My friends and I have a great experience at Nona's restaurant. I thought it was a bit pricey as some entrees like the pasta trio (pesto, pasta Alfedo, and lasagna) did not come with a salad or veg. I had to choose my salad separately for an additional cost. However, the servings were very generous as well as the Caesar salad size. Evcellent food! Beef dishes, seafood dishes, vegetarian, etc. I am from an Italian family and the meat sauce in the lasagna was delicious! Many restaurant seem to use the red marinara sauce. Staff was polite, helpful and very pleasant. Debbie B read more

The meatball sandwich was really good--great flavor, solid portion size, and the price felt very fair. Definitely something I'd order again. The only thing I'd change is the bread. The panini style didn't quite hold up, and the meatballs tended to fall out while eating. A sturdier roll would take this sandwich to the next level. With that upgrade, it would easily be a 10/10. read more

I've visited Nona's several times since it opened -- during opening week, a few weeks later, and again months after -- and one thing has been consistently excellent: the food. Everything I've tried has been full of flavor, clearly made with care, and the portions are generous. The pricing also feels very fair for the quality and quantity you receive. I've recommended this place to multiple people, and they all loved the food as well. That said, the one area that has been inconsistent for me is the service and unfortunately, this has been the same experience for the people I've sent there too. On each visit, it has taken a long time to be acknowledged, to receive drinks, and to place our order. Once the food arrives, the staff tends to disappear and doesn't check back in, which can be a bit frustrating especially since the restaurant has never been very busy when I've gone. I genuinely believe this place has huge potential. With food this good, Nona's could easily rival the top Italian restaurants in town. I do think some improvements in service, atmosphere, and visibility would make a big difference. The décor currently feels a bit cold and doesn't quite give off that warm Italian restaurant feel, and the restaurant doesn't seem to advertise or have much of a social media presence, which might explain why it's often so empty. I really want to support this restaurant and see it succeed, especially as a family-owned business with such great food. I absolutely plan to give them another chance and hope to see improvements in these areas. I'd hate to see a place with this much potential not thrive. read more

I tried Nona's Kitchen in Lodi and the food and atmosphere were the best part of the whole experience. The restaurant feels cozy, welcoming, and clean, with comfortable seating and a warm, homey vibe. The big windows and lights make it feel open and relaxing. The food was excellent. The pesto pasta, Alfredo, and lasagna were all flavorful and fresh. The salad was generous and well made, and the calamari was crispy without being greasy. You can tell the kitchen cares about what they're making. The only thing that could be better is the service. Our waitress was very quiet, didn't check in much, and never offered dessert or asked how things were. Nothing rude, just very minimal. With food this good, a little more warmth and engagement from the staff would make the experience perfect. Overall, I would definitely come back. Great food, great atmosphere, and just a little room for improvement on the service side. read more

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The food here was FANTASTIC. The bread of the bruschetta was the perfect texture--the bottom was crunchy enough to hold everything up, but the top was nice and soft with a little toasting. I had the pasta alla carbonara and the pancetta was perfectly crisped but still had a chewy bite to it! So heavenly. And the pasta and sauce were so rich. We were very pleasantly surprised. Our only small complaint was the service. Our server seemed pretty slow to do everything, only working on one table at a time. She may have been new, we weren't sure. The environment was pretty nice and we had a lovely time. We would definitely go back! read more

Nona’s Restaurant - Bruschetta - Italian Near Me - Lodi, California

Right at entrance to this location we were hit with a foul smell in resemble to a bad sewer line. Lasted about a good ten minutes. Pushed through that and was able to be seated and placed out drink and food orders. We were the only guests in the restaurant during our while visit. Our meal was decent as we chose to share a Wagyu burger and some fries. Service was fair and nice for this visit. This is an establishment I'm sure does well. I would just really be concerned around the smell the enters as it is unwelcoming and could deter customers. read more

