Let me start by saying the young dark-haired girl that was at the podium was a professional. We had made a reservation for eight people at 5:30 PM when we arrived we were told we were not on the list. The manager came over and was a complete ass! He said you do not have a reservation we informed him that we had a reservation they did not keep the reservation I felt like I was in the Seinfeld episode. He continue to argue that we did not have a reservation until the person that made our reservation show them on her phone the timestamp of when we made the reservation at that point they decided they would push some tables together and Seat our party of eight. The food was great our server not so much she seems angry at the world. They need to learn how to take and keep a reservation will probably not go back to that Babbo. read more

A very diverse and authentic Italian menu.. The staff is very friendly and helpful with choices. read more

May 9 mothers day was my 1st & last time@Babbo. Me & my 6yr old daughter were stuck on the toilet at the same time. My 6yr old was forced to use her little sisters training potty as I couldn't hold it & she couldn't either. I had the creamy garlic shrimp & my daughter had the chicken fettuccine. Minutes after finishing my meal I didn't feel well and laid down. Within two hours I was running to the toilet. After me & my daughter finished I learned my husband was on the toilet during the hour I was laying down. My daughter ate breakfast but this was my only meal of the day so I'm confident this experience was from Babbo food. They got a hot $60 off us which we can't get back. But when you spend $60 for a laxative it's WORTH A YELP!!!! read more

The White Buffalo is amazing and the lasagna is top notch! Service is always fantastic! They have a great wine list and their sangria is also wonderful. Happy hour is from 3:30-6pm and has some really good deals, including the sangria! One of my favorite places in the valley for Italian and they have locations all across the valley! read more

Short an order of pasta. Pizza was good. The lasagna was not! The red sauce had not flavor. The last time we order here. I realize they, like most, are short handed, sorry about that but no excuse for poor quality food. read more

Horrible place and if I could give zero stars I would. Extremely racist and rude. Host was horrible and only attended to me and my boyfriend after two white woman entered after us. I'm sure if they wouldn't have arrived we wouldn't have been seated. She also very rudely said "what do you guys want to drink" and when she did bring the drinks she put them on the opposite side of the table out of our reach and threw the straws in our direction. Did not stay. That is when we got up and exited the restaurant. read more

My wife and I have dined here weekly for over 3 yrs. We love the food and that its consistently good quality. The bread inckuded with meals is just sinful. The staff is wonderful and very friendly. read more

This establishment would be an EASY 5 star review if it were based solely on food and drink selection and quality. Unfortunately it is rare occurrence to have a positive interaction with the service, and their bar is overpriced. We return often because the food is great, but almost exclusively order take out/to-go now because we don't enjoy the in-dining service experience AT ALL. read more

First time customer. After reading the Yelp reviews we decided to dine here. We were a party of 4 arriving approximately 5 pm 7/2/19 We ere promptly seat In a comfortable booth. Drink orders were taken and our server arrived shortly there after. We had spaghetti and meatballs. Excellent sauce and yummy large meatballs. The bread with olive oil and oregano was a nice surprise. Food 5 stars. Service 5 stars We will certainly return. read more

We thought the food was really good here. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Even the manager made her way around the restaurant making sure everyone was taken care of. read more

Food is excellent, we come here frequently and are never disappointed. We always get great service. Tonight we were waited on by a new waiter, Persa (sorry if it's misspelled) you would have no idea it was his first night. He did a great job and we thoroughly enjoyed our dinner! Highly recommend read more

I love babbo! We go a few times a month and the food is always great, reasonably priced and good portion sizes. We particularly love the spaghetti and meatballs, Bolognese, pizzas and cookie skillet dessert. read more

Babbos is ok. My parents (50s) love this place and when I'm in there I notice most of the customers are around there age so maybe it's an older person thing. The best thing about the place is the free bread and olive oil they give you, I always eat to much of that shit and I'm full before my food gets to me. Idk, it just doesn't feel very authentic. read more

This is a homey Italian restaurant with cauliflower crust pizza and zoodles, in addition to regular pIzza and noodles. Lots of variety and food was excellent. Service was good as well. Not a long drink menu but certainly adequate for lunch. Portions were good. Dessert was made on site. Coffee was great. Will DEFINITELY go back again. read more

My first time visit here and although the food was good, I wasn't impressed overall. Reason being is that our group was in a corner where there was a TV, which Lowe were told didn't work for now going over 6 months, so no watching the games while eating. They ran out of soda and also zoo flew, so many people had to change their meals after initially ordering.... theme server was very nice and good though, so no complaints there... read more

Had lunch there today for the Spaghetti & Meatballs $6.99 special!! The place was busy early and the food was hot and good! Loved the bread!! Will definitely return! read more

Always good food but terrible customer service!!!!! Snotty and rude. The manger sets the tone with her nose in the air.

