A delicious family owned eatery. Home style Italian food that also serves take-out orders. The only downside is limited seating but it's totally worth it! I come here almost every other week before work and I'm never disappointed. Large serving sizes will keep you coming back for more. Definitely one of my favorite restaurants in the Mon Valley. read more

Stopped in for lunch. Went classic with spaghetti and red sauce. They mixed meat and mushroom for me. Amazing! Simple but perfect, desserts look amazing too. read more

Very good food, for good price. Staff was friendly and attentive. You could tell it was a family owned company. I would definitely come back here. Had the chicken wings, husband had the chicken Parmesan. Food was quick, hot, and tasty. You definitely have to try the pies! read more

Let me start by saying very good food , great portion size. Problem is staff, the older lady who is part owner , very rude, always acts like they don't want or need your business, will not ever go back. Two times I have been turned down when trying to order food. Went in last night at 5:40 wanting to order to go salads, the restaurant however small was not full and the lady said " what do you need?" I said I wanted to order take out, she replied " well it's going to be a really long time ". ( Note they close at 7) , I replied " for salads ?" She replied " what kind".....REALLY does it matter what kind, I kindly said forget it and walked out and came home and cooked dinner. I will never go back in there again, I will take my business somewhere that they want to serve you. read more

This is the Mon Valley's best kept secret!!!!!!! they food is so good and you get your money's worth. the menu has something for every one even if you didn't want Italian it had something for you. they are closed Sunday & Monday. read more

We love Lenzi's. Great family owned restaurant in the Mon Valley. Be ready to eat as the portions are huge. Good food, good people, and fantastic homemade desserts. read more

I eat at Lenzi's at least twice a week and everytime it is so good. Its not a huge place and seating can be limited to parties of four but its well worth it to bring your family down here. The desserts are made fresh and the pieces are big enough for two. You most certainly will have to take a doggie bag because the portions are so big. This place is one of my favorite places to eat!!! read more

Favorite place. Delicious food, very friendly and welcoming group of folks, reasonable prices, generous portions. Happy with each item so far after about six visits. Homemade ravioli, very good sauce, good soup, homemade desserts. This is a small place. Byob. read more

Best homemade Italian food in this area. I hope that you're hungry when you go. Very good food, prices, and a lot for your money. Very nice people and family read more

This is the spot for good Italian food in Monongahela! It looks like a small diner from the outside but once you go inside there is a great family atmosphere with delicious Italian dishes and AMAZING homemade cakes and desserts. I go there several times a year and have not had a bad dish yet. read more

Happened to be in Monongahela today, looked on Yelp and saw a restaurant w/4 1/2 stars?!?! Found it, looked like a converted Dairy Queen. I told my wife after seeing the place, 'I think I'm going to owe you on this one.' Not today...Lenzi's is that out of the way, family run, excellent food, friendly, really friendly staff restaurant with GREAT food that everyone hopes to find when they go to a new place hoping for the best. Family run: while we were waiting, the owner filled us in on the restaurant's long history. Some days the little granddaughter comes in, puts on her own apron, and goes around with a pad checking on customers. Great selection of food. My wife had the lunch portion of Stuffed Polenta. They said the dinner portion is twice as big as the lunch size. There were a number of ways to 'stuff it'. My wife chose zucchini. The zucchini was breaded w/cheese and marinara sauce sort of in a polenta sandwich. The polenta was smooth and creamy. Great flavor a all working together to make a great lunch. One review mentioned some food was pricey. The Polenta was $13.95, but it was OUTSTANDING and we could feast on leftovers for a few days I chose the Pasta Italiano-pasta, large chunks of hot sausage (delicious) peppers, onions and marinara sauce. Both lunches came a tossed salad and garlic bread. The ingredients were fresh and flavorful. Our waitress was a dear. Five stars, when you put it all together 5+ We're already thinks of new reasons to drive through Monongahela again SOON!! Enjoy! read more

We ordered takeout from Lenzi's for the first time tonight. I have either never been so impressed with food in my life or I haven't been so pleased in YEARS - and I do mean YEARS!! Olive Garden, Red Lobster, smaller family owned resturaunts I've tried - they have not even COMPARED to the food we got from Lenzi's tonight! I am EXTREMELY impressed, I'm a hormonal pregnant biatch when it comes to cravings and food (lol seriously though I've always been so picky) and every single thing we ordered went above and beyond my expectations. If you haven't tried this place... please know it is worth your time and money. The portions were unbelievable and the prices were sooo reasonable. I just now tried the wedding soup and now I am a customer for life. My fiance asked if I ordered the right size burger or not cause it was way bigger than he expected. Our 17 month old daughter ACTUALLY ate most of the food we gave her (she got a grilled cheese, side of friends and we all got mashed and gravy as an additional side). She ate atleast half of the grilled cheese, more fries than I thought she would and when I put the mashed pot. & gravy on her tray, she literally didn't stop until they were gone! She was exclusively breastfed so she has excellent portion control and will literally take a few reasonable bites of a meal and when she's full or done, she knows it and she lets us know. I think she actually went past being full this food was so good tonight. If you haven't tried this place, please do. This is THE best food we've ordered in a LONGGG time and we were extremely impressed. I actually hesitated to post this more than once but after the wedding soup, screw it, if even one person sees this and didn't know how freaking amazing this food it - try it ASAP you will NOT be disappointed! read more

Very nice family owned restaurant. Great food and large portions. Always busy and a great treat!