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Italian is one of my favorite types of food to eat so I can be really judgy when trying a new Italian place but Nona's has become one of my go to places when craving Italian! I had their fettuccini and it was AMAZING! Super creamy, pasta cooked perfectly, lots of flavor, and the portion size was HUGE(I love being able to have leftovers the next day). If you're looking for authentic Italian food, I highly recommend Nona's! read more

Nona’s Restaurant - Fettuccini Alfredo - Italian Near Me - Lodi, California

Excellent food, excellent service, and happy customers who talked with us about how great the food was! Overall great experience in my opinion The bruschetta was very good and fresh, my eggplant parm was delicious, and the shrimp scampi was 11/10! read more

Nona’s Restaurant - Bruschetta - Italian Near Me - Lodi, California

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Excellent food and service. Best minestrone I've ever had. Deep and rich flavor. I'm certain this gem is hopping during Lodi wine season. read more

Nona’s Restaurant - Minestrone Soup - Italian Near Me - Lodi, California

After eating at Pietro's several times we discovered Nona's and for me it was hands down better than Pietro's. The flavors and seasoning here at Nona's was out of this world Flavor and seasoning is the number one most important for me. Nona's seasoning of their food is heavenly. I think Nona's is my new GO TO spot for Italian food in Lodi from now on & the bill was 1/4 of what Pietro's changed plus we got better flavor. Try Nona's out and you might agree with me. I'm telling ya' you can't go wrong with Nona's. I don't work for them and have no personal connection with anyone there. I just wanted to share the love. read more

So glad I finally checked out Nona's! The atmosphere was kind of bland, but both myself & my husband thoroughly enjoyed our food. My husband ordered the chicken Florentine, which was served with grilled veggies & potatoes. It was delicious & such a huge portion! I had the pasta trio & it was also a massive portion & really good! Our server was so sweet & offered us a complimentary Italian soda & it was delicious (definitely worth trying, trust me)! Give this place a chance & you won't regret it! read more

Nona’s Restaurant - Dragonfruit Italian soda - Italian Near Me - Lodi, California

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I kept driving past this restaurant so I decided to try it out. The place is casual, modestly decorated. The hostess told us that they've been open for about 3 months. We ordered the calamari appetizer. Comes with tartar and cocktail sauce. Our orders came within a reasonable time. Our server was friendly and attentive. We had the lasagna which my daughter liked. My wife had the chicken florentine which unfortunately tasted bland. I enjoyed the chicken picatta; I wish the chicken had been grilled instead of pan seared but it tasted good. It also came with really good fried whole potatoes. Overall the food was good but couldn't ignore heavy cooking fumes coming from the kitchen. Perhaps their smoke hood wasn't working ? I would give this restaurant 3.5 starts and perhaps another look in the near future. read more

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Came on a Saturday at 5, the place was pretty empty (not bad thing). I ordered fried calamari, minestrone soup but they only had beef soup. Chicken parmesan, steak, soupa de mari, and the lasagna. To begin my soup came after i started eating my lasagna, the service was slow for thw amount of tables. My family and were disappointed in regards to the service. Steak- Son said tastes rubby Sopa de mari- Husband liked this Chicken parmesan- Son liked it Lasagna- was good read more

This is a great little Italian restaurant. We had chicken, piccata, beet salad, minestrone soup, and fettuccine Alfredo with chicken. The portions were very generous and the food was absolutely fantastic. The service was great. Everyone needs to give this spot opportunity to serve you some of the best Italian food I have eaten in a really long time. I hope it' will continue to grow. People will continue to find it and continue to be one of my favorites in Lodi. read more

Excellent service. Delicious Pasta and New York Steak food! Good Ambiance. Highly recommend Nina's.

