Scarpino's Classic Italian

Reviews

• AL

  Allison Lowe

  1 day ago
  5.0
  Could not be more impressed with our time at Scarpino’s. Faith was quite frankly the best server that I’ve had in a long time. Also extremely impressed with the chef, who came out to us personally to apologize for not spacing our food out properly, and also the manager who signaled our server to give us 50% off of our bill for any inconvenience that the timing on the food may have caused. Side note, everything we ordered was fantastic. Spinach, bean, sausage appetizer, gluten free pizza, and osso bucco were all delicious. We were not expecting the level of service or quality of good that we received. Will definitely be back to try the other delicious things on the menu.
• JM

  Jason Mullis

  1 day ago
  5.0
  We always have a great meal here. Hansel was our server and is the best server they have. He is always so attentive and never misses an anything. I had the Chicken Parm and my husband had the eggplant parm. We shared a bottle of Riesling which was great. The complimentary garlic knots were perfect. From start to finish this place is a must do if you really like classic Italian dishes.
• RN

  Robert Negron

  1 day ago
  3.0
  Great Expectations. A slippery slope that can go both ways. Today at Scarpino's, disappointment was the end game. There were flaws exposed that were unfortunate but avoidable. The service was great, the ambiance during the day is bland, the view out of my window stark and dry. A night time setting should vastly improve the general vibe. Parking is free, plentiful and close. Located on Van Dyke near the highway overpass in a strip center. I came for lunch to try out an interesting menu. I ordered the Fried Zucchini with Marinara, the Carpaccio de Filetto and the Cacio de Pepe for Two as my meal. The Zucchini came first and they were delicious. Hot and tasty bites that went very well with the marinara. Oddly enough they turned out to be the star of the show, the best part of the meal. The Montepulciano by the glass was excellent. The Beef Capaccio was a disaster. The beef was frozen, stuck together, tough to cut with a knife and extremely difficult to put on the bread. The bread completely shattered with the first bite so that you had to eat the beef with a fork, pile the greens, cheese, capers and arugula on with your hands using the bread as a crouton. So, execution is an issue. 4 hours later at home it was absolutely delicious, but inedible real time at the table during lunch. By the way, it is the servers responsibility to make and serve this dish. What the heck are they thinking? A close up picture shows how the beef outer layer is frozen and discolored. Maybe serve this on a warm plate?? Give it time to thaw? Well, time for the main event, tableside Caccio de Pepe with the pasta mixed in a cheese wheel. Looks great!! But also many flaws, especially at lunch. The whole process from when the server exits the kitchen with your bowl of cooked pasta to when you stick a fork in it is 5 to 6 minutes of pomp and circumstance. Everybody likes the show but in the end I was eating a bowl of bland and barely warm pasta. By the 3rd bite it was cold. Flaws. The cheese block was so cold that the scraping of the cheese was time consuming and difficult. Using Everclear imparts no flavor. We all know it's cognac, brandy or even grappa. They need to shorten the length of time your pasta sits waiting in a cold metal bowl during the process. Maybe some type of final touch or topping on the finished dish for flavor and presentation. I took mine home, added some seasoning to make it better. Unfortunate that I had to buy 2 servings of this dish. Last was the Cappuccino Mousse Pie. That was fantastic! Great textures and flavors, a gastro treat. There are a lot of interesting dishes on the menu and I would like to try their pizza. A return despite the issues is probable. It was a bad day and maybe we learned something. Certain dishes are not best suited for lunch and might need extra attention to be properly executed.
• SB

  Sara B

  2 days ago
  3.0
  The presentation was really cool and our server was great! I got the Chicken Alla Vodka, but the pasta unfortunately wasn’t giving what it was supposed to give. It seemed a little overcooked and was splitting apart which was a little disappointing because the dish itself sounded so good. Also, can we PLEASE get some dressing on the Caesar salad? 😭 That salad was begging for hydration. Cute spot, great server, just a couple things that could use a little more love
• AB

  Andrey Belov

  Aug 27, 2026
  2.0
  You be the judge. We went here 3 times since opening, yet experience was never the best and seemed to have degraded over time. Pasta was overcooked and lacked flavor. Seems to have been pre-maid and re-heated. Salads were okay, Publix style. Pizzas had good dough and crust while toppings tasted odd - old or low quality. Overall, pizzas did not taste good. Drinks had strong chlorine taste (each time we ended up ordering bottled alternatives instead). It took them 15 minutes to get the server to our table (nearly empty place). It took another 15 minutes to bring 2 pieces of cold old bread? - what is the point? The rest of the food came shortly after as expected. Place smells like fast food...you don't realize it untill you leave. Oh well...