A lovely Italian restaurant hidden away in Burke. I happened upon it as I was looking for another place and decided on some Italian food instead. Other than Asian cuisine, Italian food is one of my great loves. And I think this place has a charming interior, good service, and some terrific food. I really only had two things: a small Caesar salad as a starter and spaghetti carbonara. Both were excellent. Caesar salad may sound like nothing difficult, but many places drown their salad in Caesar dressing. This salad had a good balanced ratio and had a good crunchy texture instead of being soggy. And I hadn't had carbonara in a long time, but they do a really good one here. Prices also are reasonable for the quality. I have friends only a couple miles down the road from here. The next time I visit them, I'll suggest we meet here for lunch or dinner. read more

I recently ate at this location and was highly disappointed by the service. The server was completely overwhelmed and had no idea what to do, and the manager on duty, Eddy Santiago, was just as clueless and unhelpful. Total lack of training and leadership all around. read more

I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by our whole, spontaneous dining experience at this restaurant. The place was packed and yet we were seated promptly. It had a great vibe and smelled of delectable garlic bread. Our server quickly took our orders and it wasn't long before we were visited by Eddie - the wine connoisseur- who recommended a crisp and delicious Chilean Rose. Shortly thereafter our meals were delivered and absolutely delicious! My husband and our friends enjoyed scallops and calamari. We each then ordered chicken Parmesan, eggplant Parmesan, pizza, and a meat lovers dish- and it was all delicious! All in all a delightful experience and we will be back!!! A very tasty meal. I definitely overate!!! read more

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Second time here.. not so great. Kinda bad. First, the servers are kids. You're not having a fine dining experience here, more like late night diner. My server vanished right after she took my order. I didn't see her again until she came back later to collect the tip. Spaghetti? Bland AF. I was super disappointed. Not much sauce. It was just bland. What ruined the evening was this huge party that had an area of the restaurant blocked off. LOUD AND OBNOXIOUS. Why a manager did not step in is beyond me. The first time I was here was in the middle of the week for an early dinner, and it was quiet and it was nice. On a Friday evening, it's like eating at Denny's. Damn that sucked. Still good bread though... read more

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Food: Perfectly delicious. Service: Impeccable. From the host to the chef, friendly and accommodating. Welcoming and authentic flavors. read more

Giardino Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Virginia

Went to this restaurant last evening to celebrate my neighbor's birthday. The atmosphere was festive and the ambiance was cozy. The waitress, Nu, was so kind and thoughtful. She went out of her way to provide amazing service. I was so happy that she was our waitress. She was attentive and provided extra tlc to the older diners in our party. Food was excellent; rolls were great and the entrees were savory. We all left full and satisfied. Overall a pleasant atmosphere and great dining experience. read more

This place is awesome love the food here! the wood fire pizza is amazing the staff was super friendly and the ambiance is amazing 10 out of 10 would recommend! read more

Giardino Italian Restaurant - Wood fire pizza could not even wait to take the picture it was soo good!! - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Virginia

I am absolutely obsessed with everything about this place!! This is one of the few places in this area that when you walk in the door, you are family to them... and you can feel it! The food is to die for and the portions will have you so stuffed that even your stretchy pants will put in extra work! Their chicken Fettuccine Alfredo is so good that it shows up in my dreams! And don't even get me started on their desserts! They have this delicious caramel "hockey puck of love" (our nickname for it since we can never remember the actual name) that we found out is a family recipe and we just never get enough of it! Giardino's we would follow you to the moon! Thank you for being who you are!! We appreciate each and every one of you!! read more

This is our routine "upgrade" Italian restaurant in Burke/Springfield. The food is only excellent as is the service. Prices are reasonable for the quality and quantity received. Every meal we have received over several years has been worth every penny. They also serve those with restricted diets so all can enjoy their offerings. We have our "go to" restaurant close, but this is our next tier restaurant. Try it and enjoy! read more

I enjoy going to local restaurants that are not chains. Giardino is in the Kings Park Shopping Center. Our waitress was great and the service continued to be excellent all evening. Really could not of asked for a better server. We had kids in our group and she handled them well and gave them an appropriate amount of attention. The entrees were good. I thought the lasagna carne was overly saucy. I enjoyed the small Caesar salad. Someone in our group got the Chicken Bryan. They really enjoyed the goat cheese, sun dried tomatoes and white wine sauce with the chicken. The dish looked really good. I was more impressed with the service than my entree. We will go back and I will order something different. read more

Guardino is a neighborhood Italian spot at the King's Park Shopping Center. It's very cozy and usually crowded, but you can usually get a table. It's a destination for things like students going to high school dances. Bread and olive oil are served as a starter. I like the Spaghetti and Meatballs, always a favorite. I've tried the Spaghetti Carbonara which is very good, too. read more

Giardino Italian Restaurant - Carbonara. - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Virginia

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An amazing taste, the calzone is the best I've had. The staff were all polite and the inside has a fun theme going, but I've recently gotten multiple wrong orders when I pick up, getting the wrong calzone. read more

