Sorry, have to update my review again. We went to Assaggio's this week for dinner, and I ordered the pasta primavera. I've gotten it several times before and it didn't have any obvious dairy in it...until this week. Either there was a different cook in the kitchen or they changed their recipe...it had cheese in the white wine/olive oil sauce. And I had specifically asked for no cheese...I guess they interpreted that as "no cheese ON the dish". At any rate, beware if you're trying to avoid cheese (like me). I ate it, but after not eating dairy for several months, it was very noticeable to me, and cloying. Service was fine as usual, but it's obvious to me that I won't be getting the pasta primavera again. They'll either need to up their vegetarian selections on their menu (that is, make it easy to remove the cheese) or we're going to have to look for another favorite Italian restaurant. Which is a sad thing, since their food is always good. read more

Well this is a retraction of a review I posted previously and this is not the restaurant we were at, spelled almost the same but wrong location. My apologies to the owner and those who read it. This place is awesome! We tried their pizza as it's a must to find pizza that checks all the boxes. So far it has taken over the number 1 spot in our NC favorites, for us worth the 52 mile round trip from Garner. Hubby had veal cutlet parmigiana- his words so $&@$!:$ delicious- veal tender sauce great! Trust me he took leftover home and two hours later finished it and stated wish he had more! I had the linguine with shrimp,calamari, clams and mussels in a red sauce, seafood fresh, linguine cooked to perfection so delicious! Salads crisp and dressings spot on. Garlic knots one of the best I ever had. I wanted to try a homemade desert - they make their own tiramisu, just the right balance of ingredients and leaves you wanting more. Staff is friendly and attentive. Clean and welcoming. If you're a New Yorker or from New Jersey, you know of Pastosa Ravioli THEY HAVE THEM!! You can buy them. So excited a definite must go! read more

The food is excellent. I was on my way to Olive Garden and decided to stop here since I have my clothes dry cleaned next door. The waiter is nice and very attentive. My food came out fast and delicious. The portions are great and similar to what Olive Garden has. Pricing is the same as well. Overall I am impressed if you are in the area and starving for Italian, then Assagios is the place. #SupportLocalRestaurants read more

Assaggio's - Chicken Alfredo - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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This is my favorite Italian place. Not only is the food AMAZING and full of flavor, but the service is always phenomenal. Everyone that works at Assaggio's is so friendly and willing to go out of their way to make sure you're 100% satisfied 100% of the time. They are professional but are your friend. The atmosphere is small and cozy and dimly lit. I highly recommend the baked ziti or the pizza. You can't go wrong with anything, though! Give it a try. You won't regret it. read more

A friend and I ordered delivery so I can't speak to the customer service or the atmosphere of the restaurant, but the food was amazing! The fried ravioli were delish-and the marinara dipping sauce was great. We ordered the Antonio-yum,yum, yum! The blend of toppings gave the pizza wonderful flavor! They were also very generous in the amount of toppings they put on the pizza. I am very much looking forward to checking them out again soon! read more

A nice place for lunch if you need quick Italian. I had the penne with meatballs which was good and plentiful. The restaurant is clean and the staff is courteous. I'll have to come back for dinner and check out the gourmet pizzas. read more

The pizza is good but not the best. The people working here are not the most friendly and had a hard time taking a simple order. My biggest complaint it that they charge you $3.00 per topping. ($4.00 for feta) I could not believe it when I was told that my bill was going to be over $60 for two pies and a order of mozzarella sticks. What a rip off. read more

This is my first Yelp post ever. This restaurant actually deserves half star, but I opted to give it 2 stars because the guy who took my order over the phone was very nice. So, a couple of days ago, we ordered chicken fettuccine Alfredo, cheesesteak sub sandwich, ham & provolone sub sandwich, and pepperoni calzone. It was nothing less than awful, but the pepperoni calzone & ham-&-cheese did get eaten, so they find themselves on the winning side, if one can call it that. . The cheesesteak was abysmal cap A (I'm a cheesesteak connoisseur-best ones in triangle are at IP3, C-Hill & Randy's, Raleigh) Furthermore, their fettuccine Alfredo was inedible bc the pasta tossed in something quite similar to a thick bland wallpaper paste. In addition, I paid an astounding $63.00 for this food that wasn't even fit for my dog. Just my.02. First review ever. read more

Has been one of my favorite places to eat since landing in Raleigh 13 years ago... Always friendly waitstaff delivering delicious meal, whether pizza, chicken park, salad or lasagna! Takeout is great too! Always great tasting food!!! read more

