Category: | Bakery, Restaurant, |
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Address: | 29941 Aventura Ste I, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA |
Zip code: | 92688 |
Website: | http://www.ciboital.com/ |
Opening hours (Edit) | |
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Monday: | 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
Tuesday: | 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
Wednesday: | 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
Thursday: | 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
Friday: | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
Saturday: | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
Sunday: | Closed |
This took over the old "Neighborhood Grill", which had delicious food and I was sad to see go... BUT Cibo does not disappoint! The portions are a normal size.. don't expect "bucco di beppo" family style portions with lots of leftovers when you order an entree.. and the food is fresh and flavorful. I loved the eggplant bruschetta and the pasta carbonara! If you can handle dessert, I was very happy we chose to get bread pudding !!!
I went for Fat Tuesday to have a cannoli or two ... very good! ... staff was excellent and fun with dry humor ...
Yum!!! A friend and I enjoyed our lunch today - the Carbonara was fabulous & both salads were delicious! Beets & pears, and the Kale salad - so fresh! And the homemade bread . . . Mmm - we will be back to try out all the amazing-looking desserts and cookies.
So I really wanted to love this place. Very few Italian restaurant in our area, fewer Japanese/Chinese Restaurants, (if you know of one respond to this post) and fewer restaurants of diversity. Love not being in the city, I just miss having a choice where to dine without driving 30 minutes. So Cibo, I tried the soups and they don't taste much different from a Grocery store soup in the Deli aisle. The cookies are not homemade, if they are, they need to hire a new baker, because it was made with tons of lard as opposed to butter and it didn't taste fresh. I did enjoy the take-away salads. The Farrow Vegetable and the Apple and Beet salad were pretty tasty. Next week I will try food off the hot menu items. I really would love for this place to succeed. Fingers crossed. :o)