Giuseppe's

★★★★☆ 4 (91) • $$

"I dined for lunch at Giuseppe's this week for the first time and found it by luck since I'm rarely in this area. It's located in the center of a strip center with parking in front and a small but attractive outdoor courtyard with two tables for outside dining. Inside there is a small foyer and what appears to be three separate dining areas. It has a "local neighborhood" feel to it. After being seated and presented the menu I opted to order the Chicken a la Shoemaker for $17.75. This dish is also listed on their smaller lunch menu for $14.25 and is the same portion size but comes with a side salad for the extra $3.50. First to appear was a complimentary bread basket and oil for the table to share and we enjoyed it. The bread was warm and buttered. Shortly after, my salad appeared with greens, tomatoes and croutons in a tasty vinaigrette dressing and I liked it. About 10 minutes later the entree arrived in a large bowl. It consisted of chicken breast chunks sautéed with lemons, sliced mushrooms, spices and onions in a white wine broth on a bed of Angel hair pasta. I thought this was a good tasting meal with a savory flavor to the food with the onions and spices contributing to the chicken and pasta. I would have liked a little more food in the bowl but all in all it was a satisfying meal. During the meal the background music was enjoyable and the table service prompt and professional. I would be happy to return when in the area."

Adriatic Cafe

★★★★☆ 4.3 (813) • $$

No 28 Pizzeria & Vineria

★★★★★ 4.5 (15)

Carrabba's Italian Grill

★★★☆☆ 3.4 (222) • $$

"Have had 2 great experiences here recently. The first one was Sebastian as our server and the most recent one was Aaliyah!! They are both amazing and wonderful at their jobs!! The food is always good. Small issue tonight, but 2 managers came by and couldn't of been nicer. We loved the desserts they brought. What a refreshing experience. Everyone is so nice here and the food is great too."

Luigi's Pizzeria

★★★★☆ 3.8 (256) • $

Crust Pizza Co. - Kingwood Docks

★★★☆☆ 3.4 (14)

"Awesome experience. Staff is super eager to ensure you have a great experience. Food is out quick and made with care. Pizza is pretty good and consistent with the typical Crust in other locations. decent wine selection and they offer 50% on Wednesday with purchase of a pie."

Pane e Vino Ristorante Italiano

★★★★☆ 4.1 (321) • $$

"Lighting of a facility is a little muted. I assume to make the mood a bit more intimate. Not a large establishment. I would guess 60-70 guests including the bar area. Prices are okay. Pretty average for the quantity of the food. Service was okay. But then again there was very little in attendance. A small deduction which is not represented in the 3 star review was of the staff members had on tooooooo much cologne. It was very off putting when you taste cologne over the entree. I try the steak risotto. It was okay. Nothing that screams I have to come back. Vodka sauce was okay on flavor but very stingy on the sauce. Rigatoni and meatballs was okay again. The sauce was limited. The meatballs were surprisingly tender but under seasoned. Nevertheless this place is better than any other big chain like OG or Macaroni Grill."

Original Napoli - Beechnut St

★★★★☆ 3.9 (131) • $$

"I had dinner here last week while in the neighborhood for a meeting. The interior is small and cozy with a small bar area along with the dining area. I asked for the spaghetti with mushrooms meal for $11.95. First to come out was a bread basket filled with two large rolls that were nice and puffy fresh. It was followed by a side salad with my ranch dressing and I enjoyed it. Very shortly after it's arrival my entree arrived. I don't like it when the meal isn't properly spaced and I have to look at my entree while trying to hurry and finish my salad. The spaghetti, marinara sauce and mushrooms was large enough in size and tasted good but the sauce was too watery and it created a pool on the plate that was unattractive. My table service during the meal was very good.While the overall meal was decent I can't give a score higher than a 3 due to the watery sauce and inadequate pacing of the meal delivery."

Collina's Italian Cafe

★★★☆☆ 2.5 (192) • $$

"Ive been to the one on Richmond before like 30 years ago. Never went back since. But since they were close by and we were hungry we thought we'd give it a try. It was either that or Olive Garden. Sadly they don't have a kids menu. but they can do a half order of any plate. I liked the Z pizza. And the Alfredo was ok. Salad was meh as was the complimentary bread. Staff was ok but seemed understaffed on that Sunday afternoon."

Lamberto's Main Street Italian Restaurant

★★★★★ 5 (5)

"The food is excellent. Great house salad full of veggies, including artichoke hearts. Best fried calamari I've found and Marinara is wonderful. Been here quite a few times and worth coming back. Steak, pastas, calzone, manicotti, paninis, ... Be sure to visit when you're near Eagle Lake, Sealy, Columbus."

