Found a lil gem 'Homemade Italian' in Pflugerville -- I can hardly believe I am just finding out about Joe's Italian Kitchen! They are known for their sauces and this was the best Marsala sauce I have had in a long time!! Generous portions ~ I have lunch for tomorrow!! A must try ~ Love supporting locally owned! Diego, the owner is an amazing Chef ‍ with years of experience and you can taste it!! If you shop H-E-B at Wells Branch or Louis Henna, you can pick up a great coupon on your H-E-B receipt and try them out! read more

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Food was great Ambiance was subtle and not overpowering Music was fantastic Old BLUES Quick service Clean bathroom Prices were normal You should stop in They do to go pizza as well read more

Joe's Italian Kitchen - Chicken Parmigiana - Italian Near Me - Pflugerville, Texas

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Had an order delivered to us yesterday. Husband was craving spaghetti and meatballs so ordered us both that and an extra side of meatballs. Sauce had fresh tomatoes and was rather delicious. The portion size was great and it hit the spot. Husband had the extra meatballs and I would've loved to have more myself. Overall very tasty and we were pleased with everything, would love to try something else next time. read more

This is ok if you want to just run of the mill Italian. First and foremost, I support businesses in my community. But I also think it's fair to understand what you're receiving. This is my first time trying Joe's and I had it delivered. For the garlic bread it's a layer of mozzarella and then under it is garlic chunks. The Alfredo sauce and the baked meatballs ziti were very bland. It's just ok Italian. Based on the reviews, I just thought it would be higher quality, even by delivery. But if you just want a very simplified version of Italian, it's great to order! read more

The staff was incredibly kind and welcoming, making the experience even better. The free coffee is a great bonus, and the food is packed with flavor and truly satisfying. Highly recommend Joe's--definitely worth a visit! read more

This was a bit of a disappointing experience. I was in the area for work, and decided to try this place out. Starting with the good, the people who work here are friendly and the service is fairly prompt. That's about it, though. I went with something simple: chicken parm with spaghetti. The sauce tasted like a heavy handed and random case of seasoning. There was so much other stuff in it that you practically couldn't taste the tomato anymore. The dinner rolls they served were pretty bad. They were just frozen mini-croissants. The chicken itself was decent. It was pretty small, but it was breaded OK and the cheese at least covered the whole thing. It was cooked correctly, so that's a plus. Overall, not the absolute worst, but it definitely wasn't good. I likely would not go back again. read more

Very popular neighborhood place, mostly for takeout, with a few tables and an open kitchen. Reasonable prices, nice side salad, pleasant people. Very limited vegetarian options (no eggplant Parmesan, e.g.). I found the manicotti to be flavorless, and the garlic cheese bread appetizer to be too heavy on the cheese but not nearly heavy enough on the garlic. I was also put off by the side salads forgotten until the entrees were served. My companion overlooked these deficiencies and declared the meal to be excellent. No pictures (I was hungry). Very very limited parking. read more

Oh my, I have had the chicken carbanera, it was delicious! I decided to try something different and ordered the lasagna. My taste buds had a party in my mouth! Layers of pasta encased with an incredibly good meat sauce makes this another favorite! Joe's Kitchen is the only restaurant that actually sends food hot with a paper plate beneath to help keep it hot. That's great customer service! Their food reminds me of my visits to Italy with the authentic cuisine. If you want absolutely incredible Italian food, try Joe's Italian Kitchen. Oh, and don't forget the cheesy garlic bread! Yummy! read more

Joe's Italian Kitchen - Huge portion and incredible lasagna! - Italian Near Me - Pflugerville, Texas

I ordered meatballs with sub. It very little and thin. For $14.00. Rip off. Snarf sandwich are best. Thick wide long bread perfect price. read more

Okay we went back... twice! Joes is so good, becoming a favorite spot! I'll combine both visits in this review! Shrimp scampi - okay, little too heavy on the lemon flavor Lobster ravioli - would get again, so good and can't make easily at home so worth it! Tortellini Alfredo + chicken - not the favorite of everything else, probably wouldn't get again Chicken Parmesan - pretty good! Not a bad choice, can make at home so not the top choice, but not bad at all! Always great service even though we just pickup! read more

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Quaint and relaxed atmosphere with good Italian food. We went in evening late for dinner after sports event around 8:30 at night. It did smell like smoke from bar next door. Not sure if it always smells this way. Sodas are bottled but they serve with glass of ice. Waitress offered great customer service and was very friendly. Didn't love the Philly. It was a lot of veggies. However the cheese sticks, bread, fries and pasta were all good. We will be back to try more dishes. read more

