Excellent Pizza and contemporary Italian food. Great wine selection! I witch they have a selection of hot and cold sandwiches. read more

Really solid dinner, got Chicken Parm, Supremo Pizza, and Cappelini San Marco and they were all great. Had delivered and arrived warm and pretty quick. read more

Rocco's - Chicken Parmigiana - Italian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I was looking for pizza places and this one had good reviews. I tried it for the first time today. The lady over the phone was friendly and I shared that I wanted a margarita pizza and then I asked if they had desserts. She listed off some and I asked her about the tiramisu and she said it was $6.50 and really delicious. She said the margarita was $11 (which I already knew as I saw the pricing menu). She said it'd take 15 minutes, I said great, thank you. I arrived and was a little nervous as the neighborhood looks sketchy. However, when I went inside it looked like a restaurant. However, the experience inside made me super comfortable as the cashier didn't have on a mask, and didn't practice social distancing. The server who brought out my food didn't have a mask or gloves. I thanked them and left a tip. The pizza tasted fine. The crust was the best part. The tiramisu tasted fine, not the best, not the worst. I was looking at my receipts later at home and noticed that I was charged $13 more for the pizza instead of the $11 the cashier quoted or what the menu stated. I called them thinking they'd refund me the $2 no big deal, the manager asked the cashier and she said that she didn't say that and said she has a menu in front of her that shows $13. I then told her that I could send her screenshots of the menu. She interrupted me and said that I could bring the pizza back and she'd refund me the $2?? I told her that's okay I'm not coming back, I'd just reach out to my credit card company and they'll handle it. She said that she'll let the owner know. I wouldn't go back not because of false pricing, but because of lack of care when it comes to social distancing & mask wearing. read more

A hidden gem, Rocco's is a mom and pop style Italian resto that touts delicious fare that's well portioned and reasonably priced. I recommend the caprese salad and the Rigatoni a la vodka with Italian sausage. Moreover, the vibe is oh so welcoming for dates, friends and families and the patio is adorable. My bestie and I tend to be home bodies so we often prefer takeout and it's a regular weekly tradition for us-- that's how much we love it. If you haven't tried Rocco's, you're missing out. read more

We went here looking for some yummy Italian food but not a big chain company. The place is small but so cozy and perfect for a quiet dinner! We enjoyed a bottle of wine and are favorites dishes! read more

Rocco's - Chicken Piccata - Italian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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LOVE Rocco's! Such a quaint hidden gem. The food is always amazing, and the service is great. Love the ambiance as well!

Pretty meh. The girl taking orders on the phone sounded like she was bothered taking my order. My chicken was super dry, and so was my husbands. The chicken piccata has the same consistency as Mayo. It's just way too thick. The "garlic bread is just a dinner roll with some butter and parm cheese, but dry otherwise. I don't know how the ratings are so good. Overall, not impressed, and probably wouldn't come back. read more

What a great surprise! Great food, great service, simple in appearance outside, a gem inside

Holy smokes, this place is delicious! It is nearby and have always wanted to try it out. I couldn't decide on a starter, so we ordered mozzarella frititi and spinach artichoke dip. The mozzarella pulled apart like in the movies. The dip was creamy and tasty, the bread was the perfect vehicle for it. It was hard to stop at the starters but I had to leave room for the main course. Their chicken parmigiana was piping hot, crunchy and so juicy. I had a bite of their lasagna and it was dead on balls accurate. Seriously, I don't know why we waited so long to swing by here but it will not be our last. If you are craving Italian, this place is it. Support small business! read more

Excellent food, atmosphere is comfortable. The baked ravioli and pizza are classics. I have ordered several times online and went in person.

Small place, fantastic food, reasonably priced with great service. I'm not sure what else you could ask for.

Everything here was absolutely amazing. It's a small 10 tables restaurant with rustic wood vibes. We sat at the bar. Meatballs and mozzarella sticks were a 10. I got a shrimp wine sauce pasta that was awesome I loved it. Drinks and dessert also nothing disappointment. Espresso martini and tiramisu with cannolis. This place is a hidden gem read more

Pleasantly surprised . The chicken parm was the best . Appetizer shrimp scampi . And the vieja rigatoni was good . Avoid the lasagna !

It was phenomenal! Great price, great portion, great flavors! Huge fan and excited for this place to be my neighborhood weekly stop.

