Rino's Italian Restaurant: Lorain's Little Italy
Published: Nov 1, 2009
Rino's Italian Restaurant in nearby Lorain is the perfect place for a down-home authentic Italian meal just like your mama used to make. From the homemade pasta sauces to the hand-cut meats, the folks at Rino's are true experts of real Italian food.
The smells of fresh basil and sauteed garlic are sure to fill your nostrils as you enter the main dining room, which is just laid-back enough to be comfortable, but still classy enough to impress your guests. The soft lull of Italian melodies and the glow tabletop of candles provide the perfect atmosphere for a romantic dinner with a lover or a large family celebration.
Much-loved appetizers include fresh calamari with lemon, fried ravioli with marinara, steamed blue mussels and fresh mushrooms sauteed in a white wine and butter sauce.
Whether chicken, veal, beef or seafood tickles your taste bud fancy, Rino's diverse menu is sure to have something delicious that will get your mouth watering in anticipation. House specials like eggplant parmigiana with homemade marinara and fried Lake Erie perch filets set Rino's apart from other run-of-the-mill Italian restaurants.
Be sure to try the veal or chicken piccata, a dish made with tender cuts of meat or poultry with the zest of lemons and capers. Shrimp scampi with angel hair pasta gets a hearty dose of white wine, garlic and Italian herbs and potato gnocchi with vodka sauce are among the customers' favorite menu items.
In addition to Italian specialties, Rino's offers a few other ethnic dishes from other parts of the world. Wiener Shnitzel, a thin, flash-fried veal cutlet with crisp breading and lemon; chicken paprikash with homemade dumplings; cabbage rolls and stuffed green peppers.
More than 60 varietals of imported and domestic wines are available. If you really love wine, you'll love the Velvet Room-- Rino's wine lounge, which is open in the evenings.
For more information, visit the Rino's website.
- by LeeAnn Mullen, Cleveland Reporter for HelloMetro
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