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Great spot for Italian food if you are in the burbs and don't want to drive 20 minutes to downtown! Love the homey feeling of the restaurant and everyone is so nice and all smiles! Here's what I tried: Shrimp Fra Diablo - Shrimp with spicy red wine pink sauce over linguini: A rich dense dish with lots of flavor with fresh tasting shrimp and spicy sauce. To me this is a very unique and comforting Italian meal. They gave us some complimentary garlic dinner rolls and so I dipped the bread in the sauce and it tastes amazing! Carbonara - Grilled chicken with creamy white wine sauce with chopped ham and mushrooms with linguini I was very excited for this one since I'm a sucker for white creamy pasta sauce, however this was a bit too much on the salty side for me. Much like the Shrimp Diablo dish, this is also dense and creamy but with a sharp salty flavor and I only finished halfway. I'm planning to bring this home and add some of my own ingredients to counter the salty taste a bit. The portions are great and the delicious garlic soft bread was a nice complimentary addition. They plan to make in house Tiramisu soon so I'm definitely coming back to try that and probably try something else like the Spaghetti Marinara. read more

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Pleasant customer service (it was takeout though). The lasagna was more than decent and the bread was good, too. I plan to come back to try other dishes . read more

Tried this place for the first time over the holidays as a break from cooking. Ordered pizza, a pasta sampler, and a side order of garlic bread (based on the rave reviews for the bread). Funny enough, the bread was the only thing we didn't love--no garlic flavor and nothing special. The pizza got the big thumbs up from my picky pizza connoisseurs (kids) and my husband and I really enjoyed the lasagna and pasta in the sampler. I like that the sauce had a tiny spicy zip to it. We will come back and try more of the menu! read more

We drove by so many times (since it's close to our house); so we finally decided to give them a try, and they did not disappoint! This place will satisfy your Italian' craving FOOD: We ordered: 1. Garlic cheese bread - unfortunately it was not garlicky at all, so it's a no for me. 2. Spaghetti Meatballs- I really loved their meatballs (tender, meaty, and didn't taste like it had so much breadcrumbs/filler), and their marinara was perfect! I wish they cooked their spaghetti more al dente for to-go orders so by the time the customers get to eat the food, the noodles would be perfectly al dente (that's how I like my pasta/spaghetti). 3. Marsala - another one of my favorites! It was so creamy and delicious, but it was a bit salty for me and again I wish they did their linguine a bit more al dente because when we got to eat our food (from driving home, and unpacked everything), the noodles were a bit overcooked for my liking. I'm sure if you eat at the restaurant it would be perfect. They have fresh rolls that come with it too which were legit! UPDATE: We went to the second time and tried their: 4. Godfather pizza - it was amazing their pizza dough is light, airy with perfect chew to it which I think it's what pizza dough should be. It tasted like brick-oven pizza, and not oily! Their pizza is better than some of the hyped and famous pizza places in town to be honest. It's so underrated! YOU NEED TO TRY THEIR PIZZAS!!! (Eat them fresh so the bottom stays crispy). 5. Pasta Sampler - we asked for Al dente noodles and they were all cooked perfectly when we got home to eat! All three dishes were so good, but my first favorite was Manicotti (creamy, velvety ricotta mixture/filling was just divine), second would be Cannelloni (just meaty and loved the spinach in the filling), their lasagna was also delicious! SERVICE: The food was ready fast. The best part is you can order the food via their website online or call ahead and do a drive-thru pickup - super convenient! AMBIENCE/LOCATION: This small restaurant is hidden in a small strip located on Grand Ave Parkway. There are parking spaces in front of the restaurant and they also have a drive-thru as well (but no outside ordering at the drive thru). PRICE: The price is reasonable given the portion and the taste. VERDICT: All in all, if you're like us driving by so many times and wondering if you should check them out, do it! We will definitely go back and try their other menu items! read more

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Food of always super tasty and fresh. The cashier is cordial and efficient. We always pickup our food but it is a cute little restaurant with nice ambience. We get the eggplant and baked lasagna never disappoints read more

Trying for first time. Our meat sauce spaghetti was all meat no spaghetti. Porportion was terrible. Also don't understand these store bought mini breads. Better to not include at all but to how mid food is for $16-20 per plate is silly and definitely a robbery. read more

Joe's Italian Kitchen - All meat, little pasta. Never seen a pasta with sooooo little spaghetti - Italian Near Me - Pflugerville, Texas

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This is a cute funky little restaurant, Bohemian chic. There's a nice variety of wine and some branded bottle teas. The food is amazing. My girlfriend had the cheese ravioli, and I had the chicken Genovese. Top notch. I'm pretty sure that Joe himself is the one who waited on us, cooked our food, and served us. Definitely coming back. read more

