Dino’s III

This is my go to Italian restaurant. The only reason I’m not giving them five stars is their atmosphere. It’s a small family owned ordeal so it’s comfortable but bland.
I have been here numerous times and have never been disappointed with the food or the service. The chicken piccata should not be missed but I will say that if you don’t eat it right away it can get soggy but it’s still awesome even then. They also have some of the best lasagne and chicken parm around.
The best deal is to get a combination dinner for around $ 16 and you can choose two entrees at a slightly reduced portion size (i.e: 2 pieces of chicken piccata instead of 3) but it still comes with a side of penne, a salad and roll PLUS your other entrée. You cannot eat all this but you’ll try.
Every time.

Two times we have eaten here and I still have nothing bad to say. Food and Service was fast and delicious. Very kind feeling there.

Service was horrible food was overcooked and overpriced. Make the trip to little italy.

9÷23÷2015 We went to Dino’s restaurant, sat at a table in the bar area, gave our order to Kathy, who by her own admission, work there for at least 10 – 15 years and Lucio’s 10 years, So 20 – 25 years experience as a waitress. After only arriving about 10 minutes she hands my drink to me but dumps it all over my brand new silk blouse, new slacks, and soaks my socks with diet soda. She got a rag wiped my chair, part of the table and I took napkins that came with the meal to partially dry my clothes. I work third shift, I just took a shower, and I had only 2 hours until I had to work again. We planned to eat at Dino’s for a week. No time to go any where else for a meal in that area. The she gave me a sink rag to dry my seat. Rude start honestly. Pretty angry. We ordered dinner salads, two drinks and a pizza. $ 34.31 in total. Here comes the bill. Full price. Being she just ruined my clothes, most restaurants have help that get the manager, and make an accommodation for the bad service. Not Kathy, apologized but here’s a full price dinner for both my husband and I. Either the management doesn’t give a crap about their customers or Kathy or both? First, no tip, obviously. Never going there again. My husband started out his first job there in East Cleveland, loyal to that restaurant and other friends and family. We’ll they went out of business in Mentor so far, with service like Kathy gave she will run others away also. Or receipt number is #184 9÷23÷2015 4:36 PM. Kathy get a new job and Owners be on a look out for bad service. It ruins a business. I will be calling the owner. Waited a few days until my rage calms down.
Well the owner a few weeks after this wrote me a very nice letter apologizing, he also paid for our meals and even my new clothes that were damaged. I couldn’t ask for a better response. Obviously he care very much for his business and customers. I am grateful for his response. I will give that restaurant a strong recommendation.

love dino’s. we go there frequently. great food, good service, very accommodating. awesome wedding soup and excellent chicken and veal parm! their pizza is one of the best around! terrific, fresh rolls and great salads with cheese. good dressing too. as far as desserts go, their hoho cake rules! cant compare! love the atmosphere and forgot to mention how good the fried mozz app is!

Very good classic Italian. Almost always too busy to risk stopping in the weekends. When we have stopped, we’ve really enjoyed it! The service is friendly and well paced.

I actually order take out from here all the time and the food is great! I love the Chicken Piccata can’t say enough!

Another drawn out, wonderful Italian experience. the homemade pasta, the sausage and peppers app. I wished I lived next door…

Dino’s is always a stop when I’m in the area. Their meatballs put moms to shame and won’t disappoint. Really big portions so you’ll have plenty of leftovers for a couple meals.

I lost a bet to Carole on the Blue Jackets/​Canucks game the night before so I owed her dinner. I decided on Dino’s cause… well, I wanted Italian & it was close, reasonable and easy. The place was empty for a Saturday night. The only other patrons were the flies. It was annoying so we moved seats 5 times trying to get away from the buggers. We even fed them calamari in a mock diplomacy. But these bugs just wouldn’t give up. Carole got cavatelli & some Italian sausage… not what you’re thinking. Get your mind out of the gutter! This is a respectable joint. But I really think the clientele has gone down since they started serving flies. I’m all for equality for all living things, but some patrons are… well, difficult to the other customers. And how much money do flies actually bring to your business? I’m not in the industry but I would guess it’s not much. Anyways, the waitress was hard at work trying to please us. You can tell how hard this poor lady works at this joint cause her hands look like man hands. My chicken parm was great, but if the clientele doesn’t change I might never come back. And I think Carole is getting tired of my crappy choices in restaurants… at least this time we didn’t end up naked in a basement of some abandoned home…

Went to Dino’s tonight with the family and the in laws. We were sat right away even though we didn’t have reservations and they were fairly busy. Rolls, huge rolls were waiting at our table for us ! The server came over right away and took are drink order. We all new what we wanted and also out our order in. The food came out perfectly cooked and smelled delicious. There sauce is amazing and is one of the best gems on the east side for Italian food. We will go here over Olive Garden and bravo any day

Great little hole in the wall spot. Was the first of a group to arrive for dinner so I parked it at the ample bar space, which is to the left when you walk in. I ordered the house Cabernet and sat next to a lovely couple that highly recommended the chicken piccata as well as the homemade cavatelli. They come here once a week and live about 20 miles away but raved about the quality of food.
The group arrived and we sat in the dining area as opposed to the bar. This side was sparse for a Tuesday night but the bar was fairly full (including booths). I ordered the salmon with the homemade cavatelli. Portions were sizeable and the quality was fairly good. Others in the group ordered the chicken piccata and shrimp scampi. They left with clean plates. The real winner here was the chocolate ho-​ho cake. That is: a light chocolate cake with a riccotta (?) style cream layer at the bottom, topped with chocolate syrup and whipped cream. Delicious. Overall Dino’s is an easy going neighborhood Italian joint where you can expect to clean your plate. Much enjoyed!

