“After 3 years living in Ankeny we finally tried Nonna’s last night and wow the food is spectacular and the staff above and beyond wonderful! We’ll definitely be more frequent visitors and now regret waiting so long to try them! Thank you so much for the great food wonderful drinks! We’ll see you soon!“
“I originally had a short and sweet review here and just could not leave that. Here is how I really felt instead. In the area almost exactly a year, have taking in all the restaurants and this is my first review. Portofino’s- Seated immediately, great atmosphere. Free/fresh garlic bread, honestly I could have eaten just that and brought 4 more home! Fresh, hot, still steaming to our table food! Chicken and Shrimp Milanese-with so much to bring home easily one more meal. Kids baked zeti with meatballs, easily 2 portions for a younger kid, maybe another half portion came home for my 7 year old. Cannoli-AMAZING. Finally 2 fountain drinks. All for only $40.02 Everything was excellent! Some of the best food we have had! ”The world’s best cannoli and meatballs” from a 7 year old little girl. Personal observations and highlights for me if you made it this far! (I have many family members in the restaurant business even owning high end restaurants in Denver). Although they were assigned specific tables, I have never been to a restaurant where every server acknowledges every table and adresses a need as they walk by. Servers seating new guest, filling drinks of other tables, clearing other tables, the list goes on and on! All working together, I did not see many tasks being completed alone. I didn’t not get a drink from the bar but I noticed the bar tender did not just fill the order and let it sit for the server. He personally took the drinks to the table if he noticed the server was busy(also I assume there may have been servers under 21 honestly). The service I witnessed tonight really showed a family, locally owned business with great leadership. Clearly employees who are well cared for and love their job. Loved that it was packed but I did not hear the table to either side of me very much. My daughter and I had a conversation and played a game while waiting for food just fine. Enjoyed that there were babies to elderly all seated in the same area around the restaurant. Let’s be honest most places seat all the families together away from couples, ect. This did not appear to be the case here. Big groups to a single person all treated with the same excellent service. Definitely family friendly or a place for a nice date night! We will be back A LOT! Pizza is next! That was the plan for tonight but that quickly changed when we looked at the menu. Looking forward to the many years this family restaurant will be feeding my family and many others! A true dining experience!“
“It's a bar and grill so the atmosphere was just as expected the bikers having a fun time,family's spending g time together and freinds meeting up for a few drinks.outside seating is nice for nice days to play vollyball or just relax by the sand.food was quick and goodKid-friendliness: Kids are allowed until a certain time l,depends on the night“
“Food was hot fresh and ready for pick up , was greeted with a smile and verified my order by showing me the contents in there containers . The store look clean and maintained inside and out .Parking: Easy access , well lighted , can be noticed from the street .“
“If I ever want Chicago, deep dish, style pizza I go here. The cheese bread and other apps are also delicious while you want for the pizza. For the cost what your getting I would even say it's only mid and not high tier cost as well. All around server could be a tad more attentive and a "want to be there" but that's just a nit picky thing. Overall very good place to go and could of just been a bad night for her to be fair. Been here 3 times now and food always fantastic. Calzones also real good.Kid-friendliness: We had our 2 year old with us and there were 0 problems.“
“We had the delicious onion rings, breaded mushrooms, and bread sticks as appetizers. We had had cavatelli, lasagna and chicken parmesan and fetticini. All the food was very good. Also purchased a package of the homemade WANDA'S for our dessert. Really enjoyed everything and the atmoshere.Kid-friendliness: Everyone seemed to be welcome here. There were a lot of families out enjoying themselves.“
“I went through the drive through today on my way home. The young man that took my order was very pleasant and courteous. I ordered the Garlic shrimp stuffed shells, side salad and a side order of bread sticks. OH MY GOSH!!! Everything was delicious, fresh and hot! I will definitely be returning ?“
“4.0* (out of 5) Food: 4* Atmosphere: 3* Value: 5* Service: 4* 08/06/2023 This place's Italian Beef was highly recommended by a reviewer on another site and finally got the chance to try it today. This is definitely a neighborhood bar - as several other patrons / regulars asked us how we liked our drinks and dinners. Granted, the area looks a little on the rough side as you pull up but the service and food were both great - all handled by one lady behind the bar. On the recommendation of another patron, we started out with Bloody Marys with pickle vodka and I highly recommend them - not too salty or thick. For our meals, my wife ordered the Italian Beef (see picture) and I went with the Chicago Dog (see picture). As always, we each shared tastes and found both dishes to be very good. Our neighbors ordered the Italian Beef with Cheese (see picture) and Chili Dog (see picture) - and both of them thought they tasted great, commenting especially about how good the chili was. If you found this review helpful, please show your appreciation with a Like or a Follow. Photos copyright: happyhourdesmoines.com & thefoodanddrinkguy.com“
“Their pizza is Great and the employees are Awesome….The customer service was amazing….Good JobI got another one today and it Rocked and the delivery driver was a lot of fun…She is incredible….Parking: There was a lot of spots to park at….“
“Always great food here! Fast service for food too. Was busy for a weekday. Got the spicy cheese curds and a burger. Clean and good atmosphere. Only downside was our bartender. Sat at the bar and he acted like he didn't want to be there. Was annoyed when we weren't ready to order as soon as my friend arrived. Felt like he just avoided us honestly. Another food runner made our 2nd drink happily. Other than that, great place!“