I haven't been to this place in awhile and I'm glad I made this choice to visit them again. Service: Unfortunately, I did not eat inside but the service was inviting when picking up a to-go order. There was no line or no wait but they seem to really cater to their customers and providing great customer service. Warning: There is not of parking area. Food: The food was excellent! I stay roughly 4 miles away from the restaurant and my food was still hot when I got home for a to-go order. It was seasoned really well and the portion size was just right. The bread was fresh and had great flavor. Overall: I'm really glad that they are still in business and wish nothing but great success in the future. I provided them with 4 stars as I wish they provided a seafood option that included fish. From my past experience, there was a problem sitting in the restaurant due to the cigarette smoke smell from the next door bar but it seem as if they was able to resolve this issue. I recommend supporting this business and enjoy a good Italian meal. read more

Joe's Italian Kitchen - Shrimp Alfredo - Italian Near Me - Pflugerville, Texas

Small and very clean with some great customer service. Started with some Mozzarella Sticks (out of Fried Ravioli) they were delicious with a great cheese pull...Wife went with the pasta sampler which consisted of Lasagna, manicotti and cannelloni...all 1/2 portions...everything was a hit for the wife, including the side salad. I went with the Genovese which was Amazing and had a ton of sauce which was a great addition to the warm bread that was also served with out meal. Over all a great and tasty visit. read more

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It was SO GOOD! I am so glad I found this little gem. I've been trying to find a cozy homey Italian restaurant and this is it! We just tried ordering for take out but the food was really great. We got the famous calzone and shrimp scampi. Everything was great, easy to find parking, quick to pick up the food and they were still very warm when I got home. Can't wait to try dining in next time. read more

Joe's Italian Kitchen - Italian Near Me - Pflugerville, Texas

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Food is always made fresh, its my go to Italian place. Never been disappointed by the quality

They left me waiting almost 15 minutes to attend to me and the waitress was really stuck in her cell phone that for being the first and last time there was a very bad experience read more

SMALL Italian spot in Pflugerville. Our first experience was takeout (they did a nice job) so we wanted to try eating in. As mentioned, it's limited seating but comfortable. We were seated quickly & the two ladies serving were doing a good job handling seated customers & to go orders. We ordered the Chicken Carbonara (nicely placed with angel hair pasta cooked well, this had a soft flavor and lots of mushrooms. Overall a good dish) I would have enjoyed a thicker sauce a bit more garlic.Pasta Sampler (a half piece of lasagna,manicotti & cannoli with an well seasoned red sauce) perfect if you're wanting a little variety. Garlic cheese bread (soft and delicious, with an ample amount of cheese). Our salads were fresh, cold & well dressed. Overall Joe's is a solid 3.5 's for us. It's clean cozy & tasty. Give it a try! Two detractors; no alcohol (wine) & the bar next door wafts a slight cigarette smell into the dining area. read more

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So we found this small, out of the way, Italian kitchen, up in Pflugerville. They had pretty good ratings on yelp so excited to give it a try. Well, it turned out to be very good decision. We had the baked ziti, and fried zucchini, both of which were very, very good. The only thing weird was that when you first walk in, it smells a little bit like cigarette smoke, but once you get past that, the dining room is nice. (Its probably because it is right next to a pool hall). The dining room will seat about 30 people, with a couple of high top tables. They have a few TVs set around the dining room which is nice too. They don't have a liquor license, nor do they have a beer and wine license, but they are very open to you bringing your own for your dinner. Well, the restaurant doesn't have a lot of ambience, but the food is good. Nice service team too. So if you are around this way, and you're looking for Italian, Give Joe's a try. read more

Joe's Italian Kitchen - Baked ziti and homemade garlic rolls. Both were very good. - Italian Near Me - Pflugerville, Texas

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My first time ordering from this place. Had it delivered from uber and let me tell you... I am not a fan with this location's delivery service. I ordered a lasagna, Fettuccine chicken alfredo, 3 marinaras and extra garlic bread... They decided to literally STUFF everything in one single bag.. Im talking TWO PAPER BROWN BAGS, STUFFED in a single plastic bag.. My lasagna was SQUISHED DOWN FLAT, all of the marinara poured out, and the brown bags where incredibly soggy. They used weak alluminin pans for our meals ( WHICH BTW WERE HEAVY ) & paper like aluminum lids which actually sunk inside the meal due to the amount of pressue in the bag. Food was ok, but couldn't be enjoyed due to the amount of mess that needed to be cleaned up before we could actually eat our meal. Today was my husband's and i anniversary, really wanted to treat my husband something pricey yet classy... This unfortunately is not it. read more

Joe's Italian Kitchen - Lasagna - Italian Near Me - Pflugerville, Texas

Everything is home made and FRESH. The calzone came out hot, crispy, flaky and delicious. The service is friendly and great. The restaurant is clean and well maintained. They have daily lunch specials and most of the tables around us were ordering the lasagna so that's what I'll be trying next time. Looked amazing with homemade bread read more

