I am absolutely obsessed with this restaurant. My family owned one of the best Italian restaurants in the San Fernando Valley near LA, so I know good Italian food. When my husband and I found this place, we were in Heaven. The owner Mike is an sweet old man, and he cooks every dish. When I met him the first time we went to eat there, I told him the name of my family's restaurant and he went, oh I know that place. And he praised our restaurant. I told him very high compliment for you,because this is right up there with our place. Haven't been there in years because unfortunately, I've been in and out of hospitals every year, with something broken and then rehabbed for months. But I'm definitely going soon. You will have enough food left over for 2 days. You gotta go there. Just plan for the hours because they don't don't open until 4pm, closed on Mondays. Other nights, close at 8:30 used to be 10. Small place, be prepared to wait for table.But so so worth it. We just take four items home and eat it all week long. YUM ENJOY! read more

This is a cute little place. We came about 12:30 and was seated right away. First time here and we had a good waitress/experience. The food was good as well as the garlic cheese bread and soup! read more

The Italian Kitchen - Garlic cheese bread with some drops of ranch dressing - Italian Near Me - Hesperia, California

Their pizza is so delicious I love everything they make it taste so yummy and so delicious. read more

The Italian Kitchen - Italian Kitchen in Hisperia ,California - Italian Near Me - Hesperia, California

Old-fashioned, meaning pasta drowning in sauce and a decor that hasn't been updated in decades, but if you're looking for typical (and Americanized) Italian dishes, without much care about ambiance or service, this is as good as the area offers, unfortunately. read more

My husband and I love this little hole in the wall Italian restaurant. Service has always been fantastic. We love most dishes some more than others of course. Last night we had the clam chowder (which is 5 stars imo) shrimp primavera and cheese raviolis. We both loved the clam chowder thick creamy yummy. The primavera was good not great, hubby loved the raviolis. My favorite so far though is the eggplant Parmesan and baked ziti. I do wish they would change up their appetizers none of them are particularly wow. Over all I would say this is definitely worth a try love local small restaurants. NOTE: this is a cash only business. Other suggestions for business to upgrade freshen up seating, have cloth napkins. read more

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Eggplant Parmesan is disappointing. It has just two super thin slices of eggplant with a few lasagna noodles and lots of mozzarella cheese. I'm used to eating healthy everyday and this is supposed to be a vegetable based dish so I just left it and didn't finish. It comes with spaghetti. Everything tastes ok but it's just not a good meal for you. read more

The Italian Kitchen - Eggplant Parmesan is disappointing. It has just 2 super thin slices of eggplant with a few lasagna noodles and lots of mozzarella cheese. - Italian Near Me - Hesperia, California

Ohhhh BOY‼ do I wish that I would have came to The Italian Kitchen 9 years ago when I first moved to Hesperia I ordered the salad and meatballs and it also included bread it was so GOOD‼ everything was made fresh with lots of flavor‼ I can't wait to comeback and order the lasagne and then come back for round 3 and order a pizza‼ I was so full that I could barely walk to my car the staff was very friendly too‼ What a treat in the high desert I can't wait to come back‼ read more

The Italian Kitchen - Salad - Italian Near Me - Hesperia, California

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The food is AWESOME! I think my mom may have been in the kitchen helping out! She passed 25 years ago, but just as good as her. The service is amazing. The place is small, but you won't leave hungry or unsatisfied!! Mike is the real deal! If you haven't been here, I highly recommend this place. Down home, REAL Italian food!! read more

Love this place! Food is authentic and everything we've tried is wonderful! Been coming here for over 24 years and always have a great experience. Items to try ... the. The shrooms, calzone ( its big), any of the pasta and the meat sauce read more

Their food is authentic and made from scratch. It takes a while to make, but worth the wait. They are very friendly and attentive.

