Fabio On Fire | Panini & Gelateria

"We love going to the original location for dinner and this location for lunch. It’s more of a relaxed environment with the options of a sand which or gelato. They also do sell imported meat by the pound and fresh bread when they have extras! I also love that the gelato flavors are always changing so you can always try new ones. I always get the piccante sand which if you like spicy this is the one to try!"

"I got the caprese salad and a pear salad. The tomato was gross. It was old and had no flavor, light drizzle of balsamic. No basil. The pear on the salad wasn't ripe yet and there was barely any dressing on it. Small salad. Both were $10 each, but worth maybe $4. Disappointed."

"I was excited to try out Fabio’s. I loved Italy and was told this was pretty authentic. Met up with a friend, her first visit here as well. Ordering takes place at the counter, then given a number and they bring it to you. . We decided to order half paninis. the menus have descriptions in Italian first, thank goodness it was all in English as well. I ordered a half bellísimo, while my friend ordered half Toscano (each were $10). We could have purchased chips on the side, but chose not to. There are bottled drinks in a refrigerated case for purchase, including a specialty Italian carbonated orange. There was limited staff and we waited a bit for our food. Our sandwiches came, and honestly looked a little boring. But I was sure it was going to be delicious. But the bread was not as soft as paninis I ate in Italy, it was a harder crust (maybe a bit over toasted for my liking). And while the sandwich seemed to have a fair share of fixings, I struggled finding it flavorful. I looked for the flavor of parmigian, or garlic, or even the olive oil. I could taste the (purple) potato. And the ham and mozzarella were fine. Unsolicited, my friend commented similar about her Tuscany panini. I bumped into an old friend while eating lunch, who has eaten here numerous times and she loves the paninis, so I’m hoping today was just off. They had a special for the day, not on the menu. It was pizza and I saw someone with it - looked so good (wished I had ordered that). There was a constant stream of people, so that says something. We decided to try the gelato, and for gelato made in America, it was pretty good. I got the coconut, friend got the pistachio. Creamy and flavorful! The place is super cute, as if walking into an Italian cafe, on the streets of Florence… loved the ambience!"

"Definitely will be back. The service wasn't fantastic but I think she was maybe newer or not fully trained yet. The food was very good, few minor things that were a little disappointing. The lobster ravioli was pretty good, the meat portion in the ravioli was not consistent. I had one ravioli that had a chunk of lobster and it was delicious. The rest had very little meat and that was disappointing. But the vodka sauce was delicious and I would order something else next time with that sauce. The lasagna; the bolognese sauce was outstanding! The noodles were slightly over cooked but that makes sense to me as they likely cook a large tray and then warm it up again when served. The seating is a bit cramped and I felt like I had to hug the wall because there was servers constantly walking by and patrons using the restroom. We didn't have any cocktails but would like to try them next time. I look forward to trying some different dishes on our next visit."