I grew up going here and it's one of my favorite spots for pizza but just recently I went and they changed their doe the cheese and sauce because it tasted like a frozen pizza. the doe was not fresh and just wasn't good. saggios please fix it read more

With a friend in town looking for a place close to his hotel so we were going to hit a place by the university. As we were waiting for him to arrive we were standing on the corner looking at the other eateries in the area. We spotted Saggio's and decided to give it a try. When our friend arrived, change of plans. We're going to try Saggios instead. Hmmm walk into the restaurant and I am greeted by a Babe Ruth statue. A quick look around at the decor. It is a very eclectic mix and hard to describe a style. The menu gave us a lot of choices. We settled on a calzone and Shrimp Diablo. The calzone was the nest I've had in quite awhile, with enough to take home for another meal. Likewise the shrimp pasta was delicious and more than enough for 2 meals. All in all great food, close proximity to the university keeps prices reasonable and staff was upbeat. An easy 5 Stars for me and I'll be back for more read more

Saggios - Italian Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Today while eating at the new Saggios in uptown, the owner and or manager was doing interviews in the booth behind us. He was interviewing a really sweet Mexican man that had been in the food industry for 15 years (he mentioned this in his interview). His first language was Spanish, however, he knew English well enough, and was obviously a hard worker. This disgusting man made comments like, "your English is terrible" "you've been doing this for 15 years, your English should be better? You need to hang around normal people" and, "it's sad that your kids are going to surpass your English skills" Like what? Screw Saggios, do better. read more

These folks just can't get their act together. We've given them two chances and there won't be another. First time, we ordered and paid on line, then showed up at the time our order was supposed to be ready. It was a 40 minute wait and when we got home we discovered we'd been sent off with someone else's order. The second time, we ordered and paid on line again and showed up at the time we were told, only to find a long line snaking around the entire restaurant. Nope, there was no "pick up" line until right at the end so we wasted 30 minutes standing in line for a pizza we already paid for and that was now, of course, cold. Everyone gets a second chance, but a third? Nah. read more

I'm not sure it's because of the food or the service that I wasn't impressed with. We order here about once a month for about 20 people or so, they mess it up every single time. Just recently an entire order was not there and they treated me as if I was lying. Hmmmm. Interesting. The manager got confused that we ain't college students, and not all college students would take advantage of their place. I don't know if I'd come back there again and honestly, food wasn't that impressive. read more

Well I hate to give average and below average scores, and have come to this place often in the past, but it's been a few years now. This was the slowest service I've ever received here. Perhaps it was my order? But when I arrive at 1215 pm on a Tuesday there were only 5 or 6 couples in the main dining room and less than that in the auxiliary "sports" room. Plus 3 register attendants were available the moment I walked in. So, it wasn't the crowd. The order was a Raquel Calzone and a main menu item. So, I don't think that was the problem. The "buzzer" they provided never rang or buzzed and when I checked on my order 25 minutes later, another customer was there waiting on l a calzone order with a failed buzzer and who also had waited over 20 minutes. They did get the order to me and when it arrived, the dough was so tough that the plastic knives and forks couldn't penetrate its hide! It was like it was fighting back! LOL However, once I did get a bite it was pretty good and cheesy. I just think they forgot about me and over cooked it a bit. So this is one quasi-bad experience in a lot of years. One thing I did note was that they use new cups indicating they have either been purchased by or are now part of the Fastino's chain. I can say the one Fastino's up in the NE Heights is not gourmet but simply fast food... right next to a high school ... it's like "fast food" food. So, maybe that's why the adjustment from previous, better experiences. Based on this experience, I'd say don't order a calzone here and stick to a simple slice of pizza. read more

