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    The Italian Kitchen

    3.8 (131 reviews)
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    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Stuffed Pizza (18")
    Kaitlynn M.

    We called on 08/22/26 to order pick up. When the employee answered we received a rude "hello?!". We then proceeded to order the stuffed pizza, the employee immediately seemed annoyed by our request (we've heard in the past they don't care to make them). We live on the south side of town so it's a drive just to go there. Once we got home with our pizza we noticed the lack of toppings and that the whole bottom of the pizza was burnt. We've ordered this several times in the past so we are well aware of how the pizza is supposed to look and taste. We are severely disappointed by the service and the product we received tonight. And honestly don't know if we will give them our business going forward. If they really hate making the stuffed pizza so much, maybe take it off the menu instead of selling subpar product to your hard working customers.

    With Rachel at a new pizza place!
    Jan-Michael T.

    I am finally getting around to reviewing this amazing Italian restaurant and pizza parlor located in the heart of Downtown Vero. Just west of Pocahontas Park located in the same building complex of Pocahontas Apartments, some might miss the restaurant because it is tucked north of the famous Rio Coco Cafe. However, if you like excellent Italian food, (okay, I will say Americanized Italian or New York Italian to not annoy homeland Italians) check this eatery out. First and foremost, the ambiance is quite simple. It has the nostalgic lore of a simple mom and pop Italian eatery, possibly on the lines of an osteria (if you know your types of Italian restaurants, this should help out a lot!). There is indoor and outdoor seating. My crew preferred outdoor as it was a beautiful afternoon. Our waitress, which I am ashamed to say I do not remember her name, was very friendly and gave me the suggestion of ordering the spicy white pizza. Seriously, that was one of the best pizza flavors I have ever eaten per se in uniqueness. Italian Kitchen's spicy white was on par in phenomenal taste as the Mellow Mushroom's Holy Shiitakke. That is saying a lot if you ever tried that flavor of pizza pie! We did also order garlic knots. They were delicious but, for me, I prefer them to be smaller. They were about the size of a baseball in spherical shape. A couple of details worth noting: the restaurant was clean, which includes the restroom (well, the men's room), and the outdoor seating is shaded with the building's second floor overhead. Take that detail into account as it means shade from both the sun and rain depending on the weather. I will definitely return to try out more of Italian Kitchen's food. For now, I am giving this restaurant four out of five stars, the highest I give any restaurant these days for an initial visit. The fifth star will be earned if Italian Kitchen is consistent.

    Jumbo Stuffed Shells
    Kelsey R.

    We were very pleasantly surprised with how good our dinner was here! Our usual Italian haunt when we visit Vero was closed for the day so we had to quickly audible. This is a no frills restaurant, serving hot pizza and plenty of pasta dishes. The server has extremely kind and accommodating to modification requests. We each enjoyed our entrees very much! Do not miss the garlic knots - these were divine. We will add this to our list for our next trip!

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    Ashley S.

    Was craving Italian and this place is recommended. I ordered the chicken parmesan and it came with a side salad and garlic knots.m to go to eat at home. The host over the phone said pick up time was about 20 minutes so I arrived around that time and so took a little bit longer than expected. The cashier and staff wasn't so friendly. I even heard the service complaining about the tips being put on the credit card, and not receiving cash tips, so I made sure to give a cash tip because I k now how hard it can be. When I got home, I immediately opened up my food to eat, and I wasn't really so impressed with the quality of the food to be honest mozzarella. Didn't even give me that melting sensation. I could've done better at home. The salad tasted like they didn't even wash the lettuce and then the garlic knots something I was looking forward to, but it just tasted very jelly and not so much of a garlic bread knot

    Brian F.

