Fabrocini’s Italian Kitchen

I have been a customer of Fabrocini’s for at least 8 years. Over the last couple years the food has gone from good to horrible. Tonight is an excellent example. My girlfriend and I ordered a Meatball Hero and Chicken Panini to go. We picked up our sandwiches only to find that instead of hero bread, the Panini was on the foccachia table bread the restaurant puts out for dine-​in patrons. The meat ball hero was a complete joke! They just laid some foccachia bread in the bottom of a tin, tossed in a few meatballs, a little sauce and cheese and that was it. To make it worse, both «sandwiches» were ice cold. I complained that the meatball «sandwich» could not be eaten without a knife and fork and the kitchen staff actually laughed at me as though it was some sort of joke. The final blow was that the restaurant charged my credit card a whopping $ 17.33, TWICE! I had to call AMEX to dispute the second charge as the restaurant was conveniently closed when I noticed the double charge. Avoid Fabrocini’s if you’re smart. There are a number of quality Italian restaurants in the Tarzana-​Encino area that actually do a very good job. Fabrocini’s is way past its prime and should consider hanging it up. Two words to sum up: «Never Again.»
This is what passes for a «Meatball Hero» at Fabrocini’s! Are they kidding?

Amazing.
1. The food portions are pretty big and delicious
2. The place feels very homey
3. The service we received was great! Waiters are always on point
4. Both times we’ve been we’ve never waited although they’re busy, I love it!
The only thing is parking sucks, but I mean its Ventura Blvd so it’s expected.

We had baked mostacciloi and baby spinach salad it was tasty and very good, for dessert we had the caramel cheesecake. The service was great, we will come again for sure!

This is for the delivery and their «garlic bread…»
The delivery is okay, but when we order a soda, the person forgets it… it only happens with the males… last time they forgot it, the guy was kind enough to bring two. The old one, and the new one… drank the old one since the ove was starting to melt in the drink. When we got a lady, she remembered to bring the soda in. I waited for the delivery guy to bring a soda… he arrived at 7:00-ish to bring our order, and the time kept going by, no drink… so I decided to go out and get one…
Their «garlic bread» is… dismal…I would much rather make my own… this garlic bread sticks to you… the taste, the smell, the stickiness… it’s not my favorite. I’ve had amazing garlic bread from somewhere and it was to die for. This garlic bread… I can do without. They don’t even have garlic knots… id rather just have their regular bread… which is good… also, their garlic bread is orange…#unnatural
This concludes my update…

Probably the best authentic Italian restaurant around. The food is always fresh and delicious, the service is even better, and the prices are really fair compared to other Italian places. Highly recommend!

The food is fantastic
Richard was Wonderful
The service was fast and perfect
We have been here before
See you all soon
We are having Christmas here
We will be getting the food from
Here
Ciao

I came with my friend to celebrate her birthday in this restaurant but unfortunately I was so disappointed and I felt that her birthday was ruined.
The food wasn’t good, it took so much time to bring us the food we ordered and even after they brought the food to our table my friend didn’t get the pasta she ordered, we called the waiter to tell her that this was not what we ordered and she was talking with us with impatience and didn’t exchange my friend’s pasta. We asked her to call the owner and she didn’t pay attention, in addition both of the pastas we ordered were awful! The service was worst and I definitely won’t come back to this restaurant again and won’t recommend to the people I know to go.
She felt that her birthday was ruined and She could celebrate it in much better place and enjoying our meal.

What an awful experience I just had at this place. As a first time customer and last i have never been so offended and disappointed in my life !
I walked up ordered a meatball sandwich which the waitress stated was amazing and had cheese on it than ordered a 10 inch pizza for my hubby about 1 minute later she says oh wait we are out of bread … WTF do I want it on another type of bread I was completely turned off and bought his pizza and waited for it to be made than it occurred to me I’ve never been here and how terrible that was.
I went up to tell her I was very upset at what happened and the waitress got an attitude and defensive and I assume the manager or owner was next to me opened a mouth to me asking me what do I want from her i said I will never return here and post my review as you are rude is that what you want from customers ???
I think customer service is major and I have been in the field 26 plus years today I experienced a rude waitress and owner /​manager who could careless, it makes me sad they would rather treat you nasty than please you, And correct the wrong not to mention who doesn’t have bread in a Italian restaurant are you kidding me !!!

