Ciro’s
Can't find a half-decent Italian restaurant on the North Shore? That's what you'll find at Ciro's in Winchester-- a half-decent Italian restaurant.
Atmosphere(8)
Newly redecorated, with lots of white tiles with black and red accents. High-tech futuristic Italian.
Menu(8)
Standard Italian menu. Plenty of pasta, pizza, and calzones available. Quality lunch menu with 6 pasta specialties and 6 sandwiches.
Portions(7)
Satisfying amounts of chicken and shrimp, but the Phantom can never quite understand why he can't get a huge amount of pasta at a place like this.
Appetizers(7)
Uninspired antipasto. Solid garlic bread. Decent minestrone soup.
Food and Drink(7)
Nothing outstanding here. Pollo griglia (chicken with eggplant and peppers) comes in a very Ragu-like sauce. Linguine with shrimp diavolo is OK, but nothing to write home about.
Desserts(7)
Limited choices. But enjoyable and silly dessert pizza-- sweetened dough with seasonal fruit.
Service(7)
The wait staff tried hard, but failed to clear the dishes in a timely manner-- major Phantom pet peeve.
Cleanliness(8)
Bright and clean, recently refurbished windows sparkling.
Parking(7)
Downtown Winchester-- on street parking can be a bit chancy.
Value(7)
Average entree $10-12. Chicken parm with pasta $11. This place defines the term "Phantom MEZZA-MEZZA." It's OK, decent, average, so-so, or whatever else you want to call it.
