• Located in Pierce County, Sumner, Washington is approximately 13 miles southeast of Tacoma and 35 miles south of Seattle. For tourists, Sumner features attractions like the Sumner Ryan House Museum, Windmill Gardens and the Sumner Performing Arts Center. Visitors to the Sumner area have numerous dining options to choose from, including both casual and upscale Italian restaurants.
  
  

Sorci's Italian Cafe and Enoteca

• Sorci's Italian Cafe and Enoteca has served the community of Sumner since April 2005. The menu begins with one dozen appetizers, such as the prosciutto-wrapped baked asparagus, the four-cheese garlic bread and the spinach and artichoke dip. A specialty entree is the gnocchi, dumplings made from potatoes, ricotta, Romano cheese and spinach, all topped in a pink vodka sauce flavored with prosciutto. For dessert, try the house-made tiramisu with an espresso or cappuccino. The restaurant has a full bar. Sorci's Italian Cafe and Enoteca serves breakfast Saturdays and Sundays and lunch and dinner Tuesdays through Sundays. The restaurant is closed on Monday. Reservations are accepted by phone. Casual attire is appropriate. The restaurant hosts special events on a regular basis, such as wine tastings every Thursday night. Vegetarian dishes are available.
  
  Sorci's Italian Cafe and Enoteca
  
  1012 Ryan Ave.
  
  Sumner, WA 98166
  
  253-891-8400
  
  sorcisitaliancafe.com
  
  

Aversano's Italian Restaurant

• Aversano's Italian Restaurant is located along Parker Road in Sumner. Pasta is the specialty of the house with featured dishes including the chicken cannelloni, the eggplant parmigiana, the vegetable lasagna and the spaghetti with meatballs or house-made Italian sausage. Seafood lovers may opt for the captain's seafood dungeness fettuccine, which consists of scallops, baby clams, dungeness crab, tiger prawns and mushrooms. Most dinners come with one trip to the soup and salad bar. Beer and wine are available. Aversano's Italian Restaurant serves lunch and dinner daily. Reservations are not required. Casual attire is the norm when dining at the restaurant.
  
  Aversano's Italian Restaurant
  
  6015 Parker Road
  
  Sumner, WA 98390
  
  253-863-3618
  
  

Mama Stortinis Restaurant & Bar

• Mama Stortinis Restaurant & Bar is in Puyallup, less than a mile from Sumner (approximately two minutes by automobile). Fourteen appetizers lead the menu, such as the Mama's appetizer sampler foursome, a platter of fried mozzarella, toasted garlic bread, mozzarella and tomato bruschetta and crab and artichoke dip. The restaurant is known for its pizza, which is baked in a brick oven. One signature pie is the meat classic topped with salami, Canadian bacon, pepperoni, sausage and pancetta. Other specialties of the house include baked ziti with meatballs, the rock-salt-roasted prime rib and the chicken marsala. The restaurant features a full bar. Mama Stortinis Restaurant & Bar serves lunch and dinner daily. Reservations are accepted and recommended for large parties or when dining on weekends. Business casual attire is appropriate.
  
  Mama Stortinis Restaurant & Bar
  
  3207 East Main St.
  
  Puyallup, WA 98372
  
  253-845-7569
  
  mamastortinis.com‎