. "0"^^ . "2011-11-05T00:00:00"^^ . . . "5"^^ . "0"^^ . "0"^^ . "My friend & I were in town for a couple nights so we decided to check out Scottsdale. We were walking around looking for someplace to have dinner and came across Italian Grotto. I read previous reviews & wasn't too sure how great our experience would be here, but decided to give this restaurant a try. The staff here were awesome! We got seated right away & service was top notch! We immediately got served & all our drinks & food came out in a very timely manner. We started out with a bottle of malbec wine for only $34, which we really enjoyed. Our waiter, Terrance was the excellent! He recommended one of the specials which was a seafood medley of fish, calamari, shrimp, clams, mussels, & scallops in a cream sauce over linguine pasta. I also had their soup of the day, homemade minestrone, which came with my meal. Both were very good! My friend had the clam rapallo: clams simmered in seafood stock, fresh garlic, herbs and white wine served over pasta. She had their house salad that also came with her meal. She really enjoyed her meal as well. The food was great, portion sizes generous, reasonable prices, nice ambience, friendly & prompt service from all the staff!!! 3.5-4 stars on food quality, 5 stars for making our dining experience in Scottsdale memorable & great!"^^ .