North Italia

AMAZING food, AMAZING service, AMAZING spot, BEST restaurant in Austin, hands down. Had to wait an hour and a half after putting our names on the list but the wait is well worth it. I usually just shop around the Domain and they call you as soon as your table is ready!

This may be in a chain in a mall but I think it is one of the best restaurants in Austin. Beet salad –fab! My salmon was perfection. Strozzatrepi soon good. The desserts — dark chocolate tart & affogato were so good. Of course a couple of classic negronis didn’t hurt. Wait people completely professional. This is really a great place!

My brother and sister in law came in town from San Fransisco and we took them on a double date here. Everyone was super impressed. We ordered a couple of pizzas and pasta dishes and ate family style, definitely the way to go. The patio had great ceiling heaters and even being on the open edge of the patio we were comfortable.

Very tasty food I have yet to get a dish I didn’t enjoy. The service is mostly solid however on occasion you’ll get the new server who is lost but that’s to be expected. They have an AWESOME happy hour. Let me say again, awesome! I highly recommend the $ 20 board and wine you won’t be disappointed and no need to thank me. The sangria is also pretty solid! My other favorites are the grilled artichoke and sucks chips!!! Yum! This is a great date night spot but since it’s small it tends to fill up quickly.

Made reservations tonight at open table. There was a choice of 5:15pm or 8:45pm. I don’t enjoy eating late so we went with 5:15pm. We got there closer to 5 and they seated us right away in the outside but heated/​inside area with a booth. It was less noisy and so we didn’t seem to mind Cz the place was packed. Overall experience: we were happy we had a gift card here and won’t be going back.
It’s definitely located in a great spot but the food wasn’t good enough for me to go again. We ordered the zucca chips, they were okay but so oily, the chicken parm, calamari appetizer, and Caesar salad with shrimp.
The chicken parm came with rigatoni but it was like half sized rigatoni which should’ve been called mezzi rigatoni. I guess I didnt realize the pasta was in a buttery oily cream sauce. I thought it would be with a marinara and cheese type sauce. The pasta was not al dente either, so that was disappointing. The chicken parm had like cheese burnt on the bottom of it which did not give it a very good taste. (Not sure if they’re trying to be different or if it was just burnt). The other items we got were nothing special; just ok. Place is overrated. Still looking for an authentic Italian place… happy I’ll be going back to NY soon.

Our favorite favorite favorite place in the Domain. The food is delicious and the service fantastic.
At lunch I love the Tuscan Chicken Sandwich or grilled Chicken Sandwich. Salads are great and you can add chicken or salmon. And you can not go wrong with a pizza.
Great bar with a great range of wines, ask for the extended list. Great cocktails. Only thing that my hubby wishes they had was draft beer… he is a beer guy.

If you’re sick of the same old chain food they serve around the weirdness of Austin then you definitely need to try North. I had the most delicious kale salad that I would crawl through barbed wire to steal the recipe! We also shared a plate of spinach tortellini that was the best meal that I have had in three years! It had a kind of New York /​SoHo atmosphere too and it wasn’t full of college kids or match dot com dates. My man friend and I had the most romantic dinner there accompanied by a superb meal. Finally found my true North.

The food is so good but the bread should all be thrown in the garbage… It’s so shitty, I wouldn’t feed it to an animal.
If you are the manager of the restaurant reading this– stop service that awful bread, it’s seriously the worst in the league and kills the vibe.
Either 1) outsource the bread to someone who can make it or 2) give up on it
The rest of the menu was good, service was good and I loved it… If you don’t need or eat bread, you will love it here.
Minus a star for the worst bread in Austin

North Italia has something really awesome going on and it is their happy hour. I have dined here a half of a dozen times and all but once was during happy hour. Note that happy hour does change sometimes but I am a fan of the current happy hour. First things first if you plan to dine in for happy hour which is Monday-​Thursday from 3pm-​6pm make sure to arrive early. The addition of the patio that is covered in the cooler months has added ample more seating.
North has a great wine selection and all bottles of wine are half off during HH. Additional wine specials include $ 4 house wines and $ 16 carafes of house wine. In addition you can take advantage of the bottle & board HH special which get you either a bottle of red or white wine paired with your choice of wood fired pizza, bruschetta or chef’s board for a mere $ 20. Note that beers and sangria are also $ 4 during HH.
On our most recent visit I dined with a friend who is vegetarian and we opted for splitting a margherita pizza which is $ 8 (hh price) and a delicious bottle of cabernet wine which was $ 20 with the discount. $ 15/​pp plus tip and complimentary chewy bread and whipped butter is not shabby.

