We ate here last night? For a strip mall it was a pleasant surprise to see a personable staff,…read more quiet setting and extensive menu. Numerous specials and daily specials during week Our waitress was prompt, attentive and available during entire meal. We ordered a Stromboli, house salad and calzone and a couple beers on tap. $65 out the door. Reasonably priced. My calzone was pretty good Great flavor, but a bit overcooked on outside and a bit watery on inside. I would definitely recommend this place and if in the area would try again.

I genuinely want to love this place because the food is consistently excellent (see pics!), but the…read moreservice is becoming a dealbreaker. Our most recent visit felt like a "vanishing act"--once our order was taken, we were left with empty glasses and a table cluttered with dirty dishes for the rest of the meal/dessert. The breaking point for an afternoon lunch was the 15-minute wait just to close out our checks after they were dropped off. Our server mentioned they were handling 15 tables at once, so I know they were doing their best; but where is management? I've spent many years working in the service industry in almost every position, and we were trained to ask any table we walked by that looked like there were empty plates to ask if they wanted those cleared for them. Management always checked on tables or was visible on the floor. And this wasn't a 5-star restaurant, it was a chili bar/cafe. There was no one touching tables or assisting a clearly overwhelmed floor. Whether it's a scheduling or staffing issue, the kitchen deserves better support because the service gaps are actively driving us to look elsewhere for lunch. I hope management/ownership takes these reviews seriously and helps support their team and makes a few changes. We want to love this place cuz the food is good, but if service doesn't change then what are we paying/tipping for?

Wow! This place knows how to make some pasta. I have ordered from here several times and have been…read moremore than satisfied each time. Not Your Mama's Pasta started out at the Blacksburg Farmers Market and ended up opening a brick and mortar store due to their popularity. They offer Roman styled pizzas and handmade pastas. The eatery is located in downtown Blacksburg and parking could be tricky. The size of the restaurant is also not super large, so keep that in mind. I do appreciate the ambiance of the interior though. The service is always quick and very friendly as well! Their Roman styled pizzas are decent, but the pasta is definitely the star of the show here! Roman pizza uses fermented dough, making the texture more like a focaccia. However, it isn't the same as a Sicilian styled pizza. The pizza isn't the best Roman pizza I've had, but it ins't bad at all. Now the pasta is the real star of the show here! All of their pasta is handmade with local ingredients and ingredients imported from Italy. The quality of the ingredients really enhances the flavors of their dishes. The pasta is quite rich, the noodles are cooked al dante, and the sauces burst with flavors. I have ordered several pasta dishes including the Cacio e Pepe, Pistachio Cacio e Pepe, and the Carbonara. All three were absolutely amazing! The Cacio e Pepe includes pecorino and black pepper, with a luscious, creamy sauce. The Pistachio Cacio e Pepe includes pecorino, black pepper, and pistachios that are blended into the sauce. This too is a very good dish, full of great flavor. The Carbonara was my favorite with bacon, egg yolk, pecorino, and black pepper. This dish was rich and heavier, but in the best way. There were ample amounts of bacon, balanced out with the egg yolk and tangy cheese. I would recommend any of their pasta dishes any day of the week! Overall, Not Your Mama's Pasta is a wonderful establishment here in Blacksburg. They offer a nice variety of authentic Italian dishes ranging from pastas to Roman pizzas. I have not been disappointed with anything I have ordered from here. Everything is made with high quality ingredients too. I really enjoy ordering from here and look forward to returning!

This is the only place in the area that serves real, authentic, pasta. I got the carbonara and it…read morewas absolutely delicious and my partner got the pizza, which was a little overcooked but still tasty. I like the decor inside, but the service wasn't the greatest. However, it was quite crowded when we went, so it's very understandable.

Nice late night pizza joint "for the kids" line around the inside and out the door! Definitely not…read morewhat we expected, perhaps better at different times of day - crowd not for the faint of heart - be ready for the meab girls to be in front of you

This is the first location of a chain, confusingly with each one being named Benny with some other…read moreItalian appellation; Marzano is the name of the San Marzano tomatoes that characterize a high quality pizza. The original Benny's has a very college town vibe and is an easy walk from the campus. Unlike the other location I've visited, the menu is even more limited and they don't offer any veggie slices, so I just stopped in for a cheese slice, which if you're wondering if a slice at this price is worth it, this is one massive slice. It has a floppy crust and a very New York-y flavor mix with a slight herbal tang in the sauce and a hint of brown on the crust. There are only a couple of seats inside this little shack, as well as some picnic tables and other areas to eat outside. It's an easy stop and one that I suspect most people in this area make regularly.