If you love Italian pizza, Giardino is an excellent restaurant in the Fairfax area. The pizza chef, "Cesar," makes excellent pizzas and is very accommodating for special/custom pizza requests. read more

Got lunch here with my Mom the other day and we had a delightful experience. Our server was Alex who was attentive, polite, knowledgeable, and quick to anticipate what we needed (refills, bags to go, etc). We had the mozzarella carrozza for our appetizer which was delicious. My Mom ordered the Fettuccine Alfredo and I got the Spaghetti Siciliana for our entrees. The food was a great sized portion for the price (we took leftovers home), and everything came out quick and was delicious. A manager checked on us during the meal and it was a great experience. We will definitely be going back! read more

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OMG finally a pizza place in Northern Virginia that I can celebrate! The crust was so good. I actually ate it which I never do. I am a pizza snob, having grown up in Connecticut and enjoyed Connecticut, New Jersey and New York pizza. It's been hard for me to stomach what passes for pizza down here. But the brick oven pizza is just phenomenal! And dessert was wonderful too. I had cannolis, my other half had tiramisu - both wonderful. Can't wait to come back and try some of the regular entrées ! We definitely will be back! read more

Back to outstanding! We got a table right away and lucked into getting our favorite server Tony. The pasta was simply amazing - hot, creamy, and delicious. The atmosphere is friendly, the staff are delightful and kind, and the food is authentic Tuscan Italian. Thanks for being awesome! read more

Great food and service with delicious pizza. Giardino's also has a good selection of pasta dishes too! read more

Giardino Italian Restaurant - Burrata salad - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Virginia

This place did a good job of accommodating a big group. We were celebrating a 98th birthday and the servers were pretty attentive even as the party trickled in. The ambiance of the restaurant was lively and casual. There was a young child with the group and they helped by getting her food order placed earlier than the group. The group ranged from 2-98 years old so it hit all the necessary points on that way. One downside was the food. I think it could have been seasoned better. The bread didn't have much flavor even when paired with marinara. I had the chicken parm and the meat tasted good but the spaghetti was a little bland. Overall, this is a decent place for a no frills, casual, reasonably priced and good for large groups, come check it out. read more

Giardino Italian Restaurant - Chicken Parmigiana - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Virginia

Authentic neighborhood-style Italian restaurant with excellent food, reasonable wines, and great service. Be sure to tell them if you like extra garlic or a more spicy sauce at the kitchen will be happy to oblige read more

I was shopping at giant and came across this gem! I cannot express how much my entire family likes here, these are the things that I love most they are family friendly so toddler is super happy here, I've never waited more than 10 minutes for my food, generous portions, and most importantly, consistent I love that every time I've come here the food is always consistently good and taste the same. The pizza and the carbonara are our favorites. Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures while I was there, but I do have a picture of my leftovers which does them no justice but the next time Im there, I'll update photos. read more

Giardino Italian Restaurant - Spaghetti alla Carbonara - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Virginia

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My family and I all enjoyed the food here, we really didn't know what to expect but we were craving Italian. They give bread before the meal so that was nice and olive oil and balsamic vinegar which I like. I got the carbonara and wifey got the clam linguine? The carbonara was yummy and not too greasy. The clam pasta was flavored just right and not as overly saucy. The kids got the pizza and it was a big one for $8. I think they could have shared just one. Overall if we crave Italian again we will come here instead of Olive Garden. Service was great and friendly and accommodating. Ambience is nice with the scenes of Italian countryside painted on its walls. read more

This place is a great and we always come back. The food is amazing and authentic and the service is solid. I think we are trying every item in the menu each time we come back. Love this place. Always a good time and lots of regulars read more

This past Saturday a group of 12 ordered four of their large pizzas. This was the first time that I have ever had their pizzas and I was very impressed. It was 12 adults and it was the perfect amount for our group (also had some salad) only had 3 slices leftover! We tried the following: The carne- all kinds of meats Bruschetta-my favorite! Great flavor! Sausage- lots of sausage The four cheese-not my favorite, I particularly didn't like the Gorgonzola on it but others in the group did! Will order pizza from here again for sure! read more

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Absolutely horrible experience-from the wait staff to the service to the food. We waited 15 minutes to get menus, another 15 to get drinks and then another 15 to Order. The waitress spent more time looking out the front window than waiting on tables. And this was at 5:30. For 4 people the meals arrived at 3 different times so some were done eating before the last meal even arrived. My cannelloni was filled with unidentifiable meat, grey and stringy. The waitress cleaned off the table, taking the silverware and napkins before our desserts were even ordered. Then she laid down the bill saying the desserts were already included BUT we hadn't even received the desserts yet. awful awful experience read more

