Oggi Ristorante

Really good.
All reviews 4 and 5 stars are accurate
Come and try the home made pastas.

We LOVE Oggi! It took us a long time to discover this little hidden gem 20 minutes down the road from us! It is officially our new favorite Italian place around the Cleveland area! Carmella is so sweet, and one hell of a cook! My husband had the osso bucco and I had the shrimp on our first visit. Since then we’ve tried other pasta dishes, and everything was wonderful! Everything is so fresh and real. All are cooked to order, which gives you time to enjoy the plentiful bread basket, complete with real foccacia bread. Carmella also makes her own limoncello, which of course we need to have at the end of each meal. The desserts are heavenly as well. The cannoli will make your eyes roll back in your head! Lauren at the bar serves up the best drinks, and is a sweet young gal. We always arrive a bit before our reservation to enjoy a cocktail (or two) before we are seated. Looking forward to visiting again next month with good friends!

This place is amazing! From the minute you walk in the door, the atmosphere is so relaxing. The best music is piped in creating the stage for a nice relaxing romantic dinner. I started with the shrimp Diablo tonight and I must say the presentation was outta this world! Almost too pretty to eat! I had the manicotti for my main course… What a treat! Homemade crepes that literally melt in your mouth! Make sure you order the limoncello! It’s homemade too! I can’t say enough great things about this place … From the food to the atmosphere to the service staff !! Five stars such a classy place!

Ahhh, so this was a bit of a disappointment. The Wife and I had been looking forward to coming to this place for some time now, drawn by the great Unilocal reviews and so we checked it out last night, making reservations beforehand. It is located on one of the ends of a strip mall. When we came inside, there was no one at the wait desk, though there were waitresses around, so we stood for about a minute or so waiting before someone noticed us and came out.
They brought us into one of the rooms on the side at a table for two in a darker corner where there was a light burned out in the ceiling. There were other tables available– I’m not sure why they chose to place us there. At least they lit a candle so we could have some light.
Our waitress took our orders, calamari for our appetizer and then pork ossobuco and the seafood pasta dish. We requested that they switch the linguini from the pasta with some of the home made fettuccine that we had read so much about, which they did without complaint. After about 15 minutes, she brought out some bread and butter. The bread, especially the foccacia was freshly made and delicious, though my wife thought the butter had a bit of an off flavor to it. I didn’t mind it.
The calamari was ok– thickly sliced, it was pretty chewy compared to what we are used to. Had a nice crust on it and the aioli was tasty– appreciated how the banana peppers offset some of the richness of it. I like the calamari at Cantine, down the street, better.
Our meals took a really long time to get to us. There was another set of guests seated next to us arrived about 15 minutes after us. They were nearly immediately given some of the bread, even before they had ordered, which struck us as a little strange, and they were halfway through with their entrees before ours even got to us. I also noted that the waitress offered to shave additional cheese on top of their pasta but didn’t do the same for us. It was a little bit strange to be treated so differently. It would have been nice to have the fact that it was taking so long to be acknowledged by the waitstaff.
The pork ossobuco was ok. The risotto was well flavored but underdone– you could taste the grit of the granules of rice as you chewed. The pork was slightly overcooked but had pretty good flavor. It would have been more passable if there was more sauce or gravy on it to cover up some of the dryness. The seafood pasta was also ok– the home made pasta seemed a bit soft and flabby, I know that it’s not going to be al dente if its made fresh, but I expected at least some bounce. I wonder if it had been sauced beforehand but then sat around while the ossobuco was finished and so became soggy. The seafood was a reasonable portion and tasted fresh, though they weren’t the best scallops.
We decided to give dessert a try, since we figured that given our experience, we might not come back to this place. Cannoli was what we settled on and it was definitely the highlight of the evening. Two crisp and well filled cannoli’s came out, with pistachio and chocolate chips on them. For $ 6, they are a bargain– probably the best cannoli’s that we’ve had, and we are not usually cannoli people. Very smooth delicious filling.
Ultimately, though there were some bright spots in our meal, our experience at this restaurant was disappointing. We probably will not come back, unless it is to get take out cannoli’s, if it is possible to do that.

