sugo's spaghetteria

just had the red snapper over tomato risotto - excellent! i've not had anything bad here. the tiramisu isgreattoo! my son loves the spaghetti @kathy carpunky

great food and service.. we ate at sugo's in edwardsville for the first time. wow! whatgreatfood. and the service was top notch. we will definitely return often.

nice place. dined there tonight for the first time and was pleasantly surprised. i had the veal and my wife had the bolognese and we split a tiramasu. portions were just the right size for our appetite and the dessert was very light. my wife liked the interior, large mirror, rustic wall art, etc. the high ceilings did make the sound rattle around a bit but all in all it was a very nice meal and agreataddition to the edwardsville dining scene.

trying new things, still enjoying!. on our most recent visit i tried the lasagna. it's huge portion, definitely enough for two meals. it is stacked high, yet has a very delicate construction that cuts easily with a fork and doesn't cause the whole thing to disintigrate all over the plate. it was very good. my gf had the tilapia special over pasta and red sauce, which is a little different with a fish dish, but she said it was still very good. i think she would have either preferred a spcier red sauce or a light garlic/butter/white wine type of sauce. good service and reasonable prices still make sugo's very attractive.
1/30/15 update: we've been back here about once a month on a regular basis. the babo's pizza continues to be a strong favorite. we've had the seafood specials several times and enjoyed all of them. the chicken spediini is very good too. they recently added soup to the menu and last night i had agreatbowl of lobster bisque. the service seems to get better all the time (nikki did agreatjob last night) and the place was packed with a full waiting area, so it's clear that the word is getting around!



-----16 jul, 2013-----

try the specials. on our most recent visit we learned that there are designated specials for $5 on mon, tues and wed nights. i think it was a tuesday and i had the spaghetti with shrimp and spicy red sauce and for $5 it was an outstanding value! we are also big fans of the bobo's pizza which has sausage, balsamic vinegar and a few other nice touches. (just make sure you check your bill. i did get overcharged on a glass of wine recently).



-----28 apr, 2013-----

my impression keeps improving. i've been back here a couple of times since the initial opening and my other experiences have been better and better. it's still a bit clamorous in there with the noise, but the food is pretty good. one time we tried pizzas and found them to be good, thin crust, real cheese and a few nice twists, like a sprinkle of balsamic vinegar that added agreatflavor. the other night we tried the seafood specials, one shrimp and one cod and both were quite good. decent prices, good wine, prompt service, all very solid.



-----30 oct, 2012-----

still getting up to speed. i tried sugo's during its first week in business for dinner on a friday night. the room is designed to look a little "rustic tuscan", and has a nice atmosphere. it is, however, a big, boxy room with concrete floors, lots of glass and bare walls and high metal ceilings with little in the way of acoustics. needless to say, the when the room is full it can put the "din" in dinner.
nikki was my server and she was very friendly and quick with a menu and a glass of wine. i ordered a house salad and a plate of the tutto mare pasta with seafood. i waited, but the salad did not appear. after a significant amount of time my server came by and said the salad would be right up, but within seconds another server arrived with my pasta, so i asked her to let them know i wouldn't need the salad as i had planned to have that first and they were very apologetic about the mix up. i do understand that a new place usually takes a few weeks to get everyone on the same page and get the timing down, so i didn't come in with super high expectations. the tutomare was good in flavor with a delicious garlic sauce and nice portion size; it had several good sized shrimp and maybe a little crab meat, but no other seafood that i could detect.
the place was packed, so they are clearly getting the once over by an eager dining community in e-ville, and i hope they have things polished quickly. i would like to go back and try a few other dishes.june 2015:  continues to improve (they've added liquor to their alcohol offerings), and the risotto impresses me every time i try it.  the specials tend to be very good and the babbo's pizza is a perpetual favorite.

having been involved in the restaurant/food service business for my entire life i have to say, sugo's in edwardsville is a fresh welcome suprise. it takes alot to impress my family. many places put too much into the atmosphere only to miss the mark on the food, others try to put too much on the menu and miss because you cannot put the time needed to creategreatfood when it's an overwhelming menu. keep it simple, keep it fresh, make it you own signature. that's what i was taught in culinary school. we went to sugo's for a birthday celebration and they hit the mark on everything! for those who say it was loud--seriously?? i cringe when asked to eat at the 'pre made', run of the mill, copy cat, extremely loud, herd in herd out, 'fast food' establishments (applebee's, chilis, steak joints, pasta house, mexican joints, etc). our party was not all there and we were seated immediately, served drinks, and the best bread we've had the pleasure of enjoying in a long time!! so i dont understand the issues others commented on. like many americans, we expect italian food to be heavy on the spices, sauces, cheeses, etc, but 'real' italian fare is light and the flavor of the ingredients is what comes thru. not over burdened by sauces. our waiter was very good as were the rest of the staff. we all ordered a vast array of the menu and everyone loved their choices. the spaghetti and meatballs were the 'bomb' as my 3 adult sons commented. the atmosphere was open, clean, rustic, and very inviting. no overwhelming walls of crap like many places feel the need to have. the pasta was cooked the way pasta should be- al dente- not mush like most think it should be. too many times there are people who are in a foul mood when they decide to dine out, which in turn makes them the most critical, impossible to please, rude, and unappreciative ones to cook n serve. i say this due to many of the reviews i have read and life experience as a chef, mgr, wait staff. we will definitely be back to sugo's. try it n decide for yourself, you wont be disappointed.. oh and as far as comparing to bella milano--yes bella has very good food, the big difference is the bill at the end. if on a budget sugo's, if money is no option bella.. both places got it right..

great spot. my husband and i ate at sugo's last saturday. we were delighted with the atmosphere although a bit noisy. our salads were generous, fresh and tasty. i was intrigued with how the water was served! our meals were beautifully presented and very tasty. our waitress could have been more friendly and forgot our our bruscetta. but otherwise agreatmeal and a nice change for this area. i think alot of complaints are folks not used to true italian cuisine without heavy sauces and over cooked pasta.
a breath of fresh air!!!

great food at agreatprice. my family of five split the lasagna, chicken fettuccine alfredo and a sugo's pizza and had leftovers to take home. our waiter was melissa. she was fantastic. she was very attentive to our needs and made my three children feel at home. i would highly recommend this restaurant and the server.

molto buono!. my wife, son, mother-in-law, and i stopped in sugo's last week, after cruising the highway 157 "restaurant desert" that spans from route 50 to the south to the outskirts of edwardsville. as the other reviewers noted, the decor is not a reason to go there; it is big, cold, plain, and hard. however, we had a very nice dining experience, and that is why we went: to eat and talk. micah, the guy in charge, was very nice, and so was our waitress. we had a nice bottle of italian white, a gavi, so it isgreatthat there is more than pinot grigio and chardonnay available. we each ordered something diff and each were pleased with what we had. the canneloni were a nice texture, not soggy, so that was a bonus. i ike that the menu is small and simple, and my son -- who lived in southern italy from the age of two to fourteen -- considers it the best local option for la vera cucina italiana. he and i are heading back tonight, and i am curious to try the risotto and see if they have this simple, but easy for cooks to over-simmer item down.
if they just had peroni on tap and could pronounce "bruschetta" correctly....