Once upon a time, this was a good restaurant. My husband, who was from Clarksburg, had been eating…read morethere since the times you could go to the back door with a pot for the spaghetti, a pot for the sauce, and they would give you a bag with cheese and hot pepper. They've come a long way, and backslid. We were greeted by a very nice waitress who was also VERY new at the job. No one was shadowing her. I was with a group of four others, and our lone appetizer showed up promptly. Then the wheels fell off the bus. Three out of four of our entrees showed up. No salads. In the meantime, two other employees, one of them I presumed to be the MOD, were busy cleaning up after a large party, and using a sweeper to clean up under the table. Very noisy and disruptive. A broom would have worked just fine. I called over the man I presumed to be the MOD, and pointed out that our table mate had not received her entree, and we still had not gotten salads and bread. That was corrected. Our friend's entree had gummy, overcooked pasta, and a gummy Alfredo sauce. Clearly sat under a heat lamp for a while, and probably took a spin in the microwave. Anything with a red sauce was okay. The appetizer was delicious. Anything without a red sauce was not okay. It was pretty sad. In the past, I have enjoyed delicious meals at Minard's. Our post-Christmas family meals used to be epic. This was anything but. Why am I being so picky? I spent 15 years working front of the house, kitchen, and bar. Something is VERY wrong when the basics are completely ignored, and the customer suffers for it. Something is rotten at Minard's, and I feel that this place may go out of business before any of this is corrected.

I really hate giving bad reviews, especially to a locally owned place that have been in business…read morefor so long, but my goodness Minard's keeps going down hill further and further. Proof of that is the fact you no longer have to wait for a table on a Friday night the day before a huge WVU football game. Off to a bad start the bread for the table was stale. The best part of the meal was the dinner salad that game with the dinner. The salad was fresh, but frankly the dish was so small you wonder why they bother. Another decent dish was the Unstuffed hot pepper with melted cheese, (think deconstructed stuffed pepper). I would prefer a regular stuff pepper, but this really wasn't bad and was a huge dish. I ordered the spaghetti and Lasagna combo, and the Lasagna was ice cold. The wife ordered the special, which was a NY Strip and side of spaghetti. The price $15 was really reasonable, if not ridiculously cheap, so we were expecting a very small steak. On the contrary, the steak was huge and looked great. However when the wife cut into it the steak it was not medium rare at ordered but almost blue. We asked for it to be cooked longer and even told them to cook it medium and it sill came out very rare. That would have been OK but the meat was tough as shoe leather. We would had prefer to pay twice as much for a good steak, then the $15.00 for one the wife could not chew. A person that was with us barley touched her Mahi Mahi because she claimed it tasted of freezer burn. Totally disappointing.

I was invited to a bridal shower luncheon at Julio's Cafe in Clarksburg, WV. (A Saturday in early…read moreMarch, 2024). I mistakenly thought that I would be going to a Mexican restaurant but, to the contrary, Julio's is a fine dining ($$$) Italian restaurant. The buffet lunch was made-from-scratch and excellent. It featured perfectly fried thick-and-gooey grilled cheese sandwiches; white pasta fagioli soup; chicken pastina soup with ditalini pasta; garlic toast; and spicy marinated peppers (which I put on my sandwich). I've had pasta and fagioli soup many times over the years but none as good as this -- obviously made from a traditional recipe from a real Italian cook! Some also enjoyed mimosas or aperol spritzes. The party host also purchased small bottles of Prosecco wine from the restaurant for us to take home as party favors. The ambiance was very comfortable in the back room for our group of about 30 persons, with three tables of about ten ladies each. The food was served along the counter of the bar area. A waitress took and delivered our drinks. There was a fireplace in the room but it was not lit. I hope to return one day for a special occasion to try their dinner menu.

My parents have been coming to Julio's for over two decades... We have since moved out of the area…read morebut this weekend we were in town for an event, and my parents insisted that I come to dinner here with them. I'm so glad I listened to mom! :-) What a wonderful dinner! Rack of lamb was stupendous, Dad got the salmon, which was very flavorful! This is not a rush and eat quickly type of restaurant. Expect to be here in an hour or more. But it's worth the wait. Every dish comes out prepared to order. Fresh ingredients & we ate in the dining room -but the café also looked very inviting. If I'm ever in Clarksburg again and want a nice sit down dinner with a wonderful glass of wine, I will definitely come back to Julio's!

