Nado Republic

This is the first Italian restaurant we headed to. We have been there twice and loved it both times! On my first visit I got a plate of spaghetti with spicy marinara and two meatballs. Our waitress was amazingly attentive. She noticed I only got one meatball and had another one ordered right away. The meal was very delicious and the ground beef meatball definitely made it better. They do not give complimentary bread but we ordered a side of bread for 3 dollars and it went so well with our food. On my second visit I ordered a pizza with spicy salami. It was hot and burned my mouth but it tasted so good that I didn't mind. Another pizza ordered was a cheese and ricotta pizza. Their pizza comes on a flat bread full of flavour. I highly recommend this place. They were so accommodating and we walked in both times and were quickly given a table.

Will com back. Good food and a good choice of dishes. I had a salad with arugula, mozarella and prosciutto with cherry tomatoes. My husband tried the funghi pizza and it was a good tasty flavor fluffy pizza. The service excellent from beginning to end. I'll definitely come back and I really recommend it.

We had an a 6:45 reservation and arrived early but with no tables available. It took about 10 min for a table to be ready and we sat outside and under a heat lamp, it was pretty nice. We were told the calamari was already gone, so we got the meatballs as an appetizer, the gorgonzola salad, the Pappardelle Bolognese pasta, and the filet, all to share between the two of us. We ordered a nice bottle of wine as well. The meal started off well, the meatballs were just OK, but the sauce was pretty good. The salad was wonderful, the perfect size to share and it had a lot of great flavors. The cheese and crunchy prosciutto were a great match. The came the waiting, and waiting, and waiting. While we drank and waited almost an hour, the ambiance was nice. The server came over and apologized for the wait as the kitchen had just gotten busy. We said we understood, no problem. Then he offered us some bread. Three pieces of warmed up bread came with oil and vinegar. It was good enough, but not great. Just a few moments later the pasta and steak arrived. The pasta dish was just OK, nothing to write home about, but I'll wow about it here. It wasn't anything special, but it was a good prion size to share, large if you did not share, we did not add any other meats to the pasta either. The steak dish was terrible. 3.5 pieces of asparagus, some fried potatoes, and a steak. The potatoes and asparagus were good, but lacked any real seasoning. We ordered our steak medium rate for the filet, and it arrived so over cooked we didn't eat more than 2 bites each. It wasn't one of those "oh no, it's over cooked but I'm going to eat the whole thing anyways" meals. It was "oh, this is bad, like real bad, no wonder it took so long" kind of meals. We immediately told our server as he tried to sneak by, and all he said was "OK, that looks sort of overcooked, I guess I'll take it off of the bill" nothing else. No courtesy of any kind, or apology, or offer of another steak or anything else, then he just left. So, there we were, no steak, so we asked for the bill after the pasta was complete. I was very surprised to see that the bread we ate offered while we waited was on the bill. $3.00 for the pieces of bread, it wasn't that good. Also, why not mention it. It's icky a few bucks, but why make it weird, ya know? While we finished the wine we got the bill and I paid in cash. Interesting enough, I got the wrong change, it was the perfect ending to a mediocre meal. I would try this place again, maybe, if everything wise was closed, maybe not on a Saturday night though. Take caution. Good luck, don't order the filet. The good: Portion size Cool spot Nice menu The wine The bad: The steak The flavors of other items The long wait The expensive free bread

We had the spaghetti with meatballs, crimini and truffle pizza and focaccia. Everything was perfectly cooked and you can tell a lot intention was placed in the food. The focaccia is so amazing, I will never look at focaccia the same way. My margarita was well balanced. I am vegetarian and the person with me is a meat and taters guy. There are options for both dietary types. The people working there are very kind and helped us with our selections. Beautiful space with diverse indoor and outdoor seating. Lots of green plants and great music.

We dined here with family member on June 5, and it was wonderful! We ordered the lasagna - which was baked to perfection & melted in our mouths! Other family members ate pizza (and shared some slices with us) and the pesto spaghetti which was really amazing! The wait staff was prompt & attentive; and the environment was pleasant. I should have taken pictures .... but. 🙃 Will we be back? Oh, heck YES. And next time we'll try some different dishes!