Been going there for years has always been great last night was a huge disappointment. The pizza looked like it was sitting out for a while (very dry) the chicken gennaro, which has always been my favorite, seemed hastily put together. The only thing that seemed fresh was the kids pizza. I still will keep going and hope they get it back together read more

Gennaro's food is delicious but most of all their hospitality is fantastic. I called last minute for a catering order it they fulfilled my request. Everyone loved the food and there are always leftovers! read more

We had my grandson's graduation party at Gennaro's and could not be happier! From planning the menu and setup with the owner's suggestions, the delicious food and the good-humored and energetic waitstaff - everything was fantastic. They even were able to accommodate a special request to wrap food before it came out for an immunocompromised family member who could not be with us. Multiple family members in their 70's who were lifelong area residents kept commenting how they didn't know about this hidden gem, and the wonderful food. I was too busy enjoying the day to take pictures, but trust me it was wonderful! This won't be the last time we celebrate at Gennaro's. read more

Gennaros is one of my favorite Italian restaurants in the Quincy area. The portion sizes are very good and reasonable pricing. We ordered the chicken parm which was a nice thick chicken cutlet with fresh cheese and the sauce was real good. The buffalo Mac and cheese was the highlight of the night though. Very thick and creamy cheese sauce with the shells and great tenders. The salad was huge and very tasty. Dessert was just as good as dinner was. The carrot cake was multiple layers with very good frosting. Overall I can't say enough good things about this place. read more

Gennaro's Eatery - Chicken parm, buff Mac and cheese, Mediterranean salad, carrot cake, chocolate cake, cookie sandwich - Italian Near Me - Quincy, Massachusetts

My First Time, Curious about the mozzarella sticks, Breading wasn't anything out of bounds, felt like the oil somewhat absorbed into the breading. The Customer Service was pleasant. Would go back again to try cheesy bread, the desserts look yummy read more

Gennaro's Eatery - Dessert's - Italian Near Me - Quincy, Massachusetts

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The ultimate "ehhhh." Two dear friends recently moved to Quincy, and my wife and I decided to visit. They recommended Gennaro's. The place was hopping! Some people were coming in for pickup or to grab any of the variety of Italian pastries available. We had to wait for awhile to be seated, but eventually a man came out with some pizzas for us to try some tiny slices while wait. Nice touch, Gennaro's. The bread they brought us was soft and white with a bunch of cornmeal on the bottom. My friends got a large seafood Sicilian ("c'mon, leftovers for later!") and a plate of pasta with meatballs. They looked alright, but I didn't try them. I sprung for the Pork Braciolettine. It was a little tough, but otherwise tasted fine. It came with some very odd thick noodles that seemed like a cross between Spaetzle and Udon noodles - a little chewy. The espagnola sauce was a bit salty, but otherwise okay. My My wife ordered that night's special - Lobster Mac n' Cheese. They brought her a regular kids mac n' cheese... maybe there's really tiny pieces of lobster in there? After she finally figured out that it wasn't the right dish, we waited patiently for our waitress to return. Service was a mixed bag - on one hand, our waitress often seemed oblivious of empty drink cups or that we were trying to get her attention so we could rectify an incorrect order. On the other hand, the manager did apologize for the mix-up and brought out the correct lobster mac n' cheese (lots of pieces of lobster). The mac n' cheese part wasn't much to write home about. Ultimately, I was underwhelmed. My friends who recommended the place even apologized "they're normally better than this." I'll have to take them at their word. If you are looking for some basic Italian-American eats with huge portion sizes at a decent price, this place is okay. Otherwise, I'd recommend you look elsewhere. read more

Gennaro's Eatery - Roasted veggies appetizer - Italian Near Me - Quincy, Massachusetts

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I went to Gennaro's with my family last night. The parking lot is not small but was already packed so we got the last parking spot. Phew. Upon entering, I was a little confused because it looks like a take-out only place and you can't see the dining area. We were seated immediately and met with friendly and prompt service. Kristin, our server, was very attentive and efficient. We had linguine shrimp scampi, fruitta di mare special that came with garlic bread (looks different than typical garlic bread that I was expecting...), and chicken piccata. I really REALLY enjoyed shrimp scampi and chicken piccata-- both dishes had very zesty lemon-y sauce that was super filling yet light at the same time. Mmm mmm mmm. It was flavorful without overbearingly lemon-y. Chicken was very tender and capers added just right amount of saltiness. My mother-in-law liked frutta di mare the best. We got free dessert with yelp check in so I chose tiramisu to-go which I just ate for breakfast and it was awesome!!!! We were only able to finish one dish so we took the left over home. When I got home, I was pleasantly surprised and impressed by Kristin's kindness and thoughtfulness to pack everything nicely, wrote what's in it on the lid, and saran wrapping it so it would not spill out. And she did this for us while she was in the middle of serving 20+ people table that was behind us. I really appreciate her going above and beyond and attention to detail. Awesome food, awesome service. 10/10 definitely recommend shrimp scampi, chicken piccata, and tiramisu. We will be back for more soon! read more