Been wanting to go here for about a year. Reading the reviews was very hard to say what to expect. Restaurant super clean and service great. Not crowded at all was disappointing. We had the trio pasta dish with lasagna, pesto and fettuccine Alfredo. Fettuccine was good and also lasagna. Pesto meh.We also had calamari appetizer which was good but not over the top. Others with us had lasagna and egg plant parm. We also had warm bread really good and brshetta. No alcohol especially wine is a turn off to any Italian restaurant. That is like pizza and no beer. Overall pleased with dinner but we will not be back for dinner until we can enjoy the meal with wine. read more

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I was treated to Lunch with my Neighbor. We both had Clam Chowder and Calamari. I enjoyed my visit and I plan come back with My Husband and try the Pasta dishes. This is a very nice place. I would love to see some of my ART on their walls. read more

Nona’s Restaurant - Churros & Ice Cream - Italian Near Me - Lodi, California

We tried Nona's for the first time this evening and the food was good. The restaurant is still new and it seems that they are still getting settled. The vibe was a little sterile but I'm sure it will warm up as time goes on. As of now, they don't have a beer and wine license yet. The service was great, very attentive and the food was good. My husband had the lasagna, which good and very filling. I had the carbonara which was very rich and definitely on the salty side, I could only finish about half of it. There are quite a few other menu items that we'd like to try so we'll definitely be back! Would I recommend Nona's to friends and family... Yes!! read more

Nona’s Restaurant - Lasagna - Italian Near Me - Lodi, California

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I truly hope the owner reads this! In any town you should always compare yourself to the competition. Less than 2 mi down the street is arguably one of the best Italian restaurants in this region. They have it all ambiance, service and too notch food. This place I will rate them below: -Ambiance 1 I will give you the 1 because it was very clean, but nothing that screams Italian. Too bright and playing modern hits? Hmm... -Service 1 she took my order and that was pretty much it and even forgot my salad. Absolutely no personality. -Food 2 for the following reasons ...bread ice cold, calamari frozen and didn't taste that fresh. High point was the actual pasta and that would lean more to a 3.5 star. You can have ok service and amazing food and be ok but you can't have lousy lack luster service with lack luster food that isn't a winning combination. I should've know that walking in on a Saturday night at 6:45 that this place was dead as a sign to leave. The only reason I tried to come here is because your competitor down the street was over an hour wait for 1 person. Plus how do you have an Italian restaurant with no wine or beer? You have a lot of work to do here and for once in all my Yelping and trusting the reviews and star ratings this was a true disappointment! read more

Nona’s Restaurant - Is this an Italian restaurant?? - Italian Near Me - Lodi, California

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Great food good prices!! Go there a lot!! The service sometimes isn't the best other than that its good!!

Food was fantastic! Best lasagna I've ever eaten!! All 6 of us liked it! Good service. Loved the music!!! Hope they get their wine license!! read more

Wonderful service, big portions, delicious dishes. Friendly and fast service. Would recommend this place to family and friends.

Finally made it to Nona's at the Bella Piazza. Wish we didn't take so long to get here because it's the absolute best!! The service is great and the ambiance is cozy with an eclectic music variety. Pretty sure I just saw an actual grandmother in the kitchen too. The love is in the food and my family will be back for this food more than once a month now! Yum!!! read more

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Amazing food - family style for sure! Quality is super, must try! Service could've been better but they are new. Restaurant is a neighborhood special. Ambience is fair to good - big family style or date night space. Highly recommend - support local business! read more

Yummy and old school homemade taste. A little expensive, but portions are huge. Excellent service and staff. Only gave a 4 because of the price, but I do understand after Covid, many restaurants need to charge more than usual. read more

Nona’s Restaurant - Pasta trio. The Pesto was especially amazing! All tasted authentic and homemade! - Italian Near Me - Lodi, California

The food was excellent as was the service. I highly recommend. I love Italian food and this restaurant fills the bill.

