This was the first time my husband and I have tried Zio John's. We came for an early dinner, Right when we walked in we were greeted and sat. The atmosphere was clean and comfy. The servings were large and the food delicious. We ordered fried ravioli as our appetizer. They came out hot and cheesy. I ordered Chicken Parmesan the spaghetti was Flipping Amazing, my Husband the Lasagna also Delicious. We definitely will be back to try more. read more

Zio Johno's - Marion - Fried Cheese Ravioli Appetizer - Pizza Near Me - Marion, Iowa

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We were looking at the online menu and decided to order the family feast spaghetti with a gondola and garlic bread which was around $23 . When we called to place the order we were told it was $31. Once we got there we went inside right away because we were close by when we placed the order and we figured that they added a salad because we saw the menu had a salad on it for about that price so we hurried up and went in to tell them but they said no we have it right what you ordered but the online menu is not correct . I kind of feel that we were deceived a little bit there and that's kind of false advertising yes they gave us the price on the phone but once we hung up and look back on the online menu we figured that they were just adding the salad to the feast . At any rate we paid it when we got home we weren't that impressed with the spaghetti . It was a little undercooked . read more

Service is always good, my go to favorite is the meatball sub, really like I can get large portions of spaghetti and Alfredo always good for families looking for a quick meal read more

My girlfriend and I always LOVE Zio's. It's our favorite Italian place around and it always super fast great service.

Zio's isn't the best Italian food you'll ever have. But it is a solid choice for a cheap, quality, everyday casual Italian dinner. The family meal deals really are a deal. read more

Always great food and easy to pick up! The ranch dressing is amazing. The sauce is always good and hot!

Got the food quickly, friendly service, and this place always smells good when you walk in.

Horrible... We came here to listen to a dirty vacuum at 910.. u aren't even closed yet. Appetizers served after meal .. server unable to communicate ... Again vacuum ing while customers are eating REPULSIVE read more

Simple, affordable and a CR/Marion institution. Don't expect culinary miracles here (thus no 5th star), this is comfort feed to fill your belly. They know what they're doing and always hit the spot. Great staff, quick service and great value. read more

Service was good I had the fettuccine Alfredo which tasted like eugh, maybe because it was homemade and I'm used to store bought but it tasted like my psychology teachers classroom but the garlic bread was 10/10 read more

Super delicious! comfort food I needed! The fried portobello mushrooms are amazing! Definitely give them a try, you won't regret!

Outside looks great. Was torn between the spaghetti and lasagna. The staff is very friendly and courteous. Inside has a clean atmosphere and the tables were wiped Dolan immediately when customers left. The prices are reasonable and portions and decent sized. I would come back again if I were in the area. read more

Zio Johno's - Marion - Spaghetti and garlic bread - Pizza Near Me - Marion, Iowa

I'm not sure where to start with this review. There's just so much to be said. Our party of 4 came in around dinner time, just before 6, and were promptly seated. Then, nothing. I had to make my way up to the bar/drink station after ~15 minutes of no service to ask for drinks. Mind you, there were less than 15 people seated in this restaurant, with 5 or so waitstaff working. Once we were able to actually order (another 15 minutes), our starter salads did come out rather quickly, but were "limp", lacked of any flavor, and were full of giant, un-chopped red onion slices. Entrees took another 20 to 30 minutes - we'd only ordered simple pasta dishes which should take no longer than 10. You're a pasta / pizza place and you should have that ready to go; on point. Bottom line, I will never visit a Zio Johno's again. It's cookie cutter "Midwest Italian" and is very overpriced to boot. The owners do not care, and as long as Cedar Rapids / Marion keeps ordering from their restaurants, they never will. read more

Easy takeout family meals with family-sized portions I made a mistake ordering online (ordered four orders of four meatballs) making my bill +$20 than the original total so the manager mailed me gift certificates for the misunderstanding. read more