Giardino is a hidden gem in the neighborhood! My fiancé and I decided to give this place a try. It definitely did not disappoint! We were sat down within minutes on a busy Friday night. We ordered from the special of the day menu- salad with sweet potato's and dates, garden pasta, and blackened sea scallops. The salad was fresh and flavor was complementary with the dates and balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Main course- the garden pasta was a surprise! The veggies were al dente and super fresh but the main attraction was the marinara sauce with a kick. It left your taste bud wanting for more! The blacken scallop dish was cooked to perfection. The cauliflower mesh tasted like real mesh potato with bits and pieces of cauliflower with extra crunch. We thoroughly enjoyed how the food came out. Our server was friendly and attentive to our needs. We also got a chance to meet the owner- down to earth, passionate about his restaurant and food, humble, and personable! We will be back again to support this local business! read more

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Giardino's has a wonderful warm and friendly atmosphere. The food and service are terrific with a constant range of new and delicious weekly specials. read more

Service was incredible! Our server was attentive, helpful and just really good It's a neighborhood restaurant where you can get good food and drag your kids in so ambiance is non-existent which is fine The food is good. It's fast even though it's busy. My husband had the chicken parm which was really good. My daughter ordered a butterfly pizza which she got a kick out of. I ordered the special, a risotto with seafood and it was SO good, risotto was cooked really well, saffron was abundant and the sauce was to die for Would come back over and over read more

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I want to like this place so bad, it's in my neighborhood... however, I've been here 3 times and I've been disappointed 3 times. The food lacks flavor. The older staff have rude demeanor about them, as if we are bothering them. I will be traveling to Bertucci's, which is 15-20 minutes away... read more

The food is delicious! The ambience is very nice. The service is hit or miss depending who you get, but everyone is usually very pleasant.

Nothing fancy or froo froo. Just solid Italian food done very well. I had minestrone soup and tortellini. Solid and filling. The bread is great. Few in our group got pizzas and liked them a lot too. Very friendly service - accommodated our large party well. read more

Ultra comfort food, extra quality. Fast and considerate service. Nice family atmosphere. read more

Nice little neighborhood Italian restaurant. We have eaten in but take out pizza is our go-to. Love the carnivore pizza and their pizza sauce. Service is mostly fast and the staff is always friendly. read more

My family loves this place. The food and service are both fantastic. My son requests to get dinner there every year for his birthday. The atmosphere is great too and we love sitting outside on nice days. We have also had them do catering for us on a few occasions. They came to our house, set everything up and the food was delicious. Our experiences with them have never been anything short of outstanding! read more

Giardinos is our family's favorite! Wonderful food and service! Excellent customer service. Everyone we have ever brought here raves about the food. read more

Excellent food. Excellent service. Food was delicious and came so quickly. We had a little of everything - calzone, pizza, carbonara and calamari as well as some other pasta. We tasted off of each other's plates and everyone liked everything. It was pretty impressive. We're already talking about our next visit. Definitely a do over. read more

My wife and I had dinner at Giardino's tonight and we were blown away at how good everything was. I had a wood fired cheese pizza with bacon and it came out hot and was just as tasty as I had hoped for. My wife had bruschetta for an appetizer which she said was great, and chicken parm for her meal and she absolutely loved it. We used to come to this location years ago when it was San Vito, the decor looked very similar from what I remember, but lots of tables to be found with smiling faces all around. Service was excellent, they constantly made sure our drinks were topped off and to see if we needed anything else. I can honestly say that since moving back to this neighborhood in Fairfax Giardinos is my new favorite restaurant in town! We will be back. read more

Giardino Italian Restaurant - Sitting at a table inside Giardinos - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Virginia

Great service and amazing food. We will be coming back. Highly recommend. Eddie and Theodore were awesome. read more

Giardino Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Virginia

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The food was good. Good bread with pesto and oil. We had a fish entree with various fish in a good sauce. It didn't come with any pasta. It was as described in the menu. We had an arancini appetizer which was good but not as good as Ozzie's. We had a calzone called traditional that had mozzarella and ham. It was as described in the menu and doesn't contain ricotta. It was good. The server was inattentive and plopped the check on the table while we were eating without saying anything such as asking if we wanted anything else such as dessert. On our way out we let the manager know. He apologized and said it was miscommunication and the server misconstrued our communication. We disagreed with his description of what happened. He became defensive and wouldn't acknowledge poor service or even that the server needed training. He was more concerned with his own ego telling us how to spell his name if we write a review and how long he has been the manager there. The ambiance was nice. Overall we had a nice dinner marred by poor service and an unpleasant conversation with the manager. read more

We are regulars and in almost all cases our experience concurs with the other 5 star reviews. Prices are reasonable. I'll usually select from the specials menu which changes weekly. The staff is well trained, with new hires supervised and supported by the more experienced. Very "kid friendly," and a popular place for family gatherings. So earlier on Saturday evenings it may be packed inside at 630 PM but spaces are usually opening up by 7 30 or so. read more

Awesome spot in an unassuming supermarket strip location. Very reasonably priced menu for Northern Virginia. Mostly $15-$30 plates with $10 cocktails. My wife and I split a really solid meat pizza, but our daughter had the star of the evening -- a gnocchi plate. The meal had three sauces on the pasta, a bolognese, Alfredo, and a pesto. Can't beat this for a local date night spot. Definitely recommend. read more