One of our favorite places to go for home cooked Italian. Chicken parmigiana or spaghetti with meatballs are wonderful. Always great service and good food. read more

I love this place! Lenzi's is a small diner type restaurant with the best Italian food in town! They're always pleasant, and the food is always made fresh. Try the stuffed polenta, but make sure you bring someone to share with because the portions are huge! read more

Ok, we knew the place with the previous generation running things & now with the next generation. The portions are enormous. The sauce is a tad on the herbaceous, garlicky side which intensifies on leftovers, but I like it fresh. The burgers are every bit as big, so if you're a burger lover, get a freshly made, freshly cooked big burger. Nice cakes, but I prefer the pies! Teeny-Tiny place, watch because they close at 7. Go early & enjoy the Italian homemade food diner. read more

Just happened to be in the area for my wife's appointment and found this little gem. It's a small family owned place that has been in the family for generations. They were so friendly and the food was fantastic. My wife thought the homemade cake looked so good she saved her lunch for dinner and went straight for the sweets. We will definitely go out of our way to go back. read more

It's been awhile since I've been to Lenzi's but they serve pretty good Italian food. Maybe a tad pricey for my taste, but you get what you pay for. I liked the lobster ravioli quite a lot. Very good salad. Nice and fresh. read more

It's definitely one of the best family owned restaurants around here. The service is always good you get big portions and excellent food.

Family member took me here. This place is great, home cooked meal! You get so much for the price you pay! Try a burger I bet you will not be able to finish it, I had to take mine home. read more

Best food in the area. Huge portions and the most delicious LOADED pirogies. Can't wait to go again.......and again

This place is a staple in my diet! I simply can't get enough of this place. I encourage everyone to give this place a try. I have yet to order something from Lenzi's that I don't like. Although this place is very small and seating maybe an issue, but the wait should not be long as the staff is very quick and knowledgeable. COME HUNGRY DINNER DISHES ARE HUGE. read more

The food here is amazing. I highly recommend the place. It has limited seating but it is worth the wait. You can also order to go which is a good option. The sauce on all of our different pasta dishes was really good. Be sure to save room for dessert. The pieces of pie they gave us were a meal themselves. We had lots of leftovers of our dinner and had to take our dessert home. You won't be sorry you stopped by. read more

Great little out of the way secret; one of the best Italian restaurants in the area! Fantastic home made food and great service. Lenzi's is small, a wait might be necessary at peak times, but worth the wait! Portions are huge, and prices reasonable. read more

Great meal every single time we go here! Salads are great and huge, burgers are even better. Staff is so friendly it feels as if you're eating in grandmas kitchen. Love it! read more

One of the best local family owned restaurants. The portions are huge. Save room for dessert, the cakes are delicious. Though the food is great Italian diner food, they have moved into the future by offering some gluten free options, including desserts. read more

Really great food, huge portions, fast and good service in a little unassuming building near sheetz in Monongahela. Try the Pasta Aglio y Olio! read more

Lenzi's is fantastic! The food is excellent, and the staff are very friendly. Whether you live close to Pittsburgh, or are visiting from out of state, do yourself a favor and go to Lenzi's. It will be one of the most pleasant experiences you've ever had in your life. Family owned for decades, Lenzi's is Great! read more

My husband and I love their food! Highly recommended to anyone who's hungry because they have good sized portions and great menu to choose from! read more

When you first pull up to Lenzi's after hearing so much good word-of-mouth, you're surprised at the out-of-the-way location and the small size of the building. I went in at 4:30 on a weekday and it was PACKED! The staff was excellent and responsive for refills and great conversation on the five generations of family history that built and sustained the business for 73 years. The ambiance was quaint and filled with old photographs and a view right into the kitchen. While we were there, we watched our waitress decorate an enormous cake, which amused my infant daughter for several minutes (always a plus!). Then there was the food. I started with wedding soup which my friend described as "good enough to have been made by a crew of Italian grandmas in a church basement." The garlic bread was obviously never frozen and delicious. For my entree, I chose the sampler of lobster ravioli and gnocchi. Once again, obviously homemade and each bite was uniquely delicious. My friend had the "lunch" portion of spaghetti which could have filled a small bathtub and the largest meatball I've ever seen. We both took home huge doggie bags, and both regretted tremendously that we didn't have room to try one of the great desserts, which seemed to be priced very reasonably especially considering their size. Overall, I was very pleasantly surprised by this find in the Mon Valley. Anyone passing through would be remiss to not stop in and have a great home-cooked meal! read more