CIBO Rustico Pizzeria
Roasted zucchini flowers for $18 next to a wood oven, in a Santa Rosa complex that also holds a brewery and a set of micro-wineries.1
Why go
CIBO cooks off family recipes, makes its own meatballs and sauces, and runs live music through the room.1 It sits in Santa Rosa Vintners Square, which puts a pizzeria, a brewery, several micro-wineries and an organic juice bar in one place, indoor and out.1 The wine list is thought through and there is local craft beer on tap.1
Order this / avoid
- Order: the roasted zucchini flowers, $18, if the season is right.1
- Order: the Cibo Star, $32, which is the top of the pizza list.1
- Order: the Nonna Zeppole at $13 for the table.1
- Avoid: Monday and Tuesday. Closed both.
Good to know
- Wednesday and Thursday 5 to 8, Friday 5 to 9, Saturday noon to 9, Sunday noon to 8.1
- The pizza band runs $23 to $32, with the Luciano at $25 for the spicy one.1
- There is a patio, and the complex takes private parties indoors and out.1
Verdict
could-visit — CIBO makes its own meatballs and sauces and cooks over wood in Vintners Square, with live music and local beer on tap next door to a brewery and a set of micro-wineries. The dish that says the kitchen is paying attention is roasted zucchini flowers at $18, which is seasonal work and not standard on a Santa Rosa pizza menu. The Cibo Star tops the list at $32. Held here because the restaurant is the only source: the guest quotes on its page carry no attribution at all, and nothing published about this kitchen turned up in anything I read.