Italian Restaurants Bellevue; Two Of The Best Establishments In Town

By Luigi DeMarco

Bellevue is endowed with a lovely location and a city full of different types of restaurants. Italian cuisine is represented very well with some elegant establishments all the way to pizza joints. Most of these Italian Restaurants Bellevue are very good and you can find either the dishes that are traditional in Italy or American Italian dishes.

You can find a great restaurant called Ristorante Paradiso's on 110th Avenue downtown near the public library and the square. Lunch and dinner is served and they also have a large room to accommodate around seventy guests. In another area they have a dining room for 10 or 15 guests that is private. Andiamo's prides itself on having an exquisite atmosphere with good wine and food at a price most people can afford. The atmosphere is contemporary and the kitchen is open to the dining area. There is parking right outside the door.

Andiamo's has an impressive menu including an Antipasto salad that serves two with prosciutto, salami, bruschetta, vegetables and olives for about fourteen dollars. Other appetizers include bruchetta, smoked salmon, calamari in marinara, a caprese salad of tomatoes, basil and mozzarella and more. Soups are made daily and a bowl costs seven dollars and fifty cents while a cup is six dollars. They have a variety of salads available including the Andiamo salad that consists of an interesting combination of greens, Gorgonzola, eggplant that has been grilled, red bell pepper roasted in a vinaigrette dressing for seven dollars.

Fish is available and depends on what is fresh at the market. The menu has a chicken section offering chicken parmigiana, chicken Marsala, and chicken Piccata all for around 19 dollars each. These dishes are all made with veal as well. There is a lamb dish and fillet Mignon that costs market cost of the day. The pasta section of the menu is magnificent. A signature dish of the restaurant is a Pear and Gorgonzola ravioli that is served with a Gorgonzola walnut sauce and costs around 20 dollars. There are many other pastas on the menu. There are vegetarian dishes that pair pasta with ricotta and mushrooms with different types of sauces from red to white. There is a multitude of pastas made with seafood and many different types of risotto. The prices might be a little more expensive than some restaurants but the cuisine is impeccable and it is worth the little bit of extra money you may spend.

Another great Italian restaurant in Bellevue is Firenzi Ristorante that has been serving the community since 1992. It looks like a traditional Italian building with terracotta floors and stucco walls. The gentleman that owns the restaurant is extremely friendly as is the rest of the staff and many guests come back again and again.

The menu offers many Italian appetizers like Prosciutto with cheese and olives. Bruschetta with olive oil, tomatoes and basil is offered as well. They have a dish made with squid and peas that is served with tomato sauce. Traditional pasta and bean soup or Pasta Fagioli is served here as well. There are many salads from which to choose including the traditional tomato, fresh mozzarella, with basil to a Romaine salad topped with tomatoes and mushrooms. Appetizers will cost anywhere from 7 to 16 dollars.

The pasta offerings are abundant and include all types of pastas that are smothered in many different sauces such as Alfredo, claim, Pesto, tomato, wine sauce, or mushroom sauce and cost around 14 to 25 dollars. This restaurant also has chicken that is stuffed with cheese and ham in a cream or a wine sauce. They have the regular Marsla, Pizzaiola, and Piccata on the menu too. There is lamb, sausage dishes, quail and a multitude of seafood dishes. The entrees run from 14 to 25 dollars. If you have a sweet tooth you can find desserts at this restaurant that will tickle your tongue. Find Firenzi Ristorante near Bellevue square and visit them at lunch or at dinner time.

Bellevue has a few pizza restaurants and other smaller and chain type Italian Restaurants besides the two above. Firenzi and Andiamo�???, ?s are the restaurants that people go to for great Italian food and have very good reviews from customers. There you will feel like you are visiting Italy right in the middle of Bellevue. - 30210

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