Fantastic calzone! My daughter told me it's the best calzone. I'm from NY and she knows how hard it is to find a good calzone with ricotta. The place is pretty typical of an Italian pizzeria, service was fast and friendly. There was a misunderstanding ( maybe mine) and we got calzones with meat but they promptly made us new ones. The mom greeted me later and I found her so charming! Can't wait to return! read more

Joe Gallina's - Calzone with Ricotta and Mozzarella! Delicious! - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

HORRIBLE. the service was good but i got the 8 piece wings and one of my wings wasn't even sauced and the wings were sooo oily like bro I wanna throw up read more

I ordered a large deep dish pizza and received the equivalent of a dominos pan pizza. The "deep dish" should be taken off the menu as it's misleading and the pizza wasn't even assembled like a deep dish. Sauce was on the bottom and cheese and topping were ontop. Again it wasn't even DEEP DISH it was a pan pizza. Ontop of that the tortellini I ordered were the same frozen ones I buy from Walmart, and the sauce was way to greasy reminded me of prego sauce. Service wasn't terrible but the cashier had an attitude when he saw my party taking their time to see what to order off the huge menu they had. read more

Worker was rude and dismissive, they gave me one piece of pizza and we ordered two the other employees told him, tables are not wiped down, very bad experience!!!! AND THERES NO BATHROOM??? read more

I cannot say enough amazing things about their food. We had the toasted ravioli, spaghetti & meatballs, and stuffed shells. The marinara with the toasted ravioli was delicious, and the ravioli were perfectly crispy and stuffed. The stuffed shells came out bubbling hot and was perfect. The cheese on top was soooo good. My boyfriend tore into his spaghetti and meatballs right away and said it was delicious. I will dream about this bread, though. Hot, perfectly crispy outer layer, soft and fluffy inside. Highly recommend trying it in the leftover sauce from the entrees. The owner was a wonderful man who told us about his time in New York and his shop now. It was a very pleasant chat and I'm glad it was slow enough to be able to talk to him. We will absolutely be back. read more

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When you go into this little place you will see a few tables and a big counter at the back. Go up to the counter and order your food and I promise it will be fantastic!! We had the baked rigatoni and the lasagna. And about the bread...they gave us two loaves that were each about the size of your arm. Warm and delicious. read more

Joe Gallina's - Mmmmm...Lasagna - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

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Pizza on High! This right here?!? Yessir! We got enough 16" pie with sausage, pepperoni, half onion, & green peppers. Delicious!!! Plus it came out super hot! We also enjoyed our order of toasted ravioli read more

Pizza looked good but the sauce was unique & not in a good way. Service was curt which I didn't appreciate.

Extremely rude staff. I was visiting from out of town and this place was recommended. Service was awful and food was just ok

saw a review saying the staff was rude, but that wasn't my experience at all. the guy who brought me my food told me where to hold my plate so it wouldn't burn my hand and they left us alone for our meal. the environment is also really well decorated and calming. i got the baked rigatoni, but i think i got penne noodles instead. the sauce was also a little too sweet for my liking. my friends got the calzones and they were HUGEE!! i didn't have a bad experience here, and if you're in the mood for pizza and you're not an italian food snob, id recommend! read more

They accommodated me and my guest so nicely! I held a surprise party for about 30 guest on a Saturday and they were great! Vito is the man! My boyfriend absolutely loves this restaurant and he was truly surprised! They're old school, so be prepared! So good! read more

August 30, 2024 Absolutely worst experience ever. First of all, it was very dirty, we had to wipe our own table off, even though there was only one other customer. The floors were sticky and unclean, Christmas wreaths hanging, covered with dust. Very dark. Bathrooms smelled, had no soap and no toilet paper. The man that waited on us, was rude, and made us feel like we were inconveniencing him by asking him questions about the menu. ordered breadsticks and got charged additional charge for sauce, $2. for half cup. we both felt very uncomfortable, the overall atmosphere was simply creepy. Will never return. read more

