Strano By Chef Josh - Memphis

Our Server Cameron was excellent as was the bartender Phillip. We had a great first experience

We loved Strano when it was in Cooper Young. It seems to have changed a lot and we were willing to give it a go in it's new location. We had tried it out when it first reopened and were not impressed, so we were somewhat reluctant, but nevertheless curious to see if it had gotten any better.Unfortunately, we were not impressed. The restaurant is indeed classier and the location is fabulous. the service was spoton and the noise level tolerable. But...the food? Isn't that what is supposed to be the attraction?We were both disappointed and gave it a meh rating. My husband had the chicken caneloni and said that it was mushy and unappealing. There was too much sauce.I had the chicken picatta, which I was really anticipating. My high hopes were dashed once I tasted the chicken. I have never had chicken picatta with so much breading. It was like having a fried chicken cutlet with capers. The linguine was overcooked and the sauce was dull. The price is right, but the dish is not. All I could taste was the breading and the chicken was dry instead of moist like I expected. I scooped up the capers to try and get some flavor, but it just wasn't there.It was a twofer for us. We won't be going back and that make me sad

Thank you excellent food and excellent service on March when I joined several old friends for lunch. Extra thanks for my eggplant parm being available for lunch as requested! Everything was delicious and we plan to make this restaurant a regular place for our gettogethers

Waiter was knowledgeable and very helpful, wonderfully relaxed atmosphere for a family night out and all the food was great, servings were generous, we all left with a to go box

No one greeted me upon arrival. Had a reservation, but didn’t seem to matter. Went to the bar where I could see an employee to get waited on. Service was slow. Food was tasty, but cold. Kitchen employee stood at the end of the bar eating bread. Bar tender continued to reference he was training someone as an excuse for slow service. Overall disappointed, I would not recommend this place based on my first experience