I'm so glad this restaurant opened in Lodi. It has amazing comfort food. I can tell these dishes are made by someone with a passion for good food. Just the vegetables alone was impressive. I've received fresh vegetables that are steamed perfectly or grilled with the charred corners. By the way those are my favorite of the vegetables so far. My favourite dinner so far is their Chicken Parmesan. I've got that with the spaghetti with red sauce and also I tried the Alfredo and this last time I tried risotto instead, every one of those were good each time. My boyfriend loves the Lasagna. He also loves the grilled vegetables and crosses his fingers that those are the veggie of the day when we order. Most of the time we order delivery through a 3rd party app. This option has been great. The prices seem to be the same as when you're there eating in the restaurant. Besides the fees for delivery etc., I remember being satisfied with the cost. The food always comes HOT and ready to eat right out of the bag. The amount of food is generous and I really don't have anything negative to say about Nona's at all. We have had dinner in the restaurant 2 times before and each time was great. The 1st time was right after they first opened so they were still figuring things out but things were still great. The second time we went it was after they did some more decorating or remodeling or something because it felt more comfortable and cozy in my opinion. My boyfriend said he didn't notice a change but do guys usually pay attention to stuff like that. I know something was different though. I will most definitely be back for more food from Nona's because I'm excited to try other stuff on the menu. There is many many options that look tasty and has sparked my curiosity so I need to check it out further. I will update you as I experience more from this cozy comfy restaurants delicious comfort food. Bon Appétit read more

food was gross! Ambience is fine, but very slow service and we were the only ones there. The worst Italian food I've ever eaten.

Ordered the chicken marsala for pickup. Took a while for me to get my food. It was bland, and cold. Will give it another try! Hopefully my dine in experience will be a lot better than the pickup experience. read more

We saw Nona's mentioned on a FB post & decided to try it out last Friday. Overall, our service was great & we were in and out in less than an hour. Not to mention, it was packed & we still got in, seated & served timely. I'm not sure if they always do this or if it was just a daily special, but we had the option of a free soup or salad. We both got the clam chowder soup. It was so flavorful and comforting. Although, the only downfall- it was a little too salty for my liking. I was only able to finish half of it. My boyfriend finished his, so this might have just been a personal preference of mine. I ordered the calamari steak as pictured. It came with fingerling potatoes but I substituted them for pesto pasta - not pictured. The calamari steak was thin & tender + cooked to perfection. The butter sauce complimented the steak & prawns perfectly. The pesto was creamy & you can't beat the amount of food you get for the price. Our waitress mentioned they've only been open for about a month. Usually we wait a few months to try a new restaurant out, but we decided to give Nona's a try early & I am glad we did. Only thing missing was a glass of wine read more

Nona’s Restaurant - Calamari Steak - Italian Near Me - Lodi, California

Decided to try out this new restaurant near our house. Walked in and were seated right away by our hostess Emily. She also brought us out some French rolls with garlic butter. Ordered the Carbonara pasta and the Chicken Marsala. The Carbonara tasted good. Served on fresh parpadelle. Sauce was a little runny but had nice flavor. The Chicken Marsala was tender, juicy and had a great Marsala flavor. It came a generous portion of fingerling potatoes, grilled zucchini and red onion that were by lightly seasoned. Both were delicious. Our waitress Eve checked in on us numerous times. Bringing us additional bread and filling beverages. Service was excellent! Definitely coming back. read more

My wife and I came in on a quiet night and were pleasantly surprised by how great everything was. The atmosphere was calm and cozy, perfect for a relaxed dinner. We never felt rushed, and the service was warm and attentive. The food? Absolutely delicious. Every dish tasted freshly made and full of authentic Italian flavor--from the chicken parmesan to the chocolate cake. Even though the restaurant wasn't busy, the quality was top-notch. We'll definitely be back. A hidden gem worth discovering, whether it's a slow night or not! read more

An absolute gem! This place is truly fantastic--there's nothing like it for miles around. The fresh pasta is amazing, and the service is warm and welcoming--it genuinely feels like home. They do a lot of takeout lasagna (highly recommend!) and are opening a deli market soon. Open for lunch and dinner, with a great wine selection and a cozy covered patio. Great food, great vibes, and prices that actually make sense in this economy. A must-try! read more

