First, I looked at the reviews online. They seem good. When I got to the place, the exterior is nothing to write home about. The exterior wood trim is rotted and the sign out front is faded and the place looks like they haven't put any money into it in many years. I was gonna turn around and leave but decided to give it a try. Had wedding soup and a small spaghetti the wedding soup was average no meatballs just small teeny chunks of meat. And the spaghetti was just again average meatball was small spaghetti portion very small all in all I'd say pass on this place. It looks like they're going out of business to me. read more

Love it. I have been going there for years. Their sauce is delicious. I like the meatballs too. read more

Unpretentious, old school Italian-American local family owned place! If you want to experience a local institution with awesome food and service, this is your place. The sauce is just wow-tangy and flavorful. My chicken parm was tender and delicious, hot out of the oven. My husband loved his eggplant parm. Generous, reasonably priced food. All the fixins too-bread, salad come with dinner. Service was friendly and efficient. We will be back! read more

The best Italian restaurant in our area, my opinion. The only place to get pasta/sauce is outstanding

The lasagna the lasagna the lasagna,, need I say more, okay, try other things.But I can't tell you how good those lasagna is,,, it's true italian style, with the bolognese ... Thin layers of pasta with that saucy meat in between oh lord!!!@ read more

Amazing food. Their catering is top notch. Spot on everytime we dine there. Live the homemade pasta. Tastes just like when I make. Meatballs are so flavor ful. read more

The second you just taste the red sauce it like a huge eruption of Flavor you are now hooked my favorite dinner is the Veal Splash Parmesan...Service is incredible friendly and helping make your meal just a touch better...I met the one owner his Brother is other owner ..They took resturant over after their mama passed..Ambiance is so like eating in Italy or little Italy in NY city...they play all the crooner music of the 50s,60s,70s. Love this place ..I live an hr North from Ytown im having surgery there next weeks My wife drives me to my appointments Is how we discoverd this diamond ..My wife and Will have a once a month date night there read more

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Excellent home cooked Italian food at a reasonable price! Our server was also very good. My wife is gluten free and they were able to accommodate her. Desserts were outstanding! read more

The food is always very good. I've been going to this restaurant since childhood. The service is good. They are very nice people. Very accommodating. The restaurant is clean. read more

One of the Yo's treasures and oldest family owned restaurants. Classic family style food. Always friendly staff and amazing lasagna and homemade pasta. read more

I was in Youngstown and I was surprised by how much Italian history exists here. I assumed I would find excellent Italian food and I did. Great lasagna, great chicken, dishes, and old-school ambience. As good as any Italian food back home in New York. read more

Love there food. Love this place they have the best food and service. We love their chicken parmesan and their lasagna. Wedding soup is amazing. We have never had anything bad. read more

First of all, prices were beyond for a family restaurant. No family of four could afford to dine here. Portions were tiny and included no sides! Chicken parm sandwich was a frozen patty with a little sauce and a sprinkle of parm cheese on an old looking bun. My son said it looked like a school cafeteria sandwich, but the school sandwich was better! This served in the middle of a big plate! Not even a slice of cheese on a chicken parm sandwich!! No chips, fries, not even a pickle!! The bread was in a basket with no napkin - just laid in the plastic. Silverware was in another plastic basket, not set out at each place, as were the napkins. Flies buzzed around as we tried to eat. The tablecloths were made of oil cloth, and they were sticky from age. Our waitress stood at the counter and ate, while on her phone. Only came once to ask if two people wanted a drink refill. We didn't want to make a scene or we would have gotten up and left. Perhaps there was a reason we were the only people in the entire restaurant! I don't know who would ever visit a second time! read more

An adorable old school family Italian restaurant made my day! My sister in law and I were supposed to go somewhere else and it was closed. We had a wonderful lunch. The restaurant is small but very inviting. I had the medium size wedding soup with 2 meatballs and their amazing bread. My sister in law got fettuccini Alfredo. I loved my meal and she really liked her meal. I would try one of their homemade noodles and red sauce the next time with meatballs. It was a great find!!! read more

