We stopped in as we were passing through town, and we figured Joe's would be fine. Boy were we…read morepleasantly surprised! For what appeared to be just a standard pizza joint, the menu was very extensive. When we got there, we were given complimentary bread, and boy was it delicious! It was also a nice preview of the meal to come. I got the namesake Joe's sub with all the fixings and my wife got the stromboli. Perfect ratio of bread to filling, and both were delicious. Will definitely be making a return visit!

Everything I have eaten has been excellent, the New York style pizza is the best pizza in the area…read more We try to go at least twice a month

First of all, this place is busy. Don't even think about going without a reservation. It is not…read morefancy. We had a party of five, and we're seated pretty promptly. They were a little slow getting to our drink and food orders, but it was to be expected because of how busy the place was. All of our meals included bread and salad, and some included additional sides. They have a huge menu, and their portions are huge. For example, a serving a spaghetti looks like half a pound. Everybody takes leftovers home. We had a wonderful server, Tammy? And a nice family night out.

Amazing sauce and pasta options on the platter . Lasagna was the best. Great salad as a pre cursorread more

Pete and Carol run the best Italian restaurant in Western Pennsylvania! The food and drinks are…read morelike no other restaurant!

Flavio's is a classic Sicilian steakhouse that was started 50 years ago. It's living up to its…read morename the 74 year old chef can only prepare so many meals in the night so expect to call an advance for reservations. With 50 years of experience (he and his wife own this place), you can take advantage of the twilight of his career and the height of his experience. Flavio's is a dress-up sit-down fine dining experience. It was clean, with ample parking in its private lot next door. Lots of one-way roads so be aware of that. We arrived at 4:55. Could not go inside until 5:05. We had reservations. The place started to fill up to 50% capacity (10 tables total, maybe 20 could be fit if needed) around 6:30pm. Somehow we left around 7:45pm, even though our main course was finished at 6:30pm. This is an experience, not a quick bite to eat. There is a bar but you can't just walk in and go there. Everyone was seated in the dining room, which has two parts. My 79 -year old father was told that this was the best filet mignon in the entire United States and I agree that it is very well done perfectly medium rare at request with a crusty exterior and perfect grill marks. The seafood and gnocci pasta plate looked amazing but was enjoyed by someone else at our table, but it looked really good. Everything has an upcharge so expect to drop some cash. Get the Petite Syrah no 48 wine to compliment your dinner. You won't regret it. We had the seasoned potatos, it's OId Bay seasoning, similar to steak fries but made from a baked potato. Very nice. We had the broccoli, it was wonderful. I had the caeser salad, it was fine. Lots of cheese and anchovies are an option. We had it with our meal. Upcharge $5 ... People liked the italian dressing on their house salads but it was nothing spectacular or memorable. Upcharge $5 .. they also offer the classic "Wedge" salads as an option for $7. The standard marinara was nothing to write home about. My wife complained her Chicken Provencial was too sweet. Her side of penne alla marinara was boring. The gnocci was great though. Have the gnocci. For my side, I paid an upcharge of $7.50. The spaghetti or linguine or whatever it was was obviously a prepped reheat, whereas the gnocci were made on the spot, and the penne is the standard side so at least it was made that night. I had the puttanesca. It had too many onions, but the olives were nice. My default choices were penne or gnocci with marinara, or a potato (baked or "seasoned" as fried sticks). Dessert: We shared a piece of cheesecake with the table, and it tastes like tiramisu. I had to force the rest of it down since no one would finish it. It had a spongy tiramisu-like bottom and was flavored of lemons. I suspect it was made in house. My wife had the Spumoni. She liked it but didn't finish it. I had the Jamaican Coffee (liquor coffee drink). It was fine but overall not necessary to finish your meal and very sweet. We had the oysters (broiled). Good. I personally like them "on the half shell" but no one was willing. 6 oysters. We had the shrimp cocktail. Nice shrimp, great horse radish. 5 shrimp. We tipped well. Over 30% because how much longer this place will be in operation is anyone's guess. It's possible, if you are choosy, to spend less than $50 on your meal but we spent well over that each. Four people $313 with a lot of upcharges and top-end dishes, a bottle of Syrah, 1 beer, desserts and three apps and everyone got a salad (cost extra). Oh yeah the bread. It was fine. Reminiscent of "Mancini's" .. hard crust fluffy airy interior. Was not the most amazing bread but it fit the place.

