I've been going here for lunch and dinner for over 12 years and my father and sister I've always enjoyed the service and food especially their complementary bread and butter. I will always give high praise to their manager Tara who we've known since the beginning. I would give 6 out of 6 stars if I could it's completely that hidden gem that if you know you know it's worth every penny read more

Lunch special was two slices, a drink, salad and one oversized roll. Excellent value at $10. The Caesars salad was standard. The roll was excellent. Fell a bit short on the pizza. Not as crispy as I prefer and quite greasy. read more

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Spaghetti & sauce was good, meatballs were a $5 up-charge but the meal overall wasn't too expensive so it was alright. Bread was delicious. No greeting when I entered and service was pretty slow but I could tell they were trying their best. Restaurant was quite loud even though it wasn't that busy. Overall I might be back if I'm ever in the area. Would give it a 3.5/5 if I could. read more

Stromboli's Express - Gnocchi - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Wow wow! So pleasantly surprised by this place! It was rainy and cold when my partner and I came in, not many people around. The man taking our order made great conversation, and even noticed my partners uniform & immediately gave us a discount! We had complimentary bread and butter (which was so warm and yummy) & ordered the Carne Pizza- it was SOOOO good. So fresh, crispy crust, amazing flavor. We can't wait to come back. 10/10. read more

Stromboli's Express - Carne 10'' Pizza - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Today was my first time trying this! It's definitely one of those hole in the wall places. I tried the baked ziti, I asked if they can make that spicy and they said yes. I told them I don't want meat in it and he didn't mind at allll and got me the right sauce with it. it was just the BESTTTTTT pasta I've had in a long time! This place is top tier and they have the service to match it! Absolutely polite and go above and beyond. I'd recommend bringing all your friends and family for a great experience!!! read more

The new owner has turned this restaurant really enjoyable. The portions were huge for a great price and everything was delicious. I tried a little bit of everything from my family's plates, everything tasted delightful. The service was excellent and workers were very kind. The place was clean and ambience was enjoyable. read more

Stromboli's Express - Salsiccia Pizza - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Dec 2022 Sunday lunch visit with a group of 15. A group member called in advance of our arrival. The restaurant had our table ready, complete with plates and utensils ready. Everyone placed their order at the counter and went to the table. The restaurant was moderately busy, but the counter, kitchen, and wait staff were working efficiently. I ordered the cheese ravioli and added grilled chicken to it. My order along with all others at the table was delivered with a reasonable wait time. The ravioli was good-sized and had good taste, Grilled chicken was also an ample portion. The menu had many good options and I would like to return and try some of them. read more

Stromboli's Express - Line to order - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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North Raleigh folks, this is a great go-to for Italian! Whether it's pizza, pasta, or any of their other dishes, they are serving up quality and properly cooked ingredients. Order at the counter. Receive a number. Sit down at a table where you are brought terrific bread and butter. My most recent pasta dish that included chicken and broccoli was very well prepared and the broth had more flavor than I expected. Husband was happy with his stromboli with sausage also. Note: this is not the kind of place to enjoy a glass of wine with your meal. Little bottles are available if you want, but well, only you can decide if it's worth the calories. Do know that the food very much is! read more

Stromboli's Express - Sausage stromboli - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Great service, great food. Family atmosphere. Got some calzones and a couple of salads. Been a long time since I have been to SE. Changed ownership but the place is still wonderful. Will return. read more

Italian food at a low price for a huge portion. We had the pasta with shrimp ($16.50). It came with Angel Hair pasta, my favorite. We will return. read more

Stromboli's Express - Angel Hair pasta with shrimp. - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Is been a while since I visited this place, so I decided to go back and have some pizza, is not the best pizza i ever had but was not that bad either, it was okay, i did like the complementary bread. read more

Stromboli's Express - Supreme pizza - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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I should have known the food was going to be problematic when the bread came and it was terrible. It was doughy (not cooked enough) and maybe needed salt. It was tasteless, I think this is the first time in my life that I didn't eat the whole roll. OK, onto the main dish. I was with a big party and they must have thought it was more important to bring out everyone's food at one time, so my food was not hot. And when I went up to let her know that I saw someone else who ordered the same item as me and their food had steam coming out of it as it was just cooked. Why couldn't that have been my food. Nothing that they did (she said they put it back in the pan) or a microwave, but it still came back to me not very hot and it tasted bad. Also we waited over 60 minutes for our food to come. 60 minutes for lukewarm food. No thank you. I know where I won't be returning. read more

