Christy , the manager, or main host, is undoubtedly the worst thing of this place. I’ve been a few with dinner reservations, and every time she is there being rude, short and snippy, and flat out condescending. It’s so out of the blue and shocking. I don’t understand why this person works there let alone is up at the front where guests are. It’s quite astonishing. Upper management should seriously address this. There is no reason for that type of general attitude at a restaurant where people are going to have a nice time.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Texas R.
Fantastic! We went for lunch. It definitely exceeded my already high expectations. I got the bolognese. I’ll definitely put this on my “have to go back” list.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Belinda N
I was really disappointed with the food. I ordered the 100-layer lasagna, and it was dry and completely lacked flavor. The whipped potatoes were also dry and seemed to be missing salt, and the meatballs were bland. Overall, the meal was extremely unappetizing.
Food: 1
callie jones
I love this place. The food is so good. The staff not so much, Christi specifically is very rude, she hung up on me then when I called back, gaslit me. When I read my card out to her she threatened to hang up when I read it too quickly, upon arrival the manager was very nonchalant and acted like Christi was probably her best friend rather than reprimanding her. Overall, this place is great but that was unacceptable for the amount of money being spent.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Tati Robinson
I’ve been here a few times and usually I enjoy it. My mom ordered us our favorites for takeout and let’s just say it was well under average this go around. My mom ordered over the phone and the guy instructed that she called when she got there so they could bring the food down to our car. We called them for nearly 20 minutes and decided to just walk up instead. When she got inside there’s two people cleaning glasses at the bar and the host just walking around. When she asked why they weren’t answering any calls, the host said they turned the phones off at 8:15….this establishment closes at 9:30. As someone who has worked in the food industry, I cannot imagine why a restaurant would shut their phones off over an hour before close. When we finally got home I opened my Rigatoni alla Vodka just for it to look like someone chewed it up and spit it out into my to-go container. I’m not that boujee i’ll eat something that looks gross but i should’ve trusted my better judgment because the pasta was extremely undercooked. If you are going to charge $30 for a bowl of pasta you could atleast cook it through. All in all i’m done with FAKE-ini.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
Winton L. Smith, Jr.
The place was recommended by one of the sellers from Dallas Market. They even made the reservations for us. We showed up at 7. Promptly seated. Wonderful garlic bread and calamari. Dinner was a couple of great pasta dishes. I think this is a place to share a plate. Portions are quite large. The wine selection is fabulous. Shared a carrot cake for dessert. I would definitely recommend and return here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carrot Cake, Fritti Di Calamari
Magda Torres
Enjoyed the ambiance, dim lights, and a lively place that takes you right to a restaurant in Italy. I loved it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad, Tiramisu, Lobster Ravioli Al Forno, Fritti Di Calamari
Jiajia Ni
A nice restaurant in the second floor . I love the environment here and the food is not bad… The dessert in picture 1 is my favorite, not too sweet and it tastes fantastic… Price is reasonable and there have plenty parking lots as well…
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
J H-W
If we could give 10⭐️'s, we would. Everything was fantastic. Service, food, portions. We came for DFW Restaurant Week and our expectations were exceeded. The homemade ricotta was out of this world!! We will definitely be back! My husband said this is the best Italian food he's had. Even though they did not have sweet tea, the tea was infused with something and still very good.
Wheelchair accessibility: There are stairs to get to the 2nd floor, Where the restaurant is, but they have an elevator.
We came here for restaurant week and had a great experience! I’ve seen a bunch of negative reviews regarding the service and I couldn’t disagree more! The service was top notch all night. They first brought bread and cheese and that was a show stopper! It was so good. We then got the calamari and eggplant and that also was very good. For our mains, we got the lasagna and rigatoni - which were also incredible. We then finished the night with carrot cake and tiramisu. My wife said the carrot cake was some of the best she’s had. The tiramisu was also pretty good! I highly recommend checking this place out if you get the chance. Great date night place as well!
Got the lasagna and fettuccine, the pasta is fresh and tasty. Definitely coming back again. The service was great too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Johnathan Cardillo
I would skip this one. The ambiance and the service was great, but the food was a big miss.
Bread: great, not complaints there.
Greek salad: the dressing had a delicious flavor, although the lack of ingredients in the salad (lettuce, olive, pepperoncini) didn't warrant the $18 price point. Needs a cured meat.
Rigatoni Ala Vodka: zero flavor, very bland, something you could have made at home.
Lasagna: again... zero flavor, very bland
We didn't even take home the Rigatoni and Lasagna, they were so bad. Had a few bites and left the rest on the table (still paid for them after giving our waiter honest feedback).
Final thoughts: Book a reservation at Il Bracco instead. Their vodka pasta puts Fachini to shame. I've enjoyed every dish I've had at Il Bracco!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Aaron McConnell
Best Italian food in DFW, hands down. Never had a bad experience. Don’t sleep on the mashed potato’s.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 100 Layer Lasagna Alla Sunday, Linguine Vongole, Lobster Ravioli Al Forno, Parmesan Whipped Potatoes
Melissa T
Fabulous Dinner. I loved this restaurant, the location itself is perfect, nestled on top of the theater in Highland park village, it has such a great vibe and perfect night time views from the patio. Cocktails were tasty and they have a cute bar if you just want to pop in for a drink or have one before dinner. For dinner we had the calamari and carpaccio to start, main courses we had the pork chop, carbonara and fetuchini with clams and ended the meal with carrot cake, tiramisu and cappuccinos, fantastic night!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tiramisu
Barbara Heady
Disappointing. Seated next to group with four babies , no music, sub par food , pastrami, really. After convincing him to go, promised no more . What happened to you????
