Timo

Our group of four went to Timo on an early Wednesday evening right after they opened. The place was empty. We sat outside on the patio and it was absolutely gorgeous. It’s probably one of the best outdoor spaces in the city. (Apparently they only serve full service dinner out there — we were there for drinks and light food, but they let us stay because it was early.) The inside was funky and warm, but I wasn’t a fan of the meat on display.
We ordered a few martinis, all off of their speciality menu (which isn’t a printed «menu» but the waiter’s mental list), and all of them were good. As for the food, we started with the risotto with sausage and gouda and the pear ravioli with corn and pea relish. The risotto was amazing — perfectly cooked and very creamy. (Our friends had tried another variation of risotto previously and enjoyed it.) The ravioli was decent. I thought the pear taste was a little too sweet and the peas were undercooked. We were still hungry and reeling from the drinks, so we ordered the scallop dinner with corn and peas. I was disappointed by the repeat of the relish because it’s so distinctive. The scallops were tasty and very tender.
I would definitely go back for the risotto and drinks. Something prevents me from giving this place five stars… it was either the waiter’s weird attitude or the disappointing ravioli. This is not a restaurant I would take children to and I imagine the staff wouldn’t handle them well.

YUM… I’ve been meaning to get here for quite some time now, and it was fantastic. They have a great three-​course prix fix menu from Sunday — Thursday for $ 25. What a great deal! Ambiance is nice — I was with a large group of people, but the restaurant could be good for a casual date night as well. Our service was great too.
I had the beet salad with candied walnuts, cherries, gorgonzola, arugula and peaches — the beets were a bit bland, but blended well with the rest of the ingredients. Candied walnuts and cherries were fantastic with the gorgonzola. For the main course, I had the butternut squash ravioli — it was delicious. So sweet and buttery, in w savory cream sauce. For dessert, I went with the roasted pear crepes… not the best, but still pretty yummy.
I think the prices are a little expensive for what you get, but I’ll definitely be back.

I am extremely torn on my review of Timo’s. I give it 3.5 stars, but I am tempted to give it 4. But I just cannot bring myself to do so. Here’s why…
We went to Timo’s on Sunday for and early Father’s Day meal. We had 2 kids with us, so we went right when the kitchen opened. The place was really uniquely decorated. It was warm and cozy on the inside, but the best part about Timo’s is by far the outdoor dining area. It is large and spacious with beautiful lush greenery surrounding the entire area. My nephew kept asking if he could go play in the flowers. It is complimented with beautiful lights of different shapes and colors throughout the patio area. This alone is a great reason to come to Timo’s on a summer evening.
The food was really quite middle of the road. We started off with the parmesan shrimp, gazpacho soup with shrimp and guacamole, and a couple orders of the tomato mozzarella salad for appetizers. The shrimp was under seasoned and quite bland. The gazpacho was tasty, but one piece of shrimp really is not sufficient. The tomato mozzarella salad was served with just a few grape tomatoes, which was extremely run of the mill. It was tiny~
Each night of the week, the chef has a special ravioli. I love ravioli, so I chose the special, which was four cheese ravioli with corn and pea relish. It was pretty good, although not as warm as I wanted it. Salmon with roasted red peppers was another special which 2 people at our table ordered and loved. My dad got the pork tenderloin, which he raved about and was happy that his portion was more generous that everyone else at the table. Both of my brothers ordered the scallops, and they received a so-​so review.
For dessert, I had the Crme Brule Trio, which I thought was very good. Pear crepes received an «ok» review and the banana and chocolate crepes were described as «pretty good.»
I was a little disappointed with the food, bottom line. I expected more for the price, and just in general. I thought everything was just a little bland. The atmosphere was lovely and makes me want to go back if nothing else for a great evening outdoors. Our server was nice, attentive and very knowledgeable and the staff was quick to refill our glasses or take away dishes when we were finished.
Oh, and one more thing. There were about 5 cars in the parking lot, which we parked in ourselves. We were still charged $ 10 for valet which I thought was just plain lame.