Price Guide (average entree): $ bargain - $6 or less, $$ inexpensive - $6 - $12, $$$ moderate $12 - $19, $$$$ expensive - over $19.
Quality Rating: Superb is the highest, considered the very best possible. Notes are qualifiers allowing insight into the reviewer's rating. Disclaimer
| Restaurant: | Zio's | Location: | Independence West of the Big mall |
| Cuisine: | Italian | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | lots of eye candy hanging on the walls |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | always prompt and courteous |
| Favorites: | Spaghetti |
| Comments: | Same good food & service as in Tulsa. Portions are huge. I can't remember the last time I was able to eat it all. We invariably make a second meal from the doggie bag. Go early (before 5:30) or be prepared to wait. |
| Reviewer: | Wayne |
Date: | 7/26/00 |
| Restaurant: | Zio's | Location: | Olathe |
| Cuisine: | Italian | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | South West Pasta, Spinach Pasta and Lasagna |
| Comments: | Zio's is truly the finest Italian restaurant in Kansas City
bar-non, if you like 'spicy' Italian food. If you like bland "Pregosauce" tasting pasta, Zio's is not for you (try Gambucci). Otherwise, I can not say enough good things for the food taste at Zio's. My wife and I have visited many of the Italian restaurants in K.C. and Zio’s is still our favorite. Especially when it come to the bang for the back, there is no better value in K.C. My wife and I are regular customers (at least once a month) of Zio’s since it opened and we have tried most items on the menu and our favorites are listed above. |
| Reviewer: | Wes |
Date: | 7/29/00 |
| Restaurant: | Zio's | Location: | Mur-Len, Olathe |
| Cuisine: | Italian | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | **** superb | Notes: | Very appealing wall decorations |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | Excellent!! Better Than Olive Garden |
| Service: | **** superb | Notes: | Never had better service. |
| Favorites: | Chicken Canneloni |
| Comments: | Zio's has some of the best Italian food KC has to offer. Very affordable and in HUGE portions. Will be back there many times in the future. |
| Reviewer: | Luke |
Date: | 1/3/01 |
| Restaurant: | Zio's | Location: | Strang Line Rd & I-35 |
| Cuisine: | Italian | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Food: | ** very good | Notes: | hot and tasty |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | offered extras without asking |
| Favorites: | Lasagna; Calamari |
| Comments: | I enjoyed Zio's atmosphere and the taste of the food. It was a
long wait, but it was well worth it. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys Italian dining with a decent price tag attached to it. It is for not only couples, but also families.... |
| Reviewer: | John |
Date: | 2/20/01 |
| Restaurant: | Zio's | Location: | Near Independence Center |
| Cuisine: | Italian | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | neat decor |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | great food, huge portions |
| Service: | **** superb | Notes: | never had a bad experience with the service |
| Favorites: | everything I've tried is great!!! |
| Comments: | Great service, great food, great price!!!!
Has Viewmasters for kids, and crayons to color on the butcher paper tablecloth; keeps kids amused while waiting for their food. Great idea! I wish I lived closer so I could go more often!! |
| Reviewer: | Carol |
Date: | 3/22/01 |
| Restaurant: | Zio's | Location: | 119th and Strangline, Olathe |
| Cuisine: | Italian | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | **** superb
| Notes: | |
| Food: | **** superb
| Notes: | |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | Straw and Hay, pizzas, salads, dessert, EVERYTHING |
| Comments: | This is by far the best place in town!!! My husband and I go here quite often and are very satisfied everytime. You get a ton of food for very little money and the service is great!!! We have never had a bad experience there. |
| Reviewer: | Stephanie |
Date: | 7/30/01 |
| Restaurant: | Zio's | Location: | Olathe |
| Cuisine: | Italian | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | spacious, kitchen to the left |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | after we finally got it |
| Service: | poor | Notes: | sloooow |
| Favorites: | |
| Comments: | When we walked in the restaurant I noticed a table that was open but the greeter said we would have to wait about 20 minutes. 30 minutes later, we were seated at that very same table. Service was not great. Salad dressing was gross. After we ordered, we saw people come and go, and come and go again. We had to have waited 30+ minutes for our meal.