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This place is truly something else! It's not fancy. The menu is compact. But that's the fun part! The food was straight forward and good - fresh and hot. Staff was nice and they have a full bar. The tomato sauce is a topic of debate - some love it some and some say it's too simple. It is a pretty straight forward tomato sauce with no frills or thrills. Probably why some would compare it to a canned tomato sauce. But it also might be home made. Who knows. Maybe that's the kick you'll get out of going there. The cavatelli are more like gnocchi in my opinion but everything we had was tasty and hot and fresh. Portion sizes are not small either and we walked out with some left overs. I would ask for a table away from the back of the restaurant since that's where the restrooms are. If you want to share a dish with your date, there's a slight up charge which I wasn't used to seeing before I came here. So this is a place I wouldn't bring my in laws to meet me for the first time or I wouldn't host a business dinner there because it's not fancy enough but I would bring a date or friends or family for surer or a fun laid back meal. read more

Scarsella's Restaurant - The view ;) - Italian Near Me - Youngstown, Ohio

Hands down the best sauce and meatballs in the area. Not to mention the warm welcome you get from the owners. We need more restaurants that mom and pops. read more

Scarsella's Restaurant is well known in the Youngstown area for their Italian food. Their pasta and sauce is delicious and in my opinion the finest in the entire Mahoning Valley. Their home-made pastas are exactly how grandma used to make. It will certainly bring back a memory to anyone of Italian heritage. Tonight being Friday, I wanted to try their fish dinner, as I had heard from friends that it was really good. They were telling the truth! I got a good sized piece of plain fish served over shells and sauce. It came with a salad and fresh slices of Italian bread. My wife just got an order of the plain fish by itself. We both agreed that it as the best-tasting fish we had eaten in a very long time. We will definitely order this again! read more

Scarsella's Restaurant - To-Go Plain fish dinner served over shells and sauce, with a side salad and Italian bread. - Italian Near Me - Youngstown, Ohio

This place deserves a 0 star rating. The workers were extremely rude and instead of actually doing their job they were just standing around and talking instead of actually bringing the food. I saw that there were a hair in my food and when I asked if I could get a different plate the waitress told me that it was probably my hair and told me I was over exaggerating and I wouldn't be able to get a different plate unless I paid for it. So I asked a different waitress and she said the same thing. The hair in my food was ginger and my hair is black. I didn't catch their names, however, this is absolutely unacceptable behavior, these workers should not be working in customer service. read more

Great family restaurant serving authentic Italian food. I had lasagna with homemade pasta noodles and a rich sauce. Met the owner, Shawn who recently took over cooking from his mother. Restaurant opened in 1957! Very attentive server and FABULOUS prices. Will visit again when I'm in Youngstown. read more

The service was great...friendly and fast. The atmosphere was nice and the restaurant was clean. The food was pricey and just average. There wasn't anything wrong. It just wasn't the best Italian food that I've had b read more

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I truly stumbled upon this place on the way to Pittsburgh last year and now I think about it a lot and cannot wait to go back! I always go with the basics the first time I visit a restaurant because I figure if they can do the basics well, they'll do other things well. Traditional spaghetti and meatballs did not disappoint, nor did the bread or the hot pepper salad. The tiramisu I took home was excellent as well. Do not sleep on this place! read more

Delicious old school Italian restaurant. Simple menu, all well made. Had the eggplant parmesian and manicotti dinners. The eggplant was served w shells in the house sauce and was so delicious! Wine available. Lovely waitstaff. Would highly recommend! read more

Best restaurant for authentic Italian food. Eggplant and cavatelli are the best. And you can't leave without having a piece of tiramisu.

The food was just okay. Honestly disappointed for a family owned Italian restaurant. Interior was dated which I would have minded if the food compensated. Staff was as bland as the food. read more

The best Italian restaurant in town. Family owned . I'm full blooded Italian and a great cook. If I don't want to cook this is the only place I will go. I remember going there with all the ladies cooking in the kitchen. Felt like I was home. Best best best ever! read more

Scarsella's Restaurant - Fish Italian style with homemade cavetelli! - Italian Near Me - Youngstown, Ohio

Food & service was beyond outstanding!! So good every time. 10/10 would recommend. Mostly everything is homemade, & it's family owned.

