La Forketta Italian Restaurant

Quaint, clean, all around awesome little Italian joint… where you would never expect to find one. This place deserves to be featured on a «best of the best» independent restaurants!
Service was remarkable, food fantastic, atmosphere awesome!

I love this place. I visit very often since they opened a year ago.
Now I make reservation before I go. Good foofd, good price and very clean

Let’s start by saying I know Italian food and this place is top notch. I have been to Italy several times and this place reminds me of many of the Italian restaurants there. Really really wonderful food. You would not expect it going into the restaurant. It’s not fancy. It’s not big. It’s actually small and a bit chaotic at times but omg, the food is fabulous! The prices are amazing for the quality. The server was very nice and very helpful. I asked for a wine recommendation based on my taste and they were spot-​on! If I had one negative it would be that they seemed a little disorganized. But they were pleasant and helpful and if I haven’t already said it, the food was wonderful so I forgive them. I will be dining here again and again.

What a great place for lunch or dinner. It’s a must try. As soon as you sit down, hot, crusty bread is served, mix the the oil and balsamic vinegar, its perfect to soak up with the bread. We started with the Pizza Margherita. It’s a perfect size for an appetizer for two or just an entrée for yourself. A soft yet crispy crust with homemade tomato sauce and mozzarella with the perfect combination of spices. For an entrée, I had the Linguini Seafood, calamari, shrimp, octopus, garlic, stewed tomatoes, parsley and a touch of garlic with al dente homemade linguini. Delicious! Also ordered was the Scaloppine Al Funghi, medallions of pork, porcini mushrooms and a rich white wine sauce with fresh parsley, also a great choice. The chicken parmesan is also a great choice with the homemade tomato sauce and fresh pasta. Beer and wine are available. After dinner, relaxing with espresso and cappuccino, we sampled the many homemade desserts, the Sicilian cannoli, it’s stuffed with rich, creamy, ricotta with chocolate chips and a dusting of powdered sugar, the house made apple tart with mascarpone cream and the tiramisu is wonderful. If you’re looking for an authentic Italian restaurant, look no further. Call and make reservations to ensure a table. Enjoy.

I am going to take one star down after last evening’s visit. Glad to see the place is busy with a lot of Italian speaking people, so the reputation is growing. But the place is still in chaos a year after opening. Servers are totally discombobulated. Our main course arrived before the salad. We ordered one of the daily specials that came smothered in a cream sauce but didn’t have much flavor. Where is the chef we loved so much for the light and flavorful dinner he prepared for us last year?

Absolutely one of the best Italian Restaurants in the area! I am an Italian cook and understand the true cost of putting a plate together as it is done at La Forketta! The quality of food and the professionalism it is prepared with is without a peer. The Octopus, the Pizza, the «sangwiches», the Bolognese, the Tortollini, the fish dishes, the pasta dishes, are prepared with love and the understanding of good quality Italian dishes. Try La Forketta, you won’t forget it and I guarantee you’ll be back!
ciaotebaldi!

My family and I celebrated my birthday on the evening of Dec 7^th at this wonderful little restaurant. Our party of 4 arrived at 9pm and there were several occupied tables. We were seated immediately and only charged a $ 5 total corking fee. We ordered two appetizers that were fresh and yummy and served out quickly. My husband ordered the lasagna and he said it was the best ever. The rest of us ordered pasta dishes and they were all tasty, we even swapped them among ourselves half way through. The Tiramisu for dessert was rich and creamy. I can’t wait to go back. And the prices are very fair and a bargain in my opinion. Our check including tip was only $ 120 for 2 apps, 4 entrees, and 3 desserts. The service was warm and friendly. This is a very small restaurant in an unlikely place but once you are seated you forget that you are in a strip mall. Give it a try! Oh, and and the pizza is heavenly.

Been here again. Great fresh real Italian food. The gnocchis are my favorite. Also tried the apple tart with melted mascarpone and raspberry sauce. The tart was crispy and light. Will be back.

Bread was good with the olive oil and balsamic. The lasagna was tasty and my chicken Parmesan was not bad.

We suggest you make a reservation. This place filled up fast. Everything was very fresh, and the Chicken Parmesan was flavorful. I recommend this restaurant for anyone in the mood for some MAMA cooked Italian food.

Really good chicken parmesan. Dropped in Saturday night. Definitely a family owned business… which has many upsides but a few downsides. Was nice seeing the woman who was the (I’m assuming) owner hug regular customers when they came in. The waiters seemed to be the sons. Not really polished… slow service at times. But overall a good experience. Weird location in a strip mall, but if you’re in the neighborhood, it’s a pretty legit Italian experience.

Very good quaint, family owned restaurant in a off beat, run down strip mall.
We have dined there at least three times, each time enjoying a variety of dishes. Appetizers we sampled included, minestrone soup, (extremely large portion, light tomato base) tasty, with fresh zucchini, carrots, peas, etc. bruschetta was good, typical salad, good, pizza very good.
Lasagna, pasta orecchiette, chicken parm with pasta, all very tasty! Desserts look great, but we never have room to try!
Wine choices could be better, however there were enough choices to satisfy everyone’s taste!
Reasonable prices, good portion size, great wait staff!
Yes, I recommend and will continue to frequent this great little restaurant!