This place gets 5 stars on just their bread alone. It is so fresh and very delicious. I am not a bread person, but this is so good. We tried this place for the first time this evening. Service is very good. They greeted us upon arrival. Very patient and friendly service. We ordered calamari and their calamari is fresh. They serve it with lemon and their marinara which has a really good flavor. The calzone is huge. Very good flavor. Ordered the pizza as well. It was good. Enjoyed our visit. read more

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I have been going to this restaurant since they opened and it has gone steadily down hill the last few years. I stopped using them 3 years ago and just recently tried again. Week days better than weekend In which they are overwhelmed. 1/28/23 waited 45 min for pizza after completion scheduled pick up time. I ordered at 5:30 and left restaurant at 6:45. Cannot keep staff. Will not use again!!! Toast um app for take outs not updated for pick up time. read more

I couldn't decided what I wanted for lunch, but I knew it had to be easy and fast. I spotted Stromboli's and a few slices sounded perfect. They have a decent sized dining room and it was very clean. They offer counter service only. They have a specials board right when you walk in. They had a few options like a slice and a drink, a slice and a salad, or 2 slices and a drink. I went for two slices of cheese and a drink. The staff was very pleasant and all had smiles on their faces. They promptly took my order. They offer a basket of bread with every order which I declined. They give you a number and you seat yourself. My order was up within 5 minutes. The pizza is NY style, thin crust, but not to the the point where they were floppy when folded in half. My slices were a good temperature as many places serve them too hot. The taste was above average although I thought the crust could have been better. I usually eat my crust, not today, it wasn't doing it for me. The staff definitely had some hustle. They had a number of tables occupied, but by no means were they packed. Regardless, staff members were moving quickly to ensure people were getting their food without delay. The service and atmosphere pushed my rating to a 4. I would definitely return to try some other menu items. read more

Stromboli's Express - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Love their whole chicken large pizza and therefore cheese calzone. We ordered from them probably once every two weeks

I placed a carry out order with this company. I called the order in and the lady was very polite and efficient in taking my selections. She repeated them back and made sure the order was correct. She said the order will be ready in 20 minutes. I arrived and walked through the doors, I was greeted right away. " Welcome to Stromboli's ". I said I was here for a carry out order. she said my name and got my order. It was just out of the kitchen and nice and hot she said. The dining area was nice and very clean. No problem parking, but may have on a weekend. The food was excellent ( Cal-zones ) . They did not short nay in the middle of the Cal-zone. They were golden brown and done to perfection. Excellent and friendly service with great food to boot ! I like it ! read more

Stromboli's Express - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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This used to be my go to place for good pizza but they have been so inconsistent the past few times I've ordered from them. (Burned crust, underdone crust, overall taste, etc.) (not to mention the extremely rude person I dealt with while placing a carry out order) The last straw was placing a large lunch order for a work meeting a few months ago. Our office is 5 minutes from their restaurant and the pizzas arrived cold, and salads were missing from the order. It's really disappointing that the service and food quality have gone downhill because I no longer have a close locally owned good pizza place any more :( read more

We ordered a pizza at 607pm on July 3rd . They said it would be 45 minutes . It's 750 pm now - no pizza and they won't answer their phone . Never order from them . read more

Stromboli's has the potential to be a Greek Tragedy (That would be ironic given it is an Italian Restaurant), but it has become the makings of a Meg Ryan Meets Tom Hanks Love Story. We are so happy for that. This restaurant is not on a main highway. It is in a small strip mall It does a lot of take out so there are folks in and out (Letting in quite a draft in the Winter) It is one room with a fountain help yourself soda station and you have to order at the counter so the thought of high quality, doesn't scream out at you. Let's suspend all that for a minute. The warm bread and olive oil they bring to your table while you wait is mouth watering good. The open face kitchen and brick pizza oven gives a smell you can't refuse. The portions are ridiculously big (Expect to take some home) The creativity is kinda awesome. I had this tortellini and shrimp in a creamy pesto. Holy Mama Mia. So good. So so good. So what makes this place work, beside quality hidden behind a small hole in the water Italian joint? Partnerships!!! They are aligned with a number of local high schools and honestly, we dined there because my father had a booster coupon from a school function offering a discount, so why not. We were so not disappointed. This is quality Italian with extremely healthy portions. read more

