Joe's Italian Cafe
Joe's Italian Cafe
Butter Nut Squash Ravioli
Pollo Parmigiano
Warm bread and butter.
Sausage 14" Pizza
Lunch menu Sept 2024
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Lunch menu Sept 2024
Veal parm sub. Lunch. Get this!!
Veal parm sub overhead. Lunch
Outside patio
Mozzarella sticks
Lunch Caesar.
Tiramisu
Bread
Chocolate mousse cake
Veal Parmesan sandwich for lunch
Gnocchi in Gorgonzola sauce with Garlic Bread
Gnocchi in Gorgonzola sauce with Garlic Bread
a view of the bar
pasta, food
food
pasta, pasta dish, food
pasta, food, pasta dish
Delicious angel hair w/meat sauce, gnormous serving!
Amy W.
Sep 14, 2024
Old-school red sauce Italian places are becoming as rare as finding a parking spot downtown, but this place? This place is a gem. Sadly, it was almost empty for lunch on a Thursday (what gives, people?!). I had scoped out the menu while driving by one day and spotted something that immediately caught my East Coast heart: a veal parm sub. Or as we call it back home, a "grinder." Now, I haven't seen a veal parm sub on a menu in 15 years, so naturally, I bookmarked it for lunch the following week like it was a national holiday.We walked in around 12:45, and there was only one other table occupied--perfect for people who enjoy elbow room with their marinara. We were seated right away and ordered the Caesar salad and, of course, the veal parm sub to split. Our waitress/hostess (multi-talented!) brought over warm bread and butter, which I tried so hard to resist, knowing what was coming next.The Caesar salad? It had that perfect homemade dressing with a nice anchovy kick, and the lettuce was crisp enough to hold its own. For $9, it was a huge portion, and honestly, if you threw some chicken on there, it'd make a great lunch all on its own.BUT let me tell you about that veal parm sandwich--it took me right back to my childhood outside of Boston. The veal was crispy, slightly chewy, and the mozzarella? It was practically cascading out of the soft roll in glorious cheese waterfalls. I'm telling you, it'll be hard to order anything else after that sandwich. Although, the Italian beef and eggplant grinders are also calling my name.This place isn't fancy, and that's exactly what makes it so special. I bet their nightly pasta dishes are top-notch too. So do yourself a favor--grab a grinder, forget your fancy pretensions, and just enjoy the old-school goodness.
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Rheba K.
Sep 8, 2024
I really wanted to love this place! Casual Italian restaurants are some of my favorite haunts. The food is mediocre. The place truly needs a good scrubbing. The service was a 'no" Clearly one of the servers is very familiar with the owner and shouted questions to him through the restaurant. It was almost comical but more disturbing than anything. Seems like they have their regulars so maybe I was there on an off night?
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Brandi A.
Jun 2, 2023
I did to go, and it was on point. The food was tasty and well portioned. They were quick to get it all out together and packed and the server who cared for my order was jolly and ready to help care for my needs. The building and Devore were pretty old and the building had that old smell which wasn't to appealing. Maybe a little updating would help them draw more clients to an area with huge competition.
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Jimmy M.
Oct 24, 2023
Awesome Food! Great atmosphere with a very nice background music! The server was so nice!
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Stephanie P.
Jan 30, 2024
It was filthy and run down. We got the food and looked at it paid the bill and left. It wasn't hot, clearly had been frozen. The waitress smelled like an ashtray.
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Lauren R.
Oct 11, 2022
I had an amazing experience here. I felt like I was eating at home. We had a wonderful woman serving our larger ground and I have nothing but praises. I ordered the chicken Parmesan and it was everything I could've wanted. This place definitely deserves more business than it gets.
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Alex D.
Jun 21, 2023
I went to dinner here during the week with my roommate. It is an older building and definitely needs some work to their ceiling tiles. They have good fresh bread that is crunchy on the outside and soft and hot inside. I got a 14" sausage pizza which was about $14.00. The crust is thin, a little soggy in the middle but nice crispy crust. The sausage was legit, hint of spice and full link sliced up. Their sauce was tasty but occasionally the whole topping would slide off the crust. Still a tasty pizza overall but could have been even better ambiance wise and end product. The service was good but the table was a little sticky, might want to make sure to cleanup better.
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Bart K.
Feb 5, 2025
This is the place that you might have found Frank Sinatra in, had you been in New York. Traditional, old world ambiance. They have a surprisingly good wine selection, and even make braciola, which I thoroughly enjoyed even though it was probably too salty. This place is the owner's passion. They're only open until 8pm. They do what they want and customers need to fall in line, "if you get what I'm talkin about". Great place and you get what you get. I loved it.
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Maria Dennisee P.
Dec 21, 2024
I don't recommend Joe's if you're going to take your kids- is NOT kids-friendly! Saturday evening around 5:30pm we went to eat we were 3 adults and 2 kiddos (age 7 and 8) they were laughing and the owner was upset. Obviously as mom we tried to explain them to keep it low. After eating maybe 40 minutes they turn our lights off so we understood it was time to ask for the check.
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Danna P.
Dec 9, 2024
This place is HANDS DOWN the best Italian restaurant I've ever had, Italy included!!! Just WOW
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