Convenient location right across the street from my grandma and reliable service brings me here every time I'm in town. Good pizza and salads. There's a bar inside along with some tables, but we always get it to go. read more

Italiano's Pasta & Pizza Parlor - Medium pepperoni and mushroom pizza with a half a Caesar salad - Italian Near Me - Venice, Florida

Had the best waiter, very engaging and fun. The food and the ambience were wonderful and very reasonably priced. I would highly recommend.

August 29, 2025 - Take out for 3 As I suggested in my first review. I got here "early" to wait to get the pies right as they came out!!! I kept the boxes cracked open so they did not steam or keep cooking. This worked VERY well!!! Both of these pizza (buffalo and a plain) were properly and thoroughly cooked. the crust was lovely and the cheese and for the buffalo the chicken very nice. A very nice improvement over my first visit 5 months previous. We still need to go inside and sit down and have a meal there!! read more

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We sat outside and the weather and seating were very nice! It had been a few years since we had been here, but I remembered the food was great and it still is. We shared a Greek Salad and a Pepperoni and Green pepper pizza. The thin crust was crispy and flavorful. The sauce and cheese had a great taste. Our server was professional and friendly - very nice. She was attentive and I recommend the cannoli which we took to go. They have an indoor bar area that looked cool and relaxed along with a pizzeria area. read more

I absolutely love this restaurant. It has the absolute best sauce ever! Their Chicken Parmesan and Eggplant Parmesan is so good. read more

I always order the 'Big Italian Calzone'. Its fantastic. Thursday had a good happy hour on cocktails.

I came here on a whim during the lunch hour. Danielle was our affable, most accommodating server and she handled the volume of restaurant patrons very effectively. The restaurant recently went through a remodel/expansion and they now have a full liquor bar and a bit more upscale seating in the new area. I selected the Eggplant Parmesan entree in lunch-sized portion and was it plentiful. The highlights of my meal was the chunky sauce studded with delicious bits of fresh basil as well as the crisp texture of the eggplant which was expertly fried. The service, as I mentioned, was stellar and our drinks were constantly being refilled which was greatly appreciated. We also were on a bit of a time crunch (not communicated to our server) and our food came out promptly and was hot and fresh which was much appreciated. I definitely plan to return to try more menu items. Thank you Italiano's and Danielle, our server, for a solid meal. read more

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had lunch here today. 4 stars is for the food and service not for the loud music. started with lasagna bites, deep fried lasagna, although deep-fried you could still taste all the ingredients of the lasagna. finished with a pizza. good sauce, good crust, good taste. just turn the music down. read more

Ordered a pizza with anchovies on the side, they put them on the pie, they said they would make a new one but I don't have the 30 minutes to wait. When I got home the bottom was burnt black! Very burnt!!! The pie was so thin with very little sauce. Didn't even offer a discount. read more

Italiano's Pasta & Pizza Parlor - Italian Near Me - Venice, Florida

Haven't been back here since the remodel and addition earlier this year and my first review. So I stopped in for lunch today wanting to try them out again and as per usual, looking for new experiences. It was a late lunch and the place probably only had 6 tables seated, mostly couples. The server was very prompt and took the order quickly and the food came out fast. I got chicken parm off the lunch menu and the portion was surprisingly large for the price. The chicken itself was decent but nothing to write home about but the sauce on it was exceptional. This place is certainly underrated and will be some more of a "usual" spot for me being so close. read more

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Pizza is horrible , sauce is spicy , sent it back and manager came out and argued with me . It was my fault it should have read the menus . Then he charged me for pizza paid bill to never to return read more

This place was once decent,Now however since it re opened its been horrible.Their pizza is attrocious,the no longer open the dough by hand and it pressed by machine and all the air is pressed out,"It like cardboard" Chicken wings fried to death,eggplant parm greasy and hard.The whole operation is a mess,Too bad great location,used to like it. read more

