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    eggplant parm sandwich
    Kathryn J.

    Legitimately one of the best eggplant parm sandwiches I've ever had. Beautiful decor, nice outdoor seating, friendly people, what more could you want?

    Happy but not photogenic beautiful place.
    Claudia M. P.

    Greattttt Lunch, one of the freshest Italian food. First time I didn't give my leftovers to my college kid. Love the Caesar salad, broccoli, wrap, and sausage sandwich grinder with the fresh bread and the olive oil and my son had a grinder meatball sauce was fantastic. Wish I ordered more food. The service was amazing. The owners were in the kitchen cooking sweetest couple I've ever seen clean such a cute area. Wish I stayed more. Could've stayed there for days. Loved it.

    "Gnocchi with Burrata"
    Matthew L.

    Lenoci's Italian Kitchen is an Italian bistro that opened in Wethersfield, Connecticut in September 2020. It was founded by husband and wife Sicilian immigrants Vincenzo "Enzo" and Concettina Lenoci. The couple owned Corner Grinder in Hartford's "Little Italy" for several years. Their newest venture, located in the Old Wethersfield Historic District, features some old classics from their grinder shop as well as some favorites. The menu features Italian deli sandwiches served fresh Italian bread baked in house, pizza (both Neapolitan round-style and Roman square-style), pasta dishes, Italian comfort dishes, soups and salads. My family and I stopped in for luck at Lenoci's Italian Kitchen this past autumn. We were visited Old Wethersfield to see the annual "Scarecrows on Main" displays. Every time we come to Old Wethersfield, we like to try out a new eatery. The place was packed when we stopped in. We had to wait a little bit to get the table. After checking out the menu, I ordered the "Italiano" sandwich (ham, Genoa, salami, capicola, roasted peppers, tomato, mixed greens, provolone cheese, olive oil), my wife ordered the "Chicken Parm" sandwich (breaded chicken cutlet, roasted peppers, marinara, provolone cheese), our older son ordered the "Gnocchi with Burrata", and our younger son ordered the "Cheese Ravioli". Everything was excellent! The sandwiches had great ingredients on some fantastic fresh Italian bread! The pastas tasted so fresh and had great sauces! We definitely enjoyed our visit to Lenoci's Italian Kitchen and hope to return in the future!

    Dan R.

    "Let me sleep all night In your soul kitchen Warm my mind near your gentle stove" (The Doors) The kitchen, stove, and frying pans at Lenoci's sure do crank out some fantastic food. We love visiting Italian delis and were very happy after our first visit to Lenoci's. The staff was great, friendly and welcoming with smiles all around. They sell seven hot sandwiches, eight cold sandwiches, seven salads, soups, entrees, sides, and nine pizzas in three sizes. We went with two sandwiches - a Sausage and Broccoli Rabe with Italian sausage, sautéed broccoli rabe, provolone cheese, and a Siracusa with roasted eggplant, roasted peppers, and fresh mozzarella. Both were $12.50 and we ate them half at a time, so we ended up with 4 servings for our $26.84. Pretty good value. My broccoli rabe was excellent. Split sausages with a mountain of tender broccoli rabe mounded between them. I tried a bite of the eggplant, and it was perfect -nice and tender and not rubbery or stringy like some eggplant dishes. Also, we both noted how good the bread was - super fresh and soft and delicious. Lenoci's also sells chips and cookies and some very cute mini pizzas. The restaurant's interior is gorgeous, and its obvious the owner and staff take a lot of pride in everything, because the look of the dining room, the personality of the staff, and the quality of the food all get very high marks in my book. Well, done Lenoci's. We had an outstanding experience visiting you.

    A delicious grilled chicken, roasted red peppers & fresh mozzarella!
    Laura M.

    Great little place with sandwiches, pizza and some hot food for the masses. Very clean and nicely decorated. It's cafeteria style. Order at the counter and food is brought to your table, promptly, great for lunch hour visits if you work nearby!

    CATANIA $14.95
    Elisa F.

    Great lunch spot! Small interior with a few tables and some outside seating. You order at the counter and they bring your food out to you, very casual and perfect for a weekday lunch. I ordered the Catania sandwich that was filled with fresh sliced prosciutto, mozz and a balsamic reduction. This was stacked with arugula and the bread was fresh baked. I agree with other reviewers saying the bread made this sandwich - it was soft and didn't hurt your mouth. Based on other reviews, I was nervous about the meat portions being small, but it worked. It did stop me from ordering the Italiano though, as I know of other local deli's that come stacked for the same price. My friend loved her gnocchi and after trying a bite, I need to order that next time! Another raved about her eggplant parm sandwich. All in all, Lenoci's exceeded my expectations! We'll be back!

    Not enough meat
    Jessica P.

    I wanted to love this deli, I truly did. I only live about 10 minutes from here so I was hoping this was going to be my spot. I tried the Palermo, and although the bread was super fresh, the rest of the sandwich kind of fell flat. The soppressata and prosciutto and fresh mozzarella should have had that superior Italian flavor I love so much, but it just didn't. And at the price point of over 15$ for less than a foot of sandwich I gotta pass. DiMauros deli in rocky hill is so good and truly authentic. And the meat he packs on there cannot be beat. Lenocis certainly didn't. Maybe I'll come back and try other menu offerings cause it did smell very good in there.

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    Lea F.

    This is the perfect lunch spot in old Wethersfield! My brother raves about this place and goes so often they know him by name, so he finally took me with him. I saw someone post about the gnocchi here so thats what I ordered. Very similar to the gnocchi I had when I was in Italy this past summer! The burrata was also so tasty! I love that they have fresh bread. My sister got the chicken soup and enjoyed it. There is minimal seating inside as its a small place but it seems like many people order takeout from here. Outdoor seating available, so it'd be nice to come here during the summer and have a view of the town. Staff was kind as well as fast with our orders and cleaning up tables.

    Siracusa - roasted eggplant, roasted peppers and fresh mozzarella
    L M.

    This small restaurant on Main St. in old Wethersfield was a real delight!! Service was great, food was fantastic! We were totally blown away by their rolls, which are freshly baked in their kitchen each day. If you place an order for bread ahead of time, you can even pick some up to take home! I ordered the Siracusa sandwich, which had roasted eggplant, roasted peppers & fresh mozzarella. A-MAZING. I love eggplant, but having roasted eggplant instead of fried was a real game changer. No sauce even needed. WoW.

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    place is pretty good. like the grinders. they have the weirdest hours. not open for dinner. close very early.

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    I'd be lying if I said food gets better than this because it doesn't! Enzo's food reminds me of my mom's cooking.

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    I picked up an order of the lasagna and it was very good. The inside is really cute and nicely decorated for the holidays.

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