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Food was pretty solid for a laid-back local dinner. We started with calamari & mozzarella sticks...they were okay. The bread was an upscale sub roll...but it was so good that it didn't matter. I had the chicken parm and my boyfriend had the baked ziti casserole. Delicious! And the boston cream cake at the end...I wish I could've had 10 slices! I wish there was music & being the crazy pro-planet person I am it grinds my gears that they use single-use plastic cups for their in house diners. I haven't been in years & happy we decided on a limb we didn't feel like cooking. We'll be back! read more

Gennaro's Eatery - Chicken parm - Italian Near Me - Quincy, Massachusetts

We ordered take out which consisted of three meals and three deserts. We live 20 minutes away. When I picked up the order, they left one meal out and I didn't realize it until I got home. I had to go back to get the meal which was another 40 minutes of driving back and forth. By the time we ate our meals, the food was cold. Therefore, the food did not taste good. They didn't even offer any kind of a refund. I will never order from them again. The only good thing about this meal is the amount of food is enormous. read more

Came here for the first time with my 3 yr old daughter. Prices are great, food's fantastic and service was absolutely amazing! Can't wait for our next dinner here! Thank you for Leias m n m cookie!!!! read more

For tasty comfort Italian and excellent service, Gennaros definitely gets 5 stars! Come on, it's only fair because it reminds me of my favorite Italian place back home in terms of portion size and service quality. When entering off Quincy Ave, you walk into their takeout / delivery area and besides the hostesses are greeted by two bakery cases showing their Limon cello, cannoli and tiramesu. There's also a takeout window, since Sundays they only open for takeout and private functions (weddings, graduations and such). Once inside the dining room (which looks like a family living room and dining room combined, with nice paneling) Sharon and I were seated in a nice corner table and enjoyed our comfort food dinner. For me that was a huge portion of Chicken Parm with linguini and rich marinara sauce. The chicken breast was tender, with a nice amount of baked cheese and in a generous bowl of linguini. You know I like my marinara sauce and my order wasn't lacking in a robust sauce. Molto Bene! "She who likes the wrong team" ordered the fusili pasta, which I also sampled and enjoyed. Did I mention how large the portions were? Toward the end of our meal we still had approximately half our plates left, and were pleasantly surprised when our waitress actually packed the leftovers into takeout containers instead of making us restaurant employees. That bit of service and attention to detail alone is worth five stars. Thanks to the Yelp check-in, we also ordered the complimentary tiramesu. Rich, with cool cream and chocolate (and also generously served) provided a sweet ending to our dinner. read more

Gennaro's Eatery - Huge chicken parm with linguini - Italian Near Me - Quincy, Massachusetts

They have good stuff but nothing special I went a few times took longer then expected and it wasn't busy maybe had a lot of take out

Finally got a chance to try this local family Italian restaurant. We walked in greeted by delicious Italian pastries and a display case full of different cakes. Our waitress was very friendly and frequently checked up on us. To start, they provided complimentary sourdough rolls and oil dip. Solid. We also got mozzarella sticks with marinara sauce. Very good. For entries, we got the Rigatoni Rustica and Potato Gnocchi. My rigatoni was delicious. It had sausage, artichoke and peppers coated with a flavorful creamy Alla Vodka sauce. So good! I tried some of my boyfriend's gnocchi and it was soft and pillowy. Previous reviewers were not lying when they say the portion sizes are HUGE. We packed up more than half our entries for lunch the next day. Also, if you check in you for the first time, you get a free slice of cake. We actually got a slice of strawberry shortcake to go because we were so full. And guess what, that cake was amazing! Definitely will be back to try some of their other dishes and some pastries. read more

Gennaro's Eatery - Rigatoni Rustica Alla Vodka - Italian Near Me - Quincy, Massachusetts

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Always a great meal and great service. Recently used for catering an 80th birthday party. Had food delivered to location and set up. Kerry was great to work with and very helpful. Food was great everyone from party raved about the food.............. read more

Delicious food. I had an event catered and the food was fabulous and their portions are super generous.

