Welcome to Maurizio's!
In the heart of Coppell, Maurizio's Southern-Italian staples are whipped up by a Naples native who, during a 14-year stint as a police officer in Rome, met his American future wife, who he followed back to Texas in 2004; he managed at Campania Pizza, Patrizio's & Cafe Pacific before opening his new restaurant, which sports earthy stone/wood trappings picked by his interior-decorator wife, a glittery black bar, and a custom oak-burning pizza oven.

Based on old family recipes from back home, the menu starts with appetizers like sauteed shrimp in lemon/butter wine sauce and a signature frittura Italiana plate; pastas include Parm Reggiano-topped onion/bacon/white pepper spaghetti carbonara, anchovy-walnut pesto ravioli, and Bolognese-sauced mozzarella, ham, and egg lasagna. Entrees run from chicken scaloppini over fettuccine alfredo, “Mamma's Recipe Meatballs", and cod cacciatore; Neapolitan pies cover standbys (margherita/quattro formaggi...), traditional numbers like the anchovy/caper "Romana", and gut-busters like the meatball/salami "Nonna".