After a successful interview in the area, my husband and I decided to celebrate. We love Italian food and (as an added bonus) saw that this place offers free drinks with a check-​in on Unilocal.Who doesn’t love Unilocal deals? They’re thoughtful!
In addition to thoughtfulness, there’s plenty to appreciate about this restaurant. The hospitality is amazing. The food is made fresh in a kitchen all patrons can see, and hands down, without a doubt, they make the best pizza in Tarzana.
Expect to pay $ 12 – 20 a dish and $ 15 to split a pizza. The food is Delish!

OMG! The bread they started us off with was incredible. Then our waiter Gene brought out our Calamari. Made fresh bread crumbs with Italian seasoning coated these tender pieces of calamari. Oh so good! Yes it is served with marinara sauce.
Then comes my Veal Parmigiana with pasta. I was expecting some small medallions, but they were nice large pieces of veal covered in marinara sauce and a ton of mozzarella cheese! I was in heaven.
Tina had the Chicken Paringiana with pasta and Alfredo sauce. The sauce was very creamy and rich. So good!
Gene was awesome too!
Fabrocini’s came very highly recommended by my friend’s John and Ellen.
Now I understand why!
The food, portions and service are incredible.
I know we’ll be back.

This is the perfect neighborhood Italian restaurant. It has an open kitchen with a café style dining room. When you arrive you’re served delicious warm bread fresh from the oven. The servers are always welcoming and efficient. You won’t wait long for your food in this place, everyone here is really on their toes!
I love the chop salad, and the Italian dressing is so good you’re going to want to take some home. I highly recommend the chicken Parmesan it’s everyone’s favorite when we come.
This place is perfect for take out too. There’s parking in the back and parking on Ventura Boulevard. I’ve also use the delivery service and they do a great job with that as well! The marinara sauce is delicious whether it’s on pizza or pasta… you can’t go wrong.

Let’s call Fabrociini’s a SOLID 4.5 for the food alone. This place is reminiscent of a neighborhood joint in Little Italy in NYC. It is a small place and certainly not any form of upscale fancy especially being located on Ventura Blvd. No booths or dimly lit lighting, this is a place to satisfy when you are craving home style Italian Everything was tasty, a good value, well prepared and made from scratch
The wait staff is friendly and helpful and the entire place has a homey, cozy feel. Yes you may need to be a tad patient when they are busy, everything is made to order. Kudos for splitting a dish 3 ways without us even asking making sharing so much easier. While you are awaiting your food they are making sure you aren’t going hungry as fresh from the oven bread is immediately sitting in a basket on your table.
What about the food? Mangia, Mangia!
Margarita Pizza– The Mozzarella is the star of this fine pie. It was so well balanced and satisfying. The fresh basil and tomatoes were layered and placed in a perfect compliment to the aforementioned cheese. Salty, savory with some fresh garlic, now that-​sa pizza oh boy!
Caesar Salad — What a fine take on this salad classic. Oh and yes they do add anchovies to the fresh in house made dressing. I am sure you can ask to have it removed but why would you?
Fresh Clam soup in red broth — Insane amounts of fresh clams in every bite, this is a steal of a deal.
Spaghetti with Meatballs. The Marinara is a tiny bit sweet and spicy (upon request) and the
pasta was spot on al dente. The 4 large handmade meatballs were simply perfect, tender well seasoned and oh so delicious.
Oh ya, bonus points for having a corkage fee that is only 5 bucks! Parking is a bit challenging but I managed to find a spot on the street both times. Without a doubt I would return and plan on doing so the very next time I have those Italian food craving pangs.

This place is Tarzana’s best kept secret. Fabrocini’s is very affordable, very good, and has prompt service. I haven’t had a bad item from the menu yet. They’re also a great option for catering.
TIP: Parking on Ventura can be rough. There’s spaces by the backdoor that are almost never available, but there’s a parking lot further back in the alley.