Ciccio's Pasta

★★★☆☆ 2.9 (8)

"This was my 1st time ordering from Ciccio's. I'd never even heard of it until it popped up as an option on Uber Eats. Since they were really close, had good ratings and could deliver the fastest, I decided to give them a try. I ordered the Shrimp Vodka and garlic bread. The food itself was ok and deserves 3.5 stars. However, I was extremely disappointed at the 4 little shrimp that came with my meal. 4 tiny shrimp aren't even acceptable at lunch, let alone dinner. I kept digging around in the pasta looking for more shrimp, but nada. I will not order from them again."

Pizzaiolo's

★★★★☆ 4 (8)

". The pizza is so good. We ordered the Greek with chicken and the Hawaiian. The crust on the hand tossed is perfect"

Crust Pizza Co. - Creekside

★★★★☆ 4.4 (124) • $$

"The wife and I stopped in while traveling through the area. So glad we did. The Woodlands has a lot of great restaurants and I count this one amount them. This was our first time here. Industrial decor, concrete floors, rough sawn wood tables; I like this place. We walked past a couple outdoor tables on the way in. One of the employees gave us the rundown of the menu and ordering process. We got the Garlic Cheese Bread and a pizza (Carl's King minus a couple ingredients), one glass of wine for me, and preordered the Cookie Monster. The Garlic Cheese Bread arrived first as expected. The marinara sauce with the bread was fantastic. The wife always goes for the ranch sauce. Both very delicious. The pizza arrived and the dough was not too thin and not too thick. Just right and very flavorful. After we were thoroughly full, the Cookie Monster arrived. A sizzling skillet full of cookie and ice cream. The ice cream serves two purposes: 1) to pair with the cookie 2) to keep you from getting 3rd degree burns on your tongue. Everything was just exceptional. The food and the service were outstanding. I definitely will be back if we are in the area again. The wine was a little thin. Not that I have a refined pallet by any means (I did start drinking wine from a box); however, I have grown up a little since then and I do enjoy a nice wine. The wife would have gotten a splitting migraine had she ordered this wine. Other than the fruit of the vine, everything was magnificent. Stop in and try it! Bon appetit Yelpers!"

Crisp

★★★★☆ 3.8 (1064) • $$

"Wow oh wow what a gem found in Houston! We were in town for spring break and our group was hungry for Italian and pizza. I fired up the ole trusty Yelp app to help me find out next meal. We were fortunate enough to find Crisp.We were a decent size party of 4 adults and 4 kids. Our waiter Alex took our order and provided us some recommendations. Everything came out good for the most part except for my wife's salad where she asked for shrimp instead of chicken. Alex promptly had a new order put in to correct the issue. Then the manager came over and chatted with us. He was a great manager and bantered with us well. And compared us toe desserts which were very tasty.Overall the atmosphere was nice and quaint for a neighborhood Italian restaurant. The service was great and the food was excellent. Order any pizza, calzone or calamari and you will super enjoy it.When we come back to Houston we will make the time to come back and visit!So good!"

Palinuro Italian Cuisine

★★★★★ 4.6 (194) • $$$

"Consistently great!! This is my go to Italian. I haven't found a better place yet. So we'll keep going."

Marini's Pizza

★★★★☆ 4.1 (35)

"Staff is super friendly and the pizza is hands down one of the best in the area. Don't let the location fool you, they may be in a comic book store but they pack huge flavor into their food. The pizza was baked to perfection. The crust has great flavor, the sauce was tangy, quality pepperoni and cheese made for a great tasting pizza. Dine in seating is minimal so not great for large groups dining in. This is our new favorite pizza place for hand tossed pizza."

La Fresca Pizza

★★★★☆ 4.2 (192) • $

"Ice passed by this place for a while and finally ordered. Got a Hawaiian Calzone. I'm jot necessarily happy with it and here's why:The "Canadian bacon" is sandwich meat. It taste like sandwich meat and not actual Canadian bacon, not to mention that it's cut really thin.The crust tastes fine and so does the sauce and cheese. It came with a little cup of sauce too and for $8 it's s good size. I may give them another try and get just a basic pepperoni or something, but they're not nailing it with this calzone"

Vero Italian Kitchen

★★★★☆ 4.2 (193) • $

"This was the first time I ordered pizza from here and I must say it was delicious. I am not a big pizza eater. I may eat it twice a year. I think I will be eating it more now from here. The crust was cooked Just right. My pizza had a lot of flavor and it's not like other pizza places where you are stuffed after 2 pieces. I ordered a medium cheese and ate the whole thing, except for all the crust even though I wanted too. My husband got a large pepperoni and he devoured it. We will have to try there other dishes. I'm sure I won't be disappointed. The only downfall to our pizza was we had it delivered and the it was cold. I would recommend this place!"