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If you enjoy wood fired pizza..this is a restaurant to try! I have been there a few times now and always dined in. They can accomodate large parties by putting tables together. I get the impression that alot of nearby school athletic teams eat there because of the pictures on the wall. The staff is nice and I love how open the kitchen is. My lil one likes to sit on the bar stools and watch thru the glass as the pizza maker prepares the pizza before it goes in the wood fire oven. The pizza is delicious and tasty. The right balance of crust vs sauce vs cheese ..everytime. Our favorite pizza to share is the Sorrento which is made with fresh mushrooms and sausage. Their pizza has been really good and consistent every visit, which makes us return customers. read more

Stromboli's Express - Mushroom sausage pizza, made in a wood fire oven..its called the sorrento..yum! - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

This local spot was absolutely delicious with friendly staff, great prices, and fresh food. You can't go wrong with the Stromboli!! 10/10 would recommend :) read more

Stromboli's Express - Steak Stromboli/ pepperoni stromboli - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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This was the first restaurant I experienced after moving to Raleigh in 2009. I was part of a group of regulars who ate there every Sunday night. The food is decent (at least as decent as counter service Italian gets), and the service was good largely because we were regulars and the manager kept an eye out to take good care of us. Sadly, last September, the owner abruptly chose to close the store on Sundays. His official response was that the regulars could come another night if we wanted to eat there. We've been back once since. The owner's entitled attitude towards his customers alone was a turnoff. We're not his employees. We go when it's convenient for us, not him. A few months before, he raised the prices, citing rising costs of running the business, yet he chose to close on what was one of his most profitable nights. We went back once last December, and the quality was already on the slide--both food and facility. Portions were smaller, and the service time was a lot longer. The regular manager wasn't there, and the girl running the shift treated us like we were a hindrance. In the three years I ate there, no money went into maintaining most of the building, and it had started to show by that point in time. The bathrooms were run down, and the orange sponge painting on gray walls is terribly dated. The decor was sun faded on the inside. We ate at Strombolis because of the sense of community there, the friends and family that gathered each week. The manager and staff were like extended family. Now that our "family" night has been discontinued, it's just an ordinary Italian restaurant serving up semi-prepared, microwaved food and frozen appetizers thrown in the deep-fryer. In the end, it's a case study in how to run a successful business into the ground. It's now an Olive Garden with a rotating cast of characters working behind the counter. read more

I usually get takeout from Stromboli's Express Spring Forest Road every Wednesday night for the following reasons: - The steak calzone is the best I've ever had - All military get a discount on Wednesday nights. - The staff are always extremely attentive and polite. I talked to the new manager, Tiffany, tonight and she said there are big changes coming to the restaurant, including new desserts and a total redo of their website. Five stars all the way! read more

Food court quality menu and unappreciative service. Many other better choices di not recommend.

I feel the need to update my review, because I see a definite decline in service and food quality. I used to be able to come at lunch time and get in and out in a reasonable time. The last few times here we waited over 20 minutes for food. As usual my husband orders the chicken calabrese which he enjoys. This time after waiting 20 minutes it arrived at our table with only 1 chicken breast included, and a smaller one at that. Usually this dish includes 2 nice size chicken breasts. Having waited so long for our food, my husband refused to make a big deal of this and ate it anyway. There is never a manager who walks around to see if everything is ok either. I think given the choices I have, it best to go elsewhere now for lunch given how slow the service has become and how the "standards" of quality have slipped. read more

I must say that I have mixed feelings about this place. I think we should all support small or family owned businesses... but this place had a lot of hit and misses... First, I enjoyed the pizzas... We ordered the Saturday special (1 lg specialty pizza and 1 med pizza). Didn't get a warm-fuzzy from the lady on the phone tho because I had to haggle to get the 1 topping for the medium pizza. She told me that the offer had changed and that they no longer honored the special as listed on their website. She won, we paid the upcharge for the pepperoni topping... Anyway, the food quality was pretty good, fresh tasting, not greasy, but the portions were sparse. When we arrived to pick up order, we were greeted in a timely manner and entertained by the dough maker tossing pizza dough flying saucers in the air... The total wait was about 25-30 mins as we were told. Looking around the dining area, it hints that they just had a mad rush because every unoccupied table in the restaurant was littered with dirty plates, pizza stands and cups. Well, at least you can say that they are doing good business... read more

