service. Authentic Italian in a great intimate atmosphere.

This place was great! The Italian wedding soup was delicious, So was the chicken marsala. You can split a meal for a small fee they give you big portions! They have a nice wine selection, tables are distant and everything was clean. Definitely check this Italian restaurant again. The staff was very friendly.

Nino's is a great restaurant, food is great, you won't go hungry at this restaurant, big portions, friendly staff and overall wonderful experience, They get big crowds so go early....process are reasonable.

Meals were really good. We ordered fried formaggio cheese appetizer which was delicious. The salads were really good, there was a scoop of pasta on top of the greens. We both ordered the chicken parm. The pasta was delicious, but neither of us was crazy about the chicken. Don't get me wrong, it tasted ok but it wasn't crispy and I missed that. It wasn't dry or anything and there was definitely an herb flavor, it just wasn't great. I was stuffed after dinner, but my husband had the Tiramisu and it was delicious. It is a bit pricey here - just be warned.

Excellent food and service! Portions large and staff friendly. Would highly recommend!