Agio Ristorante welcomes you to their dining room. They are easily reachable by public transit but also by car and are situated in a location packed with parks, restaurants and stores.
"I’m from South Korea, but I changed my name when I worked near Rome," says Marino Song, owner and chef at Agio Italian Ristorante. “The town I was working in was close to Rome and called Saint Marino. It was really pretty. I adopted a lot of Italian culture when I worked there." Even more than his name, perhaps the most notable acquisition from Marino’s time in Italy was his expertise in the country’s cuisine. Patrons regularly describe his food as “phenomenal,” “fresh” and “yummy.”
Marino spent seven years working in Italy, including a stint at The Four Seasons in Milan. However, his journey into Italian cuisine had its beginnings elsewhere. Before heading to Europe, he helped open an Italian restaurant in Seoul for The Samsung Group and he worked in one of the top Italian restaurants in Tokyo – The Sabatini. When he arrived in Canada, he studied at George Brown culinary college and worked in several Italian spots before opening Agio Italian Restaurant.