Saggios - Pickup counter - Italian Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I have been coming here since I was a teenager. Even then, the food and environment were beyond anything I had ever seen. I can't go in and eat right now due to my own vulnerabilities, but my husband did a pickup order for us today. I'm going to take my time and go through it slowly because.. well, when you know, you know.. you know? The potato gnocchi covered with basil cream sauce with tomatoes was the first dish. Let me start by saying that gnocchi is easy to mess up. Never, ever buy store-bought gnocchi! This, my friends, was not store-bought. This tasted like handmade gnocchi. It was soft, slightly sweet, fluffy and sticky (in the best way). The sauce was absolutely aromatic and flavorful. It included a signature roll with it. The portion was much larger than I realized, but that just means I can have delightful leftovers! I also grabbed a slice of straight cheese pizza because that has never steered me wrong. As usual, it was perfect (also leftovers.. this was a lot of food). My husband had a calzone with olives, mushrooms, pineapple and green chile. To hear him describe the experience, he said, "The ingredients were perfectly proportioned. It's not a sloppy mess. There's an even-ratio of toppings. The crust was soft and buttery, not hard. The sauce that accompanied it added to it instead of overpowering it. I loved it! Overall, this was fantastic!" He also grabbed an order of the fried ravioli with marinara sauce. It was absolutely lovely! My only qualm was that the edges were a little tough, but they were still lovely! Now, we come to dessert. First, the tiramisu. This tiramisu was done perfectly. Handmade whipped cream, espresso powder, ladyfingers perfectly dipped in espresso all coming together for one delectable, sublimely beautiful flavor and richness that only tiramisu can offer. Secondly, the cannoli. Cannoli is another thing that is surprisingly easy to mess up. I've had (from another restaurant) a cannoli that had almost no filling inside (I know, right?!) and that was beyond depressing. THIS cannoli, however, was freshly made, overstuffed with filling and absolutely divine. The filling Saggio's uses for their cannoli tastes simple, yet stunning. To my palate, it only has one or two ingredients before the chocolate pieces are added. You can't get much better than that. All in all, the flavor was on point. The portions are allowing us leftovers. The food wasn't too sweet, wasn't too salty, wasn't under or overcooked. Saggio's, it seems, has gotten better with age. Thank you so much for this treat. We love you. read more

Food was okay. Service was lousy!!! An online order places before 3pm, with the notice would be ready at 330 pm, not ready until after 4pm. RUDE SERVERS!! Did not offer any compensation for the 30 minute delay, and kept on removing her mask while on the front line. The RUDE lady in the leopard print mask. The service has really gone to Hell. read more

Haven't been there in years and i always thought it was divey but it is not! It is very popular and busy! They have great lunch specials and beautiful desserts. Really nice pasta dishes, pizzas, salads and sandwiches. I got the Roman sandwich with side of caesar salad and it was delicious! My friend got the chicken alfredo pizza and it was out of this world! Cheesy, garlicky, pesto amazing and very nice crisp crust! I will definitely be back more often!! read more

Saggios - Roman sandwich and caesar salad....yummy!! - Italian Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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What a cool, hip little place! My boyfriend took me to this place or I probably would have never discovered it. And I instantaneously fell in love with it. It reminded me of a place I would find in the So-Co strip of Austin, Texas (the South Congress strip). I just love the atmosphere of the place and the cool mural that each time I come, I find something on the mural that I didn't see before! It also has a cool sports bar. I haven't tried the desserts yet and I haven't come back for dinner yet, but when I do, I promise to update the review. I have only come for the lunch rush and it is really awesome. I have tried their sandwiches, salads, and pizza! And they do not disappoint! The prices are what you would expect for anything in Nob Hill. There is some parking in their lot but not enough to accommodate everyone in their restaurant, so street parking may be necessary. The food is hot, delicious and the portion sizes are good. My favorites are their meatball subs and their pizza. Their seating isn't the most comfortable in the world (wood benches) so don't expect comfort when you go there but come for the delicious food and atmosphere and you will leave with a full belly and good expectations! read more

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I ordered through the website and there was some confusion when an Uber driver came up to get my order. I was told I wasn't going to receive my order so I asked for a refund. Twenty minutes later my order showed up and I called back asking what happened and apparently the driver came back and I got my food on the house from Louis due to their mistake. Great service! read more

First I will mention the only positive about my experience here. I ordered the Green Chili Chicken Alfredo and it was amazing. Now for the not so good, after I ordered, I waited for approximately 30 minutes before receiving my food. Various people who ordered after me recieved their orders before me. This is a very long time for just 2 pasta dishes and what was supposed to be a thin crust pizza. The spaghetti itself was overcooked and sticky. Meatballs did not taste homemade. They were good but frozen. Once I was called to get my food, I was given a sicilian pizza which is the complete opposite of a thin crust pizza. When I adviced management, they only reconfirmed with me that the order was taken incorrectly and they made this pizza for me. They did not offer any type of solution or apology. I simply requested my money back for the pizza since it was not what i wanted. read more