We came here based on the recommendation of another restaurant's staff in the area. We started with garlic knots - holy cow these are good. Great flavor and comes with a side of marinara. The marinara is sweet and so good! We had a pepperoni, green pepper (included red), and garlic. This was also delish. Staff were all very friendly. read more

Joe Gallina's - Garlic knots - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

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Ordered and picked up at the counter. Ordered, Calzones, rigatoni and manicotti. Everyone liked their dishes but the calzone gets rave reviews from the table. The restaurant is a staple to downtown since 1978 and it looks like time has stood still. If you need a blast from the past, this is your place! read more

Joe Gallina's - a slice of italy - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

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I came here for lunch recently, and maybe I am spoiled by having had good experiences with pizza by the slice, but this was an eh experience. Food Ordered their lunch special of two slices of pizza and a drink for $7. Pizza was eh. Cheese was rubbery and extremely greasy. Very little toppings, and while the crust was okay, the base of the pizza was soggy and blah, due to grease. Service The guy behind the bar was rude and curt to all the guests, except for the regulars whom he recognized. Atmosphere The main room I was in was cute and felt like s good pizzeria in NYC. I saw in the other room there were a few more tables and some gaming machines. Overall wouldn't be a first choice for lunch when back in the area, but might give it another try...might. read more

Joe Gallina's - Two slice lunch special - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Pizza nasty AF Thin hard huge slices hard to eat or cut Tasteless and expensive Wasn't my choice to go there I was dragged there by my daughter read more

The pizza is amazing. The service is quick and no nonsense. It's very rustic and comfortable. read more

Joe Gallina's - Joe Gallina Special - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

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Ordered for delivery. The. Food arrived on time but good god was it awful. The pizzas were doughy and the salads were not presentable. Probably made the night before and the lettuce was brown on the edges. Got two stars only because they were on time. read more

The food, service, AND ambiance is amazing here! The tastes amazing (the portions are pretty big!), the service is quick and professional and the employees are very good-natured! The ambiance is also so charming and if I lived around here this would be my go-to Italian spot! read more

Joe Gallina's - This is the large pizza! - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

I like this place...definitely has some character with old school menu boards that have the letters you place by hand. Ordered an app and a small pizza. Everything was ready at the time quoted and it hit the spot. Good crust with that perfect combo of crunchy and chewy. Dude at the front counter was busting his butt getting orders out the door. read more

Excellent New York style slices. Their sausage is highly recommended! The baked pasta is always solid second option.

I cannot say enough good things about this authentic Italian restaraunt! My family heritage has roots in Sicily and as soon as I walked in, it was if I was thrown back into my childhood. The service was outstanding, staff was friendly and had true conversations with my fiancé and I as we waited to eat. To give you an estimate on how we felt about our service, we left around a 40 percent tip! The food, simply amazing, we only had leftovers because of how overly full we were. She had a white sauce based dish with clams and pasta, I had the spaghetti with sausage and we split an order of garlic knots! All three dishes were outstanding and when we were done, she looked at me and mentioned how excited she was to come back and try some of the other dishes and pizza. Do yourself a favor if you are in downtown Springfield and pop on in to this fine establishment!! read more

Joe Gallina's - Spaghetti with Sausage - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

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I heard this is the best pizza in Springfield, IL. Wish I could tell you yes or no, because I never got that far. I called to place an order for delivery, the pizza according to menu was approx. $23.00. The gentleman on the phone taking the order said $35.00 total. I questioned why so much higher than menu price, he said hotel was pretty far away. I said $12.00 fee was pretty high, he then said $33.00. I kindly said thanks anyways but no thank you. This person said "then f-you then" and hung up. If that is the class of the folks working there, then they will never get my business. I was going to go there and pick up a pizza, but not after that scene. No Thank You! Just a classless human being that answered the phone at this place. read more

Staff was rude, pizza was bad and the mozzarella sticks tasted like they were cooked in extremely old fry oil. I think I have had better pizza at Chuck E Cheese. Reaaaaally disappointed considering the hotel recommended them as the best in town. read more