Cold pizza looks left over Forgot my lunch today and I…read moreregret it I had 3 cold slices from buffet no warm pizza available been here 20 minutes was charged full price first and last time they will get my cash

Yes, great pizza different prices and styles. Had delivery with 30 minutes. I would recommend…read morePizza Inn

Awesome restaurant, great atmosphere! Shout out to Jen B and Sophie, both exceptional waitresses…read moreproviding the best service anywhere! Thank you both!

Ouch. I came on a Friday night with a friend and there was quite a wait! No problem- I didn't make…read morea reservation and that must mean it's a great spot, right?? Unfortunately, not. My pasta was just alright and I feel like I could've got something like this at Olive Garden. However, I'd pay less at Olive Garden. Service was good, and the bread was good.

Everything was amazing. The waiter Fernando is incredible. Food was great. Very cleanread more

We were down at VA TECH for move out day and were looking for a nice sit down meal and found Sal's…read moreonline with a several 5 star reviews. We decided to check it out and we were not disappointed. Our server Fernando was great and the food was excellent and reasonably priced. Only down side was that the portions were large leading to leftovers which is never a bad thing!!! We'll be back!!

Our go-to pizza place was closed on Sundays (?!?!) so we decided to try Milano's. The ordering…read moreprocess for delivery was fairly straightforward and the food arrived in about one hour- a bit longer than the initial estimate. The food was ok. Salad was shredded lettuce, onion, tomato and green pepper. Pretty basic. Dressing (bleu cheese) was ok. The pizza was a bit strange. The crust had a slightly sweet taste- not entirely unpleasant, but not sure it goes with toppings like garlic and sausage. Not terrible- just a bit odd. Prices were good (comparatively).

This place has the best pizza and pasta. We get the baked spaghetti or baked ziti and breadsticks a…read morelot. They also have great calzones. We love this place. It's a small family owned restaurant and the people are very nice. I would highly recommend. They also deliver.

I got the Ingles Pizza and it was delicious! We sat at a bar top table. Our server which is the…read morebartender was great, but it was a little bit slow. There were other people standing around you would think they would help out, but I'm not sure how that works with their staff. Everyone in my group got pizza and really enjoyed theirs as well. One in our group got chicken tenders and fries and enjoyed it also. I'd definitely go back.

We ordered a pizza to go. I had high expectations and was sadly disappointed. Spent $20 for a…read moremedium pepperoni pizza which was a bit pricier than other places around. That totally would be worth it if the food was good but it just wasn't. I'm used to the brick oven pizzas in NY - this gets a solid 1 star in comparison, but the servers were kind and I love that it's a local place so it gets three stars for having great service. Maybe try other foods if you go? And readjust your pizza expectations.

Liked this place. When I wrote the owner to let him know about what i thought was a price…read morediscrepancy, he harassed me with these bizarre messages. FWIW, I'm not a family of four. I'm one person on a fixed income. But this is what I get for "Karen'ing him on a Sunday." Lee will probably to harass me over this but I'll pass those messages along to Yelp. If you still want to eat here , check out the health dept report too. You won't have much of an appetite after that. (That's the one currently in the listing as of October 2024.)

The Beast was going through renovations when we stopped in. The gentleman working immediately…read moregreeted us. He was very attentive to taking our orders, refilling drinks, updating us on when to expect our food, etc. We got huge portions of food for a reasonable price. The food was the best food I've ever eaten from a bar and grill. We went during lunchtime however, the service was impeccable and the atmosphere was very laidback.

Excellent food. Lots of beverage choices, including a huge selection of draft beer…read more Everything is cooked to order so it definitely takes a little longer to get your food but completely worth it.

I've had this pizza before, and I thought it was really fantastic, so I was pretty excited to try…read moreit again Most of the pizza was pretty similar to the last time I've had it. This starts with the olive oil and garlic base - which I prefer over the traditional red sauce base for pizzas When going with this option, the pizza gets an oily, buttery, flavor that tastes really good - with an additional garlic flavor I did think it could be thicker - as the pizza did seem to be a bit on the thinner side. All three of the cheeses tasted pretty good but maybe there could've been more of it Moving on to the toppings, my favorite part by far was the mushrooms. These were just fantastic - cooked well, combined great with the olive oil base, and were really soft and juicy. The rest of the toppings weren't super noticeable, however, as I didn't taste the onions/chives that much I do have to mention how good the garlic aioli swirl was - it just adds that slight extra bit of oil/garlic flavor but only in certain spots The part that strongly disappointed me here was the crust When I've had the pizza before - it's been fantastic - but this time it was incredibly chewy and barely even edible. My jaw was in pain from chewing after finishing the crust on my very first slice. If not for this being the case in every slice of the pizza I had, I would've given this a really high score, but the crust being so bad drags this down overall significantly. Not sure what happened in this case - but I somewhat considered sending the pizza back due to it For the price, this won't beat national chains like Dominos, and I do think (certain) options at Dominos are better, but compared to other foods it's still a good enough price for a full meal