Now voice actress Mariette Chievs says her neighborhood spot for traditional Neapolitan
cuisine is speaking her language. She says their magic oven produces pizzas with a thin and crispy
crust, my favorite, but the fresh pastas, homey desserts and weekend brunch dishes are also worth
the trip. Her pick is in Miami Springs and it's called Siamo Ristorante and Pizzeria.
My name is Fidel Garcia and I'm the founder of Siamo.
I was in a trip in Bahamas and I was speaking to someone,
and then he explained to me about this concept of tradition and the brick oven and
wood fire, and I just fell in love with the whole concept. Back in those days, it was not so common,
so I started doing research and I decided to do this. I decided to open the restaurant in Miami
Springs because I went to school here. So I was very connected to the city and the community.
And I felt the concept was very well attached to the ambience and to the people of Miami Springs.
[Man]
Siamo is authenticity and family.
So tell me what it's like when you walk in.
Well, I love Siamo because their atmosphere is amazing. It's a brand new spot. The restaurant
actually moved and they had to rebuild their wood burning oven to make sure that everything
is still authentic, and all the ingredients come from Napoli. So as soon as you walk in,
you smell the bubbling cheese, you smell everything really fresh.
And it's the best. This time I went for brunch and they have bottomless mimosas,
and the food was amazing for brunch. We had the salmon benedict and we also had a pizza as an
appetizer just because we were at Siamo's It had basil and cheese and just everything delicious.
[Michelle] That's my favorite.
Yes. I also had some French toast.
Did you have that pizza?
No, I had the quattro formaggi pizza.
[Michelle] Ohh.
[Mercy] Yeah.
[Michelle] Yum.
[Mercy] It was delicious. Mozzarella,
It was gorgonzola, ricotta. And then one that I had never had Granada...
Oh yeah, you've had grana padano. It's basically just like pecorino.
[Mercy] Oh okay, yeah.
Yeah, it's like a parmesan, but saltier.
[Mercy] But it went perfectly. And what I love of is usually like those
wood burning ovens, like they char it so much. And if you don't know how to cook it right.
[Michelle] You could burn it quickly.
[Mercy] Yeah, you just miss all those flavors. All you taste is burnt. This was cooked perfectly.
Joseph.
The place is it's nice,it's gorgeous in there. It's two levels of dining. It's a place you go
with your wife, husband, whatever. and just spend some time there, sit down, relax and enjoy it. I
had the chicken in a red wine sauce and mushrooms, and some mashed potatoes. It was good. I would
go back there and have some time and just sit back, have some wine and just spend a day there.
[Michelle] Yeah.
[Mercy] When you walk in, you don't think you're gonna walk
into what you walk into. There's like a beautiful, huge chandelier hanging.
There's like plants hanging from the wall. The decor makes it so elegant. And then the
wood burning oven is right there. So you see the pizzas being prepared and that really adds to it.
You had a celebrity sighting, is that true?
Yes, Ray Allen was there with his whole basketball team.
[Joseph] Really?
Yeah, and I was really surprised.
[Michelle] Wow!
'Cause this is my little like hometown pizza spot and just
You should have said, "Ray, what are you doing in my place?
[Mariette] , Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, superstar Ray Allen, just eating pizza at Siamo's.
[Mercy] That's awesome.
So I cut you off at French toast, so tell me a little bit about their French toast.
[Mariette] First, they dip it in condensed milk and then
you get it kind of crispy, but then also they make a handmade cinnamon whipped cream.
[Joseph] Yum. And you're gonna wanna take that home, 'cause it's so good.
[Michelle] Just the whipped cream, or the whole thing?
[Mariette] Well, maybe the whole thing. The whipped cream was
[Joseph] This was brunch? [Mariette] Yes, for brunch.
So tell me a little bit about the ravioli.
[Mariett] Oh, the Ravioli with occobuco. Oh wow, so if you want maybe a little bit more high class,
you can really taste the braze beef in the ravioli. It's just, it's amazing.
You had dessert, right?
Oh my goodness. The best tiramisu I've ever had,
it really was delicious. It was just so creamy and it just so light. I don't know, just the
texture and it was really delicious. Yeah, I love tiramisu, this has my favorite, definitely.
Tell me about service, Joseph.
Service, I think the day we got there was interesting, 'cause
they sat us, but it took a while for them to come back to us,
almost, I think about 12 to 15 minutes before they came back. But even that, like I said,
the places are very nice and there's very pretty. I would go back there again.
Okay
With my wife just spent some time 'cause I'm assuming they were having a rough day.
One thing I will say, post COVID, we can't find anybody.
[Joseph] No, correct, yeah.
You can tell that they were a little short when I was there, but there
was only two people and they were taking care, they had a lot of takeout as well,
[Joseph] So they're very busy. But they didn't stop, they were taking care of us very well.
Also taking care of all the people coming in, picking up. So I think they did a really good job.
Well Mariette, Siamo was your pick, sum it up for us.
Well, if you wanna try just a very small hometown spot, but with really upscale flavors,
I would definitely go to Siamo.
Joseph, can you sum it up for us?
Siamo, it's a nice charming place, you would take your wife there,
your husband, whatever it is to spend a nice long leisurely day.
Mercy?
If you wanna go to an elegant, nice place and enjoy the best tiramisu and a great tasting,
woodburned pizza, definitely go to Siamo's.
You can get a taste of Napoli at Siamo Ristorante and Pizzeria. Located at 17
westward drive in Miami Springs. They're open for lunch and dinner
Tuesday through Sunday. And for brunch on the weekends,
reservations are accepted and the average price for dinner without drinks is about $35.