We were in town for a concert and looking for some local restaurants with cool atmosphere and good food, we certainly found that in Rocco's! Everyone in our party raved about the food and we really enjoyed the ambiance. read more

Since this place is in my neighborhood I have been wanting to try it, especially with the pics of the hand breaded Chicken Parmesan & the grilled steak looked so amazing. I was hungry for homemade Italian Meatballs without having to drive into town. The young lady who seated us was pleasant & up beat, after sitting we we're excited to get our meal going , a little nervous bcz there were only a few other diners in the whole restaurant, both inside & out & we were there at peak dinner time. We were also hungry for fresh fried mozzarella so that's the 1st thing we ordered and then we ordered the meatballs as appetizers. Imagine our surprise when the fresh mozzarella came out and it was round, sticks of store bought frozen mozzarella sticks..lol. We just looked at each other and agreed that we would wait on our meatballs to come out before making a decision to order anything additional. The 1st bite of the mozzarella, the whole stick came out of the coating, we were disappointed but we still had fresh, homemade meatballs coming so we were still excited. Then our server brings us the most AMAZING homemade dinner rolls with Parmesan on top and I quickly asked for some olive oil. As soon as she brought it, I seasoned the oil with red pepper flakes, fresh ground black pepper, sea salt & Grated Parmesan that was readily at the table, we dipped our Rolls in this and NIRVANA baby!! DELISH!! The rolls had the most perfect crust on the bottom while being soft throughout the rest of the roll. We could have just feasted on these but we still had meatballs coming & still needed to order our entrees. The meatballs came out & we were both so shocked again, all we could do was stare at them for about 15 seconds. We both sat there staring at those 5 little "fresh homemade meatballs" that by visually looking were neither fresh, nor homemade. :(I commented that these look just like HEB Brand frozen meatballs, When I used my fork & cut into them, that's exactly what they were! I like HEB Frozen Meatballs when at home and in a pinch, I can deal with them, but not in an Italian mid-scale restaurant. Meatballs are just so easy to make and I could hear Chef Ramsey in my head going off about restaurants that were struggling to stay open but yet their owners continued to buy frozen food. The marinara sauce that came with it literally was from a can of sliced whole tomatoes that was only seasoned & not cooked down but the flavor was not bad. It's like in that moment, everything began to snap, how slow they were, the only people who were there seemed to be drinking a lot of wine only, and everyone kept asking for more bread..lol I can't speak to any of their other dishes here because we only ordered staples, fried mozzarella @ meatballs. If you're in the mood for fresh rolls & wine, definitely the place to come & visit, anything else, we cannot speak to but we quickly left all of food there, paid for the ticket & left to go get something else to eat with extreme disappointment. The server admitted that the meatballs were frozen & I didn't really want to continue talking about it because I was getting frustrated Bcz I had been looking forward to trying this place, especially with the fact that just 7 minutes from this place is actually fresh, amazing homemade Italian Fare. read more

Love the atmosphere at this place. Unpretentious, very low-key. The food doesn't disappoint and the service was great. read more

I would go there cause this one female I believe her name is " Diana " that works at the bar makes amazing shots n she's a baddie overall recommend going read more

Rocco's never disappoints. We had the chicken Marsala, Chicken Parm and Cheese Stuffed Manicotti, with some cannolls for dessert, and it was all great! read more

Attention newcomers to the North Side!!! Rocco's deserves your business!!!! This cozy Italian restaurant has some great dishes and wine selection. The staff is always on point and there to make your visit worthwhile. Come visit (cliché coming) this hidden gem. read more

Paid $4 more for the chicken Alfredo pasta for extra chicken and didn't get any extra. The pasta is a hit or miss. In total I paid $20 for this pasta and I maybe had 6 pieces of grill chicken in it. They don't give you any utensils when ordering to go. read more

Visiting from Austin and wanted Italian. Wanted to try something local and took a chance. What a lovely little neighborhood gem. The homemade rolls were absolutely sinful. We thoroughly enjoyed the chicken parmesan & braised short-rib in ragu. Great, quirky vibe and lovely waitress - knowledgeable and attentive. Definitely plan to come back when we are in the area. Great Tuesday night surprise! read more

Great spot for dine in or takeout. They have a great Chicken Parmesan, Fettuccine Alfredo and all of their pizzas are really good.