This place is great, if you like mediocrity. If you want something bland and flavorless and a lot of it come to this place. Their plates are stupid huge, it became unappetizing. Their regular sized "go green" salad was enough for 4 people and their pizza slice was huge, tasteless, and cold. The salad also had a-lot of lettuce and only toppings at the surface. The veggies were fresh I'll give them that. The only thing worthy of my $40 was the free refills and they had a huge TV that I could watch the football game. Never coming back to this terrible place again. I asked for my money back, the manager wasn't even around. They had to call him and he told his employee to "make it work". I settled on three desserts my partner will eat and didn't get my money. I wasn't going to take all that food home to throw it away. Big disappointment! read more

Saggios - Go Greek - Italian Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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This place has gone down the rabbit hole, for the past ten years. Until finally Saggios had hit rock bottom. This is the pizza that I was given on my last and final try. Saggios has let Burque and myself down for the last time. Goodbye worst service and food, don't waste your money read more

Saggios - The person that put this in the box should give up hope. - Italian Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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I'd been there several times before, but I will never forget the day I ordered my first calzone from Saggios. When I went to the counter to pick up the plate I immediately went into minor shock: I was absolutely not worthy. And sure enough as I stuck my knife into the belly of that beast and the steam wafted past my nostrils, as I gazed into the carcass that was stretchy cheese, tomato sauce and probably six different meats, I thought Now How in the Hell am I Going to Eat All of This? It was an entire pizza, folded over and baked, for just One Guy. I felt like more than a glutton. I felt like a thief. Here I'd ordered just one meal and they'd given me four. I dug in and, sure enough, managed to down one quarter of the bastard. This is a memory from, oh, probably 1997. The footage still rolls in my cortex. Shortly thereafter the restaurant received a major remodel, which is still worth a visit today: a fountain, portraits of famous Italians, every inch of the place has character. But the food never changed. While I recently noted that they serve a smaller version of the classic calzone, the original beast is still on the menu. Nowdays I stick with the salads, which are tremendous in their own right but still, um, humane. I think the pizza's quite good, nothing to write home about but in the upper echelon of ABQ choices. Pastas, panini and focaccia rarely catch my interest because the specials above the register are always innovative, definitely consider them. And then there's the cannoli. It'll shut ya up. Big lovers of futbol, the Lobos, and UNMs ever-changing student populace, Saggios is one of those classic University restaurants that everybody recognizes as an old friend, a place to grab a booth, open a book, feed the family or flirt on a first date. Well, maybe a second date. So go ahead, even if you aren't a cash strapped student, save yourself some coin and just split a calzone. You'll find the other half in the fridge tomorrow. read more

Maybe the best non-green chile related food that I have found in ABQ and it was found in a very unique place. Knew things would be good when I saw the statue of Babe Ruth waiting by the interior entrance. The outside sign special was chicken parmesan over spaghetti with a side cesar salad. This was a huge portion and woth the $9.99 for sure. The cutlet was breaded to perfection and served over a huge bed of pasta and sauce. Plenty of good marinara and a large cesar with shaved parmesan and croutons made for a great meal. Cool ordering system with the buzzer for takeout and it took about 15 minutes on a pretty busy lunchtime at about 1pm. Would have liked to try more, but you know, don't want to push my luck in the Duke City. read more

Saggios - Chicken parm deal - Italian Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I have been coming to this iconic restaurant for many many years, usually the people that take orders are not the nicest (must be a hard job?) but this time it was worse, worse than it has ever been in the last 20 years, Brendan was really rude and unwelcoming, it really made me want to just walk away, maybe I should've, but I realized I won't have to deal with him after I place my order, some people are just not meant to work with people, he is one of them, I hope he finds something he is happy with, this is not it. read more

This place is still my go to, after many decades of coming here. The food is solid, service is great, and the authentic Italian menu is one of the best in town. read more

