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| Fratello’s Pizza & Pasta 1667 N. Mountain Ave. Upland, CA 91784 (Upland Northwest Shopping Center) (909) 949-8805 Hours: Monday-Thursday 11 am to 9 pm Friday 11 am to 10 pm Saturday 12 pm to 10 pm Sunday 4 pm to 9 pm Kid Friendly Disabled accessible Beer and wine Rating: C+ |
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Fratello’s is a small family Italian restaurant that has been open for about 2 years
and serves a variety of home style Italian pizzas, sandwiches and pasta dishes at
prices that are reasonable and fair.
The interior is clean and inviting and although you order at a counter, the food is
brought to your table by friendly staff. I started my dinner off with a small
Antipasto salad $5.49 followed by two pizzas, the Buffalo Ranch Bird and the
Meaty Sam.
The Antipasto Salad consisted of a bowl of romaine lettuce topped with a few
slices of salami, capocollo, tomatoes, olives, peppercinis, red onion rings and
mozzarella cheese. The salad was tasty and a good start although I would have
liked to see more meat in the salad or at least cut it up to look like a larger
portion. The Pizzas on the other hand were outstanding! The dough was light,
airy baked thin and crispy, just the way I love it while the Buffalo Ranch Bird pizza
was topped with crispy pieces of chicken dipped in Frank’s Red Hot sauce with
pepperoni, mozzarella cheese and topped with ranch dressing while the Meaty
Sam pizza was loaded with pepperoni, sausage, ground beef, ham, bacon,
mushroom and olives. Both were fantastic and well worth ordering if you love
great pizzas! I wish I had one now!!!!!
Next came two pasta dishes, Baked Ziti with meat sauce and Fettuccine Alfredo.
Both dishes were $7.29. The Baked Ziti was served in a round aluminum
container and baked with a rich tomato meat sauce and lots of melted mozzarella
cheese. The pasta was perfectly cooked and the dish was simple yet delicious.
The Fettuccine Alfredo didn’t fair as well. The pasta was nicely cooked but the
Alfredo sauce lacked flavor but was rich and creamy. The addition of more
Parmesan cheese that was on the table did help bring the sauce to where it
should have been.
Fratello’s offers many sandwiches so I just had to try a few like the hot Meatball
Sub $5.50 and the cold Italian Combo $5.99. The Meatball Sub featured
homemade meatballs stuffed into a fresh chewy Italian roll and topped with
marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese. The meatballs were flavorful as was the
marinara sauce while the Italian Combo Sub featured salami, mortadella,
capocollo, provolone, lettuce, tomato, red onions and Italian dressing. This
sandwich was also very good.
For dessert, I loved their pizza crust so much; I just had to have a Calzone $7.49,
pizza dough stuffed with mozzarella and ricotta cheese and your choice of 3
toppings and baked until golden brown and crispy. I choose the sun dried
tomatoes, artichoke hearts and spinach and loved it.
In addition to indoor dining, Fratello’s also has a heated outdoor dining area and
various flat screen monitors around the dining areas so you can enjoy your
favorite sporting event while munching on some great pizza and sipping a cool
beer.
and serves a variety of home style Italian pizzas, sandwiches and pasta dishes at
prices that are reasonable and fair.
The interior is clean and inviting and although you order at a counter, the food is
brought to your table by friendly staff. I started my dinner off with a small
Antipasto salad $5.49 followed by two pizzas, the Buffalo Ranch Bird and the
Meaty Sam.
The Antipasto Salad consisted of a bowl of romaine lettuce topped with a few
slices of salami, capocollo, tomatoes, olives, peppercinis, red onion rings and
mozzarella cheese. The salad was tasty and a good start although I would have
liked to see more meat in the salad or at least cut it up to look like a larger
portion. The Pizzas on the other hand were outstanding! The dough was light,
airy baked thin and crispy, just the way I love it while the Buffalo Ranch Bird pizza
was topped with crispy pieces of chicken dipped in Frank’s Red Hot sauce with
pepperoni, mozzarella cheese and topped with ranch dressing while the Meaty
Sam pizza was loaded with pepperoni, sausage, ground beef, ham, bacon,
mushroom and olives. Both were fantastic and well worth ordering if you love
great pizzas! I wish I had one now!!!!!
Next came two pasta dishes, Baked Ziti with meat sauce and Fettuccine Alfredo.
Both dishes were $7.29. The Baked Ziti was served in a round aluminum
container and baked with a rich tomato meat sauce and lots of melted mozzarella
cheese. The pasta was perfectly cooked and the dish was simple yet delicious.
The Fettuccine Alfredo didn’t fair as well. The pasta was nicely cooked but the
Alfredo sauce lacked flavor but was rich and creamy. The addition of more
Parmesan cheese that was on the table did help bring the sauce to where it
should have been.
Fratello’s offers many sandwiches so I just had to try a few like the hot Meatball
Sub $5.50 and the cold Italian Combo $5.99. The Meatball Sub featured
homemade meatballs stuffed into a fresh chewy Italian roll and topped with
marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese. The meatballs were flavorful as was the
marinara sauce while the Italian Combo Sub featured salami, mortadella,
capocollo, provolone, lettuce, tomato, red onions and Italian dressing. This
sandwich was also very good.
For dessert, I loved their pizza crust so much; I just had to have a Calzone $7.49,
pizza dough stuffed with mozzarella and ricotta cheese and your choice of 3
toppings and baked until golden brown and crispy. I choose the sun dried
tomatoes, artichoke hearts and spinach and loved it.
In addition to indoor dining, Fratello’s also has a heated outdoor dining area and
various flat screen monitors around the dining areas so you can enjoy your
favorite sporting event while munching on some great pizza and sipping a cool
beer.
