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Joe's Italian Grill

4.1 (26 reviews)
Open • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Kids manicotti
Codi B.

Explaining my rating. I have four stars because the service here was really amazing. Food on a scale 1-5, 3 out of five. My cousin recommended this place while we were in Leesville. Leesville doesn't have too many restaurants to really choose from so it is nice to see one that feels like a real restaurant with great service. Walking in the doors were immediately opened for us, we were greeted by the hostess and sat. We had a party of 12. Our waiter Valentino was absolutely spectacular. We had more children than adults and he just did a terrific job. The menu here is quite large! So if you're like me and want to try everything; it's tough! Price point here is really great. The food came out rather quickly. The bread they serve for the table is so delicious. Now I ordered the calamari, the focaccia, stuffed mushrooms, and the kids manicotti to start. Then for dinner I ordered the Fra Diavolo Dish. I will say I liked some of the appetizers way more than my entree. The manicotti was really tasty especially with the pink sauce. The calamari was surprisingly very tasty, but for that price of $16 you didn't get a whole lot. That was the only thing not priced great. The stuffed mushrooms were my favorite of the night other than the bread. The focaccia was a disappointment; wasn't real focaccia bread; it was just French bread with tomato and cheese on top. Real focaccia has all that chopped up and baked in. The salads were ok, all the dressings were kinda weird tasting. My entree was ehhh... the chicken was weird in texture and honestly I wasn't a fan of the flavor of the sauce. I really wish I would've ordered something else. But the pasta was cooked great. The tiramisu was really delicious. All in all we had a great dinner, just half of what we ordered was just ok.

Shrimp pasta. Sorry I didn't take the picture before I started eating.
james R.

The food was awesome. Madison my waitress was very attentive. Kind and I like her knowledge of the menu and her pleasant hospitality. Probably the best place to eat in this whole town.

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Dawn T.

The service was quick and they kept our drinks filled. We went on a Friday at 5 and got our food quickly. They asked us what we thought but I hesitated to tell them everything. The two things we ordered were chicken piccata and a calzone. The calzone was great and priced well. The chicken picatta had a bland flavor. I was hungry and ate a third of it. It is priced at 16.99$. They fill your plate with pasta juice and some very bland dry chicken. I have made my own chicken piccata and it is much better. The menu says that the chicken is pan fried in butter. I expected golden delicious pan fried chicken. What I got was white boiled very over cooked boneless skinless chicken breast. It felt like all the ingredients were subpar. I buy better ingredients for my own cooking at a better price than their low quality chicken and pasta. The capers were flavorless as well and the one or two spriggles of green onions did not do anything to save the dish. I added some of the Parmesan cheese they supply at the table but once again the cheese had no flavor.. just not high quality. My husband enjoyed the calzone and he thought it was good. He wanted a side of Alfredo noodles but the waitress thought he had said a side of sauce for his calzone. The Alfredo sauce had a weird flavor. I make super delicious sauce with butter, cream, a little pepper and Parmesan. Their butter is not very good. In fact it tasted like subpar margarine... ugh anyways the ambiance was ok. Luckily they had a lot of napkins at the table which I appreciated. The red and white checked vinyl tablecloths are cute and the chairs are industrial cheap restaurant seating. I was really looking forward to a nice restaurant in Leesville. They could put a little more into decor and lighting. They reused the lighting and decor from fox's it even has the same layout. I'm not sure why it took so long to open. I will try it for lunch next week and see if it gets any better.

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Service was great! Food so far best in town everything is fresh food nothing precooked. Will be going back.

Grilled salmon with sauteed veggies.

The food was absolutely delicious. Our server was super sweet and attentive. Not what you would expect in this town. you will not be disappointed. Cute little restaurant.

Strambolli

Absolutely amazed with the quality of the food and the Amazing service I got from this hidden gem in Leesville. Keep up the good work

free bread given as an appetizer (ask for marinara, it makes it 100x better!)

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Good food and great service! I ordered pickup online this time, and everything went flawlessly.