The middle of the lasagna was cold, no flavor just bland. Sent my plate back. Bread was dry i requested butter to help eat the bread, I ordered mushrooms and they were drenched in oil. No flavor of Oregano, Italian seasonings. I can say this, if an Italian person was to walk into this restaurant and taste one of these dishes, he would probably cuss out the cook! Don't waist your money, go to Johny Carenos, Olive Garden or Mama Carpinos! Or purchase a Stouffers Frozen lasagna it's better than this! Read these reviews of one star or less, we are truthful! The 5 star are lies! read more

The Italian Kitchen - Mushrooms my husband ate. - Italian Near Me - Hesperia, California

We have been eating here since approx. 1987 NEVER HAD A BAD MEAL. The owner is Fantastic I love the way it is like I am sitting in my moms kitchen eating Sunday Italian (my parents are from Italy all passed now), but You cannot get a bad meal or a bad experience with the Italian Kitchen. We have had almost everything on the menu and never had a bad meal. read more

The Pizza and Blue Cheese salad was outstanding. Crystal our server was fantastic, friendly. Will recommend to all our friends Will definitely be going back again and again. read more

I place an order for pick up, my order was being finished when I arrived. The staff were very friendly and attentive. I ordered the manicotti, it came with a green salad ( order the creamy Italian, you won't be disappointed) and garlic bread. The food was wonderful, portions were well worth the value! read more

Friday, we went to the last Over the Hill Gang's cruise night at Charlie's Cheesesteaks. Linda won a $25 gift certificate to The Italian Kitchen in Hesperia. We had no dinner plans on Saturday, so we decided to go. All we got was the pizza, but it was the best pizza we have had in the Hi Desert. It's a small place and cash only, but it was FANTASTIC!! Super friendly people and great service. The other dishes we saw looked tasty and were large portions too. We will go again soon. If you like good, authentic Italian food, give them a try. You will love it. read more

The Italian Kitchen - Italian Near Me - Hesperia, California

Best Italian in the desert!! I like the Calzone.. lasagna and thier antipasto. Everything's very goood. Bring $$ cash only read more

The pizza is the best! Hands down My favorite is the shrimp Alfredo pizza! The garlic is so amazing on there! It's thinly sliced!

There is no comparison when it comes to The Italian Kitchen..The Best in the entire U.S..Your want to wake up and bring your taste buds alive?.Do yourself a favor and go see "The Legend" It's not opinion, it's fact!! read more

Our very first time visiting was yesterday for dinner after 23 years of living just about 3 miles of it. So happy and loved my Stuffed Eggplant dish. I'm finishing left overs right now and just as yummy. Just kinda sad we've never gone before. Better late then never. Definitely a good hole in the wall for dinner date. Our server was Great & when we told her our first time visiting she helped us out very well. Thanks!!!! P.S. we've heard many different opinions but my husband and I are firm believers we don't believe in anything until we try it for ourselves. I highly recommend this place. Just enjoy it, I hope you do. read more

I love this place. Best eggplant Parmesan!! My DIL ordered the chicken Parmesan. Her food was amazing. I love their clam chowder too.

I really wanted to like this place. It's a nice, small place. However, my food was horrible. The picture looks really nice of the chicken piccata. It was more like soup too much sauce. the flavor was bitter and very lemony. The pasta was overcooked, and the chicken was thick and rubbery. I will definitely not be going back. read more

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It's a small place very cozy and personable the food is one of the best I've tried. I got the chicken Marsala and chicken fettuccini. You gotta try them. The workers and owner are very nice read more

this restaurant is absolutely amazing. and our waitress rachel is the best!!!! their clam chowder is sooooo delicious lots of clams and creamy. their mixed salad dressing is also amazing. i ordered the chicken parmesan and it was delicious sooooo much food. enough for several days. my husband ordered the lasagna. sooooooo delicious and an extremely generous portion. this restaurant always amazes. everything is just sooooo delicious. i wish we lived closer or they would open this restaurant near us. hopefully we can go more often thankfully the traffic was not too crowded. you must try this restaurant it needs to be put on your favorite list. remember its closed on mondays. read more

Love this place authentic Italian food. Service was great. Ambiance nice cozy would definitely re visit.

Delicious!! Loved it so much. Highly recommended. The interior is dated and is cash only. read more

The Italian Kitchen - Inside - Italian Near Me - Hesperia, California

They have huge portions and great service. We had tiramisu for dessert and that was good too. read more

The Italian Kitchen - Eggplant Parmigiana Sauce - Italian Near Me - Hesperia, California

The Alfredo has so much flavor and not bland like most places, marinara has good flavor and the portions are good!