This is my absolute favorite restaurant. The food is incredible. The customer service demonstrated by this restaurant's employees (e.g. Juan) is phenomenal. read more

Saggio's is a typical University area bar/restaurant. There are multiple rooms, kinda cobbled together. It is a weird mix of pizza and sports bar, but somehow it works. The beer selection is respectable, with multiple local brews. And their pizzas are pretty dang large, and tasty. Best pizza in town? No, probably not. But they are really very good. On the sports bar front, there are something like a billion TVs in here. Most are good sized too, though not huge. They seem to show all the Lobos games, as expected. I'd hate to see this place really packed with college students - I'm not sure how you would move! But on a not-so-busy night, or for lunch, you could do a lot worse! read more

Food mediocre, servers great. heard managing staff was discriminating based off race when hiring workers so will not be eating here again

The first time I went to this restaurant, I was a little fascinated with the interior design and the big list of menus on the counter. I ordered meat lasagna ( comes with caesar salad) and a slice of pepperoni pizza with green and red chili on top. To be honest, I actually liked it. Their servings are quite huge so I wasn't able to finish my meal and just took it home. I actually observed that their menu ingredients has variations that fits everybody's palate. May it be meat lovers, seafood lovers, or vegetarian, will pretty sure enjoy what they will get. They have seats/division for dinner date and for fun in sports bar. Its located near UNM campus so most of the customers were students. Kind of difficult to get a parking space for your car. The only thing that struck me though or I did not like, was the idea that military guys or men in service should wear a uniform in order for them to get a free soda. Other than that, I will emphasize that the food was great. read more

It's hard to find people in good spirits during this pandemic. However, Krystall served us with excellence and friendliness! Thank you for your amazing customer service! read more

Saggios - Mussels - Italian Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Ordered dinner online for my daughter's birthday dinner. The food was supposed to be ready at 7:26. My husband went to pick the food up and the staff at Saggios said that they had not received our order. I talked to a woman on the phone and she implied that I had not placed the order. I sent a copy of the order confirmation. Then they found it. It took an hour for them to get the order ready, when my husband got it home there were only six meals and I ordered and paid for seven. in addition instead of three lasagnas and one manicotti we got two and two. we were missing a spaghetti and three salads. We talked to them about the missing food and the manager took our phone number and has not called as back. There was no adjustment to our payment at all. we will NEVER go back again. Note we have been going to Saggios for 30+ years. The food that we did get was not very good. Very disappointing. read more

I've been going to saggios since nunzios this past year they have the meanest rudest cashiers . Yesterday I was there was treated like shit. When I went for a soda refill the employee ask the white blonde guy in front of me come to her for a refill then she looked at me with my cup gave me look of disgust I guess my skin color is to dark horrible what saggios has become from nunzios to to rude rasist saggios employees read more

The kid behind the counter was rude, as if we were bothering him to place an order. I asked for a chicken Caesar salad with the dressing on the side, and my salad came in a to go box with no chicken! I went back to the same kid, and he very reluctantly added chicken. 4 little pieces! woah! Don't over do it!! We haven't been here in over a year, and we won't be coming back. We we'e very disappointed!! read more

This is always a solid place to go. Excellent pizzas, salads and cannolis at a reasonable price. It's big enough so there usually is not an issue to get a place to sit. Lots of tvs in the back if you want to watch a sporting event. The downside is you have to order at the counter and it can be difficult getting in and out of your seat if you are at one of the back tables when it's crowded. A place our children always want to visit when they are back in town. read more

Always the best place for Pizza and Pasta!!! My favorite is the Shrimp Diablo, tried the Seafood Creole with fettuccine noodles... OMGEEE... the best! All sauces are the best... especially when paired with a Santa Fe Brewery Social Hour! Enjoy! read more

Always delicious and good value. I have been coming here since the 80's and it still is fantastic!

