Il Solito

A very great atmosphere Italian restaurant in the downtown proper area. The pasta dishes were quite tasty, although nothing shocking. The bread was warm and went well with all the dishes. The staff recommended these three dishes and even brought the drinks on the house which was super sweet. The recommendations were great and the atmosphere felt intimate but was still busy and on the louder end. Glad I stopped in to try it out, but I won’t need to go again.

I came for my first time for the Drag’d to Dinner show. I was so happy it was all ages! I brought my kids and we had a BLAST! The staff did great attending to the full room. RJ is awesome! I got shrimp scampi and it was to die for! I was very pleased with the proportion as well. My kids loved their pasta too!

We decided to get a quick bite to eat as we did some Xmas shopping in downtown Pdx. First the service was amazing. Our guy was both the bartender and our server. He was very personable, efficient, and quick witted and made our experience so much better We kinda did a family style thing by sharing the Caesar salad, garlic focaccia (a little salty), and the meatballs. All very good. I think the meatballs were my favorite. Then we finished off with some shrimp scampi. It was cute and it really met our needs. Drop in sometime and check it out for yourself.

Nice place, we all had a good time. Service was good, pleasant atmosphere, nice murmur in the background. The negroni (had two) was yummy. Try the focaccia, so good, the hit of the table. I could eat a bunch of that with a ceasar salad and a glass of wine or whatever. I had lasagna, it was disappointing. All noodles, small sparse meat layer, little bit of home made ricotta, bechamel sauce on top, and an average tomato sauce on the bottom. The main drawback was that it was burned on the bottom and tasted burned (see photo) so I only ate the top of the slice, it was ok, but for $28.00 a la carte, I would not order lasagna there again. Everyone else liked their food. I would give 3.5 stars. Maybe next time I'll order spaghetti and meatballs, it looked good.

The food is good, some of it great. The steak special was a stack of perfectly cooked medium rare slices. There was an extensive wine list. But the best thing about the place was Devon, our server. He recommended items to us and had a great sense of humor. Yes the food was good but we will be back again because of the way we were treated. See you again Devon.

Stayed at the Kimpton and ate here with a friend. We really enjoyed our meal. The focaccia was delicious and the pork belly pasta was to die for. I regretted that we split it. Dessert was also good, but the pasta was the highlight. Our server was friendly and patient with us as we were catching up after not having seen each other in a while. Came for breakfast the next morning. My hubby and I both enjoyed our entrees. It’s typical American breakfast food, but was delicious none the less. I would be happy to eat here again anytime.