    When I walked into the Italian kitchen, I was hit by an aroma that could only mean 1 thing. This was going to be good. I"ll ruin the suspense by letting you know that I was right. We ordered a medium antipasto and an 18" pizza with sausage, onions and mushrooms. The antipasto was full of meats and cheeses. The Italian dressing that it was served with brought all of the flavors together perfectly. The pizza was perfectly cooked. The crust was completely crispy with no flop. The high quality cheese along with the fresh toppings made this the best pizza that I have had to date in Vero Beach. We ended the meal with some zeppolli which made our meal complete and left us happy. I will be back soon to try the delicious looking meatballs that I saw coming out of the kitchen. The food and service were excellent! If you're in the area, stop by. You won't be sorry. ***Update: The food was so good, we skipped the corn beef and cabbage on this St. Patty's Day and had Chicken wings, meatballs, and a white pie. The wings were crisp, juicy and flavorful, the meatballs were actually meat and not all bread. They had a great texture and flavor topped off with a nice marinara. The white Pie was perfect. The pizza's that I have had here are every bit as good as my home state New Jersey. Our server Heidi helped to make this a great St Patrick's Day even though I didn't get my green beer.

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    Excellent food and service pizza was delicious thank you John. Steve and Debbie Booth

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    4 years ago

    Great for Pizza! Best crust around . Both thin and siciliano. Best ssuce around . Friendly staff

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    2 years ago

    One of the best restaurants. Service was amazing. Our sever was so kind. The food was excellent.

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    Do you do catering trays?

    Yes,

    Do they sell pizza by the slice?

    Yes!! All day slices are usually available, just cheese and u can add any toppings of ur liking for an up charge. Tuesdays they have specialty slices as a special and Friday lunches they have 2 slices and a drink special.

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    Armani's Cucina - THE AFTERMATH

    Armani's Cucina

    3.9(119 reviews)
    0.2 mi
    $$

    Outstanding Italian food, Service and able to accommodate a family of 11. Appetizers, salads,…read moreentrées, and pizza life can't get any better.

    Unfortunately, this review is based off of the Italian Market and the restaurant itself bad…read moremanagement. I first ordered from Armanis 3/2/2026 and it was a complete debacle. Apparently, they switched using the web service for taking orders on their site for delivery, but it didn't discontinue charging patrons and still charged me roughly $120+. The site sends pickup instructions to DoorDash, when the driver called and said there isn't an order here I was shocked. I had all the confirmations by text and email. When speaking with the establishment they explained they stopped using the service a week ago on their site and was told it isn't taking orders. At first it was a bit of a run around, kinda like oops not are fault it's the other company fault. Eventually I was able to speak to the owner and she explained about the website and said that the company will have to refund me, that they are very reliable. Still huge inconvenience. First thought was you should contact them if they are reliable, make the food and have it delivered. Since you charged me for it and the delivery service or you should deal with the refund ASAP. Instead, she contacted the service the service reassured me and he did and he said it could take 3 to 5 business days and blah blah blah. When I reached back out to the owner, I explained that to her and I said, but still now I'm here with no dinner or no food and she said well you can re-order through DoorDash. My response was so that I'm gonna pay twice and wait for 3 to 5 business days to get my original payment back, basically shelling out $$240, in hopes the other amount gets fixed. I'm like that doesn't seem quite right then she offered to remake it and send it out to me but that should been the first fix. That process took nearly 3 hours to figure out where my $120 went to and no food. Another long wait so I just ordered from another restaurant because I just didn't feel this establishment was reliable. The other restaurant delivered theirs 10 minutes prior to when my original request was delivered. SMH Now leading up to today, I figured, it's been a couple months...you know what let's give it another try May 1. I ordered this time through DoorDash, like the owner had suggested. The store called me back and said they're out of all three of the desserts I ordered I said no problem we switched it out. I got my delivery but NOW I'm missing a whole pizza. I called the Italian Market. They're closed. So then I called the restaurant and they explained to me your pizza sitting right here. Apparently, now that they're using DoorDash, one part of the order goes to the restaurant. One part of the order goes to the Italian market (same owner) and they expect DoorDash drivers to know to go to both. The topper was when the person I spoke to you on the phone suggested I call DoorDash to cancel it AND tell them I didn't get it and re-order AGAIN, PAY AGAIN! Wait AGAIN! This is kind of like the last time that they messed up my delivery order. We all know the saying, fool me once shame on me fool me twice shame on you. It's not the customer's job to make sure you manage how orders are processed and picked up and it's not right at all to take Customer's money and expect them to have to go through hoops to fix your mistake and re-order again from your establishment. I never left a yelp review when it transpired in March, I tried to give everybody a second chance, but this seems to be a pattern and a lack of respect for Customer's money that they spend at your establishment and their time. Such a shame. Subs are great...I guess as long as you get the after paying for the stuff you ordered. Do better Armani's just do better

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    Scampi Grill - Seafood Mix with white wine lemon butter sauce (Excellent!)