Barcello’s Fusion

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)

"Too busy chatting I forgot to take pics. Food was excellent!! We ordered chicken Espetada, sheesh kabob, and adnan kabob. All the meats were very juicy and flavorful. Check this place out so we can keep this hidden gem busy. Will be back to try more dishes."

Luigi's Pizza & Pasta

★★★★☆ 4.2 (185)

"We did a pick up and the food was ready and very hot when we picked it up. I truly appreciate the fact that the food wasn't too coolWhen we got it home. I love how cute everything is inside and it reminds of those small Italian restaurants back in the day."

Napoli Express Pizza

★★★★☆ 4.1 (80) • $$

"service is incredible. lady working there was very friendly and accommodating. pizza isn't anything crazy but is reasonably priced."

Trattoria Pizza & Pasta

★★★★★ 4.5 (157) • $$

Zanti Trattoria - The Woodlands

★★★★☆ 4 (357) • $$

"There's so much to say about this place. It's advisable to make a reservation if you plan to dine here, especially on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday after 5 o'clock.The full bar and drink menu are consistently excellent; they never disappoint. I particularly appreciate the wait staff--they're always attentive and on point, even during busy times, to ensure your satisfaction.Every dish I've tried has been impeccable. While I haven't yet sampled the pizza, I'm eager to try it next. I did discover that if you're looking for a different kind of bread besides the loaf, ask for the grilled bread--it's fantastic.Parking is plentiful both in the back and front. The bathrooms were also impressive--super clean with no water spots, and stocked with toilet paper and well-maintained urinals."

Sorrento Ristorante Italiano

★★★★☆ 4.2 (406) • $$$

La Estancia

★★★★☆ 3.9 (67)

"I had my first meal here on NYE. The good: the atmosphere, decoration of the restaurant, food, and friendliness of the employees. Not great: sitting around for long periods of time without being attended to. We were there in a party of 6. For an appetizer we had fried calamari (which was a little tough), house salads (delicious- that dressing!), and Caesar salads (delicious). For entrees we had shrimp Alfredo (delicious and not too heavy), salmon piccata (delicious), gnocchi special (delicious), and angel hair pasta with pink sauce and shrimp (delicious). For dessert we had cannolis (good) and tiramisu (okay). I would definitely come back!"

Original Napoli

★★★☆☆ 3.4 (5)

"I'm a Uber delivery junkie and this is always one of my gotos. The food is soooo good. Everyone we introduce to it falls in love with it too"

Magdalena's Trattoria & Pizzeria

★★★★☆ 4.4 (33)

"Good pizza! Fresh ingredients, lovely bread & crust. Casual ambiance but reservations are pretty much a must during peak times. Came with the kids and there wasn't really anything I could order for them. They survived, don't worry lol. As for us adults, we did get an excellent celery salad and a plentiful Branzino! The Margherita pizza was quite good. Service was accommodating and friendly. There was a consistent weird smell in the air, like that of sewage. Could be in the ceiling? This building has been here for quite a while and has gone through its fair share of tenants. I know this because I myself had a business in this building at one point, and didn't have the best experience at the Pei Wei that previously occupied Magdalena's space. I'm hoping they didn't inherit any problems... I'll try it again, but not running back!"

Crust Pizza Co. - Magnolia

★★★★☆ 4 (7)

"Highly recommend! We got the big cheesy pizza and a custom pizza and they both came out amazing! Very high quality! The service was a bit slow but it was their first day open, and the staff was super friendly. It has a very modern interior and makes you feel like you are going someplace fancy without the high prices! Will be going back!"

Antonio's Flying Pizza

★★★★☆ 4.3 (239)

"Over the past month I have visited Antonio's twice for lunch. It is in a stand alone building with its own parking lot with a BIG sign out front. You can't miss it. This Italian eatery is an old time Houston institution that is famous for its frisbee like dough throwing exhibitions that are done for the benefit of diners. Since I didn't observe that either time for lunch I'm assuming they only do that at dinner time. Oh well...The lunch menu offers several options at reduced prices over the dinner menu. I believe the serving sizes are the same. My first visit was for pasta with meat sauce for $11. The meal came with bread and after a short wait delivered to the table. It was a good tasting meal with both flavor, quantity and value. On the dinner menu this same meal is $5 more.My second visit was for a pizza at lunch and I went with my usual order of beef, mushrooms and onions. For a 10" pie the lunch cost was $12.75 and at dinner it would have been $18.50. I guess the frisbee throwing show during dinner time is worth it?? Anyway that pizza was very good taste wise with plenty of toppings on the pizza. I would order it again but only at that price. Both visits were with prompt and professional table service."