Over priced for a small piece of lasagna. My family will make the drive to the Villa so much betterread more

Anna's is looking over the quaint town of Vandergrift and has been there for many years. The name…read moresays it all - Anna! She's the spark of the dining experience with her homemade everything! Gina was our server and was excellent from cocktails to to-go boxes. We are what one would call Italian food snobs but I promise being in her Authentic Italian kitchen was as good (great) as it gets! We all enjoyed a spring mix fresh house salad. We shared hot stuffed peppers with the amazing rustic homemade bread served with it and more bread was brought because we couldn't get enough of it! We had the following entrees. The on special tonight crab cake was huge and it was all crab meat, no filler but somehow she had it formed in the perfect crab cake formation. Delish. Also with a side of thin spaghetti. Two of us had the braciole atop a thin pasta. Out of this world delicious. And finally the veal Parmesan with a side of thin spaghetti was fabulous. We missed out on some of the homemade pies offered earlier in the night and shared two spumoni sundae looking creations! Anna came out to meet us which topped off our fabulous evening and we chatted about our Italy roots. She is absolutely beautiful and we said you look so fresh after preparing all this for us - she has an Italian secret I am sure! Class, kindness, and warmness accompanied by delicious cuisine keeps her patrons coming back. All staff were wonderful and we thank Gina for her attentiveness and fun. We'll be back! Anna's is on our top list! Price reasonable and worth more than the dollars spent. Thank you. Buon appetito!

Food was fantastic but the service is what made the meal extra special! If you visit Angelo's,…read moreplease request Valerie! She made us feel so welcomed immediately and took the time to make recommendations and was super attentive and so personable! It felt like we were dining with a lifelong friend. 5 star service!

Here's the thing with Italian restaurants you have to remember different regions, different ways…read more Italian pallets are use to their family regions. but the basics in Italian food are easy to critique. So here we go: the restaurant is several generations of ownership. When you walk in, you will be greeted by very gregarious young lady by the name of Taylor and she is part of the family who owns the restaurant. The restaurant is very modern with open space seating. When you walk in, there is a gelato station right there. The Staff is very attentive very engaging and very accommodating to your needs. Let's get into the food. The calamari you see in the picture was heavily breaded and the oil it was deep-fried in was old, so it clumped everything together, and you got more of a burnt breaded taste than the ability to taste the calamari not good at all. I had the pasta Primavera that was cooked perfect and the spices were out of this world. It had some heat. I had their tomato salad with hot peppers and anchovies. The salad was good. My critique on this would be the tomatoes they weren't ripe and juicy as described in the menu. Would I go back yes but it wouldn't be my top priority, but worth a try.

We got our Thanksgiving catering from Albero Verde this year. I had been there to celebrate a…read moresuccessful fundraiser for Living Stones and saw the advertising about the Thanksgiving options. I'll post a photo of the menu, but here are some of my thoughts: Turkey - so delicious Mashed potatoes - perfection Stuffing - I loved it but the kids didn't. Honestly they probably would have preferred Stove Top though. Green beans - very tasty but not great as a leftover Cranberry chutney - ok, I love the canned stuff but this was truly a hit. Rolls and butter - literally such delicious butter! Apple pies - they were more like empanadas. I was expecting mini round pies. The crust was amazing but the apples were a bit tart. The pickup was easy and seamless. Everything was packed well. Thank you! We can't wait to come in to eat soon.

Blink, and you just might miss Albero Verde. It's nestled in a strip mall plaza in the heart of…read moreSouth Hills. The restaurant itself is small, but their food is beyond mighty! Our waitress Ellie was attentive, patient, and helpful for our party of 9. She was even willing to give some of the guests tea bags from her own stash! Our group of 9 tried almost everything on the menu. They have a small menu with a few appetizers and main courses along with some desserts. Because we were a larger group, at least one of us got something on the menu. We also shared, so I tried many of the dishes! They gave us an amuse bouche, which was aracini with caramelized onions and peppers. DELICIOUS. I wanted more. We also got foccacia with an oil dipping sauce. The focaccia was denser than usual, but I loved it! Here's what we tried: [Sausage Greens & Beans]: A traditional Italian dish that was absolutely delicious. There was so much flavor between the panchetta, beans, escarole, and sausage. This dish was out of my comfort zone but so delightful. [Crispy Brussel Sprouts]: Man! These were good. They were perfectly charred and paired with a spicy sauce that took this dish to the next level. [Wedding Soup]: A little non-traditional since their noodles were much larger, but I loved the denser meatballs. [Caesar Salad]: My husband loved this dish! The croutons made the dish extra, and it was well dressed and slightly lemony. [Warm Mushroom Salad]: I hate mushrooms but I loved this. The rosemary smoked mushrooms were the star of this dish. [Shrimp Risotto]: This was so creamy and flavorful! [Chicken Marsala]: This dish was out of this world! The rosemary smoked mushrooms gave this dish a perfectly smokey flavored. The chicken was stuffed and accompanied with lyonnaise potatoes that were so crispy and delicious. [Roasted Veggie Rolled Lasagna]: Wow was this dish flavorful. The variety of vegetables were perfect, and the roaster red pepper ricotta in the middle was just what this dish needed. [Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie]: This was the perfect fall dessert. Apple turnovers, peaches, and pumpkin pie mousse. The perfection portion and not overly sweet! This restaurant made it to my top 5, and it was so delicious. All of the flavors were so complex! You need to try this restaurant or you'll really be missing out! I cannot wait to try more items on their menus as their specials and menu changes. Such a hidden gem!