No stress, dining experience, and fantastic food. Weight staff was very knowledgeable and accommodating. Recommend lasagna and hopefully the next time get to try the tiramisu. read more

The best Italian food I've had in a long time .The service was great. Prices are not bad. We will be going back!

This place has the best Chicken Parm in the state. Many memories here growing up. Amazing food here, amazing. Staff is always is nice. 5 stars because the overall experience is a very good one. Please go here. Everything on the menu is worth trying and it is very good. Truly a gem in this city. read more

Great selection of pastas, been going there ever since I was a kid and now in my early 50s. A very nice family owned and operated business and a very wide variety of different pastas and sauces. Definitely something to consider versus the franchise chains! Alcohol? Yes! read more

If you want fabulous Italian food, there is no other place to go than Scarsella's restaurant. The only thing better than the food is the staff and ownership. They treat you like family. I can't think of anything on the menu that isn't amazing. read more

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Came here for the pasta. Left full happy and so satisfied. Got the Alfredo and LET ME TELL YOU. It was delicious. I live far away from here but will definitely be returning for the yummy pasta and homey atmosphere. read more

Scarsella's Restaurant - Ready to feast on some Homemade Fettuccine Alfredo - Italian Near Me - Youngstown, Ohio

Great homemade pasta! Gnocchi to die for. One of the better Italian restaurants in the area. Great service!

Always delicious! It is my go to take out for Italian! Everything I have ordered from here is always good!

If you're ever in Youngstown Ohio and our looking for a good Italian restaurant believe me you found it! I have had the pleasure of having plenty of awesome meals that our second to none! read more

Nice place. Food didn't meet my expectation; kinda bland. Not tasting the "Italian" in it. Overall, had a good time being there.

This place offers one the most pleasant surprises of your life! Let me explain. Walking in let me say first impressions weren't great. It's dingy, waaay too bright, especially for the level of cleanliness, and just looks like an old unkept family restaurant. You know the kind that offers okay meatloaf and mystery meat "country fried steaks". So not a great first impression. What about second impression? Well... We are at an Italian place so my wife ordered a ceasar salad. They said "we don't have ceasar dressing". Umm... What? Bit that's Italian...? What about balsamic dressing? Nope! BUT they do have French dressing! LOL not kidding! They didn't have two of some of the most iconic Italian dressings but they had FRENCH! So when my wife and I ordered my fettuccine alfredo I really did not expect much, at all... What happened next will forever be engraved in my mind... I had probably one of the best, if not THE best Alfredo I have ever had! I stand before God and before man proclaiming the truth, the truth that this was amazeballs! Soo creamy... So rich.... Soo good..... If they just lowered the light a bit it would hide the mess and create a more "intimate" ambiance. And please, for the love of all that's good, please get some Ceasar and balsamic dressing and get rid of the French.. please.... read more

Great food! The homemade lasagna didn't disappoint. Layers of flavorful meat, cheese & sauce. The cavelli was perfect & meatballs just right. Tiramisu for dessert was perfection. We will be able to walk here from our new house! read more

I think what I love most about Scarsella's is that the food is consistently great each time that I go there. The sauce isn't overpowered by herbs or garlic, nor is it too sweet. It is smooth with a slight meaty undertone. The Meatballs are just okay in my opinion, but the real star of the show is the Eggplant Parmesan. It is perfectly seasoned and not ladened down with an abundance of cheese. It is a really great dish. As a side note, I do like to order the imported linguine instead of the shell pasta. Sometimes, the shells will water down the sauce, and in all honesty, I just really hate shells. read more

A great place to eat when you crave Italian cuisine. Fast and friendly service, and they feature both dine-in and take-out. Reasonably priced. read more