Whenever someone suggests Zio's, I always wince and think "there's got to be better choices." There are...but stay with me. Service was timely all night. Portion size was good and so was the food. We had a pizza which was better than expected. It was good! The chicken strips and fries, again, not award winning, but better than most. The meatballs...big..meaty..they have their own unique taste and were pretty solid as well. Certainly not the best Italian food, but pretty darn good. read more

Zio Johno's - Marion - The 12 inch veggie pizza was good tonight! - Pizza Near Me - Marion, Iowa

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You should not say your pasta meals include soup or salad when I was told it's not included and is a extra charge! All you get is pasta and bread! read more

We ordered pizza today a cheese and Mediterranean and all we can say is wow!!! We won't be going to a big chain pizza place ever again lol it was delicious !!!! The flavor was awesome! We will be recommending and ordering from here again read more

Zio Johno's - Marion - a half eaten pizza - Pizza Near Me - Marion, Iowa

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5 Stars for the amazing food!! Just don't expect anything that resembles service or reasonable prep time. I was here twice and waited 1hr each time for pizza. Servers don't check in much, you have to flag them down if you want anything or a refill. Exception, if your lucky enough to get Laura as a server you can expect stellar service. I didn't have her serve me but I watched her with other guests. She's a gem and should really find a place where her talents are better rewarded. read more

We've had positive experiences here in the past, but this last visit was 100% negative. Our food took much longer than expected. We finally called and there was no apologies or justification for the delay, just that it was "on its way". The delivery car wasn't marked and there was no apologies or pleasantries from the driver and to top it all off the bread was cold and the spaghetti was gross. So gross that ALL 8 of the kids at the gathering wouldn't eat it. Then we email the place to let them know about our sub-par experience and not even a response. Disappointing on multiple levels :( read more

How do you spell disappointment? Z-I-O J-O-H-N-O-S. My boyfriend and I ordered from here last night. It's the first real food I've had since getting my wisdom teeth removed and I'd rather have had another bowl of soup or ice cream to get SOME flavor. The cheese ravioli was so bland. There was no flavor to the cheese inside at all; it honestly tasted like nothing. And the mozzarella sticks? Gross. The price wasn't worth that; if they charged us $5 for all that, I'd still say it was overpriced. Service was good, though and warrants the lonely star. I'd probably like this place more if I wasn't spoiled by Madison restaurants. Maybe. read more

I must start by saying I'm surprised at the low rating this place has! I have been going here for years since they were in a mini building. The gyros here is amazing it is served open faced with tons of lamb meat. Some items on the menu are hit and miss but overall everyone in my party left happy and I also have to mention what I call "candy bread" that they use for all their sandwiches and garlic bread making it taste way better than the competition which is....that's right I'm in Marion... There is none:) read more

Horrible! That's the best word to describe this whole operation. My family and I have had take out from here multiple times, and each and every time they've messed up our order AND have taken about twice as long as stated at the time of our order. Today we ordered food here because of a fundraiser, but it was the last time I'll pay for their mediocre food. Yes, the food is not good, and the service is terrible, so why eat here? Maybe you like having to haggle over the order YOU called in. Maybe you like ho hum pasta covered in sauce that makes Prego look world class with tasteless meatballs. I don't know, but you can have it! I'm done with Zio Johno's. read more

My friend and I stopped here for a late lunch on a Sunday afternoon while I was visiting my sister. I hadn't actually heard anything about this restaurant before, having mostly gone to chains while in the greater Cedar Rapids area. I'm really glad we stopped here instead of going somewhere else, though. They had a decent selection on the menu...there were several items that I was interested in ordering, from some simple pasta dishes, to some fun toppings on the pizza, to sandwiches. Our service was a little bit slow, especially considering it was late afternoon and there were only two other people there. My friend ordered one of their specialty pizzas (based on recommendation from our waitress), and he was really satisfied with it. I ordered a chicken parmigian sandwich...which was messy, but very good. It was simple...chicken, cheese, and red sauce...but why mess with a good thing? There wasn't anything that I would have added to it! I was surprised by how reasonable the price was...between the two of us we got out for about $20, with tip. The decor had some really funny statues...like a Caesar whos head was smaller than his own forearm, and fun paintings on the table. We liked it. If I can ever get my sister to not go to HuHot while I'm in town visiting her, I'll definitely return. read more