I normally go to this location 2-3 times a week. I just had my worst experience on Tuesday of this week. The girl at the register and the lady that cook normally are great. I went on Tuesday and got the same thing I always get but the same cook was out. Paid 15.00 for some chicken Alfredo because it was too dry. I went upfront and asked If I could get more sauce the man at the front said it's only made with the order. I said OKAY!! He came over to look at it and said oh yeah that is dry. I left the plate was still hungry, wasted my money and went back to work. I wasn't offered another order or anything. I didn't want my money back, I just wanted some sauce. No more trips to this place. read more

Not enough Staff! With covid across the U.S. staffing has been difficult but they were not honest about it. We were told to pick up our food at a current time and ended up waiting an hour+ at the restaurant for it. More and more orders kept coming in it was chaos they couldn't keep up. It's okay for there to be a wait but it's about being honest not saying it'll be just a few more minutes. read more

My brother and I love pizza and we have being to every major Italian restaurant. Now, we on a quest to find great food in local restaurants. I stopped by and ordered "Pizza Santina". Absolutely, amazing pizza. My brother order the Margharita Pizza with every veggies you can think of. But now that he is vegan I don't know that he going to order next time hmm. The pasta is phenomenal and the pizza is wonderful. Their calzone is very filling; be prepared to get a to go container. Great NY style pizza Awesome authentic Italian food! Friendly staff, great services! You will always leave this place smiling ear to ear. The atmosphere is amazing and I love everything about this place. Pizza lovers for life. read more

Didn't get a chance to post a picture because it was so delicious. I've found a new spot and it's close to my apartment. Definitely will be returning! read more

Terribly unprofessional and slow service, as well as overpriced over-salted food. Under recent management they aren't even so much as kind anymore. Truly nothing good to say about this establishment. read more

I have been going here for at least 15 years. It is around the corner from my office. Whenever I am in town with my family, we make it a point to come here. They are very kid friendly, giving the kids dough balls to play with. Bread is awesome and the food is great. I haven't had anything I didn't like there. read more

My favorite Italian resturant. The service is great and I can assure you that everything is clean when you arrive. I promise this is the best bread you'll ever have thay are so good that they cater for twi schools. I recommend this restraunt to everyone looking for a relaxed, friendly, and authentic italian restaurant. We came here after defy gravity for my daughter's twelth birthday and even with iur large party, they immeadiatley arranged the table for us. The food is hot, fresh, and delicous. By the way though they do not have toilet seat covers. read more

Stromboli's Express - Side view - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

If you like real New York style pizza this is a good place to checkout. They have a smaller personal pizza that is perfect if you aren't sharing a pie. The lady taking phone orders was very nice and courteous. I will definitely be e back. They have a large menu besides just pizza also. read more

I would love to tell you how great the food is, but I can't. I never received my order that I place online at 4:34. Was told that the driver's car broke down and that it be an hour and 15 minutes instead of 45 minutes. Cool, no problem, I was just getting home so this would give me a chance to settle in. 2 hours and 15 minutes later, I called them to inquire. Note, I CALLED THEM. Is this how we do business now? No apology, but did offer to make and deliver my order, you know, the one I ordered 2 hours ago for free. No thanks. Would hate to have to wait another 2 hours. Do not order online at this restaurant. read more

Stromboli's Express - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Always wonderful. My family has gone here for ten years and the food is consistently great, the people are nice too.

Perfect pizza joint!!! Wood fire'd friendly staff and awesome awesome food. Kids and I stopped thru after a movie and it was an amazing first experience. As soon as we walked in it felt like home and it smelt AMAZING OMG!! We will definitely be making this spot a go to!!! read more

I have supported this establishment for years. But the current manager/owner is rude and has no clue on the importance of customer service. Beware! read more

Definitely one of my favorites, and is our regular Friday night delivery go-to! The Pizza Santina is OUT OF THIS WORLD! (Hint: substitute the feta with goat cheese, and DEF request extra caramelized red peppers.) The delivery time can be a little frustrating and sometimes they get my pizza Santina wrong, but they always go out of their way to make their customers happy. And Tyler is one of my favorite people in the whole wide world! Awesome customer service and he knows how I am about making sure my order is correct! Four stars without Tyler. Tyler is a whole star himself! read more