Amazing food. There were six of us. Each ordered something different. All amazing dishes. Authentic Italian. Pasta is probably the best thing here.

I love to find these small hidden gems that have yet to be discovered by the masses. We ordered Bruschetta Italiana, lasagna and chicken parm and all were very good. Service while not perfect was corrected by our server taking care of us in a way that was appreciated. There nonetheless are a few quirks but all in all highly recommend this place.
Note it is in a off beat location but their prices are so low and food so good I would suggest to everyone looking for a new place to try this place.

Located in a strip shopping center in Pompano Beach, La Forketta is a small, intimate jewel of an Italian restaurant. We had arrived hours earlier and we’re looking to Unilocal for help with dining options. Unilocal reviewers again delivered for us big time.
We were warmly greeted and seated by our host Danny. The blackboard specials were clearly visible. Fresh, Fresh Fresh!!! Cannelloni Venezia, a special was light but bursting with flavor. The Scallopini Al Fungi is amazing.
The owners have relocated from Milan. I hope they prosper here. We will be back!

Neighbors had told us the food here was good but O M G I thought I was back in Little Italy!
We seriously could not find fault with any of our choices and were very impressed from the Spaghetti alla Bolognese to the Quattro Formaggio and Margherita personal pizzas to the sliced apple puff pastry and even the bread.
If you enjoy excellent Italian cuisine, be sure to dine here.
A hidden gem!

Located back off the main highway in an aged and faded strip mall loaded with various less than marginal business is La Forketta. Though the location of the restaurant is rather unassuming and its outward appearance somewhat drab, I was very pleasantly surprised when I entered. To the contrary of what one might believe would be the situation from outside appearances, the inside was rather nice. It has good comfortable seating, a certain charm with a nice décor and a most welcoming and pleasant staff. Though they seem to emphasize pizza, which I’ve heard is very good, I was here in hopes having a real somewhat out of the ordinary Italian pasta, and on that count I wasn’t disappointed. When going over the menu I noted a «LINGUINE MARE E MONTI,» which in meaning simply translates to being a pasta of the «sea,» being seafood ingredients, and of the «mountain,» referring to mushrooms done in a cream base sauce. I had recently had this dish at Valentino, one of my favorite Italian restaurants which was very good, though at nearly three times the modest $ 14.00 menu price of Forketta.
I ordered the Linguine Mare e Monte which when served contain good amounts of squid, porcini and other mushroom, light touches of fresh sautéed tomato and garlic blended together in a peppered cream sauce. In one word: delicious, matter of fact some of the most tasty I’ve ever had regardless of price or the fact that it lacked shrimp, clam, octopus, caper or other ingredients that I’ve had at higher priced (read much higher priced) restaurants or use when preparing it myself at home.
Besides this particular dish, their menu has nine other pasta dishes, all of which I found to be of interest, and nine meat and fish dishes, even a «Branzino alla Marinara» consisting of sea bass, olives, capers and potatoes in a tomato base. Also, for soups, a Zuppa di Pesce and a Zuppa di Cipolle, neither of which are all that commonly found around the area or in such small, rather minor restaurants.
Then, for wines, I found the selection unique as well as out of the ordinary of Italian varietals.

First time here. Great new restaurant in Pompano. First arrived, was seated and served bread in a bag, olive oil and parm chesse to dip in. My partner is an exective chef and I enjoy his critiques. It was a bit cold, need to bring a sweater next time.
Bruchetta mozzarella gratin arrived. It was awesome. A little much on the tomatoes. Mozzerella was sparse, but there.
I ordered the Margarita pizza with olives. It was a thicker crust then I had in Italy, but good. A little doughy also.
He ordered the lasagna. The bescamella sauce was tounge pleasing. Homemade pasta and bolognese sauce was delicious.
Ended the meal with the original tiramisu. They were out of their strawberry tiramisu. They make the desserts at the restaurant, and it was delicious.
Just one recommendation, need to work on their people/​serving skills. We went half the meal without water.

Absolutely amazing! I am an Italian American who grew up in an Italian house hold so I am very critical of any Italian food. I ordered the Chicken Parmesan and it comes with a side of penne pasta. I am actually still eating it as I write this. It was so good I had to post this review before I finished my meal!
It might be a bit pricey but it is worth every bite!

New place that has potential for a great restaurant… if they can fix their service problem. Very kind staff and owners, they care about their customers and were extremely apologetic for the service.
The food was good… bread was wonderful but would have been better with some olive oil and fresh cracked black pepper. Salad was good though not dressed enough. We ordered one of the bruschetta starters which we could have done without as we didn’t know it would be one piece of bread and another salad.
Chicken parm was good, four cheese penne was good. Everything served this evening seemed to be a bit on the salty side but was overall quite good. Tiramisu was delicious.
Their prices are very reasonable and on the low end for what they are serving. If they iron out their kinks they could do very well-​and we will be back in a few weeks to try again. I wish them luck.