Stopped here for lunch when visiting downtown Springfield. This restaurant is located about a block south of the Old Capital building. We chose it because most places were closed due to COVID (we assumed). This ended up being a small, family run place. The interior is probably 50's with booths and tables. Service is order at the counter. The menu was pretty detailed. Most pasta dishes one can think of are available. Hot sandwiches, pizza by the slice, soups, etc. Some beer and wine also. Lunch specials include two slices with a topping and soda for $8. Daily lunch is a different pasta each day, small loaf of bread and a drink for $9. My daughter did slices and said it was one of the better pizzas she had eaten. I did lasagna. Came straight out of the oven piping hot. Very good sauce for dipping bread. Definitely worth the extra walk if looking for a hot Italian meal while strolling through town. read more

Excellent restaurant for lunch or a full pizza. I worked downtown and was remembered week to week what my usual slice and drink order was. Excellent service. excellent full pizzas. had one after my wedding and reception elsewhere and was delicious and relaxing, wonderful way to end the day. spot on perfect. read more

Yes indeed, Joe Gallina's knows how to make great pizza!! We came here on a weeknight and had the family special, which included a cheese pizza, salad, and pitcher of soda. Also ordered another pizza supreme-style. It tasted fantastic with tons of good flavor. I also appreciated the owners going out of their way to make us feel welcome, as we had our five kids in tow. Can't wait to come back here again! read more

Joe Gallina's - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

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It ain't a fancy place but their pizza was legit!! After a late lunch from visiting Springfield the kids got hungry around 7:30. Needed something fast n easy...Pizza!! Ordered over the phone for pickup. Said 25 min. We waited over 40. No biggy tho. Ordered a white pizza (garlic n oil) with spinach mushroom broccoli n black olives n asked for "no cheese". He chuckled n said "no chz?" I said yup. It was delish!! Also ordered sausage onions broccoli spinach n mushrooms on reg red sauce n chz. They loved it!! Great price too. They had a 2 large special for $29.99. I asked if it was unlimited toppings. He said "sure, why not." I can tell he was the owner. Not old, but not super young. U can tell he's a hard worker n prob super tired but still so personable n accommodating! Def worth it!! My husband had a cold slice for breakfast. Took him back to his college days. They also sell a large variety of bottled beers. All the national brands. None that I could see were from a local brewery. Which would have been nice since we r from chgo n always looking for a great local brew!! But there are tons of breweries around here. The one thing that may have given this place another star from me would have been if the spinach n mushrooms were fresh n not frozen/canned. You can tell. read more

Joe Gallina's - White pizza (garlic n oil base) with no chz - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

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Very authentic feel. Garlic bread was a large order and you get a lot for your money. The pizza is good as well. My family has no complaints about this place. read more

Joe Gallina's - Covid- - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Love their pizza and garlic knots! Amazing food, definitely worth a try if your downtown or worth a trip to pick it up.

Service was absolutely horrible. We sat for an 1 hour and a half for a small cheese pizza, then very respectfully asked where our pizza was, and the man was very rude... said he didn't ring us up so he wouldn't make us a pizza. As very respectful students on a student council trip, all we wanted was some nice cheese pizza. They provided no receipts, so we were not able to prove our purchase. Overall very terrible service and very disrespectful workers. They were very stereotypical of us teenagers, even though we were very respectful the entirety of our visit. Very disappointed. read more

Old school, totally classic, Italian restaurant with menu boards behind the counter. It looks a little questionable walking in, it does need an overhaul, but the food and service were excellent! They went from two people to being completely packed with the phone ringing non-stop and they were getting food out fast. We had a party of seven, sat at two tables, and were in and out in an hour. Clearly a hardworking family running this establishment. Would gladly visit again. read more