Just ate dinner here. We both had a cup of clam chowder before our dinner. OMG the soup was wonderful! Tons of clams! So flavorful! I just had some clam chowder a few weeks ago in SF. The clam chowder at Nona's was way better! I can't wait to go back and have some more. The menu said they serve it on Friday/Saturday. Go try some! You won't be disappointed. We also had Nonas trio and chicken scallopini. Both were delicious. Service was awesome. The servers constantly check on you to make sure you don't need anything. Constantly Refilled water and bread. read more

Food here is amazing but staff is horrible, not friendly at all. This is second time I have been here, first time I thought because it's new and staff might have been nervous/new but both times I've been they don't acknowledge you've walked in door even when I've made eye contact with staff. (Was only one other table) the staff sit behind front computer and acted like you are interrupting a break time. Would be amazing if all staff were fired and hire new up beat friendly people. I really hope the owner see this, customers love your food but staff needs a revamp. read more

Nona’s Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Lodi, California

What a hidden gem. So many menu items. The food is fresh, each dish cooked to perfection and portions to satisfy even your big eaters. We celebrated Christmas Eve Brunch at Nona"s and will definitely be going back, just because! read more

Nona's is one of Lodi's hidden gems. It's a new restaurant in the former location of Woodbridge Pizzeria on Kettleman Lane (on the east end of the same complex as Yen Ching and Impact Sports). Like any new restaurant it is working to get its legs underneath it, but it is doing a lot of things right, including: * Incredible food! Nona's offers Italian and American food (pastas, steaks, chicken, salads) that are consistently done well and come in extremely generous portions. The sides are huge (see photos!). A steak dinner comes with two sides and it's a challenge to finish it! The chicken parmesan is massive, too. * Great prices. The aforementioned steak dinner, for example: a 16 oz. steak that comes with two huge sides and complimentary bread rolls is only $35! Other meals are in the high teens or low twenties. * Little or no wait. One of my favorite things about Nona's is that while it's usually steady, it's rarely packed. I love that I can get food that rivals (or in some cases beats) Pietro's for less money and usually without a wait or need for reservations. There is so much to recommend, but some things are not to be missed, including: the BEST minestrone soup in Lodi, the NY steak sandwich (or any steak they offer), the fingerling potatoes, the fries, and their incredible Italian sodas. After several visits I've become a big fan of the place, both for dining in and take-out. That said, they are a few kinks they are still working out: it can sometimes take a while for the food to cook, and smoke from the kitchen grill occasionally spills out into the dining room. They do not offer pizza or chicken strips, which limits kid-friendly choices generally to pasta or burgers. One or two of the wait staff seem new to food service, but they warm up when you talk with them. The owners, however, are very welcoming and go out of their way to make the guest experience a good one. It is fun to discover new places, and Nona's is among Lodi's best new dining experiences. read more

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Isn't pesto supposed to be green and made from basil. I was told the is was "Italian sauce". read more

Nona’s Restaurant - Pesto chicken sandwich???? - Italian Near Me - Lodi, California

We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner from Door Dash, which included Chicken Piccata, a house salad, and Chicken Parmesan. It was a fantastic option for this evening's dinner. read more

The food for the most part is pretty good. They give very generous portions. My husband had chicken piccata, but you just don't use chicken tenders for your piccata. Also, the staff needs to get organized. The day we went was a Tuesday for lunch at 1:00 pm. They still had a lot of tables and people still coming in. One was a large group of about eight ladies. They only had one waitress. Finally, a man from the kitchen came out to try and help. He brought bread, but to the wrong table. He must have realized it and then we finally got bread. Also, I wanted a salad instead of fries. That didn't happen, but I didn't want to wait any longer. I hope they get it together and make it. read more