Was bummed to hear the previous spot close, but cheered up when I heard an Italian place was taking over. For an appetizer, my wife and I ordered the Bruschetta. Very simple dish to start with. It was interesting to see the plate come out with the toppings on the side, but I actually enjoyed it because a generous serving of bread was also provided. We also got some garlic bread (more like biscuits). No complaints here. I ordered the Chicken Parmigiana while my wife ordered the Cappellini San Marco. Both were really good dishes! One thing I noticed is that the portions are not huge. I didn't feel ripped off by the price or anything and I did feel really full after finishing my plate. Prices are reasonable in my humble opinion. The Chicken Parmigiana had a great texture to it. The crumbs were a little on the dry side which added a 'crunch' and the chicken was tender and moist. The healthy serving of tomato sauce and cheese was just right and the pasta and alfredo sauce on the side was was delish. My wife really enjoyed the Cappellini San Marco. This dish comes with shrimp and she usually hoards the shrimp, but she was getting so full that she gave me two pieces. This dish had a cream sauce that had a nice, tangy taste to it. Service: 5 of 5 (poor to excellent) Hardly any guests since it was a soft opening, but nonetheless attentive service. Noise: 5 of 5 (low to loud) Again, only a few other people due to the soft opening, so no reason to talk loudly or struggle to have a conversation. Food: 3.8 of 5 (poor to excellent) Food was really tasty, but nothing overly impressive. Food is good enough for me to come back. I will adjust accordingly as I try other items. Overall: 4 of 5 (poor to excellent) I will definitely go back and try some of the other plates and pizzas. The beer and wine selection is coming along nicely from what I saw as well. If you are in the area and craving some carbs, give this place a shot. read more

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I really hate to be that person that gives a negative review in a sea full of great reviews. To be fair, I love mom and pop places and really wanted to like this. My husband, son and I arrived on a Saturday evening around 6:30pm. The building is super cute and quaint, it can accommodate a mere 45 people inside. The decor is cute and they have a wine and beer bar. There were only a couple tables when we arrived despite it being prime dinner time and we still had to wait several minutes to get drinks/menus. They started us off with some complimentary bread, which was really good, and water. We ended up ordering the chicken Alfredo based on the rave reviews on it and a supreme pizza. The chicken Alfredo was very bland, it needed garlic and salt badly. The chicken was dry and over cooked. The pizza sauce tasted like canned tomato paste. It was unimpressive for not having but 3 tables to cook for. I could understand if they were busy and rushing. The bill was $36 for the two items + a soda. Unfortunately, we likely will not return. I hope this was an isolated experience (and maybe it is based on other reviews) read more

We had Salmon and next time we will try the Italian dishes! The service was great and the owner explained their history. I grew up in the neighborhood so great to hear about the restaurant. I never knew they have been at this location since 2017! read more

family run and owned Food and service was great. Highly recommend this place. Glad we went there.

Always fresh, always very tasty & just how u like it. Great thin style Margherita pizzas, excellent pastas, variety of homemade dishes. Service always sweet & polite. Huge takeout trade but very nice if tiny restaurant. ENJOY a quiet evening with very nice people. read more

This place is amazing!! Great food and even better service! Our server helped us pick great items off the menu and made sure we were always taken care of! Adding this place to my revisit list! Looking forward to becoming a regular. The spinach artichoke dip was the best I've ever had! read more

Great place to enjoy some really good Italian cuisine! All was very fresh and so very tasty. The service was outstanding, as well! We will return so we can try different dishes. read more

Nice ambiance, good service, great salads and tasty dishes. We went old-school trying the lasagna. Lots of meat & sauce. The pear & arugula salad was nice with toasted pecans & balsamic dressing. We'll be back to try the other dishes. read more

If you know me then you know I love pasta and the bf and I have a usual pasta place but we were downtown and wanted to try something new. I found this place on yelp, and when we pulled up it was a real small place with not a lot of cars so we almost left, but the real yelper I am I know that the best places don't look like it from the outside. We get inside and it was real cute and quite. We got the garlic bread and mozzarella sticks which were both soooooo good! And then I got the shrimp fettuccine Alfredo, TO DIE FOR!!! I can't wait to go back!! It's delicious!! read more

