Zio's Italian Kitchen - Oklahoma City

This is my favorite Italian in okc! I love the service and the atmosphere. eating is excellent, not much when waiting, and good quality. in any case one must try!

The restaurant was short-staffed so there was a longer than average wait. We planned to dine-in but we went to the take-out counter instead. Our order was correct, tasty and well presented. I ordered manicotti with a side salad and apple pie. The portions were large. They also threw in a bread and dipping oil.

There were very few people working and only 2 cooks, so there was a long wait. The AC was apparently broken because it felt about 100+ degrees and our ice melted in our waters within minutes. With that being said, our waitress was delightful and the food was delicious. All of the employees worked their butts off to get everyone taken care of and I absolutely commend them for how nice they were, considering the heat. I'm sure they were more miserable in that heat than we were! I even heard a couple other patrons comment on how great the servers were doing.

I've eaten at Zio's a couple times before and it's been a few years since. While in OKC, I decided to have Italian meals so I dropped in this Zio's. From outside, the building looks old and outdated and in need of updating. Once you go inside, the outside does not do it justice. The inside is pretty marvelous and chill. Our hostess took us to the very far back of the restaurant. Which I thought was weird. Once we were seated, our waitress took care of us and got the orders and bring the food happily. Throughout the course of the dining experience, she came over ALOT and asks recurring questions while I had food in my mouth. I don't mind a good attentive waitress but checking on customers while food in mouth or talking, a good thumbs up from a distance would suffice over than walking the distance to us. Not a complaint at all, just advice. Our waitress was excellent. I even left a nice tip. Anyways the food was great, the bread is nice and pepperoni bread appetizer is simply delicious. I didn't have any wine this time as I saved my bladder for a beer later. Don't let the outside fool you, just come on inside and enjoy a meal. The building appearance alone decided for me to give a 4 star rating.

Solid concept, but just missed the mark. The dough has some decent flavor but the amount of sauce used on the pizza was way to much. This pizza only needs about half the amount of sauce that was put on it. Also it seems the oven temp isn't quite right as the cheese on the pizza had barely started to melt but the undercrust was cooked pretty good. Too much sauce too much moisture, the pizza was floppy.