Awful management and servers- you put a deal on and you don't honor it... management came out and tried to spin it and tried to confuse me- doesn't work - the deal you posted on your door was clear. Sneaky and a business that will not have my service again! Awful read more

Waited fifteen minutes for drinks to be served. Then order came wrong and cold fries. Asked for a medium burger and it was well done. Order pizza with no onions came with. Highly disappointing. read more

Very good food for a very good price! Family Feast is a favorite in my family. It includes their delicious spaghetti with meat sauce, fantastic and addictive toasted garlic bread, and a gondola(large sandwich using untoasted homemade bread. In the restaurants looks very Italian, lots of art and tables are painted nicely. Several locations to serve eastern Iowa locations. read more

My family has been going there for years. Kids are a fan of the chicken noodle soup. I am a fan of their spaghetti with meat sauce . We are all fans of their Garlic Bread. The only item that has disappointed was the Z burger. I like their decor and have always had attentive wait staff read more

the food was good, but the sizes were too small for the prices given. If you want Italian this is not the place. The chef salad was the size of a dinner salad, maybe about a few pieces of lettuce with meet and cheese. It was definitely not worth $10. They are charging too much for not enough. If your in Marion don't eat here. Unless you have billions of dollars you don't mind wasting. Also they gave us the prices at the beginning of our meal and then totally changed it at the end. Definitely was not worth the money tho. The waitresses were nice and super amazing. The kids meal were smaller on the portion for larger money. They also didn't have a family meal for a family restaurant. If you really want Zio Johno's go to the one on the west side of Cedar Rapid. They have wonderful prices and amazing deals there. There staff is also really nice. Go there not here. Thank you for reading this really long review about how bad this place was. read more

I really enjoy their bread. Has a slight sweetness to it. Multiple times I have ordered and loved their eggplant parm sub. Delicious reheated, too! It's my go to when I visit. The service is fast and friendly, and they have delivery! read more

We've been eating here for years. I'm not sure why. If there were another Italian restaurant in Marion, we'd go with them. Dining in, even at off peak times, service is often agonizingly slow. The food is almost palatable. Their marinara is awful, and the garlic bread is oddly sweet and not very garlicky. You either love it or hate it. I don't love it. Delivery is usually pretty much on time with their ETA, but it's worth noting that the salad you get in the dining room is NOT what you get when you order delivery! It's nothing but a styrofoam box of lettuce mix and a 2oz cup of dressing. You pay the same price, sure, but it's just a sweaty handful of lettuce and a bit of ranch. read more

Absolutely atrocious! Service dreadful. Drink didn't come for 20 minutes. Food came in 35 minutes! Mind you, this is not a high end restaurant where you want to take your time dining. Other tables were seated, served, finished and left before we got our order. Went there because one of my adult kids wanted pasta and a friend recommended this place. I should have checked yelp first! He ordered the spaghetti dinner with a side of garlic bread. The serving was not ample. It was more sauce than pasta. The salad was straight out of a bag of prepared salad with a slice of red onion on the top. Their homemade dressing tastes out of a bottle. Garlic bread was barely okay. It was cold when it got to the table- tasted slapped together. Other son ordered the shrimp salad and a side of meatballs. The meatballs are overdone blobs of meat- not a great flavor. Bleh. I ordered the Caesar salad with grilled chicken and a side of sausage. The chicken was dried out cubes of chicken- would be surprised if they cooked it there. It was covered in canned, sliced black olives, and tasteless shreds of Parmesan. The "Caesar" dressing was just Italian bottled dressing. Homemade croutons? Me thinks not. The sausage- I thought it would be links. It was actually a bowl of what I think is pizza topping sausage. I didn't eat most of my dinner- and gave it to my son who was very hungry and not satisfied with his shrimp salad. From service to food, one of the worst dining experiences ever. This is the first time in my life, I did not leave a tip. I don't know how it was communicated, but after our meal, the manager (I'm assuming) came over and asked us if everything was okay. I said, no and she apologized for the waitress who she said was on the newer side. Wish I'd checked yelp first- normally I do. read more