Ordered takeout chicken parmigiana. Just got home and the chicken is completely burned and charred. Tasted it and it is inedible. It's like eating charcoal. Just disgusting I think the chicken was precooked and they just reheated it in a broiler. I'll never return. read more

Pretty good pizza slices. They have a few options on display for slices, perhaps six to eight varieties from cheese to supreme, even some type of chicken ranch. You can seat yourself and order from the table off their menu that includes whole pizzas that you can customize. They also have some pasta dishes, fountain drinks and beer bottles. I got two slices to-go. I'm not sure of the exact size but I am guessing 18 inch pizzas for the slices. I was a bit surprised that you cannot add toppings to the slices as you order, just gotta go with what is there. The slices were better than expected. Very NY style with a very thin, slightly crisp crust. Thin layer of cheese and thin sauce. Very light weight so grab a second slice if you are hungry. The price was very good. Excellent value. Yeah I'd recommend it for a good pizza read more

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I went at 1:30 p.m. on a Monday, not exactly the lunch rush, I walked in there was only one person in line in front of me when it was my turn she asked if I was eating in or taking out, I chose the to eat in, and took a seat after waiting about 20 minutes I gave up, left this seemed to be the common reaction to the long wait and slow service as another couple walked out ahead of me. I don't remember the pizza being that good and I don't have patience to wait that long for a slice of pizza. I won't be returning anytime soon. read more

We love everything about his place. The service, the food, the ambience! Don't tell anyone! Don't want this place to get overcrowded, but we love it read more

Italiano's Pasta & Pizza Parlor - Family out for our favorite pizza dinner! We LOVE everything about this place!! - Italian Near Me - Venice, Florida

You can't even order a pizza on the phone they answer the phone and put you on hold and never come back

Inconsistent food preparation, and service. Under cooked or overcooked pizza. Ask for no mayo, then delivered with. Human error, no problem,but can we get the Provolone as it calls for in the description of a chicken parm sandwich. High turnover & or shortage of staff. Gave them five plus chances, my fault for patience and understanding. read more

Consistency pizza s alway hot. And good. The Florida Salad. Is delicious Our favorite pizza place in venice Always a friendly staff and it's a nice clean restaurant and convenient Looks like there's a problem. As if 13/17 OK. What Happened There's a sheriff red eviction notice on the front door read more

First of all, we use to go here all the time!! But haven't been back since they reopened. Ordered take out told me 25 minutes. I showed up 15 minutes after ordering figured I'd be early. The Eggplant Rollatini was rubbery un-chewable and not warm. Couldn't even eat it/chew it. I had to throw it away. My husband also tried it and said it tasted like it was premade and sitting around for who knows how long. His Chicken Parmesan sub has tasted mushy, had smaller pieces of chicken, and substantially shrunk since he last ordered one a few months ago. Entire experience VERY disappointing. read more

I ordered Alfredo chicken pasta and it was really good!, The man who was waiting on me, had many other tasks to do, yet he was always there when I needed something. I did not care for the 'Sports Bar' image. I don't know, was it a sports bar? I don't know. read more

This used to be our favorite restaurant! We ate here for lunch a few times per week and dinner, once or twice a week. The service was very good, the portions were generous, and the salads were fantastic! Lately, the service has been terible and it seems the wait staff is less than adequate, employees don't report for work shifts, the portions are much smaller, the salads are smaller and they charge for extra dressing. Haven't had their pizza lately. It used to be good if Julio was making it, but Idk if it's still the same since everything went downhill in the last few months.Sad to see this happen! read more

We've been going there for 4+ years. We usually split half an antipasto salad and get a pizza. Both are delicious! The salad has a generous amount of meat on it along with everything else. And they have green olives for my half of the pizza which most places don't. Val is our favorite server and knows exactly what we want to eat and drink. Even when it's quite busy, and she has the bar and gets some of the drinks and food for the tables on the bar side, she has an eye for detail and always notices when you need something. That's why you frequent a place, even when there are other more convenient choices...because someone seems happy to see you, gives you great service and the food is very good too. We had a favorite pizza place before we moved here 6 years ago and we have one here in Venice too! read more

