Avoli Osteria (Dundee)

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 1:39 pm

rumor on the street is that Dario's will open an italian joint here.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:31 pm

Anonymous wrote:rumor on the street is that Dario's will open an italian joint here.

i hope. Â I hope. Â I hope.

Globochem · Post by **Globochem** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 5:42 am

Dario will be opening an Italian place. Â It will be real Italian. Â Antipasti, primi, secondi, contorni. Â Not red sauce, white sauce pink sauce.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:29 pm

Rice Balls?

nebport5 · Post by **nebport5** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:14 pm

Brad wrote:Rice Balls?

as in sushi? Â Actually reminds me of another Dundee rumor...that the florist shop will become a sushi joint.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 3:07 am

Lol. Â Not arancini. Â Or maybe. Â But Dario wants to focus on Northern Italian. Â Egg yolk enriched pastas, risotto, etc. for primi. Â After spending some time at Marea and Torrisi in NYC, Omaha should expect some pretty outstanding pastas!

Post by **Brad** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 7:13 am

Yes, authentic arancini, or Italian rice balls. Â My wife loves them and can't find any good ones in Omaha. Â When we are in DC in a few weeks we are going to make a special trip up to Baltimore to a place that apparently is famous for their Italian rice balls.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 10:46 am

Avoli Osteria

Dining notes: Dundee place to offer hand-rolled pasta

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130410/G ... lled-pasta

Sarah Baker Hansen World-Herald Staff Writer wrote:Avoli Osteria will take over the space at 5013 Underwood Ave. Agave restaurant was its most recent tenant, and the space also was home to the 1020 and, before that, Trovato's.

Schicke said Avoli will be an Italian restaurant focused on hand-rolled pasta.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 11:06 pm

Was over at the Dell this afternoon and construction work was going on inside the old Agave space today.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 2:45 pm

According to the OWH, this is now open.

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 7:01 pm

Brad wrote:According to the OWH, this is now open.

And you haven't taken your lovely bride out to eat there yet?? Â :lol:

Post by **Brad** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 9:39 pm

Uffda wrote:
Brad wrote:According to the OWH, this is now open.
And you haven't taken your lovely bride out to eat there yet?? :lol:

Not yet.

swgiust · Post by **swgiust** » Fri Jul 26, 2013 7:45 am

Super excited. Going to try tomorrow!!

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Fri Jul 26, 2013 6:45 pm

We will try to get there after they have been open a few months.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 8:19 pm

We ate here tonight and it was excellent! Â All four of us really enjoyed our food! Â We had a steak and 3 different pastas and they were all good! Â Someone else told us it was the best steak in Omaha. Â I couldn't go as far as calling it the best in Omaha, but its sure up there on the list

Beverages were a bit steep, but really good. Â Service and atmosphere was really good too.

ThatGuy · Post by **ThatGuy** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 9:07 pm

Brad wrote:Someone else told us it was the best steak in Omaha.

Doesn't surprise me at all. The best steak I've had in Omaha was cooked sous-vide at Dario's.

Hyok Kim · Post by **Hyok Kim** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 5:49 pm

Brad wrote:We ate here tonight and it was excellent! All four of us really enjoyed our food! We had a steak and 3 different pastas and they were all good! Someone else told us it was the best steak in Omaha. I couldn't go as far as calling it the best in Omaha, but its sure up there on the list

Beverages were a bit steep, but really good. Service and atmosphere was really good too.

Brad wrote:Had dinner with the Family last night and finally made it to the Downtown Vincenzo's. Â Everything was great. Â Huge place but most of it was closed off. Â Food was Great, however I remember larger portions at the 73rd street location.

Was Avoli better than Vincenzo's? Â Â I found Vincenzo's entrees mediocre.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:30 pm

Yes, Avoli was better. Â I also think you quoted a post from a few days ago and compared it to a post I made several years ago. Â While I never had anything bad at at Vincenzo's, it was a long time ago.

Hyok Kim · Post by **Hyok Kim** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 7:09 am

Brad wrote: While I never had anything bad at at Vincenzo's, it was a long time ago.

I guess then you have raised the bar since then.

Post by **Coyote** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 10:34 pm

http://www.avoliosteria.com/

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Sat Oct 05, 2013 7:17 am

We tried Avoli for dinner last night. Â They were packed, now that the Underwood street reconstruction project is winding down.
The food was simply amazing. Â Several dishes were the very best of their genre we had ever eaten. Â Anywhere. Â The menu is small. Â Almost tiny. Â Which might explain why each item is meticulously prepared.
Service was fine. Â The atmosphere is rustic and homy, sort of like a cross between an Italian villa and Brother Sebastian's. Â Lots of chandeliers and marble table tops. Â Dimly lit.
I think it is Omaha's best Italian restaurant, and one of the city's very best restaurants overall.
FYI, you can use the large parking lot behind the restaurant, off California Street, for free parking.