il Modo

Four stars? Yeah, no. Came here on a very busy Ft. Worth weekend because every other joint was jam packed for brunch. Seated immediately. Food, service and general experience was absolutely great. Five stars plus ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐+

I’ve eaten at iL Modo twice now. The first time, I ordered the steak with asparagus. They were fantastic! The steak was cooked perfectly! The second time I ordered the rigatoni and it was tasty! The staff are friendly and sincerely care about taking good care of their guests. I look forward to eating here again.

I went to il Modo last night with my partner to celebrate my birthday. We got there right as they opened, and the staff was ready to greet us (and even remembered it was my birthday from my reservation) we had 2 appetizers, 2 entrees, many different drinks, and a dessert and everything was amazing. The burrata was especially exceptional. I cannot recommend this place enough for your next special occasion or showing some friends and family the best what downtown Fort Worth has to offer.

We stayed at the Kimpton Harper Hotel when we visited this restaurant. Unfortunately we never made dinner reservations, but they offer a killer breakfast to get your day started. The toast is incredible! I recommend the Mimosa Flight! The staff was friendly and we really enjoyed our early mornings here.

THE SHORT:
Pristine: beautiful and very clean.
Great service- from arrival to departure. Server Brandon and Manager Christine were amazing.
Incredible Food: everything we ate was great- so was everything we drank!
Impeccable experience, Highly Recommend

THE DETAILS
We came here Tuesday, Aug 24th to celebrate our anniversary. We had to scramble and made the reservation a little last minute as our original plan (reservation at Capital Grille) fell through- the restaurant was rented in whole and we got bounced.

Upon arrival, we were greeted by an incredibly friendly young lady (Christine) who had clearly gone to great lengths to make the night extra special. There were flowers at our table and also a card signed by the whole staff working that night. I would have been impressed in any circumstance, but having made the reservation last minute, It was that much more remarkable.

Our server, Brandon was truly top notch! He gave us plenty of attention without being interruptive and was a ninja with water and drink refills. He was knowledgable about the menu and was able to give us great recommendations.

The food was SO GOOD! I am a chef, and in addition to my husband and I, another chef lives at our house. We eat well- and I am generally difficult to impress- this was a truly exceptional food experience. The meatballs were easily the best I’ve ever had. We also ordered the Burrata which was simple and paired really well the with fruit mostarda it came with. We shared a kale salad (which was huge)- Im not always a fan of kale but this salad was well prepared and the perfect precursor to our delicious entrees. My husband had the risotto- which was easily as good as mine (and I make a stellar risotto) and which enjoyed and finished (he doesn’t usually clean his plate…but we did clean EVERY plate here! I had the filet, ordered rare. It came cooked to perfection and was accompanied by 6- SIX cipollini onions- if you have ever had to peel one (I have), you understand why I was impressed. Sadly, they had run out of cannoli for dessert, but they did present us with a tiramisu. Im not a dessert person but I had a bit and it was definitely delicious! My husband had the old fashioned (w/ Rye) and it was great. I had a gin drink (the Zippa) and it was also really delicious. We also polished off a bottle of bubbles.

I would recommend this spot to anyone looking for a high quality dining experience. In the end, we were thrilled Capital Grille cancelled our reservation because I am positive our experience wouldn’t have measured up to the one we had here at Il Modo.