I only got the pizza here so can't speak for the rest of the menu. We ordered a large size pizza and we wanted to split it half and half of two of their gourmet pizzas but we were told they couldn't do that (gourmet pizzas have to be ordered whole) So that was disappointing. So we ordered one whole large gourmet pizza--the mona lisa. I'm a huge lover of margherita style pizza and that's what i was expecting. But if I had to sum up this pizza in one word, it'd be TOMATOES. I'm used to tomatoes being diced up atop the pizza, but this was sliced tomatoes covering the pizza. And so the the tomato slice to mozzarella chunk ratio is like 5:1. I was disappointed. My friend got a cheese and pepperoni pizza and that was delicious. So I think it was just our choice. So i'm just throwing this out there: don't get the tomato pizza! (aka mona lisa) Service was great though, which is another reason why i'm giving this place high marks. We ordered a large pizza, but they accidentally prepared us a medium size, so we got that one free and they went ahead and made us a large to bring home. Very nice! read more

This place is similar in style to any other Italian restaurant, particularly Raggazzi's and the like. My family ordered some chicken dish and some pasta. Very standard. The lassagna was heavy on the cheese, with not a lot of meat. Very heavy - I didn't even eat that much and it's sitting heavy in my stomach. It's half deli-style, half pizza parlor, half light-service sit-down restaurant. They do a good job of separating the different parts. The sit-down part does have a separated, softly lit portion, as opposed to the brightly lit deli section. One plus - it's not as salty as a lot of other Italian restaurants I've been to. read more

Wow, this place is the absolute best! Everything we've had has been wonderful. The pastas are a little expensive but you get a lot of pasta, a salad and garlic knots as well so it can be split for two or leftovers the next day! Highly recommend read more

I love Italian Cuisine from this restaurant!!!! There are a few independent owned restaurants that I plan to visit more often and this is one of them. read more

I found this restaurant on the "Around Me" app. What a great find! I ate at the bar and the bartender was helpful and very nice. I had a delicious pizza. It was so good I went back again 3 days later. Mary was there both times and was super friendly. read more

Was good. Those jumbo shrimps were huge. Oh man. Pretty good price with 2 sides. Gotthe shrimp fra diavolvo ($18). That dessert was $3.50. First time trying it. Was good. But I'm not much of a cream cheese person. Too much for me. Too much sauce in the shrimp fra diavolvo but thats just me. Maybe some people prefer a ton of sauce. Friendly waiter and host. Clean place. Was new to Raleigh and haven't had Italian in a long time. Pretty good salad with 1000 island sauce.. Interesting. read more

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OMG THIS PLACE IS GREAT!! Being from Brooklyn I was craving good Italian and Assaggio's nailed it! Plus Allie, our waitress was super accommodating and super sweet! read more

Assaggio's - Fried Ravioli and garlic knots! - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

SO good and always gives you so much food. A chicken entree with pasta comes with two pieces of bread and a salad. It is enough for two full dinners for me read more

Every time we go to Assaggio's we feel like we're at home. The staff is kind and knowledgeable. They have delivery through the food delivery apps which is a plus if you don't feel like leaving the house. Food is GREAT and very tasty. read more

Dropped in for lunch - the lunch menu is pretty affordable and the food is good for the price. I ordered an eggplant parm sub and my fiancé ordered a meatball sub as part of their pick two menu. Both were good and I would order again, more for the bread and sauce on the sandwich than the eggplant, which was underplayed flavor wise. The meatball sub was an "8 out of 10" for my fiancé, who sliced the two meatballs in half to distribute more on the sandwich. I think that if he just had the sandwich without the salad, he would have still been hungry. We also received some of the garlic knots - can't go wrong there! Overall, we will probably come back here for lunch more since we live nearby and the prices and food are good. read more

Food was ok for fast bite. But ordered lightly cooked roll and bread was basically burnt. Waitwas was young and not trained to take dishes when we were done. Didn't know that meatball parm was a sandwich. Used a coupon so not really complaining as much as sharing read more

Ordered delivery and got maybe the best thin-crust pies in town. Lots of cheese and abundant toppings, delivered too hot to eat. I never heard of this place and just randomly picked them. Just a superb pizza. read more

Everything was good but the lobster ravioli. It was horrible frozen pre made skip at all cost

They added mushrooms, peppers, and onions into everything we ordered except the garlic knots. This WASN'T indicated on the menu so we never thought to request them off. Garlic knots were average, but I'm unable to eat peppers and onions so I never got to find out if my calzone (pictured below) was good. Maybe put all the ingredients in the description so people know what they're ordering. read more

Great neighborhood spot. My go-to is the penne ala vodka, but there are plenty of good options. It's also pretty versatile I'd say - works for date night, family dinner or even keeping an eye on the game if you sit up front near the TV. read more

The reason I am giving them 4 stars is because of there prices. I mean I love the calzones and the spaghetti. So If they lowered their prices I would definitely go here a lot more. read more

Thank you Dean!!!! I appreciate you supporting the community!!!!