Cute place with a nice interior. Went here for a date night with my boyfriend and we were both happy with our food. The bread is unique and really good. Overall, our food was very very good, but portions were a little small. Waitress was very very nice and attentive! I would certainly go back!

Extremely disfunctional. No manager. Servers are overwhelmed. Bar is dirty. Meatballs were not hot. Tall blonde bartender looked like she was on crack. Had to ask for water. Had to ask for cheese. Complete mayhem.

I went to Oggi with two friends. We sat on the patio on a beautiful fall evening. We each ordered a salad (apple walnut looked wonderful), I had the grilled romaine salad and it was very good. Our bread was forgotten until our entrees came out and then produced once we reminded the waitress. The bread was wonderful, Italian and a foccacia, served with olive oil herb mixture for dipping. For our entrees we all ordered the Mahi mahi. It was a generously sized piece, although overcooked and dry. It was served over a wonderful selection of vegetables and they gladly sustituted homemade pasta for the potatoes it was supposed to come with. The side of pasta and sauce was very good and left me wishing I would have just gotten a pasta dish rather than the dry $ 26.00−28.00 mahi. Dessert offerings were slim: cannoli, crème Brule or chocolate gelato. We all opted for the cannoli. It was very good but small. I would visit again but stick with the Italian specialties on the menu that have been perfected. Don’t rule it out… I went due to so many rave reviews on Unilocal… there are good things here.

Great food, great service. Zuchini blossoms (from the owners garden!) were awsome and the home made pasta was seriously so good. We had lasagna and manacoti and loved both, as well as our waitress! Very much recommended. A little gem I never would have tried without Unilocal,thank you!

Outstanding dining experience! Truly authentic italian cuisine. Who doesn’t love homemade pasta and great sauce? Oggi’s is a hidden gem in Broadview Hts we have lived here for 12 years and we have never gone until now we have truly been missing out on excellent food. I had fettuccine with prosciutto it was fresh, light and very satisfying I also had a summer salad with very simple ingredients the vinaigrette really made it tasty and savory. I recommend you visit Carmella if for no other reason the bread!!!

Our monthly dinner group of 8 had dinner on a week night. We had several bottles of wine, which were reasonably priced. I had the Osso Bucco and my wife had angel hair pasta and chicken parmigiano. Both were absolutely delicious. The service was excellent and the pace for dinner was perfect. Carmella the owner and chef came to our table to say hello and was very gracious. Outstanding dinner experience!

Love this place! The food is outstanding! Homemade pasta. I had the chicken parmesan and it was delicious! Carmella came out of the kitchen and talked to all of us. What a wonderful lady! We will definitely be back. Next time I’m saving room for dessert! :-)

I’m giving this place five stars because while I’m sure there are better places around nothing compares to Oggi for the dollar value with respect to the quality and quantity of food. I had the reasonably priced special of salmon over vegetables. Very healthy and a very large piece of perfectly grilled salmon. The vegetables included perfectly ripe avocado slices. I recommend this highly and found it to be a much better food value than any other Italian place for miles around.

Nice locally-​owned place. The chef Carmella grows some of the ingredients in her own backyard, then brings them in to put into your dish. She is awesome. Straight from Italy, her and her staff will make sure you are taken care of. I suggest the lamb shank, it’s my favorite thing on the menu. (But honestly it’s all good)
They offer cooking classes, so I have been in the kitchen and it’s spotless! The class was really fun, just get into it and get your hands dirty. My family and I had a great time!
My parents threw my 5^th anniversary party here and it was wonderful! They have 2 semi-​private rooms for dinner parties. Since it is locally owned just negotiate everything with the person that owns it and it will be fantastic! Every guest had nothing but good things to say.
My family comes here in a regular basis and you should too :)