What a horrible place and horrible response of the company from an email they responded on I sent due to an item they did not have early in the day and told not available. How is that to begin your lunch. Why did they not take the item off the special menu?? Poor service and was I got was only fair. This is the last email I got from them. Great! Please add us to the list of 10 well now 11 restaurants you will not attend anymore. I also took notice of a email you sent in 2021 complaining about our limited menu for 1 week we had. I find it very embarrassing for you to be bashing a family run business during a work force shortage and trying to make ends meet. I pray that you realize what your doing is extremely insulting. If you have a issue please let me know in person instead of hiding behind a screen. Thanks! See More from Hello , we do have that menu item available daily, occasionally menu items will not be available when we run out of a item for the day were not able to reprint whole menus for the dining room if we are all out if that's what you asking. The item was not on the menu. Sweet sausage was the item to have with angle hair. Not available. I selected an item on your lunch menu its sweet sausage and it was not available. So, kindly inform your cooks that if something is not available to take it off the menu. It's exasperating to come into a rstaurant and the wait staff does not inform the customers that something is not on the menu. -- This company does not respect its customers. When I spend $48.00 for two people and give a 22% tip, I expect better service at time of order and through other contact afterwards. I highly recommend people avoid this place. read more

Garlic bread with cheese is a 10/10. The pizza (pictured) was huge, would've liked a little more cheese but it was still delicious! Also got the Pisano sandwich which was delicious as well! read more

Gennaro's Eatery - Potato Skin Sicilian Pizza - Italian Near Me - Quincy, Massachusetts

We decided to stop in for a late lunch and took advantage of the delicious lunch specials! The specials are from 11 till 4 and you can't beat these prices! We ordered the American chop suey and the fried breaded pork chop. I have to say if that wasn't enough we also ordered a garden salad and a cup of clam chowder. Such little piggies The portions are huge you would think it was the dinner plate . There were plenty of delicious clams in a rich creamy broth and was very filling. I loved the chop suey it also came with a tasty bread stick and the pork chop was so tender and yummy! It all comes with a basket of bread and butter. We decided to create our own dipping oil by adding olive oil ,red pepper flakes , Parmesan cheese and black pepper. Unfortunately we had no room for dessert maybe next time ! Geez now I wish I bought one to go ! read more

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Amazing place to eat, get takeout and feed your family. Delicious ingredients, high quality baked goods - recommend highly!

I wish I didn't have to write this review and I hate that it's going to be negative because I used to really like this place, but here we are... I called in a simple order on Saturday night - angel hair pasta with meatballs and a side of meatballs. Easy, right? The woman that took my order told me it would be roughly 25 minutes between the call and pickup. I arrived 25 minutes later on the dot. It takes me about 15 minutes to get home and while, yes, it's ridiculously cold outside in the middle of December, that's no excuse for cold food when I get home to eat, especially when I put the food in a container to keep the temperature consistent for the ride home. The next problem - the prices. The prices have gone up, quality AND quantity of food has decreased. This is the same move that the airlines (and Panera Bread) have pulled and I don't know that I need to pay that much for mediocre execution on cold American-Italian food. The other problem - the side of meatballs. I opened the heavily saran-wrapped container to find a huge pile meat sauce piled into the Styrofoam along with ONE meatball. I paid $5 for one extra meatball. The meatball side being just that - ONE meatball - pushed me over the edge with this place. I noticed a while ago that the prices had gone up, amount of food down BUT I was liking the food enough to say I'd support a local restaurant. Not anymore. I'm finished. And this is after a few times over the years of coming home to realize that the meatballs were sometimes missing from my main dish. Still, I was onboard because the food was just good enough. Nothing spectacular, but good for cold winter nights when I don't want to cook. I CANNOT recommend this place anymore. Cold food. Poor preparation (not on the cooking end) and assembly. Higher prices. I'm kinda finished. I have been going here for years and it's only fitting with the end of the decade upon us to call it a day and I'm doing just that - we're breaking up Gennaro's. It's just not worth it anymore. I'll be looking for other Italian food on the South Shore from now on. After opening my food last night and tasting it, I 100% would have rather gone to Bertucci's and that place is a total joke. read more

