Malara's Italian Restaurant

Our friend strongly recommended this place when we had our day trip to Omaha. You would think its a tiny place by looking from the outside. Its actually very pacious!! First comes into view is the bar. Also an area that display the history and story of the owner's family (i think). As you walk inside, there are 2 areas for dining. It's very nicely decorated. I got a fetteuccine afredo w shrimp! Its very delicious!!

First time here and had an enjoyable time. The fried eggplant was spectacular, mozzarella sticks made in house are great, as was the housemade pasta. The red sauce, as other reviews stated was not great - very reminiscent of chef boyardee. The salad was way too saturated in dressing - which was way too peppered. The torte was spectacular, but the cannoli was fairly bland and unimpressive. Also, if you are hoping for gluten free options - even though the menu advertises them, we were informed by the waitress that the only things they had that were GF were "plain GF noodles, or a steak potato". Overall a good experience, but not "the best Italian " I've had in town.

I really appreciate places that make food from scratch but for the price of what we paid, this really missed the mark. We ordered chicken parm with green beans and a full order of fettuccine alfredo with grilled chicken. The fettuccine alfredo was the better of the two dishes we ordered. We liked the pasta, the sauce, and the serving size. The only issue with that meal was that the chicken was not seasoned and was very bland. The chicken parm was the big disappointment for us. The breading was seasoned well but the chicken was over cooked. This was the first chicken parm I've gotten that didn't come served on spaghetti so that was surprising. The green beans were good. Comparing the portions of the chicken parm and the chicken alfredo, because they were both the same price, it was disappointing how little pasta you get with the chicken parm. There is an option to get an additional side cup of pasta in place of the green beans but I don't think that would have made the two dishes equal