Now, pasta doesn't take that long to cook. I was beginning to wonder if
they were back there killing the chicken for my mom's salad. When the
food finally did come, don't get me wrong, it was good, and there was a
lot of it! |
| Reviewer: | Ben |
Date: | 6/28/03 |
| Restaurant: | Zio's | Location: | 119th and Strang Line |
| Cuisine: | Italian | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | A little noisy, but tolerable. |
| Food: | ** very good | Notes: | Hot and Tasty |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | Young, friendly wait staff. |
| Favorites: | Zio seafood trio. |
| Comments: | Very good Italian food, served hot, by friendly people. Portions are large, sauces are very good and there are lots of choices on the menu. |
| Reviewer: | Greg |
Date: | 8/5/03 |
| Restaurant: | Zio's | Location: | Olathe |
| Cuisine: | Italian | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | bustling, slightly noisy family environment |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | PIZZA BREAD!!!!! Trying to find the recipe it was so good |
| Comments: | I went here twice on business trips and it was great, i still dream of the pizza bread and am trying to find the recipe! |
| Reviewer: | Julie |
Date: | 9/28/03 |
| Restaurant: | Zio's | Location: | 39th st. in Independence |
| Cuisine: | Italian | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | **** superb | Notes: | Great Italian food for a great price. love it. |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | It is always hot and fresh |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | One waiter I had a few times and did not like at all. |
| Favorites: | Artichoke spinach pasta and dip, Tiramisu. |
| Comments: | My all time favorite restraunt. I will never get sick of the food. Surroundings are nicely designed. Plus you can draw on the table! I recommend the Tiramisu for coffeeish lovers. And the Tirimisu slide for the more expensive 21 and over desert. |
| Reviewer: | Jennifer |
Date: | 12/28/03 |
| Restaurant: | Zio's | Location: | Independence |
| Cuisine: | Italian | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Food: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | Chicken Fettechini Alfredo |
| Comments: | We took a Church group of around 40 people and they took real good care of us. Everyone was pleased with the food and the service. Thank you Zio's |
| Reviewer: | Clint |
Date: | 5/30/04 |
| Restaurant: | Zio's | Location: | Olathe |
| Cuisine: | Italian | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | Somewhat loud |
| Food: | ** very good | Notes: | Adequate portions |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | Usually friendly and quick |
| Favorites: | Spaghetti |
| Comments: | Good for what it is - Ameri-Italian cuisine. Inexpensive and the portions, while not huge, are worth the price. Has a big leg up on the Olive Garden. |
| Reviewer: | Daryl |
Date: | 3/14/05 |
| Restaurant: | Zio's | Location: | 39th St by the Independence Center |
| Cuisine: | Italian | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | Great Idea with the table covers |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | Large Portions - Always great taste |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | How do they get so good at writing backwards? |
| Favorites: | Tiramisu - But everything I've tried so far is great. |
| Comments: | My wife and I go here for our anniversary every year. They have a great atmosphere and also very family friendly if you want to take the kids. Servers have a great talent of writing their name backwards on the table cover so you can read it. Kind of fun to doodle on the table while you wait(makes you feel like a kid again). Great place to eat, never disappointed. Not sure what the other guy meant when he said they had small portions. He must eat whole chickens for appetizers ... lol |
| Reviewer: | Allen |
Date: | 4/24/05 |
| Restaurant: | Zios | Location: | Independence |
| Cuisine: | Italian | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | upbeat |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | the tortellini is awsome |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | _ |
| Favorites: | Totellini |
| Comments: | A place Where my Dad and I go for my fun. |
| Reviewer: | Nicole |
Date: | 4/25/05 |
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