Wood walls & dramatic paintings surround plates of porcini risotto, slow-braised beef rib & lasagna bolognese with rustic beef & pancetta

Chefs employ locally sourced ingredients to assemble traditional Roman dishes served in refined, red-walled dining room

Fresh dough crowned with house-made sauce, gyro meat, smoked bacon, shrimp, sauerkraut, Kraft mac ‘n’ cheese & other inventive toppings

Pasta entrees, kebabs & grilled meats feature Italian-style cooking with flavor influences from the greater Mediterranean

Chefs deliver ravioli osso buco, stuffed pork chops & pizzas slathered with signature red-wine sauce to elegant dining room & outdoor patio

Cooks hand-toss disks of pizza dough for signature pies & stir house-made sauces & pots of minestrone soup

Eclectic menu of European cuisine, including grilled bratwurst & sauerkraut beside wild-mushroom ravioli in creamy sauce

Chefs concoct Italian entrees such as veal tortellini and spinach ravioli for three-course meals in recently expanded restaurant

European-style cottage edging Portage Bay lures in guests with 18 in. pizzas, steamy calzones & Greek staples such as spanakopita

Italian & Chicago-inspired eats such as osso bucco & baby back ribs at bistro voted top Italian restaurant in 2011 on Denver's 7 A-List