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Really good. Nice clean place with a good vibe. Every staff member was exceptional friendly and cared that we were satisfied. Delicious food

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3.6(101 reviews)
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Excellent service and ambiance! I had the Blackened Mahi Mahi with Pesto Cream Sauce and garlic…read moremashed potatoes. I also had a really good adult beverage... but can't remember what it was But it was good. Very nice restaurant and can handle large groups. We were in the back bar area and the music was good. Highly recommend

I haven't been to this restaurant in over 20 years so it's great to see that it is still going…read morestrong and survived the pandemic unlike a lot of businesses, and also still has the same great quality food that I remembered from my childhood even with my more mature adult palate. I came with my dad and husband on a Saturday right when they opened at 4:30 and we were promptly seated (the oyster bar downstairs looked like it was already pretty busy!) We were seated by the window in the dining room when you first walk in so I had a beauty beautiful view of the lake, swamp trees and birds, and sunset while I ate! We were greeted by a sweet blonde curly waitress (I don't think she said her name) and quickly served our drinks of choice. I chose sweet tea because I was in the deep south and they make it the best! For our appetizer we shared the Shrimp en Brochette with waffle fries. Overall the stuffed shrimp were very good and fresh, although I may ask them to cook the bacon a little harder next time. THE SAUCES were the star of the show, so much so that I dipped the waffle fries in all of them. No clue what they were, but my best guess is a Parmesan cream sauce, melted butter sauce with a hint of lemon, and some sort of brown sugar or caramel sauce with black pepper. The brown sauce and the Parmesan cream sauce were my absolute favorite and I could not get enough of them! I even got my dad hooked to dipping the waffle fries in the brown sauce! I had the Snapper Ponchartrain for my entrée with garlic mashed potatoes, and a side salad with homemade thousand island dressing. Both sides were very good. The salad was fresh and served in a chilled bowl, the mashed potatoes were perfectly whipped in garlicky buttery goodness, and the bread was reminiscent of a beignet without the powder sugar! Again, the homemade sauces for the salad and the fish were the stars of the show! The fish was delicious and fresh however, I feel like it could not compete with my taste of the Snapper Sandy that my dad got! I am definitely ordering that cheesy goodness next time I am there! For dessert, I had the bread pudding to go! The only thing I would do differently is ask for the sauce on the side, but the bread pudding was delicious and nice and saucy by the time I had it at home! Again, another sauce star! Overall, I was very pleased with my experience and still obsessing over the sauces! Great to see this restaurant still doing well after all this time!

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Tunk's Cypress Inn - Sign that indicates oyster bar downstairs! This seemed to be the place to be since it was always busy

Sign that indicates oyster bar downstairs! This seemed to be the place to be since it was always busy

Tunk's Cypress Inn - My dad's Snapper Sandy! So good, definitely ordering this next time!

My dad's Snapper Sandy! So good, definitely ordering this next time!

Tunk's Cypress Inn - View of the lake from the upper porch!

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View of the lake from the upper porch!

Villa Harlequin | Italian - Best lasagna not super heavy with pasta has right balance of meat and sauce

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My loving honey of 17 years surprised me with a lovey dinner here. It's a beautiful hidden gem…read moreIn the heart of Lake Charles, La. I started with the Xpresso martini, and Honey had That Smoke which more or less is a smoked Old Fashioned. I'm an Old Fashioned snob, but boy did they deliver... The presentation, smell, and taste.. it's off the charts. The martini is rich in color and taste. I haven't EVER had a martini taste this amazing! We started off with the meatball appetizer. It came with the most amazing bread and red sauce... this was amazing we inhaled it. Our dinner, we chose the ribeye, but cooked like the smoked pork rib eye style, was over the top. He chose a Caesar salad, I chose the loaded baked potato soup that was offered as today's special. Oh My Lanta and stomach. I have NEVER and I mean NEVER had such an amazing soup! This was so rich and lovely to my taste buds! The main course came out exceptional and quickly! We couldn't even eat it all! The sear, the flavor, 10 out of 10! Blake and his crew have everything on point! We chose to have the chocolate chip cheesecake for dessert bc why the heck not? I added a cup of coffee with cream and sugar bc I was gonna need to stay awake to drive home... Oh My SWEET STOMACH AND TASTE BUDS..... We inhaled that cheesecake... loved it so much we got some to go... Please come here!!! I absolutely Iove this place!!!

I had never heard of the Villa until a friend recommended it but I thought it was good. My steak…read morewas cooked exactly how I wanted it. The bread it comes with is also to die for. My only complaint is that I requested my eggs over easy and I got the total opposite of that but that's okay! Service was just ok.

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Villa Harlequin | Italian - Unacceptable.

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Villa Harlequin | Italian - Chocolate bunt cake not super sweet just perfect

Chocolate bunt cake not super sweet just perfect

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