Zio's is a local chain that started out as a carry-out, spaghetti by the bucket place. They upgraded their stores and menu a few years ago, adding steaks and seafood items and full table service. They can get crazy busy when they're running some of their annual specials like customer appreciation month. If you come to these events be ready to check your attitude at the door and take a chill pill. The food is very good for the money, one of the best values in town. The owners Eli and John give back to the community many ways and often donate food for charity events. Just another reason to support this great local eatery. read more

I stumbled upon this place last night because every restaurant was packed. Our waitress Taylor was super sweet and prompt. I had chicken noodle soup and chicken Alfredo and it was really good, my husband had chicken Parmesan with spaghetti and he said it was great. We were really surprised that that the food was so great because we had a really bad experience at another Marion Italian restaurant where the food was awful. People shouldn't read too much into the bad reviews on this place and give it a chance. read more

Zio Johno's is a family-friendly Italian restaurant that's long on value and short on surprise. I'm a fan simply because my bill for three was roughly half of what I'd pay at Olive Garden or Biaggi's. Granted, the menu isn't as extensive - here the focus is on pizzas and red sauces. But if you're in the mood for comfort food, you can't beat it. The place has it's charms - there are little marble busts sitting on a ledge near the entrance, and our table had been painted with a quant gondola scene on top. Service was a bit on the slow side, but friendly. And the garlic bread - you get a LOT with your meal! We made the mistake of ordering cheese bread as an appetizer, and we ended up taking an entire box of bread home. Mama mia! read more

Decided to take advantage of the deal where you bring 2 cans of non-perishable food into the restaurant and get a plate of free spaghetti. Big mistake! 1.5 hours later, we only had half the drinks we ordered and no food. We decided to walk out at which point they were headed to our table with our food. Part of our party of 7 had already left so we asked the staff to box up our food to go. After waiting another 20 minutes for that to happen with a reminder that we were still waiting, we finally left with our food! Got home and discovered we were missing 3 salads and an order or spaghetti! My advice to Zio's management is don't make promises you can't keep! We like Zio's food and will probably eat there again, but will never go again when free food is offered! Disappointed indeed! read more

Always great food at a great price! I love their pizza and their lunch specials are great. I've never left Zio Johno's feeling hungry and have always had leftovers when I order a dinner. They are also 100% locally owned which is very important to me and the owner has built this place from the ground up into a great set of restaurants that I love to go to time and time again. read more

Horrible service! I don't care how busy you are, 45 min to bring drinks to the table, and another 45 for the food? This is not good service, and then the manager used the lame "it's busy, and we are short staffed" excuse! Since our party had 8 we had to pay mandatory tip, kinda had us trapped. Never again, avoid this place! read more

I placed an order for pick-up....the young lady told me 20 mins, only to get there 20 minutes later to be told that they never received an order. With no remedy offered, if you're gonna ask the city of Marion for money because of road construction, you should at least ensure that you have good service in the first place as this isn't the first time we've had issues with placing orders for pickup/delivery. read more

The service was very good and the atmosphere is very nice. The sandwich I ordered was great with the chips being a little undercooked. The TV by when you walk in has a line going through it that could be fixed. I wish they brought out the garlic bread before I had received my food. Most Italian establishments bring out the bread first. read more

We were here on an extremely busy sat nite. Service was excellent, all food at table great, and waitress was extremely personable and friendly. Having been going here for years I don't understand the poor reviews. Suffice to say I will be back. It's a good solid family place! read more