It's late in January and the holidays are over but it's Friday, go out to eat and enjoy yourself. We decided to indulge in Italian food. We came for pizza and pasta, a carb loading experience. If you want to enjoy happy hour, get there early. This restaurant packed in the crowds. Located in a strip mall the dining area is small. Many people come here as a takeout pizza restaurant but the in-house dining experience is worthwhile. Lately I've been scanning the happy hour menu's. Italiano's has some amazing deals. Chicken Parmesan with pasta $9.99. Same goes for meatballs and spaghetti and three or four other popular dishes. Beer is two for the price of one and house wines are $4. Maybe it's their happy hour specials make this the place to be at 5 o'clock. My chicken Parmesan came with a nicely dressed Cesar salad, a small salad but delicious. The chicken Parm was a large portion with a wonderful classic red sauce on a bed of linguine. Made with a nice size piece of breaded chicken covered with a slice of mozzarella cheese, it was satisfying. If I could make one suggestion for the chef, it would be to have more cheese layered on the chicken. I like it more cheesy. My wife, whose opinion on food I highly respect, ordered the meatballs and spaghetti. According to her, the dish was perfect and delicious. We shared a margarita pizza and that's what we were craving when we came in the door. It was a perfect dish to round off our Friday night indulgence. The table service was terrific but keep in mind the decor is typical strip mall takeout place with limited seating. Did I mention to get there early? Salute! read more

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What a cute place! Italiano's has a fun and quaint way of bringing Italian food to life. The staff is friendly and accommodating! They really do their best to make sure you have a great experience. Samantha did an awesome job taking care of our party of four. She was efficient and made sure all our additions were brought out at the same time. Since their happy hour is popular, you need to get there eaRRRly. Their Happy Hour consists of deals on wine, beer, and dinner specials. A sample of the dinner happy hour dishes are lasagna, spaghetti, and chicken parmigiana which include a salad all for $9.99. That is a deal and it was homemade, fresh, and delicious! Their pizzas are fresh and made right in front of you. I must say thIs is their most popular item. The to go orders were all pizzas. I appreciate a restaurant who believes in good food with great service!!! read more

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Fifth review moving back up from 4 to 5. Embarrassingly, I finally learned to order the pie the way I want it. Specifically, no heavy, chewy cheese and well done crust. Never spoke up before. That said, I still took the take-out home and crisped it in a Teflon skillet. Watch YouTube on pizza from New Haven, CT. To see the real deal. read more

Good food, good drinks and great staff! Always enjoy our time here especially with the new dining space.

Ordered a dinners for 7 people and this was the worst experience here in Venice. We are here for the month of March'23 and finally ordered from this place as it had gluten free pasta for one of the 7. Five minutes before it was to be delivered they called and said they did not have any gluten free pasta so we would need to make a change. We switched that person's order to gluten free pizza. It was burned and the rest of the order was way under cooked. Terrible!! Absolutely a very bad experience. If I owned this place I would be ashamed of the product that goes out the door. Stay far away if you are looking for something worth eating! Many choices in Venice... this is not one worth wasting your money on!!! read more

We were disappointed when the Italianos north location closed - close to us and a steady go-to. We had been to this location a number of times too, and heard they've expanded into space next door . Wow - very nice ! Great bar and improved selections of beers - yay! V-Twin lager you say ? Okay !! Cocktail anyone ? How many pizza places have a full bar ?!? Not that you're limited to pizza here . Lots of well made choices . The eggplant rolatini for one thing is terrific . The Florida salad is very good - nice mix of ingredients . But we came for the pizza - some of the best in the area . Thin crust / good crust . Passes the crust test - look around at everybody's plates. No piles of crust - it's all eaten , the way it's supposed to be . Terrific toppings and sauce too . One foible - the 'four cheese white' pizzas have four cheeses plus ricotta. The 'four-cheese red' pizzas have four cheeses no ricotta. Grrrrr. Always good and attentive service here . Everyone's hustling doing their job well. The guys in the kitchen know what they're doing . This is a little local hidden gem. Whoever gives this place three stars or under is probably from the Midwest . read more