I’m updating this review because I am completely impressed with the the lengths North has gone to in terms of winning back as a fan and a customer. I do love this restaurant and want nothing more than to see it succeed. I believe it will and have nothing but respect for how they handle constructive criticism.

We ventured out to North last for a second shot and they totally blew us away. The manager greeted me and thanked us for coming back out, and out waitress was incredibly attentive, helpful, and friendly.
I tried the Apple Bourbon Punch cocktail which tasted like a spiced apple cider, not too strong and sweet enough.
For an appetizer we decided to try the grilled artichoke because frankly, I’ve never had one that didn’t come out of a can. I had no idea how to eat it so our waitress told us about the process of peeling the leaves off individually. I don’t know why I waited my whole life to eat them like this, it was amazing. You get three halves, which I wolfed down before you could even utter the word artichoke, and then I took a portion of my bf’s… because I got greedy and they were delicious. I would order this again in a heartbeat.
For dinner we each got a pizza and put two different toppings on each, something no one had told us before! So I tried their funghi/​daily special and my bf had the prosciutto/​the pig. The pizzas were crispy, and cheesy, and oh-​so-​good. I’m typing this as I happily munch on dinner leftovers.
For dessert we couldn’t decide what we wanted, I was leaning towards the olive oil cake but my bf wanted the salted caramel budino. So we settled on the budino, but then our waitress brought us both and said it was on them. Both were delicious, but I gotta say my bf was right in picking the budino. On. Point.
We felt so welcomed and everything about the service and food was wonderful, you can bet we’ll be back!

It’s not that place you want to go to for a quiet and relaxing meal; Instead it is noisy and crowded. The fact that there is but one restroom is kind of crazy for a place that can have as much as a 45-​minute wait at lunchtime.
The food is tasty, but the portions are very small. They try to get around this by stuffing you with bread and various appetizers.
I much prefer the ambience of Maggiones in the Domain to North, but the food at North is much more daring and less mainstream than anywhere else. Eh, three stars for me.

The ambiance was fun and industrial and cool. Great bartender – my friend and I sat at the bar for lunch. We split a salad and sandwich and I had a Fireman’s #4.
The seasonal salad with Brussels sprouts, farro, cheddar cheese, butternut squash, pistachio was so delicious.
The grilled chicken sandwich with apricot mostardo was also delicious.

Absolutely amazing ! Went here for lunch today and totally loved it. Started with an exquisite mimosa, my boyfriend had a peroni beer. Our server was sweet and the atmosphere was crowded but relaxed. For lunch I ordered a grilled chicken sandwich and a salad on the side. My boyfriend had the chicken salad sandwich minus olives and potatoes on the side. We enjoyed both very much. Half way through our meal i ordered a spritz made with prosecco which was extraordinary ! Overall I had just a lovely time here I cannot wait to go again ! Highly recommend trying this place out !

