Taormina Trattoria

We stopped by this Italian spot and tried a couple of different dishes. The chicken parmigiana was actually quite good, well-prepared and flavorful. However, the buffalo chicken pizza was just decent (they used a lot of tabasco sauce, which gave it a bit of a sour kick that was a little overpowering).

This place is a gem. We had the chicken parm and fried squash blossoms, and they were both out of this world. Perfect cook, golden brown and crispy. The service was absolutely amazing, casual and efficient. Whoever is running this restaurant deserves a medal.

One of the meals came out really well but the food was relatively standard. A little expensive for what it was. The zucchini flowers were okay but a couple were still cold in the middle. The salad had quite a few rotten pieces of lettuce which was offputting. The staff were friendly but it took a while to get the food. Glad to have tried it, it's a great location, would be great if they freshened up.

Marleny our waitress is one if the best waitresses around. She remembers my favorite drink my wive’s and our food. This restaurant is great in all aspects. You should try it and you will get addicted. Bon appetit 😋

A throwback to a time we should really stop revisiting at this point. It's not cute, it's not kitsch - it's just lazy and off-putting now. The decor and atmosphere are depressing and out of character with the surrounding area. The food was bar-level grub quality at best. The sauce is completely lifeless. Shrimp scampi was delivered as a fried dish over starchy, overcooked pasta. All around not an experience worth having. A positive is the pricing, which is very reasonable. Never truer, however, that in this life you do indeed get what you pay for. The place appears to exist for the benefit of a collection of elderly locals and in all honesty, if they like it I love that for them. Let them have their memories. The rest of us have moved on from what's happening here.