Visited Assaggio's this weekend for some Italian food. It had some of the best Italian food since my wife and I moved to North Carolina. My wife loved their gnocchi saying it was the best she has eaten since moving to North Carolina. The Garlic Knot Bread was hot and fresh. The staff was friendly and received our food in a timely manner. The only down side was the Fettuccine Alfredo. It was good, but I have had better at other Italian places. I could see how this could be become your neighborhood staple for pizza and Italian food. read more

Pleasant atmosphere with a few well prepared dishes, although the prices are way too high. Service was friendly, despite the server not knowing all the menu's details and how the kitchen prepares some dishes. Food came out at a decent pace, though, and was presented quite well. The problem: ingredients. My side of spaghetti had pieces ranging from mushy to dried out. Don't expect fresh! Their red sauce is flavorful, if a bit salty, but with pasta that tastes like cardboard, the salt is welcome. The salad is a chuck of cucumber, a chunk of tomato, a blob of shredded carrot and some leaves of lettuce; I got it with olive oil and balsamic vinegar - the very bland olive oil is the quality that you cook with, not the kind you serve on the table. Speaking of the table, they have the usual grainy pre-ground parmesan cheese and red pepper flakes that you'd find at a Sbarro's counter. Also, we were sitting in the booths by the bar, so we could see in to the kitchen. We watched them tapping boxed wine into a pitcher to take to the kitchen for cooking. For the prices they charge, a little more attention to quality ingredients is expected. Franzia isn't quality. I still go on occasion, though. I just know what not to order and we usually share dishes to keep the costs down. At $14-$18 a plate, it shouldn't include boxed pasta - or boxed wine. read more

Dinner was delicious! I had the chicken alfredo and my husband had the pasta santalucia, both were incredible. Angie was our waitress, and her service was fantastic! We ended our meal with a delicious slice of cheesecake. Our meal met all of our expectations for a nice dinner date. We will definitely revisit! read more

Typical Italian restaurant. Our whole meal was slightly rushed (asking to take plates as we put the last bite into our mouths...) but the food was good. Garlica knots were tasty, ravioli dough was a bit thick, and the stromboli was good. read more

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It was our first visit and I was looking forward to it after reading the reviews. The server was very personable and took great care of us. The atmosphere is nice and cozy, but not at all pretentious. Then there's the food... I don't know how it could have been any better. I'm sort of picky when it comes to sauce and REALLY enjoyed the veal parmesan. My girlfriend had the chicken piccata and loved it. The portions are generous too. We WILL be back. read more

Assaggio's - Veal Parmesan with extra sauce at Assaggio's . Delicious!! - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

This was really a good dinning experience. The food was tasty and flavorful. The service was not rushed. The portions are great. Our server Tom was wonderful!! read more

Great local Italian Restaurant. Have been eating here for many years and the food quality and service are top notch. The portions are generous and I always have extra for lunch the next day. I recommend the Eggplant Parmesan and the Fettucine Alfredo. If you have room, the cheesecake is delicious! read more

Overpriced. Period. The atmosphere is greasy spoon with actual greasy floors, but prices are more in line w a high end candlelit spot. We were stunned at that entrees were $18-26. The place seemed more like IHOP than fine dining. Too many Italian places where the food is good or better for a lot less. The waitress was amazing, but the food and prices were not. read more

My first bad review of any restaurant in Raleigh. So disappointed. Ordered a "gourmet" pizza for takeout and added sausage because no meat offerings for any of the specialty pizzas. That's okay pay a little extra to get what you want. Picked pizza up, walked to car, checked and no sausage. Returned for sausage to be added. While eating, discovered dough was soggy, veggies undercooked and had big chunks of onion that included parts that had sprouted. Ate one slice...too many delicious pizzerias in the area to order from here again. Say no to The Antonio. read more

Excellent! Had an event and everyone raved about the food! The meatballs, eggplant parm and garlic knots were the stars!!! How great to have everyone thrilled with the food! read more

I really did like this restaurant but tonight changed my mind. I am sorry but you guys lost a customer. My pizza was overwhelmingly covered in mushrooms and garlic. The mushrooms left my pizza completely soggy to the point that it leaked through the box and I had to throw it out. Even if a customer were to ask for extra of anything there should be a limit that a chef should know. I am sorry but I'm done with this place... read more

Assaggio's - Two or three spots of garlic. Very sad. - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Stromboli's and garlic knots were great. A little above what you would expect from your typical Italian restaurant. Delivery is a little slow and prices a bit more than others, but nothing to stray away from this restaurant for! Never been inside the actual restaurant so I can't comment on that! read more

I've been here twice, once for a calzone and one time I ordered a pasta dish. Not to sound like a snob, but it really bugs me when the pasta is not tossed in the sauce before being plated. It's an easy thing to do and the starch from the pasta really makes the sauce cling to it. The calzone was good, but as far as overall experience, this is a very middle-of-the-road Italian place. There are several other places I would chose. read more

I absolutely love this place. It gives such a great family style feel. The food is authentic Italian and so are the portions. I have tried just about everything on the menu and love everything I have ever tasted. Even their to go is spectacular. Great for pizzas and catering! I love Assaggios! read more