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Ordered delivery and put specific instructions that were not followed. Ordered a pizza that has almost no sauce, arrived "cool", and no napkins. Ordered a salad but no fork. Zucchini sticks were best part but several crushed and stuck together. read more

I would commit crimes for Joe's Chicken Marsala. Y'all have to be putting cr*ck in it because it is SO DAMN GOOD

This place never fails! Everything is ALWAYS fresh and made in a timely manner. Fast and friendly service with a welcoming environment! Highly recommend this Italian restaurant when you are craving pastas or subs! 11/10 Go get you some! You will not regret it! read more

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Eating at Joes there is always to go Food! Enjoy it every single time it's my favorite Place! Never leave disappointed great place get off your buns and go treat yourself read more

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Our deliver order choices included side salads, fried zucchini, pasta sampler, and chicken piccata. The side salads were fairly basic, nothing special about them, but nothing bad. The fried zucchini was yummy, though a bit soggy from package and delivery, which is not uncommon for fried/breaded items. I could tell that if served fresh in restaurant, they'd be crispy. Likewise, the garlic rolls that came with the entrees lacked in freshness. The portion for the chicken piccata was enormous, and the dish was quite tasty! The pasta sampler portion, by comparison, was minimal, and the dish was overwhelmed by the sauce, diluting the nuances of each of the three items included in it. All-in-all, we'd give this place another shot. read more

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The food tastes jarred/packaged/processed and the place reeks of smoke due to the bar next door. Service was quick and polite, so that was an upside. We had a baked pasta dish and a pizza, with complimentary breadsticks. The pasta tasted like a microwaved frozen dinner. Breadsticks were cardboard. Pizza had fresh veggie toppings and decent enough crust, but processed cheese. It was more edible than the pasta. Will not go back. read more

I'm a fan, but it is a little out of the way for me to go back. I'll have to be in the area again to eat there again. Service was very good, it helped we got there when it opened. Seat yourself kind of place. Fried zucchini for an app. We gave the benefit of the doubt of being fresh-ish. These were probably prepared ahead of time, but didn't have the "came from the freezer" texture. Chicken carbonara was good, would have liked the sauce to be a little thicker (maybe a little too much cream when it was prepared). The cheese pizza was flavorful. A little mis-shaped due to the hand tossing, but that's a perk. Pasta sampler was just the right size, that I finished the plate. The rolls, while they had some garlic butter on them lacked flavor. read more

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We order delivery from Joe's a couple times a week. We really appreciate the care that goes into packaging our orders. Our food is in metal containers which are inside insulated thick paper bags, which are thoroughly stapled shut and that are then placed in a plastic bag. Our food always arrives hot, no matter how aimlessly lost the third party food delivery driver gets. We really appreciate it. Thank you. Also, their food is delicious. I recommend the Tortellini Bolognese. read more

Simple delicious i could eat this pastas everyday Me and my husband we love the Fuego Penne pasta

Oh hell yeah! I recommend Joe's Italian kitchen from the bottom of my heart. When I went to eat there, I wasn't impressed with how it looked because it just looks unassuming and unpretentious. Then the waiter brought out the food and I took a bite and I swear to God, there was an orgasm in my mouth, because the food was so good. The pasta taste freshly made, and from someone who is eating more pasta than they care to admit to can tell the difference between fresh and dried. So folks go to Joe's Italian kitchen you will be glad you did. read more

I ordered joes food from door dash for my family due to recovering from pneumonia at home. As soon as I took my first bite of the raviolis with spinach and cheese , I couldn't stop making noises as this is the best authentic Italian food I've ever had. My entire family was in heaven. My husband had the chicken Diablo and daughter had the shrimp Alfredo. We will come into the restaurant next time. Amazing food. read more

The food is awful and overpriced for what you get. You'd be better off getting frozen Italian food from your local supermarket's freezer section. I honestly feel bad for the ladies who have to provide service in this environment. The cigarette smell from the bar next is terrible as well. Just a bad experience overall. read more

I would give 4 stars for the food and service. We ordered Calzones. They were delicious and huge! The presentation was nice too, they were served on round platter cutting boards with a ramekin of marinara. The salads we ordered and ate while we waited for Calzones were fresh and tasty too. I had the Caesar salad. Now, the reason that the overall review is lower...the cigarette smell and some sort of cleaner smell were not pleasant. I spoke with our server and he said the cigarette smell is coming from the bar next door through the walls and they've tried to mitigate it. Otherwise, the restaurant is clean and pleasant. I would come back and get the Calzone again and I want to try other things,especially the pizzas. I would recommend that you order the food to go and give this place a try. read more