Love their pizza and you can get it by the slice too. Lasagna and a caesar salad make a great meal to share. Working through the whole menu slowly but surely... read more

We just flew in from Texas and we were desperate to find something to take back to our VRBO. We got some groceries from Publix and saw Italiano's next door. We ordered a large pizza and ate it for three days, lol. It was good hot and it was still good cold. Many of their reviews on Google said their pizza is often burnt on the bottom but we were willing to try them anyway. Unfortunately, ours was burnt too. It wasn't a deal-breaker to not go back, but it could have been the perfect pizza if they would make this one simple adjustment. When we are in the area again, we plan to go back and try more items on their menu. read more

Italiano's Pasta & Pizza Parlor - Spinach & Cheese 2020 - Italian Near Me - Venice, Florida

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This was our first time there we loved it great food great service will be back soon great place to meet family and friends 5 stars

Thought we'd try Italiano's since their remodel. I had the chicken Parm while my wife had the chicken Alfredo. Needless to say both were underwhelming. The chicken Alfredo had 6 or 7 cubes of chicken under what seemed to be a box of spaghetti. The chicken Parm was a thin dry patty with not much taste. No salad or bread were included. Our server, Paul was quick to greet us and get our drink order which was nice. When we called out the minuscule portion of chicken on the Alfredo he did bring more chicken but at the end of meal. As far as the remodel goes it looks like they knocked a hole in the next building and did very little to tie the two together. Lastly not quite sure what look they are going for in their servers. Is it a sports bar or an attempt at a serious restaurant. The server dress code is questionable. Needless to say we won't be back as there are better choices for the money in Venice read more

Always great Pizza. Tough to find true New York Style Pizza around here but these guys got it!

Pizza was undercooked, chicken tortilla soup was bland, soup was just juice. Never had chicken tortilla soup that was just juice. Just not worth it. Maybe have a slice and go home. Maybe! Service was great. Hole in the wall ! read more

Awful service and delivery - time after time. 1.5 hours to deliver a cold pizza off season. Incredible. Can't be more delighted to be moving from Venice to Sarasota to be close to amazing restaurants. Shitty fast food restaurants like Italianos is a prime reason my wife and I are getting the hell out of here. And we had to throw out the slimy Greek salad. Looked like a bacterial hot mess. No thank you. read more

We stopped by. For lunch before going to the beach, we had a 14 " pizza, very satisfying, just the right amount of sauce and cheese, with lots of meat, we also had salad and bread, waitress and cook are very nice , and a great clean area to eat! read more

Italiano's Pasta & Pizza Parlor - Pizza medium thin crust Sausage, cheese, ham pepperoni taste great! - Italian Near Me - Venice, Florida

First time in, we sat at the bar for dinner. Friendly, attentive, efficient bartender! Ordered a pizza and baked ziti. Both were delicious and enough for a second meal. The atmosphere was nice, clean, well lit, plenty of tables, but space so you're not on top of each other. A few TVs for sports fan, but not a sports bar atmosphere. read more

Half salad is like a full. Fresh veges. Bruschetta is great with crunchy bread that is soft in the middle. Calzone bread was baked just right. Wonderful friendly service. read more

After calling the phone number for Italiano's North and placing our order, we arrived at the store at the appointed time only to find that it was closed. We then headed to Italiano's South and that is where our pizzas were. We are not locals, so we were not aware that the North store was closed and the person who took our order never mentioned it. The distance from North to South is approximately 3 miles, and about 5 miles from our condo. Needless to say, the pizzas were not very warm by the time we got back. However, they were very tasty with lots of sauce & cheese. I only gave them 4 stars for the inconvenience of having to travel further. Had they mentioned that the North store was closed when we called I probably would have given them 5 stars. read more