Christy , the manager, or main host, is undoubtedly the worst thing of this place. I’ve been a few with dinner reservations, and every time she is there being rude, short and snippy, and flat out condescending. It’s so out of the blue and shocking. I don’t understand why this person works there let alone is up at the front where guests are. It’s quite astonishing. Upper management should seriously address this. There is no reason for that type of general attitude at a restaurant where people are going to have a nice time.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Fantastic! We went for lunch. It definitely exceeded my already high expectations. I got the bolognese. I’ll definitely put this on my “have to go back” list.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was really disappointed with the food. I ordered the 100-layer lasagna, and it was dry and completely lacked flavor. The whipped potatoes were also dry and seemed to be missing salt, and the meatballs were bland. Overall, the meal was extremely unappetizing.
Food: 1
I love this place. The food is so good. The staff not so much, Christi specifically is very rude, she hung up on me then when I called back, gaslit me. When I read my card out to her she threatened to hang up when I read it too quickly, upon arrival the manager was very nonchalant and acted like Christi was probably her best friend rather than reprimanding her. Overall, this place is great but that was unacceptable for the amount of money being spent.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
I’ve been here a few times and usually I enjoy it. My mom ordered us our favorites for takeout and let’s just say it was well under average this go around. My mom ordered over the phone and the guy instructed that she called when she got there so they could bring the food down to our car. We called them for nearly 20 minutes and decided to just walk up instead. When she got inside there’s two people cleaning glasses at the bar and the host just walking around. When she asked why they weren’t answering any calls, the host said they turned the phones off at 8:15….this establishment closes at 9:30. As someone who has worked in the food industry, I cannot imagine why a restaurant would shut their phones off over an hour before close. When we finally got home I opened my Rigatoni alla Vodka just for it to look like someone chewed it up and spit it out into my to-go container. I’m not that boujee i’ll eat something that looks gross but i should’ve trusted my better judgment because the pasta was extremely undercooked. If you are going to charge $30 for a bowl of pasta you could atleast cook it through. All in all i’m done with FAKE-ini.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
The place was recommended by one of the sellers from Dallas Market. They even made the reservations for us. We showed up at 7. Promptly seated. Wonderful garlic bread and calamari. Dinner was a couple of great pasta dishes. I think this is a place to share a plate. Portions are quite large. The wine selection is fabulous. Shared a carrot cake for dessert. I would definitely recommend and return here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carrot Cake, Fritti Di Calamari
Enjoyed the ambiance, dim lights, and a lively place that takes you right to a restaurant in Italy. I loved it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad, Tiramisu, Lobster Ravioli Al Forno, Fritti Di Calamari
A nice restaurant in the second floor . I love the environment here and the food is not bad…
The dessert in picture 1 is my favorite, not too sweet and it tastes fantastic…
Price is reasonable and there have plenty parking lots as well…
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
If we could give 10⭐️'s, we would. Everything was fantastic. Service, food, portions. We came for DFW Restaurant Week and our expectations were exceeded. The homemade ricotta was out of this world!! We will definitely be back! My husband said this is the best Italian food he's had. Even though they did not have sweet tea, the tea was infused with something and still very good.
Wheelchair accessibility: There are stairs to get to the 2nd floor, Where the restaurant is, but they have an elevator.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Veal Parmigiana, 100 Layer Lasagna Alla Sunday, Homemade Ricotta, Tiramisu
We came here for restaurant week and had a great experience! I’ve seen a bunch of negative reviews regarding the service and I couldn’t disagree more! The service was top notch all night. They first brought bread and cheese and that was a show stopper! It was so good. We then got the calamari and eggplant and that also was very good. For our mains, we got the lasagna and rigatoni - which were also incredible. We then finished the night with carrot cake and tiramisu. My wife said the carrot cake was some of the best she’s had. The tiramisu was also pretty good! I highly recommend checking this place out if you get the chance. Great date night place as well!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Eggplant Rollatini, 100 Layer Lasagna Alla Sunday, Tiramisu, Meatballs
Restaurantji Recommends
Got the lasagna and fettuccine, the pasta is fresh and tasty. Definitely coming back again. The service was great too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I would skip this one. The ambiance and the service was great, but the food was a big miss.
Bread: great, not complaints there.
Greek salad: the dressing had a delicious flavor, although the lack of ingredients in the salad (lettuce, olive, pepperoncini) didn't warrant the $18 price point. Needs a cured meat.
Rigatoni Ala Vodka: zero flavor, very bland, something you could have made at home.
Lasagna: again... zero flavor, very bland
We didn't even take home the Rigatoni and Lasagna, they were so bad. Had a few bites and left the rest on the table (still paid for them after giving our waiter honest feedback).
Final thoughts: Book a reservation at Il Bracco instead. Their vodka pasta puts Fachini to shame. I've enjoyed every dish I've had at Il Bracco!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Best Italian food in DFW, hands down. Never had a bad experience. Don’t sleep on the mashed potato’s.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 100 Layer Lasagna Alla Sunday, Linguine Vongole, Lobster Ravioli Al Forno, Parmesan Whipped Potatoes
Fabulous Dinner. I loved this restaurant, the location itself is perfect, nestled on top of the theater in Highland park village, it has such a great vibe and perfect night time views from the patio. Cocktails were tasty and they have a cute bar if you just want to pop in for a drink or have one before dinner. For dinner we had the calamari and carpaccio to start, main courses we had the pork chop, carbonara and fetuchini with clams and ended the meal with carrot cake, tiramisu and cappuccinos, fantastic night!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tiramisu
Disappointing. Seated next to group with four babies , no music, sub par food , pastrami, really. After convincing him to go, promised no more . What happened to you????
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
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