text: After hearing good things about Portofinos for a while I finally went last night with a group of friends Luckily we went familystyle so we ordered a number of items from the menu all amazing From the getgo we were super hungry so we ordered the Fiorentina pizza for an appetizer while we contemplated the rest of the huge menu I guess I did not realize just how large is there is a joke in there somewhere but I was surprised by how big the pie was when it came out the of us dug in The flavor was a perfect meld of hot cheesey pestoy goodness We then also ordered the chicken parmigiana pasta sorrento and pasta alla panna I know a lot of other Yelpers have said the chicken parm was their favorite and while it was very good I think the other dishes were incredible The pasta sauces were light but packed immense flavor and left me wanting nd servings even though I was stuffed And we got the house white pinot grigio and house red pinot noir which were both very drinkable for nnThe location strip mall behind the Harris Teeter leaves something to be desired but once inside you feel the love and atmosphere of Italy Our waitstaff was very attentive and our server did an amazing job of splitting checks no easy feat with bottles of wine one pregnant lady and someone else ordering a healthy salad on their own I cannot wait to go back