Awesome!!! Went here for dinner last night with 13 people. The staff was awesome. The food was great. Chicken parm Monday night special $ 10.95 one meal was enough to feed two. The side salad that comes with dinner mmmmm. The best. This place is great. Real Italian and really really good!

I’m very picky when it comes to my pasta. Growing up Italian, I know when my cavatelli is cooked right and if my sauce is too sweet. This place always gets it right. If you’re looking for real Italian food, you found the right place.

Great old place to eat love love the chicken piccata with red just can’t tell you how good it is it is a must go

Don’t let the negative reviews you see here thwart you from going to Dino’s. You don’t go to Dino’s for a steak sandwich or a fish fry, you go for the Italian food.
Dino’s has the best Italian Wedding Soup, I honestly can’t think of anywhere else that competes. Their sauce is delicious, and any plate with meat (Chicken/​Veal Parm) comes in big helpings. Everything is reasonably priced and the service is personable and welcoming.
One other thing — there’s just something about the dinner rolls. Be sure to ask your waitress for extra, you’ll be needing them!

Love the piccata and the Friday fish fry is the best in town lightly breaded not greasy at all. You can’t beat the combo platters

Had a open face steak sandwich. It was good but part of the reason is I was really hungry as well. But I will give it to them they did a good job getting the steak right. Cole slaw was not bad either. Good for a work lunch.

Decent eat and decent ambiance… think of it as your Granny’s Cottage in Ohio (I wonder how many Wickliffe locals are thinking, «What a FOB!» right now)
Another quick note: I love that historic look of the homes out here. don’t get much of that in So Cali! (FOB)
Okay, so back to the eats. It’s cute that Dino’s has comforting lunch specials that are distinct for each day of the week, but what caught my eye was the steak burger… it was actually one of the few items that appealed to me.
The burger came out quick which is just what you need when you’re on lunch hour. The burger wasn’t the best I’ve had by any means, but the soft buns and provolone cheese made each bite very good.
The fries that accompanied the slab were crisp and salted well.
I ordered a side Cesar but the sauce was more Italian/​Vinaigrette than anything close to cesar.
The iceberg was drenched… SWIMMING in dressing. I didn’t bother asking our server to take it back because she was so sweet and frankly, I’m a baller like that – I make it rain, I make it RAIN!
Anyways, I brushed aside the excess and took a few bites… I finished about 15% of the salad before the ratio of 100:1 dressing: lettuce was unavoidable
All in all Dino’s is a good dining experience ONCE in a while… Despite all the positives in ambiance and service I still wouldn’t prioritize it on my list of must-​eats when I’m in the area.

Wow, where to begin.
We had a reservation for 15. At 7pm, the time of the reservation, all but 4 were there. At 7:15pm, still not knowing who the waitress was, having a drink in hand, or offered any appetizer, the rest of the group arrived. There weren’t enough places at the table for everyone so we moved the 4-​top empty table next to us to accomodate our group. This was when we met the waitress.
Jennifer, the waitress, yelled at our group for moving the table. This was done in front of all of the other diners and was directed at the couple and their two kids. She said the reservation was for only 15… well Jennifer, eleven plus 4 equals 15. After yelling at us and moving the table back, she disappeared again. Still, no drinks, no introduction letting us know she was going to be our waitress… It was actually beyond surreal. Never, ever yell at customers… can you imagine how that made everyone feel. As one who has worked in the industry many years I can tell you she would have been fired on the spot if I was managing.
I ended up going up to the bar to get a beer as she still hadn’t come to our table other than to yell.
Food: Extremely cold steak sandwich. She took it back and came out and said I was right that she felt it and that it was cold. Would she like them to put it back on the grill or make a new one. Well Jennifer, I am glad to know that you didn’t trust me when I said it was cold but then knowing you ‘felt it’ and verified it was cold, why would I want a sandwich that you felt up?
It has been weeks since this occurred and I am still angry over it. I grew up in this area and Dinos had a great reputation. It is too bad this institution for the neighborhood has gone so downhill. Also a note, everytime I went outside for a smoke, the waitresses busser was on her phone smoking cigarettes… somewhat crazy considering it was during peak hours and according to Jennifer they were slammed.
A place is only as good as their worst employee and I would assume I found her otherwise this place couldn’t possibly be in business.