Charlotte’s definitive home style Italian restaurant, Mama Ricotta’s has become an institution, garnering both regional and national attention and praise. Mama’s features authentic Italian cuisine made from the recipes of founder Frank Scibelli’s family. At the top of Charlotte’s list of most beloved restaurants, Mama Ricotta’s is consistently voted Best Italian Restaurant and has served up scratch made family favorites for over twenty solid years. The staff makes most items from scratch, including sauces, soups, sausages, bread and desserts. The house made mozzarella is famous for being the freshest in town and is always served when it is less than 24 hours old. Mama Ricotta’s chooses the finest ingredients including Locatelli Romano cheese, San Marzano tomatoes, Pietro Coricelli extra virgin olive oil, Latini and De Cecco pastas and Salumeria Biellese prosciutto among many others. Even the Double Zero flour is imported from Italy. Produce comes from local farmers’ markets as part of Scibelli’s ongoing commitment to support and sustain local farmers.