Little Italy's Trattoria

This was always our go to place for great Italian food. Unfortunately COVID has made the owners decide to continue with their takeout only option. Since we live 40 minutes away takeout leaves us with cold food when we get it home. We decided to go ahead and order for Valentines Day. We got it home and of course we had to heat it up. The salad was great with a huge portion. Unfortunately the baked rigatoni was very dry. Hardly any sauce in it. The pollo spinachi was supposed to have artichoke hearts in it, which is my favorite part of the dish. There was absolutely none in the dish. I love garlic but this dish was very heavy on the garlic. Totally disappointed.
Mar 2nd, 2024

This place should let customers know there is no dining, we drove long distance to the restaurant, the guy said: sorry its been about 3 years that we closed our dining room, TO GO ONLY. So ridiculous!!!!
Jan 24th, 2024

Lots of information from the street except that there is no dine in, until you get up to it. In the rain it's difficult to stand around reading the signage. Was not greeted when entering, just someone glanced up twice from the kitchen? Lots of driving around to find a spot to park. based on the reviews I might come back to try the food, but reduced a star due to response from owner.
Jan 23rd, 2024

My family and I have eaten here for years, been up and down the sizable menu, and the food is always exceptional, my favorite in the Portland/Vancouver area by far. The red sauces are hearty, tart and sweet. The whites are delicate and complex. My favorites are the picattas and the Linguini con Gamberi, large shrimp sauted in a perfectly balanced white sauce. Olive, garlic, butter, lemon, parsley--you taste them all. Wonderful!
Jan 1st, 2024

About once a year I risk trying Italian food in the Portland area, and have been doing this for about four years now. Every time, I get reminded why I only try once a year. Its just disappointment across the board here. While nothing was inherently offensive (apart from the frozen, crystallized icing on top of the clearly purchased cheesecake), nothing was memorable. The vodka arabiatta just tasted like pepper heat. It wasnt even that spicy, but it was the only flavor. There was no vodka sauce flavor here. It was fine? Threw it away without finishing it. The Prosciutto con Panna was better, but even here it was fairly meh. The only flavor was cream. Overall I didnt hate it, but I would never come back here and I didnt keep the leftovers.
Jan 1st, 2024