So I know five stars means amazing in the Unilocal world and beauty is in the eye of the beholder so here is my reason for the full five. As a young culinary professional I was in search of a job close to home and so happened to land one at North straight out of culinary school. I was put in charge of the grill and sandwich making including grilled appetizers and what not. Anyway I came to realize after working in a couple other professional kitchens that north is legit as hell as far as professionalism.
First of all if your a stickler for cleanliness and hate dirty kitchens I was pleased to find out my first day that North does what is called a line check and sweep every 30 min. Meaning everyone cooking stops for a min or two so they can wash their hands and sanitize the work area around them. This is overseen by either the sous chef or manager directly and is taken seriously. Now cooking in a lot of other kitchens while in school I’ll tell you I wish this was mandatory everywhere cause there are some serious cesspools of filth out there and you’d never know!
Next reason North is great I was told when being hired that they will literally do whatever it takes to make the customer happy. This includes making you a dish that isn’t even on the menu as long as it is in the Italian realm of food. They will take your contact info ask you for a time to come in the next day that suits your schedule and they will have it prepared especially for you! Even if they don’t have the ingredients they will go out of the way and buy them for your dish. Tell me what other restaurant will do that cause I need to really know, this blew my mind. The head chef sous chefs and management are an awesome group of genuine people and seriously want to please their customers.
The food isn’t bad and I’ll say every place has its off day but for the most part they make all their bread and pasta daily as well as weigh out there meats every morning and make all their sauces from scratch. I truly believe for the price it’s one of the best places to grab some decent food and be totally satisfied. I no longer work at north so this isn’t me trying to sell this place or be bias. I just know if your at the domain give it a try if your in the mood for some «espicy meatballs !!!»

With so many choices in the Domain, I’m glad I ended up here. The atmosphere of this restaurant was great and I knew my meal was going to be just as good. Be sure to make reservations, otherwise expect to wait.
For the table, we started with meatballs, calamari, mussels and garlic bread. All were outstanding, but my favorite was definitely the mussels. I could have eaten the entire bowl if i didn’t have to share, but I’m glad I didn’t because my main course was even better. I had the squid ink pasta and my goodness was that some of the best squid ink pasta I’ve ever had. Everything about it was just perfection — the taste, the texture, how fresh it was, the combination of everything. I just couldn’t get enough, but my stomach said no more because it would have exploded at the table.
Too full for dessert, I had to pass on that, but I would have eaten another bowl of pasta for dessert if I could. If you’re looking for a fun place to grab some food, with a group or a date, this place is it. Still a very nice restaurant, you’ll also have that casual and laid back feel. Great service, delicious food and great prices. The next time I’m back in Austin, you better believe I’m coming back here!

This was my first dinner time here this place will quickly become one of my favorite restaurants in Austin absolutely fabulous Italian food, excellent service .we had the Bolognese and the Strozzapreit, and shared a Tuscan kale salad, Delish!

Update: Since my first time here, I have now returned 2 more times almost a year a part and every meal has been better than the last. If you love fresh, high quality Italian. Seek this joint out.
Was taken here with some locals. Absolutely loved it. We sat outside. In fact I arrived late so I never even walked inside the restaurant as I joined right at our waiting table as I arrived.
Outdoor sitting on a brisk fall day was perfect for our table of 6. Plenty of good conversation and people watching at the busy Domain district.
Service and Food were top notch. I broke tradition being a Paleo eater and decided to try the locally made pasta. If I’m going to go off plan it better be for good reason and in this case it absolutely was. You can tell fresh and the meatball and pasta delivered Italian freshness in spades.
Zucchini chips were as delicious and addictive as ever other review suggested, assuming you love saltiness, which I do.
Will return next time I’m in town.

This place has become one of my favorite restaurants in Austin. The location is great while you can walk around, shop and listen to live music if the wait is long.
Everything’s I’ve had here is good, I kid you not. The lunch menus is equally as perfect as the dinner. I always get the chefs board no matter what, I highlyyyy recommend it to share. The wine selection is amazing.
Indoor and outdoor seating. Dog friendly, and good for groups or dates.
Love love love this place.

I love this place! It has been the restaurant of choice for many fond leisurely meals.
I have been to this locations dozens of times. Cannot think why its taken so long to write a review?!?
Location is perfect for casual, celebratory, date night or just because you can. The interior is industrial chic and I love the patio on the few occasions I could handle Austin heat.
The food is consistently good, yes there has been one or two non perfect dishes, the wait staff picked up on our displeasure and addressed it well. I LOVE the Strozzapreti, Arancini, Spaghetti Meatballs (meatballs on the side for someone else to indulge) and I tend to be pretty full by dessert so go with the affogato. YUM!!!