You're paying for the Instagram backdrop, not the food. The calamari, angel hair, gnocchi, and pizza were all forgettable—bland, basic, nothing you couldn't make better at home. The calamari was surprisingly super tough and flavorless! The sauce on the linguini (north beach style) was so disappointing; it had maybe 2 sun dried tomatoes in it. For these prices, I expected homemade quality. This wasn't it. Golden Boy is right down the street. Go there instead.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Puja Jaiswal
One of the best places for Italian food, it tastes SO good ! The staff despite being busy tried to keep up with all requests and the owner is really nice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
greg bailey
Love Sodini's, The food is great and the staff is super friendly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lorenzo Gentile
Food was quite disappointing. Steak was lacking seasoning and too charred. It tasted bland and burnt. Pasta could have used more sauce. Soup and salad were nice. Cool vibe overall, wish the food was better!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Sam H
We must have gone there on an off night, we sat at the bar, and the barman couldn't have been more miserable and less bothered if he tried. We ordered a house salad to start and that was ok, I'd say salad dressing forward, but not bad. But the veal parmigiana was quite possibly the worst I've ever had! Not only was it overcooked so tough as an old boot, but the tomato sauce on the pasta tasted like it had come out of a jar, the only thing that was ok was the pasta, which is hard to get wrong. We didnt get offered parmesan cheese which might have helped the pasta sauce some. We couldn't get out of there quick enough. Hopefully youll have better luck than us!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
BEATRIZ E. CHAVARRI
It was great to be in a place with so much history and delicious food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Elliott Lanam
Had a wonderful experience, delicious food and excellent service! Will definitely be back, thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mike mandot
Gorgonzola gnocchi is our favorite dish but any of the cream pastas are fantastic! The gnocchi are perfectly creamy and tender.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Me Sarah V
Always a great time! Food and service top notch. We sat outside on a lovely winter night.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
G
If you like dark places to enjoy your meal- go! If you like great service- go! If you’re into gnocchi that’s like mamas-go! From start to finish all and all a great meal at a great value. And a very generous bartender/server. Thank you!
One of the last best authentic North Beach experiences, great Italian heritage and atmosphere all around, amazing interior, and super awesome service in every corner. Don't change a thing, please. You’ll feel like your Nonna smuggled you into 1950s Little Italy in a time-machine disguised as a spaghetti bowl!
The building housing was probably constructed in 1910, and feels like the interior décor has been largely unchanged since the 1950s, complete with original signage from its prior incarnation, making it a living time-capsule of North Beach’s Italian-American dining scene.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
uzziel pulido
Food was good. Service was trash.
Marjorie Cooke
Delicious Food, Sat in the window seat, Vibe was awesome a must go!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vincent Guillemin
Very bad
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
M Farias
Food was delicious, service fast and drinks were strong
You're paying for the Instagram backdrop, not the food. The calamari, angel hair, gnocchi, and pizza were all forgettable—bland, basic, nothing you couldn't make better at home. The calamari was surprisingly super tough and flavorless! The sauce on the linguini (north beach style) was so disappointing; it had maybe 2 sun dried tomatoes in it. For these prices, I expected homemade quality. This wasn't it. Golden Boy is right down the street. Go there instead.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
One of the best places for Italian food, it tastes SO good ! The staff despite being busy tried to keep up with all requests and the owner is really nice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love Sodini's, The food is great and the staff is super friendly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was quite disappointing. Steak was lacking seasoning and too charred. It tasted bland and burnt. Pasta could have used more sauce. Soup and salad were nice. Cool vibe overall, wish the food was better!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
We must have gone there on an off night, we sat at the bar, and the barman couldn't have been more miserable and less bothered if he tried. We ordered a house salad to start and that was ok, I'd say salad dressing forward, but not bad. But the veal parmigiana was quite possibly the worst I've ever had! Not only was it overcooked so tough as an old boot, but the tomato sauce on the pasta tasted like it had come out of a jar, the only thing that was ok was the pasta, which is hard to get wrong. We didnt get offered parmesan cheese which might have helped the pasta sauce some. We couldn't get out of there quick enough. Hopefully youll have better luck than us!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
It was great to be in a place with so much history and delicious food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had a wonderful experience, delicious food and excellent service! Will definitely be back, thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gorgonzola gnocchi is our favorite dish but any of the cream pastas are fantastic! The gnocchi are perfectly creamy and tender.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always a great time! Food and service top notch. We sat outside on a lovely winter night.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
If you like dark places to enjoy your meal- go! If you like great service- go! If you’re into gnocchi that’s like mamas-go! From start to finish all and all a great meal at a great value. And a very generous bartender/server. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
One of the last best authentic North Beach experiences, great Italian heritage and atmosphere all around, amazing interior, and super awesome service in every corner. Don't change a thing, please. You’ll feel like your Nonna smuggled you into 1950s Little Italy in a time-machine disguised as a spaghetti bowl!
The building housing was probably constructed in 1910, and feels like the interior décor has been largely unchanged since the 1950s, complete with original signage from its prior incarnation, making it a living time-capsule of North Beach’s Italian-American dining scene.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Food was good. Service was trash.
Delicious Food, Sat in the window seat, Vibe was awesome a must go!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very bad
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Food was delicious, service fast and drinks were strong
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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