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Fanatico — 162 W Main St.
Fanatico is a fancy version of Olive Garden located in downtown Whitewater and it proves itself as such. This is an Italian restaurant located next to La Piazza, which serves pizza by the slice. They are connected and owned by the same person. Fanatico has a romantic and upscale atmosphere serving beautiful plates of pasta, salads, and various meat options. This restaurant provides every customer with complimentary bread with oil, cheese, and spices. It is a small restaurant with dark lighting and is the perfect place for a romantic date. This place is rather expensive for the college student budget ranging from $15-20 per person. They do make sure to fit in the college budget on Thursdays, you can get two entrees and an appetizer for $25.Though it may be costly, the portion size did reflect the price and I ended up with leftovers I could take home to eat the next day. They also have a deal on Wednesdays called “Wine Wednesdays” serving half price bottles of wine. When I went in I was seated right away and the staff was extremely nice and attentive considering how busy they were on a Friday night. Some downfalls are that it is on the higher end of cost for a college budget, it is not a typical dinner location due to the size of the restaurant, and some of the tables are located right by the servers so it can get a little chaotic. You can pick up food from Fananitco but unfortunately they do not have a delivery service. Overall, this is a great restaurant to go to for special occasions.