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    Lena's Restaurant & Banquet

    3.2 (74 reviews)
    ModeratePizza, Italian
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    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Eggplant parmigiana- highly recommended!!
    Mark N.

    It's taken me too long to try Lena's having lived in this town for many years. We came for dinner on Friday night and were seated right away. We ordered chicken parm and eggplant parm both opting for chicKen noodle soup as a side. I love soup in the Winter abd love they include a cup with meals no extra charge. The soup was simple, but excellent! Not salty at all and loads of chicken with your standard celery and carrots. Good start! The bread and pesto was nice also, bread was warm, crispy outside and fresh and soft on the inside. Pesto uniquely seasoned. Butter was also provided. The main dishes came with a side of ziti that was steamy hot, fresh and in their nice marinara sauce. The eggplant was amazing! Large pieces, fried crisply like I love it , layered and covered in mozzarella surrounded by marinara. The chicken was similar but not as crispy or as much breading. The chicken parm was tender, generous portion but a little bland. The eggplant was excellent and our favorite. Their marinara is different. Almost an oil stock with plum tomatoes versus a typical pasta sauce. Loved it but requested extra on the side because not much was on our dishes coming from the kitchen. Overall we really enjoyed our meal. The service was excellent and price very fair ($21), especially since soup was included. The hostess was a sweet young lady but provided a couple awkward moments; we were still eating and she asked if we wanted "to go" containers (odd timing), and THEN later while we were packing our leftovers she hovered over us taking the plates as soon as we emptied them into the styrofoam containers. It was just so awkward having her watch every move we made were both uncomfortable but laughing inside. Just awkward. We will definitely be back for more appys and eggplant!

    Penne with marinara. Mmmand a side of sausage and meatballs.
    Bruce S.

    This is not sone hyped up chain out of California. This isnthe real deal. An aitalian Family owned restaurant where you bring your Family to make memories. Good food, good service and even better prices. A clean restaurant with great sauce. Oh, of you like garlic they start you onnit with the bread and evoo mixture. Mmmm good. Getbyhe garlic parm wings next for an app then dice into any of their great authentic American Italian dishes. If yiur innthe mood for pizza yiu cant go wrong either whether you get the original or their deep dish. Below are some pics of my humble dinner.

    Deep dish pizza special
    Christopher T.

    Lena's doesn't do a bad job in terms of food, it's just nothing special. I ordered a deep dish pizza, and it didn't look like it was having a very good day. It just looked like pasta sauce, sausage, and a pizza crust. Which isn't bad, but it could have been done way better. The crust was even a bit burnt around the edges. My coworker asked for oil to go with his salad, and it really looked as if the oil had been through hell and back. The setting tries to be elegant, and even a bit romantic, but it fails in doing so. It's not a place where I'd take my girlfriend to try to woo her. Not a terrible experience, but I wouldn't come back here, even for Lunch.

    Lena's Special

    As always our favorite place when we are in this area. Awesome food ! Friendly service and very quick. They make every thing homemade. From soup to even focaccia bread. So good I even ask to buy some bread to take home. If you are a fan of pizza is a definitely must try. We always get the Lena's special pizza is so good!

    Spaghetti Bolognese.
    Don P.

    I've eaten at Lena's many times and have always been pleased over the years. Their pizzas are good and Italian entrees for the most part are good as well and the service has never been a problem. On my most recent visit I decided on Spaghetti Bolognese which resembled a standard Italian meat sauce more than a typical Bolognese, missing were the finely chopped carrots, celery and some pancetta. I also didn't pick up the use of wine or the milk, cream, ricotta or mascapone so oftened used to finish the authentic Bologna version of that sauce. I must say I was somewhat disappointed in that dish but not so disappointed that I would not return as I believe Lena's more often than not delivers the goods when it comes to good solid Italian food.

    On Route 5- Southbound side of divided highway
    Dan R.

    Have been here three times for three different types of events. A group business lunch, a dinner for four, and a group dinner for a friend's graduation party. We had a very nice time each time. Last night was the graduation party in the big private room in the back. The food was terrific- nice salad, ziti, chicken parm, roast potatoes, and roast pork. The servers were terrific. We had a few drinks in the bar before dinner and watched the Kentucky Derby on the wall mounted TV (did you catch the name of the winning horse? "I'll Have Another). The bartenders were amiable and did a great job. After the party, I took a look inside the dining room and it was still pretty crowded. This is a solid choice for Italian that won't break the bank

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    Rocky was the best. Very attentive. She gave us such great service. Cute place inside and neighborhood like. Pizza was delicious.

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    The food is great but the staff is not very nice. There are plenty other great restaurants around so we will not be going back.

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