WTF?

i would like to give these guys a fighting chance, but you got to give me something. dropped in on a saturday night at 730 and was shocked to find the dining room half empty and no one at the bar. we soon realized why when we saw the menu. i had issues with the old place, mainly that they were charging DC prices in SS, but you couldn't argue with the food which was high quality and obviosuly prepared by someone who knows what they are doing. we didnt even make it that far with the new menu. couple of drinks and an app and we knew...sometimes you just know, right? we left and ate at olazzo, which is pretty average italian food, but at least there are people and a vibe, not the crushing despair of the new nicaro.

so disappointed

I was so disappointed to go to Nicaro and find that it was under new management. My boyfriend and I loved the old Nicaro -- I especially loved the short ribs, the fettucine bolognese and above all -- the bread pudding (was to die for). I also admired their wine list. Unfortunately, not knowing that it is under new management, we walked into Nicaro the other night and encountered a menu that was all over the place (what kind of restaurant is this?) and one of the worst wine lists I've ever seen. Seriously I think they pick their wines by checking the specials at BJ's. Unfortunately, they've lost me as a customer.

not there yet - please make it work, we need this spot!

New menu is unfocused - no clear specialty. Repeated ingredients in odd places suggest "frugal" not "theme". Bread unremarkable with blah olive oil & dried "italian seasoning". Salads had too much going on. Crab on portobello w/ balsamic - and shaved ginger and horseradish? Spinach with blue cheese, mushrooms, carrots, oranges, croutons, onions, bacon, etc. Not fusion but "colocation." Main dishes overcooked. Jambalaya had dried spice - not fresh tasting; on rice but menu said pasta(!?). Curried mussels had no curry flavor and were too big and chewy; presented on open shell(?). Owner comped both. Desserts did not have flavors advertised (baileys, pistachio). Inexperienced server, error on wine list, running out of pino gris (?)