Undercover Diner Visits Milanos

4327 Boonsboro Rd Suite 7 milanoslynchburg.com

Milano’s has been family-owned and operated since 1990 but was remodeled and reopened in 2021 with a fresh look and new chef, Jason Arbusto, who kept some of the restaurant’s favored classic items while adding some new flavors.

 Sarah Girten of Sarah Girten Interior Design was hired to completely revamp and renovate the restaurant which received a facelift, added outdoor seating, and updated its menu.

 The interior is chic and upscale, but the menu still has reasonable prices. Italian is not exactly known for being affordable or cheap, but I think, even with inflation, Milano’s has kept prices low and the food-quality high.

 I have enjoyed many of the items on the menu including the Thai pizza, shrimp pesto bucatini, pasta primavera, pasta pomodoro, chicken parmesan and one of my favorites, the penne a la vodka which I most recently ordered.

 It is served with chicken, pink vodka sauce and penne pasta as well as mushrooms, which I opted out of. It is so creamy and flavorful, and I always end up taking some home with me. It also paired well with a cold glass of white wine, which was served up for an even lower price at happy hour.

 The best part of the meal, though, might just be the homemade rolls which are big, doughy, hot, and carried over from the original menu, which I remember many people requesting when the restaurant was undergoing renovations.

 While some Italian restaurants in town can be snobbish and treat customers like they may not be welcome, Milano’s has always been cozy, comfortable and the staff are informed, patient and one has even been known to give me the wi-fi password when I needed to work while taking a dinner break.