Great food and service. Got there 15 min before they were closing. No problem he said. Got my eggplant parm w a hunk of fresh baked bread. Delicious and service is great. Great soups also read more

I think this place means well. I do. I would also be remiss not to mention their meatballs made me sh*t my pants at a Disney wedding in Squantum circa 2014. Who knows- maybe it was the venue prep. Maybe it was a fight-or-flight reaction to the Jamaican crab ballads blaring through the iPod speaker. Either way I haven't worn spanx since. read more

Excellent food. Super generous portions. I would argue that this is the best Italian in Quincy. Their red sauces are top tier but their cream sauces are actually even a little bit too creamy for me - and I'm a creamhead. No worries, plenty else to order! It tastes like your best chef relative made this food and you're always eating it on a cold winter day. I'd have it more often if I wasn't watching my weight. 10/10 read more

It's "ok" Italian food. Parking situation stinks, and the place is overcrowded with tables... so much to the point you are literally rubbing elbows with your neighboring table. Not an intimate setting whatsoever, wicked noisy, and always screaming kids (how cute is that?). A brighter, more crowded Chateau... as a frame of reference. Friendly staff, and attentive. Cost is a wee bit higher than average. Certainly not as good quality as Alfredo's. read more

Gennaro's Eatery - Italian Near Me - Quincy, Massachusetts

Enormous portions excellent prices!!! This is also a perfect take out location. I have also had many catered events. Gerry is awesome to work with! read more

Very disappointed. Went for a late lunch with a friend. I ordered Chicken Soup and a meatball sub, she ordered a Calzone. Hers came out just this side of burnt, I never got my soup, twice brought out vegetable soup. My sandwich was okay, nothing special. I expected more for $40 . Long wait for the calzone, hostess at door window on phone,never looked up. read more

I had Gennaro's cater an event for us last week and felt compelled to write a review because I was so pleased with everything! I worked with Gerry directly to plan the menu and relied on his many years of acquired knowledge and expertise to guide me on the food selection and especially on the quantities. From the apps (mini arancini, chicken fingers, pizza) to the salads (Caesar and garden), to the entrees (baked ziti casserole, chicken broccoli alfredo, eggplant parm, sausage peppers and onions, homemade meatballs, mac and cheese) to the breads/rolls to the desserts (mini Italian pastries, mini cannolis, cookie and brownie trays), everything was delicious. We received many compliments on the food. The food was delivered on time, I received everything as ordered and was billed exactly as per the estimate. In addition, Gerry and his wife Jane were such a pleasure to work with - which to me is extremely important when planning an event. I highly recommend Gennaro's Eatery and would not hesitate to have them cater my next event. read more

Warning: Dragon and I both have the American-Italian background, and so what follows is based on our snobbery of having had great homemade Italian food all of our lives. We make our own red sauce, lasagna, meatballs on the reg, but sometimes it's 7pm, we're out running errands south of Boston, and we have a hankering for some Italian grub. This place was rated highly (4 stars at the time), pictures looked good, and it was 1.5 miles from current location. We went on a Thursday around 7:30pm and were able to park in the lot no problem. Take out was HOPPIN'! Seated right away, nice staff. Bread came out, nice, soft, rolls but came out cold (would have been nice to be a little warm). We got the garlic bread (like a pizza, with cheese and garlic and olive oil) came with some red sauce, lasagna with meat sauce and chicken parm with homemade fusilli. Loved the garlic bread, came out hot and was cheesy and garlicky in all the right ways. Main courses came out...The dishes were HUGE! And the chicken part of the chicken parm was great! Two giant pieces, juicy and tasty. Unfortunately, I'm a sauce snob, and the sauce on the parm was sooooo not my taste. It was sweet, almost, and sharp like it wasn't cooked long enough. I tried scraping off the sauce to just eat the pasta, but found the pasta was way overcooked. Dragon got the lasagna, which was huge. His meat sauce was better than my sauce, but the lasagna noodles were overcooked, and his dish came out cold - just unappetizing, really. We got a free dessert for checking in, so went with tiramisu, which tasted ok but seemed kinda slapped together. It was mostly marscapone and whipped cream. I mean it was...ok. Everyone was super nice, and there were some tasty things (the garlic bread and the chicken part of the parm) so we are willing to go back and try the pizza, but we'll stick with home cooking for any pasta from now on. read more

