How oh how have I not reviewed Portofino's yet?
We have been going here for years. It is a great, local Italian restaurant. The pizza is ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS (the quottro is our favorite). All of their pizza is delicious. The seafood pizza is surprisingly good. I honestly think this is probably the best pizza in Charlotte.
Go sometime for the other dishes- everything is good. Don't get sucked into thinking it is just pizza.
The owners/staff are warm, hilarious, hospitable and genuinely get to know you. We have had a good/ongoing rapport with most of the staff for years now. They treat us very well. If you become a regular- they will treat you like family.
The house salad is really, really good. The dressing is homemade. DIP YOUR CRUST IN THE DRESSING.
My only complaint? They don't deliver