“Ordered the "Everything Potato" off the SECRET MENU. Was the best potato I have ever had, compliments to the head chef ;)You should ask for it with the phrase, "Can I have the everything potato just like King Julian like it."Parking: Parking lot is a 10/10. I shoveled it everyday before I clocked in just to make sure I didn't get paid for it :)“
“While on a recent trip to Des Moines I found myself getting a serious case of the munchies and only an ooey, gooey pizza would work. I ran across Scornovacca's on Uber Eats so did what anybody else would do and went to Yelp to check out the reviews. I was a little disappointed that it only had 3.5 stars so I decided to read the reviews. For the most part people were thrilled with their pizza. It was the complainers who brought down what should be a much higher rating!! I can only imagine how good this pizza would have been in the restaurant because it was amazing at my hotel. We got one with all the meats and had some fresh mozzarella added for good measure. Delicious!!!“
“Food was as expected. The internet was down or something so they were having a little trouble getting orders in.. Not sure why but i had cash so wasn't too bad. Normal 5-7 minute wait..Parking: Parking is usually open right in front of the store whenever I go there...“
“We stopped by after the lunch rush on a weekday, so it was pretty dead. Everything was pretty good. Food was tasty and served quickly and with a friendly smile. The atmosphere was quiet but relaxed. The prices weren’t outrageous. Solid 4/5“
“I'd honestly say the fried chicken at pizza ranch is their best item, the pizzas are really tasty and have a great selection when dining in for the buffet option, but that fried chicken is absolutely divine. Every time I'm in Ankeny from the UK I always make sure I get some of that fried chicken. All in all a good atmosphere, plenty for the kids to do while you have your fill of the buffet. The cactus bread is also a must try item ? the selection of buffet items is always nice. With items ranging from mashed potatoes, stuffing and gravy to a more traditional salad bar and you're never short of pizza as they refill the buffet trolley every time it gets anywhere near low. Also you have to love a restaurant that has a robot called Buster who wanders around for you to deposit your dishes. Would definitely recommend Pizza Ranch to anyone who hasn't tried them.Parking: Plenty of parking. Never had a single instance of not being able to park.Kid-friendliness: Lots of things to do for the kids here, an arcade centre with plenty of toys that can be won should help keep your little ones entertained while you fill up on all that chicken and pizza ?“
“Never had an issue with this location. Drivers are very rarely late (5 minutes at worst, since our complex is a maze lol) and are always friendly when they get here. On the few take-out orders we do, the employees are friendly and make sure we don't have to wait too long for our order, if at all. Our food have never been messed up yet in three years of ordering from them. Definitely the best out of the locations we've been to.“
“Quality pizza every time. Delivery is usually a little faster than they estimate. Been there a hundred times and they got my order wrong ONCE and gave me the mess-up pizza for free. Super nice staff.Best recommendation is the Flamin' Piggy Stix“
“Vegetarian options: Pretty good selection of vegetarian options, lots to choose from.Dietary restrictions: Offers gluten-free crust for pizza and a handful of other gluten-free options, and they will use a clean cutter/blade upon request.Kid-friendliness: Kids love pizza, and kids love seeing pizza being made. They have a chalkboard wall as well.Wheelchair accessibility: Located directly inside of Walmart provides very good wheelchair accessibility.“
“We were so happy to hear Rosati’s had re-opened after months of waiting, and our usual ‘18” Rosati’s Monster’ Pizza we used to get is still fantastically made correctly!We do take a few toppings off and added extra cheese, double dough (in comments) and hot giardiniera. We ordered at 12:22PM and while it stated a half hour for pick up on the online order, we walked in around 1:13PM and it was just being boxed up, which was no issue. Quality of ingredients were fantastic. We appreciate a pizza more ‘well done’ baked over normal, which this was.Many thanks to the cook in the kitchen today who made this, it was everything we were hoping for today! Hands down, we will be back.“
“Great service and great pizza. I worked at breadeaux in high school about 20 years ago and I'm happy to report the pizza is still as good as it ever was. If you are in the Altoona or Bondurant area give them a try and show them some love.“
“Found the most honest young man working here. Thought I gave him $33 instead gave him $43. He was honest and when I told him that the extra was for him he said ma'am that's over $10 are you sure? I gave him the original amount intended for the tip and split the 10 with him for being honest.“
“We ordered over the phone grinder sausage on the pizza and the lady that took the order even asked if we wanted grinder sausage because she heard us say it , but we got regular Grazianos sausage. First time for that store to mess it up for us. But they are so good we can’t complain too much.“
“If you delivering here make sure you come to Dixon st at the light then Thompson Ave the short cut on the GPS is telling you to go there but they got it blocked off with big Boulders so it's small when you get here park along side the dropped trailers then walk to the end of the building there's a door there ,they got a Porta potty for restroom and not sure about overnight parking like I said it's small“
“Just went out and bowled 6 games with my wife. Nice and quiet. Call ahead to assure a lane is available. They also have a website too. We spent 50.00 with shoe rental.Not to bad. Water is very overpriced. We split one and my wife picked it up.“
“We haven't been here since pre Covid & with a different name! Nice updates & absolutely wonderful service. Waitress was so attentive & engaging. Nice booths & a few tables in the front, with a room with big tables at the back. We started with a medium order of onion rings & they were fine. They're a bit different so that was fun to try. Four sizes of rings offered & medium was perfect. They came quickly! Our medium 1/2 sausage 1/2 pepperoni pizza was tasty. It, too, was the perfect size, with a couple of pieces leftover. It's a fine pizza place & we noted several takeouts.“