Although I've ordered delivery from here are multiple occasions, I've never eaten inside the restaurant. Took our grandson out for his birthday here and had a party of 6. We ordered 3 pizzas, 5 sodas and 2 beers and a tiramisu dessert. It was all less than $75. Not bad. The restaurant is clean and very cozy and quaint. Loved the atmosphere. They offer virtually any beer you could ask for (bottles) which I thought was surprising. I love their white sauce and their sausage on their pizza too. read more

Joe Gallina's - Love the decor - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Went here on a recommendation from a local museum tour guide... very disappointed. Bathrooms dirty with no soap. Dingy atmosphere. Rude staff that spent more time chatting with friends than serving customers. Food wasn't any better. Pizza was bland. Lasagna was weird and runny. Breadstick was good, but that was the only highlight - and not enough to make us go back. Would give zero stars if I could. read more

Absolutely THE BEST place in Springfield for authentic Italian food!!! We had just visited Lincoln's home on a rainy day with friends from out of state and didn't expect a visit to Italy too. We loved the food. atmosphere and service. Joe made us feel like we were in to Palermo. Huge thanks to he and Abe (lol) for a wonderful day! read more

great, great place & sooooo friendly !!! -everything is great ; great, food, pizza, atmosphere & family !!!

The place is a dive. Great place to grab a slice of pie. The Cannoli is remarkable. The place is ran by hairy Italian men with poor customer service, but like I mentioned before. It's a dive. I would eat here again, but I know not to expect 4 star service or meals from places like this. Feels like an inner city pizza place. If you want fancy... "Fo get a bout it !!!" read more

A humble setting with incredible food. We stopped here on a Saturday afternoon by chance and ordered eggplant sandwiches. Our expectations were low--this isn't a fancy place, and pizza seemed to be the specialty. As I was standing at the counter, I noticed a display with cookies and some scones. I said, Are those scones? The guy behind the counter said, Yes, cinnamon. So I asked for one. He said, Heated up? I said, No. He paused a minute and said, They're better warm. So I said Ok. We sat down and waited for our order. The guy brought over the warmed up cinnamon scone on a paper plate. I broke off a corner and tasted it. Holy cow. This was not really a scone as I knew scones--it was a warm cinnamon fudge shortbread with nuggets of cinnamon like flavor bombs. It was truly wonderful. Then he brought over the sandwiches. They were substantial, with eggplant and some yellow squash smothered in tomato sauce and mozzarella on a hefty chunk of homemade bread. It was good. It was very very good. I think eggplant is hard to cook, easy to mess up. This was good. This place is a hidden jewel. It is plain, a bit run down, nothing fancy. The food, however, is monstrously good. If you don't like eggplant get something else--I would bet any sandwich would be good. I know the scones are memorably good. I'm not from Springfield and it was only by chance we ended up at this place. But if I go back to Springfield, you can bet I will make sure to stop here. I hope another cinnamon scone will be waiting for me. read more

Joe Gallina's - Eggplant sandwiches--tomato sauce and cheese, on incredible bread. - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

The cashier/owner was extremely rude with the group I went in with. He didn't say anything to me, but he did treat many people from my group extremely bad. He was even yelling at some people from the group. He had a very short temper. Other customers that were there even told us that the cashier was being extremely nasty with us, and for no reason. I don't know if he was just having a really bad day, or if it was because we were latino. As far as for the pizza, it was okay. I am from Chicago, and the pizza in Chicago is really amazing. I am comparing it to that, so it is no wonder that the pizza did not taste that good to me. Overall, we had an okay time, since we didn't let the nasty employee get to us. If many people from my group had not already ordered, I would have told my group that we should go to another place to eat, since they didn't deserve our business. Overall, I don't like giving my attention to negativity, but I had to post a review so that other Latinos maybe choose another place to go to eat, where they will be treated with respect. read more

Joe Gallina's - The cashier was extremely rude with the group I went in with. - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

a classic pizza place with pizza made the Italian way. If you were to picture a italian pizza place in your head this spot is pretty much it. Pizza was made how it was supposed to be made, and for a great price! highly recommended if you are looking for great pizza! read more