I had heard so many good things and read so many good reviews about DiAnoia's so needless to say I was super excited to give it a try. The gnocchi bread bowl is crowd favorite here and very well known so of course I had to try it. It did not disappoint!! Omg the homemade gnocchi is out of this world. It melted in your mouth! The bread bowl was also amazing. I couldn't eat much of it cause wow holy carbs but I really enjoyed what I did eat. I also had a meatball on the side which I typically don't order out because I prefer my moms homemade ones but just like the gnocchi it was amazing. It's also byob which they didn't want to tell me when I called and asked. They first explained that they have a full bar and wine list then said the cork fee is $12 which in my opinion isn't terrible.I can't wait to go back and try the brunch. The pizza and sandwiches look so good.
Just a few more things about my overall experience here. The restaurant itself is cute and casual. I love the blue and white color scheme. Making a reservation was a bit difficult as when I called the restaurant was extremely loud so the person on the phone could not hear me. They kept repeating back the wrong date to me 3 times then finally getting it right. I was nervous it was wrong so was sure to call back and confirm. It's a nice size restaurant but not terribly big, lots of tables very close together. I came with a party of 9 for my birthday. They sat us at the one large high top they have. It was very uncomfortable because the chairs were too high for the table. We all had to crouch down to eat our food! Seriously please get new chairs for the table. As I already said it's extremely loud so it was hard to hear our server and hear each other talk. I do not recommend coming with a large group. It was a hot day and they had the garage doors open in the front which was fine but it was so hot, there was no AC on at all. They serve room temperature water but we all needed an ice water. I was eager to hear the specials but at 8pm on a Friday night they were already out which seemed odd to me.
All in all, I loved the food and will be back but they do have a few minor things to fix. I really really expected a great overall experience and I didn't get that but like I said the food makes up for it.