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OUR STORY
A team of creative chefs are using creativity on top of mastery of authentic and modern Italian cooking to beautifully presented meals in a luxe yet welcoming atmosphere at Prima Italia. Their thoughtfully selected menu is availing of locally-sourced ingredients and their high culinary standards.
Every Spring, the chefs of downtown Fort Smith’s Prima Italia select from the bounty of the nearby Farmers Market. Fresh, locally sourced ingredients inspire their creativity, and their seasonal menu change will arrive with early, tender vegetables. Flavorful herbs are growing now in the restaurant’s sunny courtyard flowerbeds, steps away from the kitchen.
The full-service Italian restaurant opened In November of 2023 at 720 Garrison Avenue and has been well-received. Diners have embraced its carefully crafted, made-daily pastas and a selection of classic Italian cuisine from antipasti to pasta, chicken and veal, or seafood and Prime Angus steak entrees.
The current, inaugural menu showcases the restaurant’s mastery of authentic Italian mainstays – handmade pastas carefully crafted to a purpose, which is carry or absorb hearty or delicate sauces such as marinara, olive oils or creamy butter or distinctive cheeses; or perhaps lemon or brandy or of course, flavorful, long-simmered tomato sugo (sauce). The menu also reveals the contemporary creativity of its team of chefs, who adapt seasonally to offer the freshest ingredients available.
Prima Italia also concentrates on the best dining atmosphere. The dining room, bar, courtyard and décor were designed with particular care by Brandon Weeks, with understated but luxurious opulence from the gold-flecked, earthy umber wallcovering down to the specifically aligned dining room layout, which cozily seats up to 77 while providing privacy at each table. Inside, the ambiance is warm and intimate while the eye is led through the glass-doored wall to outdoor tables, shaded by colorful umbrellas or lighted by strings of glowing bulbs at night. High walls screen it away from the street. The restaurant has two private rooms for up to 12 or for 15. Customers have commented that the menu, excellent service and atmosphere transport them into relaxation.
An attentive and personable waitstaff enjoys engaging patrons with selections from the cocktail and dining menus and are skilled at suggesting wine pairings from the extensive wine menu to enhance each meal. Frequently, the chefs circulate among the tables to meet diners and ask for their responses. Every member of the crew is devoted to giving their diners a wonderful experience.
Reservations are recommended. Hours are 5-9 p.m. Wed-Saturday.
Prima Italia also concentrates on the best dining atmosphere. The dining room, bar, courtyard and décor were designed with particular care by Brandon Weeks, with understated but luxurious opulence from the gold-flecked, earthy umber wallcovering down to the specifically aligned dining room layout, which cozily seats up to 77 while providing privacy at each table. Inside, the ambiance is warm and intimate while the eye is led through the glass-doored wall to outdoor tables, shaded by colorful umbrellas or lighted by strings of glowing bulbs at night. High walls screen it away from the street. The restaurant has two private rooms for up to 12 or for 15. Customers have commented that the menu, excellent service and atmosphere transport them into relaxation.
An attentive and personable waitstaff enjoys engaging patrons with selections from the cocktail and dining menus and are skilled at suggesting wine pairings from the extensive wine menu to enhance each meal. Frequently, the chefs circulate among the tables to meet diners and ask for their responses. Every member of the crew is devoted to giving their diners a wonderful experience.
Reservations are recommended. Hours are 5-9 p.m. Wed-Saturday.