Restaurant feels very "homey" and you can tell this is one of those places that regulars and the workers all know each other. Everyone here is very nice and welcoming but the food really needs some work. My wife ordered the cheese lasagna and honestly tasted like something I could've made at home and I have zero experience making Italian food. I ordered the chicken piccata and it was very bland, not flavorful at all, and just overall not good. If you are going to spend money eating out, I feel like food should at least taste decent but this place did not live up to that expectation. I feel like this place has a lot of potential if they can really work on improving their food. read more

Ok what happened to the NorthEnder sub was my go too pre Covid Um very little oil No hots to speak of, use to have cut hot peppers Really not quite an Italian sub Bread was good other than that Blahhh read more

Definitely one of the best Italian restaurants on the South Shore! Family owned business that has everything on the menu! I have never had a bad meal and we eat there often! Make sure you call and find out what the daily specials are if you are getting takeout (which they do an amazing job packing up to be sure your food is as delicious when you get home as when you eat in) They are great to the community and a business definitely with supporting!! read more

DON'T DO IT!! There is no bar I arrived at 5pm ish there were 4 people sitting in the booths to eat The 2 waitresses were running around as if there were 400 people in the place I had just sat, barley had time to look at the menu & the waitress was on me, asking me if I was ready to order I said I'll have a water to start She said, "she's bringing it" Water & bread arrived Bread was delicious I hadn't had food all day I woofed the 2 pieces given me Waitress came back to take my order Okay - Special of the day = Potato Gnocchi Alfredo with sautéed spinach & sausage Sounded good 2 more pieces of bread later my food arrived It was a bowl of soupy white stuff littered with specks of green stringy spinach, I guess I stirred it up looking for the sausage None I took a few bites = EH I flagged down the waitress running by and asked her about my sausage She said "maybe it's supposed to be on the side" she left to go to the kitchen then returned & said "I have to take that back to the kitchen. He forgot to add the sausage. He was cooking it" REALLY?!!!!!! BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE Gordon Ramsey would NOT approve Took my soupy dish Returned it with maybe 8 knob pieces of extremely salty sausage I couldn't eat it I pushed it around the dish many times wiping off the white cream sauce as best I could trying to pick out the sausage and wiping off the sauce and it wasn't working I asked for another piece of bread The sauce had coagulated it the dish by meals end Took the rest so I could have my husband try to see if it was just me NOPE. It wasn't. He threw it in the trash VERY DISAPPOINTING I'm not from this area so I YELPED it because I was at an appointment across the street. I will not recommend this place and I will not be back read more

Go here if you want a soggy "chicken parm sub" with no sauce just chicken and cheese. Got this after they gave me the wrong order and took another 40 minutes to deliver the correct sandwich. First and last time I will waste my money here. read more

Gennaro's Eatery - "Chicken Parm sub" - Italian Near Me - Quincy, Massachusetts

Great food ! Great portions! Friendly staff and fair prices. Definitely a place all should try. We were extremely pleased.

Best Italian food on the south shore. Great staff and great prices. You won't be disappointed.

I've generally been a huge fan of Gennaro's since we moved to Quincy. I've eaten here many times. Lately, it's been delivery, but still ok. This last time we ordered, though, I got a serving of chicken cacciatore with NO chicken in it. It was just sauce with some mushrooms and some green pepper. I couldn't believe it. How does that happen? Also, ordered the lemon cake which is usually a favorite of mine, and it was stale. I'm hoping it was just a freak occurrence, but I may think twice before ordering from them again. read more

We moved to Quincy last year and this place has been on our radar for a while. We ordered delivery through Slice. The food arrived hot and the portions were big. We ordered the Gennaro Chicken Penne, Meatballs with Angel Hair pasta, Italian Cookies and Chocolate Cake. Gennaro Chicken was swimming in oil and very bland. The meatballs (3) were big but they were served with so much pasta, it made us felt like 1 more meatball was needed to balance out the dish. The cookies were a great variety box and enough to serve 3 people. I look forward to having some more with my morning coffee. The Chocolate Cake was spongy and moist. read more

amazing cheese pizza... ordered a cheese and loved it. only issue with order is that my $20 salad came with no dressing

Excellent food, service and desserts. The lemon cake is out of this world, save room.

Not impressed with takeout. We go there almost every Friday night (because the in-laws live close) and not one order is perfect. There is always something missing and we have to go back and get it. read more