Italian Restaurants in McKinney, Texas

Italian Restaurants in McKinney, Texas
McKinney, Texas is located 32 miles north of Dallas. Lake Lavon, located 13 miles from McKinney, offers fishing for black bass, striped bass, hybrid bass, crappie and catfish. Several swimming beaches are available, including Mallard Park, Pebble Beach Park and Avalon Park, with nominal fee charged. The Erwin Park Mountain Bike Trail, 8.1 miles long, is a varied trail, including a flat prairie, tight turns, jumps and downhills. After an active day at Lake Lavon or on the trail, Amato's Italian Ristorante, Cadillac Pizza Pub, Mama Emilias Restaurant or Sicilys Pizza & Pasta are close by.

Amato's Italian Ristorante

Amato's Italian Ristorante's menu includes seafood, veal, chicken and eggplant and sausage entrees. A sampling of entrees include stuffed (with real crab meat) salmon, veal parmigiana and chicken francese, a breast of chicken in a lemon butter and wine sauce. Traditional New York-style pizza in small and large, including Sicilian, and in a 16-inch-square size is served. You can select your favorite 12-inch hero sandwiches in meatball parmigiana, a cold Italian or eggplant parmigiana varieties.

Amato's specialty salad includes lettuce, mushrooms, black olives, marinated artichokes, green olives, pepperoncinis, chicken (an extra charge) and chicken Caesar. You can order take-out food trays and desserts. It has 26 varieties of food trays, including baked ziti, manicotti, lasagna, meatballs and filet of flounder oreganata. Desserts for dining out include Italian cheesecake, New York cheesecake and tiramisu. Dinner reservations are recommended for dining in. Open for lunch and dinner Tuesday to Sunday.

Amato's Italian Ristorante
6840 W. Virginia Parkway, #125
McKinney, TX 75071
(972) 547-3993
amatosrestaurant.com

Cadillac Pizza Pub

Cadillac Pizza Pub's menu specializes in wood-fired pizzas with appetizers, salads and sub sandwiches. Pizzas have "Cadillac" names such as Coupe DeVille, a meat lover's pizza made with beef, Canadian bacon, pepperoni and pepper smoked sausage. Escalade, a supreme style pizza, is made with Italian sausage, mushrooms, Roma tomatoes, black olives, red onions, green peppers, pepperoni and Canadian bacon. Pink caddy is vegetarian pizza made with feta cheese, kalamata olives, Roma tomatoes, artichoke hearts, green peppers, mushrooms, red onions and green peppers. Appetizers include Italian cheese bread, pizza rolls and calamari and fries.

Enjoy live music in the evenings and Cadillac Pub's daily specials. Cadillac Pizza Pub is open Tuesday to Sunday evenings.

Cadillac Pizza Pub
112 S. Kentucky St.
McKinney, TX 75069
(972) 547-3833
cadillacpizzapub.com

Mama Emilias Restaurant

Mama Emilias Restaurant's Italian specialties include sea bass, served over mashed potatoes and asparagus, topped with a black currant chutney and white wine butter sauce. Another entree from the grill is Nova Scotia salmon, served with vegetables. Mama Emilias' Italian dinners include jumbo sea scallops, lobster ravioli and linguine with clams. Mama Emilias has a kids menu for those less than 12 years of age.

An extensive wine list of champagnes, sparkling wines, white and red wines, and after-dinner drinks is available. Several desserts, including creme brulee, tiramisu, spumoni and bread pudding are served. Strawberry brunch is available on Sundays, and a reservation is recommended.

For your private party, two dining areas are available: in the front of the restaurant, an area for accommodating up to 24, and in the mezzanine area, with up to 56 seats are available.

Take-out catering service is available with an assortment of salads, fruit and cheese, carving meats, cold and hot hors d'oeuvres and desserts. Open for dinner, Tuesday through Sunday.

Mama Emilias Restaurant
119 W. Virginia St.
McKinney, Texas 75069
(972) 562-1102
mamaemiliasonline.com

Sicilys Pizza & Pasta

Sicilys Pizza & Pasta offers low-fat entrees including chicken marsala, chicken cacciatore, chicken picatta, chicken breast and linguini. Chicken marsala is a chicken breast sauteed in mushrooms and marsala wine. Chicken cacciatore is a chicken breast sauteed with onions and mushrooms in a red sauce, and served with spaghetti. Chicken picatta is chicken sauteed in lemon and white wine sauce. Linguini is cooked with white or red sauce, and chicken breast is sauteed with artichokes and mushrooms, and served with spaghetti. A variety of dishes includes lasagna, baked ziti, manicotti and various spaghetti combinations. Hot and cold sub sandwiches such as meat ball parmigiana and super sub "The Works" are available.

Menu is available for children, age 12 and under, for dine in. Lunch specials on Tuesday through Friday includes a roll and salad. Lunch and dinner are served on Tuesday through Sunday.

Sicilys Pizza & Pasta
1502 W. University Drive
McKinney TX 75069
(972) 542-9365
sicilyspizzamckinney.com

Article Written By Cheryl McCann

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