Dine and Dish: Ovidio's in northwest Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- When you sojourn Ovidio Ristorante Italiano connected Bullard and Marks successful northwest Fresno, you're often greeted by Rocco Paolilli.

"I deliberation radical conscionable emotion it due to the fact that it is the vicinity restaurant," helium said. "It's your old-school Italian mom-and-pop."

Chef David prepared accepted Italian favorites for us.

"This is our rigatoni de la casa," helium said. "It's our signature pasta dish. It's a melody of veal, chaotic porcini mushrooms, diced tomatoes, successful chardonnay pick sauce."

Veal is the nutrient of calves.

"It's a hidden treasure for sure. That's a large mode of putting it. Lots of hidden treasures with the veal and chaotic mushrooms."

Some travel for the seafood.

There was besides reddish vino that was shipped from Italy.

"It's the Montepulciano D'Abruzzo- Italy, truthful it's astir 45 minutes from my parents' hometown," Rocco said.

We couldn't get capable of these small clouds from heaven.

"These are gnocchis," Rocco said. "They're murphy dumplings done successful a herb food parmesan food sauce. Very good. Very peculiar to the Abruzzo region."

"You guys are known for your pizza. Yes."

They're known for their pizza, truthful we had to person the Ovidio's special.

"It has a melody of vegetables, homemade sausage, pepperoni, crushed beef and Italian salami."

Franco Paolilli came up with the look erstwhile helium started the edifice backmost successful 1979.

Rocco's arrogant to support the household contented going.

"My dad's inactive successful the room 4 days a week," Rocco said. "That's his passion. He loves to cook, making definite everything's conscionable right."

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