Wow, how did I miss this restaurant for so long? Great Italian food right in my backyard and I totally missed out. So that is what Carmella, the owner and chef told me, after our wonderful meal in her restaurant!
She was right, I should have been dining in her restaurant from day one. Homemade pasta, real cannoli, homemade limoncello, it doesn’t get any better than this.
I know, things are only real if they are in the city, but seriously, Carmella is cooking honest Italian food with fresh ingredients, right in the middle of Broadview Hts! Give this place a try, it is wonderful.
I had the Osso Bucco – tender, flavorful, it was delicious. My wife had the scallops, served with a spicy corn ragu and crispy polenta cakes – it was one of the best scallop dishes she ever ate.
Then for dessert, cannoli and limoncello. Carmella’s limoncello was different than most, it was creamy but still high proof. But the cannoli, I swear my Nonna is still alive and making the shells in Carmella’s Cucina. Crispy shells with a fluffy Riccota filling – it’s just how I remember it.

This might be my favorite Italian in the Midwest! Always fresh homegrown ingredients, homemade pasta, the best veal, salads and soups. I could go on and on! My parents go at least three times a week and whenever I am in town from LA, we have to go at least once. We love Carmela, Lauren and the entire staff who make it feel like home. Love Oggi!

I visited Oggi on Friday, 10/​3, as part of a large group. While the food was excellent, and clearly homemade, an otherwise lovely experience was marred by sub-​par service. We were split into two tables. The table at which I was seated had been given only one menu to share. However, this wasn’t a problem because we were seated approximately 30 minutes before our drink orders were taken. So we had plenty of time for the menu to make its rounds. Unfortunately, when everyone else was served their drink, my glass of wine was forgotten. It took me several minutes to get the attention of the server. I finally got my wine, however due to their earlier delay I only had one glass, when I otherwise would have had two.
I had the lasagna, preceded by the grilled romaine salad, and followed by the cassata cake. The lasagna was superb, although portioned much smaller than you’d get at most other restaurants in the area. The noodles would never have been mistaken for boxed, or the sauce jarred. Both were very, very good and fresh. The only other time I’ve had lasagna that compared was in Tuscany. The grilled romaine was a nice change from a standard caesar salad. The cassata cake was very good, but not the best that I’ve ever had. We were offered two types of bread — foccacia and italian. When the first round was brought out, the piece of foccacia that I took was cold in the center. That was disappointing. Also, they were beyond very skimpy with the butter. There was barely enough for one person, and yet it was supposed to serve four.
This is a lovely looking restaurant, with a superior lasanga. I wanted to give it two stars based on the service and the fact that we had no say over the automatic 18% gratuity, which was absolutely not deserved. However, the quality of the entrée, even in such a small portion, swayed me to three stars. I can’t imagine that I will ever visit there again as it’s far from my home. However, if the opportunity arose to go with one or two other people, it wasn’t so awful that I wouldn’t give it another try.

Excellent food and service! I’m not sure why a previous review said the portions were small, the portions were more than adequate. This is not Golden Corral. This is fine dining. The prices are what you would expect from a fine dining restaurant. Also, I saw no evidence of uncleanliness the place was immaculate from top to bottom.

One our favorite restaurants… Carmella is simply amazing. In the summer, you must try the Zucchini blossoms, they are heaven. We’ve been there many times over the last 8+ years and have never had a bad meal. If this restaurant were anywhere else, it would be reservation only.

One of best ACTUAL HOMEMADE Italian in the Cleveland area. Carmella makes the sauce, noodles, desserts etc herself. I can’t honestly think of anything on the menu that isnt delighful. The prices are reasonable. You must try the specials and homade desserts. I must warn you, if you are on a time limit, you may want to come another time when you have time to spare.
Lastly– they have happy hour on drinks and appetizers!

Surprised this place doesn’t have better reviews. My corporate office used to be located nearby this restaurant and I made a point to eat here during every business trip to Cleveland. I have lived in NYC and Dallas and can tell you that this owner puts a lot of love into her homemade pasta! She uses fresh produce out of her own garden to create her dishes. Get the mushroom ravioli!!! Hands down! They seriously melt in your mouth. I could eat two portions if not one would judge me for it! My only critique would be that service could have been more consistent. Sometimes good. Sometimes not so much.