Cibo’s Restaurant

Welcome to Cibo’s «fine» Italian dining, in the «Spaghetti Capital of the World», Waynesburg, Ohio. (I know some Italians who may take exception with that claim)
I have eaten at Cibo’s three times, not because I wanted to, but because I had this place forced on me as a location for family birthday parties.
Ciao’s sign boasts as being «fine dining», I’ve eaten at fine dining Italian restaurants and this place is about as far from fine as you can get.
Upon arriving at Cibo’s I was presented with a basket of their «famous» homemade dinner rolls. The rolls were cold, bland & tasted of nothing.
When My waitress arrived I asked her at what times the risotto is served. (most fine dining Italian restaurants serve risotto at the top and bottom of each hour) my waitress had no idea what risotto even was. (my dreams of fine Italian dining were dwindling quickly) So for my main I ordered another classic Italian specialty, veal parmesan. What arrived was disappointing once again. The veal patty was one of those shaped, breaded & frozen portions that I can get from any wholesale distributor like Gordon Food Service (GFS) or others. Since our party was quite large I looked around the table and noticed that the popcorn shrimp, the chicken tenders, the chicken parmesan, the cheese sticks, the crab cakes, and the calamari. All of these items seemed to be of the same wholesale distributor quality. My wife ordered salmon and a salad. The salad was just a bunch of iceberg lettuce thrown on a plate and drown in sliced canned olives. The grilled (frozen) salmon was dry, unseasoned, and tasteless.
This place may have been the standard for Italian dining in the 1980’s but the menu is dated, all of the way down to the red pepper and canned parmesan cheese shakers on the table.
In the restaurant business, you move with the times, or the times move you.
I believe the american palate has become more sophisticated over the years and has come to expect more out of a «fine» dining experience, but that would be hard to tell from the clientele I saw at Cibo’s. I think they would have been happy with replacing the tables with a pig trough, filled with spaghetti and garnished with a couple of dead dogs.
When I think of FINE Italian dining I think of FRESH! Even a chain restaurant like Carrabba’s is way closer to fine dining than Cibo’s. There I can expect freshly cut herbs in my extra virgin olive oil that is used as a dip for my FRESH HOT bread, Parmigiano-​Reggiano cheese is freshly grated at the table and the lobster ravioli is so thin delicate it makes you want to cry!
I have had hospital cafeteria food that was better than this place. On a recent visit to a hospital I was shocked to see that they had a exhibition cooking station where food was being cooked fresh and to order. (maybe Cibo’s should pay them a visit and get some pointers.)
Judging by all of the 4 & 5 stars this place gets, I guess most of the people are content with mass quantities of low priced crap.

Chicken breast in chicken parm seemed as though it was from a bag of prepackaged breaded chicken breast. It was thick not thin and pounded out like true chicken parm should be. Sauce was decent as was the service.

Cibos is a good authentic Italian restaurant and always satisfies. My particular favorite is the lasagna, however everything else I have tried there has been good as well. I would either recommend the lasanga or spaghetti. Oh an you MUST try a meat ball!!!

I grew up in Waynesburg and Cibo’s still has my favorite Italian ever. Also their house salad dressing is very tasty! It’s a neat atmosphere, as it used to be a theater. Great for large groups, as they have a lot of table-​size variety. Mid-​range prices, $ 10-​$ 15 for an meal. Each time I go back to Waynesburg, I always get take out ravioli, half cheese/​half meat. Definitely check it out if you’re going through! It’s delicious.

I have been here twice while visiting my best friend over the last few years and both times I left feeling full and happy with a doggy bag in hand (which says a lot for me.) You definitely get your moneys worth here. Soooo much seriously delicious food. As a New Yorker I am fairly picky with my Italian food but Cibo’s has it going on! I can’t wait to visit again. The server was also very friendly and attentive.

First time here even though I only live about 15 minutes away. The décor of the place had kept me from trying it but I finally sucked it up and went. I’m very glad that I did. It’s hard to find fresh made alfredo sauce but Cibo’s definitely delivers. My dining partners had the chicken parmesan and spaghetti. Everyone was very happy with both the service and the food. If you’re in the area, stop by. Don’t let the bad décor fool you, this place is worth the trip.

I’ve eaten a regular rigatoni with meatball from Cibos every Sunday (when I’m in town) since junior high (I’m 35) and I’ve never tried anything else on the menu. On «all you can eat» rigatoni days (Fridays), I can easily put away three plates. It’s been mentioned in other reviews, but the sauce here is amazing & very addicting. I’m convinced this is what draws so many locals back every weekend. We «lika da sauce.» Great service, a unique setting, great homemade rolls and «you can still taste them 4 hours later» meatballs. The only thing that could make this place better is if they picked up the building and moved it to Magnolia. Just kidding, Waynesburg.

It was my first time here and the food and service was outstanding. Very laid back and fun. Will be going back for sure.

Since we were visiting hubby’s family in the area, hubby wanted to come here. I immediately liked the mom and pop feel of this place. (although the ceiling needs a little something to break up the vastness.)
Well priced for what you get. The dinner salad was basic, no frills. I had the lasagna and it was good. It was filling and I even had some left over. The gnocci was homemade and tasty. The red sauce seems to be what they are known for. It was very good and I wish I had sonedor the rolls. I thought that the rolls were a little on the dry side. I would have liked to have warned rolls and melted butter brushed on them.
If we are in the area, I hope that we can stop by again. It was delicious and filling for a decent price.

Let me preface this review by saying I’ve eaten my way through Little Italy in Cleveland. I like to find independently run, no frills Italian eateries. And Cibo’s is one of them. Located in a converted old theater, it’s almost awkward at how large the place is and how poor the acoustics are. Inexpensive – definitely. Daily specials. I am a light eater so I opted for a side dish of rigatoni and a meatball. I believe the pasta is homemade (the regular spaghetti definitely looked homemade). Now here comes the goocher… yes, I said goocher. The red sauce. I am a red sauce snob. And I have to say Cibo’s red sauce is pretty damn good. If I have to chin it up against other restaurant sauces I’d say it’s up there with the sauce at Nido Italia and Dolce Vita and it’s every bit as good (or better) than Mid’s or La Gra’s sauce in a bottle. Fast and efficient service. Again, no frills. Just down-​home people serving up some pretty darn good Italian grub.

I happened to be in Waynesburg for a funeral and arrived early, at lunchtime. This restaurant is about your only choice around here, but it’s good. It is in an old theatre, which makes for odd table set up and décor. I had the lasagna special, under $ 10 for a huge piece, salad (not too memorable) and good bread. The lasagna was very good, plenty of cheese and sauce. There are good standard italian choices and reasonable prices. The waitress was friendly and a bit overwhelmed, but tried her best. She got me in and out in about 40 minutes, and my stomach didn’t growl during the service…