This is my go-to Italian restaurant that isn't only good for a tradition Italian like myself , but won't hurt your wallet either. I've been coming here for almost 8 years and I've never been disappointed with my service. I bring family , friends and dates here without worry. The atmosphere is pleasant on even on the busiest of nights. If you are fortunate to become a regular the staff will remember you and make you feel welcome . Come here for good food , good people and good time . read more

Love love love Babbo's , i've literally been coming here with my parents since i was a baby. pasta rustico is my fav and a raspberry italian soda read more

The food was amazing. We ordered pasta dishes... see photos. The place was packed and we were seated right away. Our waitress came and took our order shortly after. The reason for the four stars, and not five, is that she was unfriendly. We felt like we were an inconvenience. It's a shame because everything else was great. We will try them again and hopefully we can get better service. Otherwise..... excellent!! read more

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Customer service definitely needs improvement as evidenced by other reviews and our experience. Took several minutes to even be acknowledged and when manager did, she was abrasive. We were sat immediately but again took forever to get service. When manager brought our food out, she was rude. If plate is hot, use a mitt lady, but don't bark at customers. Food was good (too much chicken in dish) but customer service will make us go elsewhere!! read more

**BUG WARNING** So I went in the other night for dinner with my husband since this is one of our favorite Italian restaurants in the valley. But unfortunately this last experience was a disaster. We ordered two side salads with our dinner and before I could dig in I could see a dark figure in my salad, slowly moving around and awesome enough it was a LIVE COCKROACH crawling through my lettuce. Instead of freaking out and causing a scene (as much as I wanted to) I discretely got the managers attention and they simply offered a $25 gift card for the trouble just so we can come back and enjoy another bug infested salad. Beyond disappointed on how the manager handled such a disgusting situation. To say the least I will never be going back to any Babbos ever again. Check your meals before you eat because I'm sure that's not the last of them!!! read more

What ever happened to friendly, polite, cheerful customer service....by the Hostess and the female Manager, of all people! Both so incredibly rude and unapologetic. This location is in dire need of a new Manager and to fire the Hostess who must be someone's daughter, niece, or friend as her people skills are severely lacking! If this was an isolated case, I'd move along and not write a negative review. However, this seems to be the norm for these 2. Our party left to spend our $$ elsewhere. read more

Great Italian food all around! This place is great if you're looking to dine out for lunch or dinner and eat some really good food. The fresh breads are amazing too! Call in to check availability before coming in the evenings as they fill up quickly. read more

We have eaten at this restaurant a handful of times over the years and always have a really good experience with good food. Tonight we decided to do take out because of the covid-19 and our "lock down" orders. We are beyond wowed by our take out experience! The food was amazing, the packing was exceptional with nothing left out. They gave an abundance of extra Parmesan, oil and bread. The meals were packaged in tin, so everything was nice and hot when we got home. This place goes above and beyond and we were so thrilled to experience this from a local Italian restaurant. We will be back! And will definitely be seeing you again for take out! Thanks for being awesome Babbo!!! read more

Recently discovered this place and we love it! Their homemade bread is delicious and they give you olive oil with balsamic to dip it in, so good! Try the chicken alfredo or cauliflower crust pizza. Yum. read more