Pizza was really delicious...the herb crust was amazing!! Chicken green Chile pasta was really delicious too! The line was really long when I first walked in but it moved fast. I did have to wait a while for my food but it was very fresh when it arrived!! Highly recommend!!! read more

THREE AND HALF STARS. I've only been able to go here once. I was in town visiting family, was hungry and there was a Bears game on. I like there is a place I can go to watch the game when in town. I only tried the pizza- pretty good. Prices are not ridiculous. Good atmosphere. Probably a dozen-and-a-half TVs showing all the Sunday games. I don't know what other sports they show (I didn't investigate.) If I make it back here, I can update this review. I'd go back more for being able to watch a game than specifically for the food. read more

Saggios - Italian Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

This is my favorite pizza place. We ordered last night and I think this was the best one yet! Wait time was minimal and the pizza was hot and ready when we arrived! Love Saggios read more

Usually a pretty safe bet for decent american-italian, but last weekend half the pizza was missing, not like it was removed just that the pizza wasn't round it was kinda shaped like an egg. That's not the first disappointment I've had here lately. Hey Saggios, you know what makes or breaks a business, quality control, ya might want to plug into what's comin out... read more

The manager Crystal made an awesome effort with my food, I seen she was multi tasking like a Queen, and a wonderful person all around. She went the step above with my order, and seen her good customer service with other customer as well. She has the love for the job & I believe she deserves a raise read more

One of my favorite pizza places in town! I am a huge fan of Americanized street food pizza and saggio's is exactly that! I enjoy my pizza crust crunchy so I always request for it to be well done. It consistently comes out crispy and mouthwatering. I always stick to my pepperoni green chile pizza and they are never stingy with the toppings! They also have a pretty decent beer selections including popular local beers such as la cumbre elevated and a slice of hefen (my favorite) and also Marble red ale and double white. The atmosphere is very family oriented and you can always catch an NFL or college game on the tv's. If you aren't into crowds make sure not to go on a Friday night, it can be very hard to find a seat because of how popular this restaurant is. read more

Second time with phone order for takeout with Saggio's at UNM. Both times waited over an hour and still no pizza. Manager seemed clueless and has no customer service skills. Been going to Saggio's since the early 90's and have to admit, they are getting worse. The place wasn't packed but they had a whole lot of customers waiting on takeout. Hate to say it, but if this is the best they can do, Saggio's need to pack it in and and sell it to someone who knows how to run a pizza joint or just close. read more

Best service you can ever imagine was glad to be taken care of by what seems spectacular service from the manager would go back a 1,000,000 times made our families day :) read more

I have been coming here all my life and in fact work with Saggios for many company catering events. Well not only is their food AMAZING but this story puts them in an entirely new light. In light of the COVID-19 situation, I think it is incredible to highlight some of our local business that are currently struggling yet still make it a point to help out their fellow community members. I work for HP and we have a philanthropy group onsite and do different events in the community. We have seen a lot of companies coming together to feed our first responders which is amazing. We took a different approach and chose Joy Junction, tomorrow we will be delivering lunch to Joy Junction to help out the homeless families that reside there. I would love to highlight Saggios restaurant as they are currently struggling to stay afloat themselves now but that didn't stop them from making our $1000 food purchase go the furthest it could. We let Gian Casale owner Anthony Casale's son know of the situation and he didn't hesitate to want to help the cause. It is times like this where members of the community really go all in to support one another. I would love for them to be advertised as a local business doing great things to help another. read more

I love the original location, apart from the unfortunate parking conditions of their particular area of Albuquerque (someone's car gets hit in the metered spaces out front literally every time I visit). I love getting the Napoli sandwich, and I am so happy the Coronado Mall location is now offering a more complete menu; however, the new location's quality is just not the same. I got a Napoli that was cold, cheese not fully melted, bread un-toasted, with uncut meatballs that broke through the bread immediately. The pasta salad was delish as always, but the presentation was wrecked by a mountain of cheese dumped on top instead of the usual "stirred in and lightly sprinkled." Overall, needs some work, but I love Saggios and will continue to support when I can! I might just skip the mall location for a while . . . read more

Saggios - Napoli and pasta salad at Coronado location - Italian Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Holy cannoli this place never disappoints. Ordered a plain slice of cheese for my son, and an eggplant parmesan calzone to share with my sister..Mama Mia it was so darn good. Even though it was lunch time the service was prompt. This continues to be one of my favorite pizzas in the city. Mom ordered coffee and cheesecake, worth every calorie! read more

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