Craving Italian food but only want some tried-and-true options? Here are the 10 top Italian restaurants in Fort Collins, as ranked by TripAdvisor.

Guide: New Northern Colorado restaurants in 2017

Many are local favorites with a few options that include restaurants that have expanded regionally or nationally.

1. Beau Jo's Pizza, 205 N. College Ave. The regional pizza chain that opened its first restaurant more than 40 years ago in Idaho Springs specializes in Colorado-style pizza, a thick-crust pizza, and boasts its use of the freshest ingredients available. Phone number: (970) 498-8898; website: www.beaujos.com.

2. Bisetti's Ristorante, 120 S. College Ave. This family-owned local favorite has been open since 1979 and has grown to seat 175, with a menu ranging in Italian dishes and pastas for a nice dinner out in Old Town Fort Collins. Phone number: (970) 493-0086; website: www.bisettis.com

3. Nick's Italian, 1100 S. College Ave. Nick's Italian opened in 2015 by a former Rio Grande and The Kitchen employee, and the family restaurant serves homestyle Italian pasta, New York style pizza and sandwiches. Phone: 970-631-8301; website: www.nicksfc.com

4. Rare Italian, 101 S. College Ave. The restaurant boasts the world's best steak and Italian cuisine, with its dishes based on influences from Italy and American Italian immigrants. Phone: 970-294-4544; website: www.rareitalian.com

5. Carrabba's Italian Grill, 1212 Oakridge Drive. The national chain, first opened by two Sicilian men from Texas, mixes flavors from Italian and American cuisine and offers a wide variety of menu options from soups and salads to pizzas and pastas to a mix of meat options. Phone: 970-225-6800; website: www.carrabbas.com

6. Canino's Italian Restaurant, 613 S. College Ave. The family-owned restaurant that opened in Fort Collins more than 40 years ago is located in a 1905 historic home and offers numerous lunch and dinner Italian food options as well as catering. Phone number: 970-493-7205; website: www.caninositalianrestaurant.com

7. Grimaldi's Pizzeria, 327 E. Foothills Pkwy. The coal-fired brick-oven pizza restaurant located in the newly renovated Foothills shopping center opened its first location in New York in 1990 offers both personal-size pizzas and family-style and boasts its use of fresh ingredients and handmade mozzarella and pizza sauce. Phone number: 970-204-9099; website: www.grimaldispizzeria.com

8. Olive Garden, 3905 S. College Ave. The national chain Italian restaurant perhaps most well-known for its unlimited bread sticks and salad offers Italian and Mediterranean food options for all types of eaters with the option to create your own combination of dishes. Phone: 970-225-3803; website: www.olivegarden.com

9. Domenic's, 931 E. Harmony Road, Unit 3. The local restaurant that opened in 2003 boasts an inviting atmosphere, creative flavors and an eclectic menu from around the world with various daily specials for lunch and dinner. Phone number: 970-207-0411; website: www.domenicsrestaurant.com

10. Panino's Restaurant, 310 W. Prospect Road. The Italian restaurant with four locations in Colorado and two in Minnesota first started out as a pizza restaurant and then rebranded after the popularity of its paninis, a "gourmet creation," with other Italian food options. Phone number: 970-498-8292; website: www.paninos.com

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