Good wings. Good hoagies. We really enjoy the food. They make excellent crab cakes!read more

My neighborhood ladies had an afternoon out so we met at The Caboose…read more They saved us the back room and it was perfect. We arrived slowly but the waitress was exceptional and got our drink orders. Once everyone arrived and had their drinks, the waitress took our orders - 18 of us. The back room gave us privacy to enjoy laughs and stories. The food arrived very quickly for such a large party - and all 18 of us were eating at the same time! My chicken salad was very tasty and I enjoyed their homemade chips. Exceptional! I highly recommend you stop in.

10/10 experience. Our server Hannah was awesome and on the point. The food was very good and the…read moreinside was very neat and clean.

Atmosphere is inviting, Service is quick and friendly, I had the 4 cheese manicotti taste great.read more

Mia Margherita is always my go-to for dinner! I love bringing my friends and family here if they…read morecome to visit or we hangout for the day. The staff is always so friendly, which always helps the experience. We started with the antipasto for an appetizer and it was amazing! There was the perfect amount of dressing and the ratios were great! For an entree, my friends and I decided to split the Mia Margherita and the Fico pies. The Margherita is a classic and always a great choice! The Fico was extremely different, but delicious. It was sweet, but salty with the prosciutto and gorgonzola. For dessert, the tiramisu is a classic and delicious choice and so is the doozie! I highly recommend Mia Margherita and I can't wait to go back!

Lord Almighty, Daniel was the best server I've had the privilege of dining with in years! I…read morecouldn't even THINK of a drink refill before turning my head and he was there with a fresh one. He also had solid dinner recommendations and was super nice and welcoming to our family (including 2 kids under 5). Job well done. Of course, great service means nothing if the food doesn't back it up, and thankfully it did. I really enjoyed my steak pasta; my wife enjoyed her soup, and the kids ate their chicken tenders (for what that's worth). My 5 year old didn't love her kids mac & cheese (was penne pasta) but I did enough to eat half there and bring the rest home as leftovers. Awesome dinner. Thank you again Daniel!

I was told that they serve margaritas, but after I ordered one, I was told that they ran out of…read moretequila. Pasta sauce was awful!!!!!

Twin Oaks down home restaurant is so much more than their delicious Pizza and Hoagies. My favorite…read moreis the fettuccine and ricotta sauce. But the staff always substitutes my favorite angel hair pasta to my delight. Fresh bread and house dressing on a simple salad rounds out a perfect meal. My husband gets the homemade sausage platter with spaghetti and hot peppers. These are Italian meals that you can't find anywhere else in the area. Easy to see why they have been go to place for over 50 years.

Vito's Pizza & Restaurant. Jan, 2026. A large group of family from Virginia and California was…read morevisiting Clarksburg, WV, and our host ordered a Sicilian pizza from Vito's (his favorite local pizza joint) for take-out. For those unaware, "Sicilian pizza" is typically a square or rectangular variety of cheese pizza with a thick and crunchy crust, and an airy interior. Food. Our host ordered a huge, thick 16"x16" pepperoni and sausage Sicilian pizza that had 16 square slices. The taste was amazing. I loved the pizza overall, but especially the crunchy crust. If I were to order it again, I'd probably skip the pepperoni as it was a bit too spicy for my personal taste, and I would add some veggie toppings (mushrooms, black olives, tomatoes, onions) -- but surely each of us has our own personal favorites. The value was also excellent. A one topping, large Sicilian pizza is $21, plus $2.50 for the extra topping. Five adults and a toddler shared the pizza; a few slices were left over. Service. As mentioned, our host ordered our pizza for take-out. It was ready at the promised time, and was still hot when it reached our dinner table.

This is The Best Pizza In Town. The 12x12 ( or 24X24, if you have a few people) is Our Most…read moreFavorite!! Their hot Italian sausage is shaved thin, and So Good!! The Calzones are Phenomenal As Well!!