North Italia - The Woodlands

★★★★☆ 4 (149) • $$

"Much better experience at Happy Hour vs the dining room! Several items at a lower price and you cannot beat the pizza. We also order the grilled bread and ask for a side of balsamic vinegar. Bartender is always great. She is very pleasant, makes a good drink, and is quick to help."

Grazia Italian Kitchen

★★★★☆ 4 (1065) • $$

"Okay, so I must admit. I must've passed this place about a thousand times and never really paid attention to it. Well, I'm glad I finally did. This place is amazing! I first learned about Grazia at a Rodeo Uncorked Best Bites event where they had samples of their food. I took a card and go figure lost it. Sheeeeeesh! Fast forward a bit and here I am! Woooohooo!They have a private wine room that I am sure you can reserve. There is also a bar, which makes great Mock and Cocktails. There is also a patio outside for you to catch in a good breeze. Location: Slow down when driving, because if you are driving 1 mile of over the speed limit you will miss it. First impressions on looking for this place is... Woooooow, this is a busy shopping center. I hope I'm in the right place. Tucked in the small corner of the shopping center is this amazing restaurant. Parking: It is located in a large shopping center, so there is plenty of parking. I was there during the day, so I am unsure if there is valet at night. The Food: The food came out fairly quick and was rich and delicious. The portion size is appropriate... not too big and not too small. We got birthday cannoli's. They were pretty good as well. Light airy and bubbly!!! Yum! The bartender did really good with the mocktails. Most places only serve up juice with a fancy straw, but this mocktail drink was super fancy. This bar is definitely new Mom-friendly! In essence, service just okay... A little slow for the restaurant to not be busy. The occupancy was not even at half, as we went in the afternoon. I will definitely give it another chance and will go back for a date night or for a family meal."

Tony's Italian Delicatessen

★★★★★ 4.9 (836) • $$

"I have had Tony's bookmarked for years now after it won best restaurant in the US from Yelp several years ago. I rarely get up this way and when I did had other plans but last Saturday I finally made it for lunch.I found the restaurant in an old and small strip center with limited parking. Inside it's a counter service eatery with attractive decor and two dining areas. One area is as you enter that is brightly lit and decorative and the other room dimly lit which is where the self serve soft drink and tea area is located.I decided to go against the norm here and not order a traditional meat sandwich but instead ask for the DiCaprio (all of the sando's here have Italian celebrity names) for $12. I added a bag of Zapp's chips for another $2 and a soft drink. With tax the entire meal was $16 and change. The DiCaprio is Tony's chicken salad sandwich with spring mix, bacon, American cheese, marinated Roma tomatoes mayo and sub oil on crunchy Italian bread. Mine was ready in 5 minutes after ordering and it was huge. Like big enough for 2 people to eat and be satisfied. Its size was impressive and absolutely delicious taste wise. I love a good chicken salad sandwich and this was one of them. The chicken salad was creamy and flavorful with grapes, nuts and a very smooth taste. With the other additives every bite was a pleasure to eat. While the oh so important bread is called crunchy Italian it's actually very fresh and soft. It was quality as was everything in that sandwich. Leonardo would be proud to have this named after him. During the meal, I sat in the dimly lit area and also enjoyed the good Italian music being played. The sandwich was excellent in taste and its size and cost represented very good value. I would very much like to return but this location is difficult for me. Going all of the way to Conroe and then it's a full 10 minute drive off of I-45 but for those that live closer they are the lucky ones. I'm not sure about this deserving to be the #1 restaurant in the US but it is an excellent Italian sandwich shop."

Amerigo's Grille

★★★★☆ 3.7 (160) • $$$

"One of the top ten pasta/Italian joints since I moved from Chicago to Houston. The restaurant is a little awkward, but it was off hours for lunch so maybe that was the cause. Stood at host table for ten minutes, bartender there at the moment and finally started walking around to see if there was a front entrance. Ran into a server and said I would like a seat. It was very awkward. Then I saw her explaining to the bartender why she sat me. Once seated our server was attentive and super entertaining, dry humor was great. Both dishes were glorious!Do not reference their website for their menu, it is not updated."

Frascone Winery

★★★★★ 4.6 (5)

"Lovely time, beautiful place in the middle of nowhere. Wasn't a huge fan of the wines."

Ciro's Italian Grill

★★★★☆ 3.6 (445) • $$

"I'm surprised that I didn't discover this Italian restaurant sooner. I discovered Ciro's while looking for a place to grab dinner with friends. You can't set up a reservation before 6 pm, but they were able to get our party of 7 seated fairly quickly. The staff was friendly and checked on us often. Our food arrived pretty quickly, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed their choices. I didn't get a chance to try dessert, but I plan on returning to this location as there were plenty of items on the menu I want to try."