Rocco's - Italian Near Me - Houston, Texas

(I don't usually review but was so frustrated, I decided to) I was excited to come here after finding it but I will never be ordering from here again. The estimated pick up time was 12-22 minutes (placed my order at 8:08pm) and was given an 8:33pm pick up time. I ended up not receiving my order until 9:13pm. I got there on time and kept getting different estimates. When I went in to check (I wanted to give them time because I understand it can get busy so I waited to ask until 10 minutes after my original pick up time since that has happened before but usually my food is done at most 10 minutes past the estimated time), multiple servers ignored me. The one I spoke to, said she'd come back after she went outside but she passed by me 3 times after that and did not look at me. Once I got another server's attention, she informed me she was just then putting in my order to the kitchen (once I'd told her my name). I was told it would still be a long while and she said at least 15 more. It ended up being almost a half hour after that time. I was told they could bring it out to me which I said was ok and parked right outside but that also did not happen. I was also told mine was the first (and only) order being put in for pick up saw someone else get a to go order handed to them in front of me (10 minutes before I got mine). I don't live that far but with the estimate I was given it wouldn't make sense to go back home but with it being another half hour wait, I could have. The biggest things that bothered me was obviously the inaccurate wait time, the fact that my order wasn't started until I went inside the restaurant, and (the biggest issue I had) is that I did not get one apology or acknowledgment of the problem. Even if you don't offer something to the customer, at least apologize. At this point, I'm so frustrated that I don't care how good the food is. I'm not going back. I always try and be understanding and know that it's hard to be in customer service/restaurant industry but that would have been the absolute minimum. I'm not eating this now until almost an hour and a half after placing the order read more

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Hidden Gem Alert! . I loved this place. Great vibes. Great food. The mozzarella, pizza and wine is AMAZING! Although I wanna keep this place to myself, but I want them to make their money! Go support. read more

Did takeout here for my birthday dinner and I'd give it 3.5 stars. It wasn't the best Italian food I've had but the portions were huge. I enjoyed the chicken Marsala dish the most, but it was sitting in a pool of fat from the prosciutto. Hard to unsee that. The chicken parm was again good, but lost its crispness by the time we got home (about 10 minutes away). Can't fault them for that since it was sitting in a closed to go container. The calamari we ordered was my least favorite of everything. It was tough and dry- difficult to eat unless it was submerged in marinara sauce. We couldn't finish it as a result. The tiramisu also had an odd aftertaste to it- I would order a different dessert and wouldn't recommend theirs. Overall, a little disappointed since I read all the great reviews but maybe we didn't order the right items. Not sure if I'd return again since there are a lot of stellar Italian restaurants in town. read more

Great for small, intimate dinner. Could not accommodate our early Mother's Day dinner for 6-inside but the patio was nice (before Houston heat & humidity) read more

Great neighborhood Italian restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating. Amazing food, great ambiance and a really good selection of wine. We'll definitely be back! read more

I love coming here. My favorite dish is the Rigatoni in Vodka sauce with chicken. Their pizza is amazing, too. And you'll love their new cocktail menu! Watch out for those Limoncellos; they are so yummy you'll find yourself wanting to gulp them down. Great menu, great cocktails, great prices. Dog friendly patio, to boot! read more

My first time at Rocco's. I ordered my favorite Italian dish which is linguine pescador. I consider myself an expert on this dish only since I only eat this at Italian restaurants. First off my friend and I thought the restaurant itself was quaint and gave off a homey neighborhood feel. Outside seating was nice as was the indoor seating. The wait staff was friendly and courteous. They had their "A" game working. I was concerned over the location but it wasn't that much of an issue. Back to the Linguine Pescador, I asked them to add some spice which they did. The marinara sauce I found to be very good. The sauce had shrimp, clams, mussels, scallops and fish. My only complaint is that the scallops tasted fake and very fishy. But I ate every bite of it anyway. The serving size was not large but filling. I didn't walk away with leftovers or too full. Definitely can't complain about that!! I almost forgot to mention that my friend and I ordered a glass each of Chardonnay. It was a reasonable price and tasted good I would recommend this restaurant to anyone that would ask. Overall we both ate and had a glass of wine for $50. Not too bad Try it out! read more

Charming place! Great food, stellar service! Decent wine list! Can't wait to go back! Sevings are reasonable and damn tasty. Glad its just six minutes from my house!! read more