Spaghetti... meat balls. I stopped in here with a friend because we were both hungry and this place was convenient for us. The service that I received was nice and I enjoyed my server very much. I was really sad that the place that advertises "Spaghetti ... meat balls" didn't nab at least 3 stars from me. I suppose it is an uphill battle for any Italian restaurant because I don't eat pasta. *gasp* I know. I just don't eat it. I think pasta is a bunch of empty, tasteless calories. Yikes. So, when I go to Italian restaurants with friends, I always order any pasta dish w/o the pasta sub a veggie or lettuce. I don't mind paying extra for what I want. This is the first establishment that I've been told that wasn't an option. I just don't see why not if you're making the ingredients to order to put OVER plain pasta or tossed with plain pasta. Why can't I have it "OVER"/"with" anything I choose if I'm willing to pay? I would have loved to have ordered the roasted asparagus with the Bolognese, I'd imagine if the Bolognese is half way decent, it would have been awesome with that bread. IDK. But, that's the way they choose to run their business and I was fine with that. The server was kind enough to point me to some other options on the menu that did not have pasta in them. Great, I can work with that. I went for the Asparagus Fra Diavolo with roasted chicken and the Mista Salad. The Mista Salad was delicious. I believe I had it with their house dressing. YUMMY house dressing. I also dipped their bread in the salad dressing. Oh wait. How could I forget the bread. Wowzer! Their bread that they serve prior to the meal is simply divine. Warm, moist, soft and tasty. Very good. So, back to the Asparagus Fra Diavolo with roasted chicken. I just simply didn't enjoy it. It didn't taste good to me. :-( My friend ordered the Jambalaya and that tasted pretty good to him. I have heard the east VAlley location was good, so maybe I can give that a try some day. Sadly, this was likely my first time and my last time here. I didn't get to find out if Spaghetti enjoyed "meat'ing" Balls or not... So sad. BTW, they have a very nice patio dining space. read more

Ok. so on the west side, people wait for hours (every night of the week) for f*ing olive garden. Are you kidding me? Come on people, if you want crappy Italian food check out the freezer section at Fry's. No waiting! So in that context, Babbo is really good. Cute little place in a strip wall (this is the west side after all). The food is comfort food. Nothing creative or fancy, just big portions and tasty food. We had the salad, pesto bruschetta, pizza and the tiramisu. Everything was pretty good (not if you are on a diet...or a pseduo diet like I am). Great service. Our waitress rocked. And she offered tasting of several wines so we could make our choice. Nice touch. It is amazing how good service can make a place shine. Anyway, I will go back. Nice to see a good place in the 623. read more

Ever since I met my significant other I have been hearing rave reviews about Babbo. He absolutely loves the sandwiches and craves them often enough to peel himself away from the pool and drive across town for Saturday afternoon lunch take-out. I have only been once and had a really great experience. We sat outside on a beautiful day enjoying delicious food and great conversation. If I could change one thing, I would place Babbo in a location overlooking something better than a sea of compact cars. Great place for outdoor lunch, great service, great food! read more

The worst service ever. The owner is a 3!%*# And Food came out cold. My suggestion eat elsewhere. Or save your money. read more

Babbo... This place has been on my hit-list of places to try for a long long time. Today, I finally had the chance to taste the goodness that is Babbo! Of course I had the dish most honored here on Yelp... Spaghetti and Meatballs. I ordered my food for pick up so take that into consideration. Let me first say that everything I heard about the bread is absolutely true! Their bread ROCKS and mixed with oil.. WOW! It's outright delicious and could have been the mean right there! BUT waited too long and I have the plate in front of me... I dive in... spaghetti cooked perfectly... sauce tastes delicious (not too think not too thin.. not too tart, not too bland)... the meatballs are not only huge but they are the meatball bomb!! Really awesome and enjoyable meal! The only negative is that for whatever reason I did not get the dish at the $6.99 special. I was charged full price. I was going to bring it up but it's the first time I was trying this place out and I just wanted to eat! SO.. that brings me to portion size... not cool. Way too small even with the two huge meatballs. I wouldn't pay full price for that ever again.. it's simply not worth it for that little amount of food. read more

So much better than Oregano's. They actually put sauce on their food, and the pizza crust is cooked. For a few dollars more, worth it. Also never had bad service here. read more

Less than impressed with the customer Service after I had gone for dinner with my friends and we were sitting on the patio and found a roach infestation where their dining area is. When we first sat down a little girl at the table next to us noticed a cockroach and said something to the waitress. The waitress told the little girl that she was not right and must've been mistaken. That really bothers me because later in the evening, that same waitress and her manager admitted there was a cockroach problem!! So the staff knew there was a problem yet said the little girl was not right must've been mistaken. So we just let it go only to later find that under our table near the brick wall was a huge cockroach investigation and I saw dozens of them after I signed the flashlight on my phone to see why the wall up like it was moving. After being completely disgusted and we ran inside like total girls to have a manager come up to us and act like we were over reacting when this was right under our table. I'll be the first to tell you how amazing their food is however after seeing that and knowing that the waitress blatantly lied about it I'm pretty disgusted. Not to mention that the manager didn't want to even offer to do anything about it and I was not about to ask. He informed me that they spray for for the cockroaches every week and that that was enough however I would disagree since they are still there and right where people are eating. If I were you I would highly recommend not sitting on the patio area! read more

