Message from Massimino's

Massimino's, where the locals dine
  • Lunch and Dinner
  • Wine List
  • Menu

With lunch, dinner, and a notable wine list, Massino's lives up to its critical acclaim. Accolades included being voted "Best of Boston" in Boston Magazine, rated "Excellent" by Zagat and "A precious gem" by Travel and Leisure.

MarkerMassimino's Cucina Italiana

(617) 523-5959

207 Endicott St
Boston, MA 02113

Editorial Description by Citysearch
Hub-bub and home-style Italian favorites distinguish this enduring neighborhood favorite.
Rated 9.0 out of 10 by Citysearch.

3 Reviews of Massimino's Cucina Italiana in Boston

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Great food!  4 Star Rating - Very good

This restaurant has really great food. But our fav is the "Gnoccci massimino" YUMMY! Whenever I am in the north end my mom sends me in just for that!

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Great Italian  5 Star Rating - World class

I am not a huge fan of the Italian food in the North End but this place is excellent. It is like eating at your Italian friend's house. The staff is really friendly but it is a home type feel so hard to compare to high end places. The food is delicious and I totally recommend their pink sauce. I love the family feel.

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Great Menu  4 Star Rating - Very good

Massiminos is a great North End restaurant. Though it is not located on Hanover Street, it is worth going out of the way for this place. The restaurant is cute, but small. The prices are very reasonable and the portions are huge. The atmosphere is authentic;each table is different. A bunch of North End residents reccomended this restaurant to me, and I was not dissapointed.

PROS: cute, authentic Italian dining
CONS: a walk from the popular Hanover Street

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5 Reviews by Citysearch: (read all 23 reviews on Citysearch)

Great Food 5 Star Rating - World class

We had lunch here and it was so good. The waitstaff was a lot of fun we had great food and a great time.The prices were very reasonable.

Pros: priced right
Cons: out of the way
Posted 02/04/08 at 12:43pm

HUGE dissapointment; a regret 1 Star Rating - Unsatisfactory

My boyfriend and I decided to order our food from here based on all of the wonderful recommendations that we have had (as well as the award from Zagat and a few others). This was our last dinner together as I am moving tomorrow and we wanted something really delicious and I have to say that I have never been so disappointed in a meal and I have never complained. I honestly didn't even eat my entree. My boyfriend ordered the veal saltimbocca which is supposed to be stuffed with prosciutto and served with penne. The pasta was dry and the veal was not only bad, but instead of being stuffed with prosciutto, it had chunks of ham all over the pasta and not even stuffed in the veal. I ordered the shrimp scampi, which is my favorite dish of all time and I have NEVER been dissatisfied with at any other restaurant... the pasta was dry and chewy, the shrimp was not fresh and extremely over cooked and there was no sauce on it either. The lobster ravioli was nothing special either. The food was terrible quality and I feel terrible that my boyfriend had to spend so much money on such poor quality food.

Cons: The food was terrible.
Posted 01/24/08 at 8:30pm

Best Italian food in Boston!! 5 Star Rating - World class

I am an expert in Italian food and this is by far the best I ever had.

We had the antipasta for appetizer and it was yummy.

i had the cheese tortollini with red sauce and i just loved it. the best sauce i ever had!
my fiance had one of the specials which was a seafood/pasta dish and he loved it! even after over 2 months from eating it he still talks about it.

we defintely will be going back in the future!

Pros: good food, good service
Posted 05/21/07 at 5:47am

Good food, don't count on your reservation 3 Star Rating - Satisfactory

My boyfriend made reservations here for my birthday. He had called ahead and asked that we be seated downstairs in the wine cellar, and told them it was my birthday and they said they would provide pieces of cake and a candle. (He didn't tell me this ahead of time of course)
Well, I got there and they had our reservation down for an hour and a half later than the actual time he'd made the reservation for, but they said it wouldn't be a problem getting a table. We were seated shortly after everyone arrived, so it wasn't a problem though they did seat us upstairs, which was louder and crowded. I agree with what other people posted about the specials, they don't tell you the prices of the specials. I ordered one of the specials but they were out of it. I ordered another one of the specials, and one of the appetizer specials, but I don't know how much they cost. the food was very good, the service was good except they forgot the birthday cake. he asked the waiter about it on the way out and the server said he forgot as they were busy.
I'd say the food was good and we had a good time, but don't count on your reservation.

Posted 03/16/07 at 12:57pm

Great food, bad attitude 4 Star Rating - Very good

Booked a birthday dinner for small group and when I made a reservation they didn't say anything about it being a problem, just said "see you tonight!" When I got there, the place was crowded and hostess claimed we'd have to wait another 1-1.5 hours! When asked about having a reservation, she got "too bad - we're busy tonight!"

Totally recommend the food (delicious& not too expensive) but don't consider your reservations to be solid at all!

Pros: Food
Cons: Attitude
Posted 02/23/07 at 8:34am