First time here - will not be the last. Cannot wait to check out their patio in the summer! Bonus…read morepoints for house made noodles! Cute and cozy vibe!

We love love A Manos! Every bite is scrumptious! Great food and great wine selection! Worth a…read moretrip to Kittanning!

Really cute local place with very fair prices. I went twice for lunch last week. The service was…read morevery friendly and very attentive. Never had to wait for anything. The food was decent, better than national chains and priced competitively. The ambiance really did it for me. Reminded me of going to an Italian restaurant in the 1990s with my grandparents. Loved the kitschy walls, the tablecloths, the bread on the table. Seemed to be a local institution.

I almost never write negative reviews, but I get the feeling a lot of people pass through this area…read moretraveling and would want to know, so here goes. We got there somewhere around 7 o'clock, were seated within 10 minutes. I was super excited because the atmosphere in this place is outstanding. I mean really great looking restaurant. Old school Italian is the only way I can describe it. We ordered mozzarella sticks as an appetizer and they were fantastic, as well as the salad and wedding soup we ordered. Bread was also really good. However, the main course was not very good at all. My eight-year-old ordered mac & cheese, which I was shocked to learn was Kraft. (as an authentic Italian place, that was kind of weird) I ordered the chicken Romano and the waitress suggested I change the side of pasta to capavelli with a sun-dried vodka sauce... I think that's what it was, but it was a different sauce than on the menu, am my daughter ordered angel hair with basil Alfredo sauce and chicken. First thing, my son said was his mac & cheese tasted funny, I took a bite and it was extremely overcooked. The noodles were mush, and there was no sauce or flavor. My daughter's Alfredo was already separated when it came to the table, and the bottom of the plate was filled with a ton of oil and the noodles were extremely dry. If you bet me money that was an Alfredo sauce, I would've lost that bet. I didn't taste Alfredo at all. We ended up asking for an extra side of Alfredo, and that came out separated as well, and no amount of stirring would put it back together. I'm guessing all of this was microwaved, except maybe the noodles. My chicken Romano was OK. The pasta suggestion from the waitress was absolutely delicious, but the chicken was definitely not panfried long enough, and there was so much butter or Whirl, on it and on the plate that I tried to use my napkin to sop it up. (i'm thinking it was a butter substitute like Whirl based on the taste) Everything was reasonably priced, but we took almost all of the food home accept the mac & cheese, we tossed that. I'm gonna try to fix the pasta with a trick when Alfredo sauce is overcooked and separated, and hopefully I can save it. I think I'm gonna set my chicken breast on a piece of bread to try to soak out the stick of butter (Whirl?) that's on it. Usually I love a great chicken Romano with a well-prepared butter-lemon-caper sauce, but there was no lemon, no caper, just A pool of butter/Whirl. If I can't fix this it's $80 in the trash. I don't make it through this area often, but I will try this place again and order other items because maybe they're way better at something else.

Spent the night in Shippenville and were looking for somewhere for dinner (pretty limited options!…read more) Settled on Sweet Basil and it was surprisingly good. Wait staff was pleasant and the kitchen staff were having a great time. We could hear them from the dining room but I'll take happy staff over sad ANY day!! Food was tasty, hot and delivered in good time. Would return if back in the area and recommend!

An old Pizza Hut turned restaurant! Had reservations elsewhere and ended up here after passing by…read moreand checking out the menu in which is where the pierogi lasagna caught my eye so hard that we changed plans. Everything was great and I loved the French onion soup. The lasagna was unlike any I had before and was perfect for a cold day!

Cute place, run by a very sweet family, who makes everything with love. The pizza is amazing and…read moretheir pastas are incredible. I would recommend to anyone for dine in or takeout.

I grew up on capri and j and s pizza in the heights. Capri is one of the coziest family owned spots…read moredoing it how they always have. Just right! I love any gnocchi dish and I'm always getting an extra cheese pizza. One of my fave menu items though is the spaghetti pizza and I'm so overdue for one!