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    3.9(349 reviews)
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    Scampi Grill is a lovely Italian restaurant in Vero. Everyone enjoyed a nice meal that included…read morehappy hour drinks, escargot (delicious and buttery), duck sausage, lots of garlic bread, meatballs, and main courses of fish, veal, chicken and pasta. The happy hour drink prices are incredible and a great draw. We all enjoyed 2 drinks during happy hour with some appetizers. All our apps tasted delicious, especially the escargot. Dipping the bread in the buttery sauce was top tier. Unfortunately, our server was really rushing us through happy hour to order our meal. We had just flown into town to visit our parents and had this reservation for about a week. Since the moment we sat down we felt extremely rushed to order our apps and entrees at the same time (at 4:30). We told her several times that we wanted to enjoy some drinks and apps before ordering but she kept pushing. She was very nice but we felt very rushed until the restaurant started to fill up. Once she had more tables to serve she seemed to chill out on us. But it really put a damper on our meal. Everyone had a clean plate and was very happy with our entrees. The triple fish special was delicious. I would have preferred it not to be breaded but I would definitely eat it again. By the end of our meal we were happy with our server and had a great rest of the night.

    Lots of cars in the parking lot on a Monday evening ! This started out with a good sign…read more.. Great service , meals were good and great . Dessert was yummy and top notch. Intial drinks and apps came out right away , meals came out a bit late . Reservations at 6 , meals at 720.. but fast drinks and app in-between. Nice patio heaters outside where it was a bit cold and windy . Drinks - not worth perhaps the price of the cocktails , but the wine bottle was a deal! All seemed to like their food , the vibe and of course the company ;). We will be back for sure !!

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    Pomodoro Grill - Seafood Oscar

    Pomodoro Grill

    3.6(112 reviews)
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    Food and service is fantastic. A little noisy when dining room is full but still enjoyableread more

    We had a reservation for 12 people (only 10 ended up attending) and within the first half an hour…read morewe were without drinks, bread, or our server asking for our orders. When we did get bread it was quite raw in the middle and after we asked for it to be cooked a little more thoroughly the next time it came out crispier but still raw in the center. I understand that it can get busy but it felt a bit overkill that an hour after ordering our food finally, though very slowly started coming out. It was okay to say the most, I ordered the Pizza which I was rather disappointed in. If I wasted to spend almost $20 on a pizza there's a better place near my house. This place was rather disappointing The outdoors area is nice looking, and the Ambiance is alright, but if you're used to mosquitoes and no-see-ums then I would go inside. Unfortunately this is not somewhere I would avidly seek out to eat at, and the only reason this place is receiving two stars from me is because some of the people in my group enjoyed their meals while others said it was disappointing. I ended up trying one of my group members pasta and it was just flavorless besides a fish flavor which wasn't all too pleasant (we did not end up taking the leftovers of it due to this) Two hours after we arrived everything was served and people have eaten. If you wanted a somewhat quick meal then this is not your place. The cannoli was pretty good although all together flavorless. The tiramisu was something else, not in a good way though. The lady fingers were dry and brittle, the only thing you could taste was the cacao powder on top of it. I did ask for it to go so that may be my fault but I didn't expect a half empty little container of it. The mascarpone was almost a liquid which was new to me. I was altogether highly disappointed in this establishment as I expected much more from somewhere that claimed that "It's an Art at Pomodoro" and that they strive to provide the highest quality dining experience. Looking back this place was definitely more deserving of one of the star.

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