Word on the street
What locals are saying
Ciao Bella is West Ashley's reliable Italian anchor — a Neapolitan-leaning room from Chef Gary Langevin that punches above its strip-mall zip code with a menu that covers veal, housemade pasta, wood-fired pizza, and a martini bar that draws a neighborhood crowd well past midnight on weekends. The salmon piccata and bruschetta with house-baked bread get consistent praise; the fire meatballs and veal parm land more middle-of-the-road. The one recurring gripe: a $10 premium poured quietly onto specialty gin martinis — a move that rankles regulars who feel the check shouldn't come as a surprise.
West Ashley neighborhood stalwartNeapolitan soul, broad Italian menucozy multigenerational roommartini upcharge controversylate-night bar draw on weekendssolid but uneven service execution
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