Zinicola - Charlotte

Brenda did a great job handling our table. The low score is for the food. The veggie lasagna was a catastrophe. It was STEAMING hot when it came to the table. Thankfully there was so much steam, the heat was recognized and no one got burned. All lasagna dishes are casseroles. This one was like mush. Not edible. The scallops were pretty flavorless, but we took them home because we were certain we could doctor them and make them a meal. Despite this, we will be back because there were so many things on the menu that looked interesting, because the service was great and friendly, and because we just liked the place.

I went on Valentine’s Day and the menu was limited to about 5 options for appetizers, entrees, and desserts. During my visit. 2/5 of each were not even available so you were left paying for a 3 course limited menu with limited options because they informed us when we ordered that they were out of what we wanted to order. After we had gotten our food, we see a group at the bar ordering things that were not on the limited menu. It dampened the experience and left us questioning if we’d ever go back. The service was good though and the wine selection was a wide variety. Not being able to eat what you came there for was a bummer though.

Never been here before, ambiance was very nice! Food was good, but not great. Staff was nice, overall still had an enjoyable night

Went for Valentine’s day. Food was very good and had great service.

My wife and I made our first visit here and we were really blown away by the food! We started off with the calamari and it was excellent and plentiful, my wife had the agnolotti special and I had the lamb chops and both were delicious. The only disappointment was with our server who seemed like a nice guy but was not very attentive, our appetizer arrived before we had the bread he had promised twice blaming it on a language barrier with another employee then during dinner we ordered a second glass of wine and never received it. It did not make for a great dining experience but thankfully the food saved the night. We will definitely return but hopefully with a different server.