You made me so very happy. With my parents in tow we came to have Sunday Family lunch. With mature minds and needs come extra wants for eating out. Thank you for accommodating us with a smile. Often when eating out and you ask for a particular table or need , servers can be a bit sour. But not you, you smiled, helped , moved us and brought us fresh teas immediately. Your food was tasty too. Just what I wanted on a Sunday afternoon with the 'rents. Fast food never looked so good , as the quickly brought out salads you served. I definitely want to come back, you shine as a beacon of hope for casual easting in the Northwest Valley. Great Service , Great Friendly Wait Staff, and Tasty Food! read more

This is my mom's all-time favorite place to eat at. I like this place a lot too. It's a smaller restaurant, but bigger than it used to be because they have since remodeled. I love the food here. I always get the Fettuccine Alfredo and it's really good. You also get free bread like at most Italian restaurants. The service is good 75 percent of the time. Some of the servers are a little rude, but for the most part I have had good experiences. I also like the huge soda glasses. It's nice not to have to continuously ask for a refill. Sometimes it's a bit crowded, being that it's not a big restaurant, but it is an overall nice atmosphere and great place to eat. read more

My daughter and I decided to try Babbo for lunch today based on reviews and friends recommendations. The hostess was less than friendly when we asked about being seated at a booth. The waitress was nice and took our order quickly. My daughter order a pasta dish and I ordered a pizza. It took forever for our food. My pizza was not even warm. I did not want to complain since my daughter treated me to lunch. I think Babbo has been the only upscale Italian eatery in the area for some time. We recently visited Pomo Pizzaria down the street and it was soooooo much better. I would not return based on the service, wait time and of course the food. read more

This was my 3rd time visiting Babbo. Last night's service was TERRIBLE. It took our waitress 25 mins to bring our drinks and 45 minutes to bring 1 appetizer! Mind you, we sat down at 830 at night when the restaurant was slowing down. The waitress didn't seem interested in serving us as at all and it was almost like we were an inconvenience to her. The only reason i would give last night's experience 1 star is because the fried ravioli with sausage ragu was delicious. My fiance's dinner looked like it has been under a heat lamp for 30 minutes and it tasted ABSOLUTELY GROSS. For someone who never, ever complains, she had to send it back. My calzone was burnt beyond recognition. Anyone looking for an "authentic" Italian restaurant, please look elsewhere as the food and service is disgusting. You couldn't pay me to frequent this place again! read more

I think the picture I posted sums up my experience at Babbo. 45 minute wait for this "stunning" appetizer. read more

Babbo Italian Eatery - This is "bruschetta" for those of you who don't know.... Yes this is the dish they served me lol - Italian Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

We spent over $100 in take out, then decided to stay and dine in one of their booths. There was literally 4 other couples and 20+ tables available. Then the manager told us we could not sit at the booth and moved all 4 of us to a small table stating "we need to save the booth for larger parties. What??!!! It seats 4 and we have 4!!!! Manager was very unprofessional and never apologized for being so rude to us. Don't go here! Spend your money in another establishment that truly appreciates your business. I later complained to corporate with a copy of our receipt and the manager at the same facility apologized and would send us a gift certificate for $100..... well needless to say, she NEVER DID! They lost my business and will never recommend this establishment to any of my family or friends! Oreganos is 2 blocks south, cheaper, better food and excellent service in a relaxed atmosphere! read more

Really disappointed in this place, especially since the other reviews are so good. Here's my experience.. The Good: Super friendly servers. The bread is awesome. The Bad: It took forever for us to be greeted. By forever, And by forever, I mean a good 7-9 minutes. The restaurant clearly wasn't busy and there were servers standing at the bar just talking. I ordered a beer and my husband ordered a soft drink. His came quickly, and again, mine took forever. Again, at the very least 5 minutes. We could see the bar area from where we were seated and clearly, no one was busy. Why did it take so long? I can understand waiting if they were busy, but there were maybe 5 tables max. I had the pasta and salad lunch special. Mista salad was ok. Asparagus and mushroom pasta was terrible. The garlic sauce tasted like burnt flour, the asparagus was teeny tiny, and the mushrooms were super thin. Not good at all. My husband ordered the stuffed canneloni. Two small pieces of stuffed pasta drenched in a mediocre marinara sauce. All for the price of $33.00. Needless to say, we will not be back. read more