The food is so good! The service was so welcoming and the ambiance brings back the 80s or 90s vibes kinda italian :) read more

The Italian Kitchen - Lasagna *chefs kiss* - Italian Near Me - Hesperia, California

So I've been working in the area for 2 months, looking for good spots to eat at. The 1st time I visited the area was a few weeks ago with a friend from Phelan. We ordered clam chowder, the sautéed mushrooms and a large pizza. I'd like to write this place a good review, but I won't be giving my honest opinion if I gave it 5 stars. I came back a 2nd time just to verify my experience before I decided to write this review. 1st time the clam chowder was watery, mushrooms were literally tossed into the pan, skin, dirt and all. They weren't even washed,.. nasty. The pizza sub par at best. 2nd visit the chicken parmesan was meh. At least it was a real chicken brest covered in cheese, but the spaghetti and vegetarian marinara I ordered were just fine, nothing special. Presentation looked like it was a home cooked meal just thrown onto the plate. Garlic bread not fresh either. I know times are hard and I love supporting mom and pops, but I think a little more hygiene needs to be observed ( Tabasco bottle & Mushrooms), and possibly more effort into the presentation. Both times the waitresses were good, no complaints there and I know this isn't Hollywood or LA, but for $20+/meal I expect a little more on the hygiene and presentation. P.S. I think this is a regular spot for the locals, but that's no excuse. I found a better spot in the area called Brooklyn Italian Bakery ( Victorville). Food there is tastier, presentation is better and so is the Hygiene. read more

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Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Sausage is delicious. The meat marinara sauce has a nice beefy flavor. read more

The Italian Kitchen - Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Sausage and meat marinara sauce. Delicious. - Italian Near Me - Hesperia, California

Great coffee and gelato! The staff was friendly and nice and we went there after having dinner down the street and it was a great ending to a good night read more

They are old school Italian restaurant, it's a cozy hidden gem in Hesperia. The food is FRESHLY made. The service or ladies serving are on top of it, I love this place! The only downer Debbie is they only take cash but they do have a ATM machine to pull out cash for your payment... oh they serve large portions too read more

First time here won't be the last the lasagna was as fresh and homemade as it could get unbelievable flavor and the portion was big enough for two very small place but you can tell they make everything with pride and love I was very impressed I will be back read more

The Italian Kitchen - Lasagna - Italian Near Me - Hesperia, California

The food was amazing. The authenticity was so on point. Service was awesome. We had the lasagna dinner with Clam Chowder soup and both were amazing. We also got a side of meatballs and we didn't have that awkward who's is going to take the last piece moment because we ate them all not problem. Tried the manicotti in meat sauce finger licking good! It was quiet but also not very busy. I'm so glad we stopped. Great Sunday dinner! read more

The Italian Kitchen - Lasagna - Italian Near Me - Hesperia, California

Excellent food every time and service. Cash only is only bummer keeps me from going more often than I do.

The food is superb! I had the lasagna and my husband had the manicotti and both were very tasty. The waitress and owner are very personable and friendly. The owner will seat out and talk with his patrons. As for the ambiance, it is very quaint and home-feeling. read more

The Italian Kitchen - Lasagna - Italian Near Me - Hesperia, California

Stopped after hearing alot of good things about this Place so decidedly to try it out I ordered a baked ziti it is so good it has alot of cheese and sauce flavor was on point Will definitely be coming back here read more

the best in hesperia great place for italian food & service is always good. huge portion. the chef took time to make a dish for our service dog jack. read more

Can I do 10 stars? This place is a hidden gem! The food is to die for, best Ive ever had! Service was also amazing, our server was so kind with us and explained everything so well for us, she warned us portions were big, we didnt listen and oh my goodness they were huge!!!! I ate maybe a 1/4 of it, took it home and ate 2 more times. Take a look at all pics crom dine in and the leftovers I took home. Salad lookeds very simple, but dont be fooled, they have the tastiest ranch of all! So so good! Bread was also a favorite, we just couldnt eat it because of how full we were! Kids portions are adult portions, I am not kidding. Kids portions is what you get for adult portion at any other restaurant. Very good pricing also! The only thing I wish was different is that they only accept cash, but they have an ATM inside to withdraw cash! I highly reccomend this place. This is now our favorite place in the high desert! So glad we stopped here. read more

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Love the mom and pop experience. Food is always fresh and delicious. Must pay cash, but we'll worth it. No artificial ingredients. Owner circulates and talks with patrons and the service is always friendly. Enjoy! read more