Let me tell you, this place if fucking phenomenal. I love Italian, always have. This place stands out to me. Their spaghetti is so damn good. Their service is amazing. They once held an order for me 30 minutes after they closed. I was running way late and they were super understanding. read more

Italian House - Pup - Italian Near Me - Janesville, Wisconsin

The reviews I read about this establishment make it sound like the place to get Italian food in the area. We set up to meet friends here but we're disappointed when we arrived to see signs that said take out only. Be sure to check it out, but be prepared for it be takeout only. Next time we are in town, we will call ahead and make an order for pick up. read more

How do they not know how to cook pasta? I have tried 4~5 times and every single time the pasta is mushy and gummy. Today we ordered spaghetti and mostaccioli. We ate it right away and couldn't believe how mushy the noodles were in both dishes. I keep trying, thinking that it will be better but it's not. I asked for some Parmesan to put on my pasta and the man said it would be 1.00. Who charges for cheese? On a side note, the garlic bread was delicious. read more

Such an amazing Janesville staple! Edmund is the hardest working guy around, and his team works just as hard to provide the best food around at a great price! A local treasure!! read more

Surprised the reviews are not more glowing!! For $9 you get an 8 inch sub that is super wide! We ordered the turkey sandwhich and asked for it to be toasted. This was accommodated. They even put the lettuce on the side so it wasn't soggy. The sweet bread is incredible and really makes the sandwhich. The portion was plenty for 2 people to be full on. I would definitely order from here again. Picking up in the drive through was a breeze and the staff was super friendly. Try this spot on your next lunch break!! read more

Came here on a drive from Chicago to Madison. The sandwiches are huge. I ordered a half and got a footling sandwich. Chicken parm on garlic bread - bread is super soft, kind of sweet with a hint of garlic. Chicken is nice and juicy, cheese is rich, but there could have been a little bit more red sauce Overall, really delicious sandwiches and the bread definitely steals the show. Would come back on another road trip read more

Love love love! These are really the best sandwiches you can find! Tons of meat and fresh veggies and soft delicious bread! So worth a stop!

So much food, and all of it was solid Italian. The meatballs were especially good. We will definitely eat here again.

I ordered the tortellini and garlic cheese bread. It tasted awful, no seasonings. I was up all night sick from the food and still 24 hours later can't eat more than a couple bites of food because my stomach still is queasy. read more

Food is great! Service is always good. The people are friendly. The restaurant is cozy and clean.

Ordered from here based on the recommendation of the front desk at my hotel. Very good choice. A ton of food! Garlic bread, salad, lasagna and meatballs all for under $30. The lasagna was incredible. Great portion, just right on the cheese. The garlic bread and cheese was amazing. Im not a huge fan of fennel, so the meatballs we ok to me. The sauce was slightly acidic, but overall a great meal. Can't wait for the pandemic to be over to visit in person. read more

Italian House - a meal of lasagna and sauce - Italian Near Me - Janesville, Wisconsin

There is nothing not perfect about this place. Food, service, atmosphere, prices, it's all there. Tick, tick, tick.

Ordered carry out on a weeknight and it was ready so quick! We got family style tortellini with garlic bread and the gondola sub (the bread is phenomenal). Reasonably priced, local, and authentic Italian food. Perfect for a family night in! read more

Italian House nailed a pickup order for an 80-person construction crew. Very easy ordering/pickup process and everyone had plenty to eat.

I always have to try the spaghetti at Italian place I go because it's the only thing I know about... so first off I noticed that there was an option to get spaghetti by itself for $5. I've never had spaghetti anywhere else that was so filling. It was pretty good, not fancy at all. It was good and it was filling. I was stuffed after eating it. The place is pretty nice and the staff was nice, There are a lot of other things on the menu that I'd love to try now that the spaghetti test has been passed. read more

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Our family has been going to the Italian House for many years, starting in 1987 when Ed first opened his establishment. Always consistently good food at reasonable prices. An excellent example of a local business worth every bit of our local support. Our family has had many to all of the dishes, even more now since Italian Houses moved to the old Hardee's right next door to their original long time storefront. Nothing bad on the menu and family friendly all the way around. read more

Delicious food and great service. I had the chicken kiev over mostacholli and meat sauce, smothered in delicious cheese. It was perfect! Both chicken and pasta! My hubs had the flatbread pizza with sweet onions and peppers and it was perfectly seasoned and crispy and again loaded with heavenly cheese. Large portions and super affordable prices. Great spot to swing by, glad we did. read more

I love Italian food and we live nearby. We got garlic bread appetizer that was terrible. The bread itself was sweet and no amount of garlic could cover that. My "chicken parmesan" was chunks of non-breaded chicken mixed in blah spaghetti sauce and served over noodles. My husband got some kind of sandwich and he really enjoyed that, but I was not impressed with anything. Didn't even take the leftovers. read more

Great local Italian. Family dinners are great for a quick meal for the crew. Love the gondola subs!!

Janesville badly needs a non-chain Italian restaurant that is more than a pizza joint. Unfortunately this is the only city option. Really lousy service. Ordered one bucket of takeout ravioli which should take about 30 seconds to fill. After waiting for over 10 minutes I asked what the problem was and the cashier said "oh, here it is", obviously having been sitting there awhile. The 7-8 employees couldn't handle the onslaught of 5 customer tables and a carry out window all at the same time. Really lame. Spaghetti sauce is a overly sweet but is probably why it's popular. A city of 65,000 really needs better Italian fair than this. read more

I placed an order for a lasgna dinner, loaf of garlic bread and a loaf of cheese bread. Both the garlic and cheese bread were soggy. The cheese bread had barely any cheese and the garlic bread was burned. I threw it out. The salad had a packet of dressing on top of it insidevthe container, thereby potentially contaminating the contents due to Covid 19. I threw it out. I havent eaten the lasgna yet. How bad could it be after it's reheated? Time will tell. This is my third experience with something wrong with my meal. The other 2 times occurred dining in the restaurant where my food was cold, as in it was taken out of the refrigerator or freezer and microwaved. My fair guess is that out of the $27 I paid (hoping for at least 6 meals out of it) I threw out $20 worth of food and at best will get 2 meals. I will give them credit, they did give me a fair and partial refund. read more

Of course this isn't going to be some magical authentic Italian food - you're in the middle of the middle. And sure, I might be giving a nostalgia star but still, I think it's delicious and I try to go for lunch the once a year that I find myself in Janesville. I think the sandwiches are good, and I normally pay the extra buck and get it on garlic bread. Yes, the bread is on the sweet side but it's deliberate, and when you get the bread as garlic bread, it's great against the sweetness. I usually go for the chicken parm sandwich, and I enjoy it. It's also big enough that I get two meals out of it, so bonus. I've been to Italy numerous time and I can't say I've ever had anything in Janesville that's at all authentic - but that doesn't mean it's not a good meal here anyway. read more

Great place for Italian food. They have all you can eat spaghetti and garlic bread for under 6 bucks. I love their subs. I had the gondola. This is ham, salami, and cheese on toasted fresh baked bread, topped with lettuce. I plan to try the pizza soon. read more

Maybe make it more clear that you are only open for pick up and not done in so people don't waste there time driving across town

We first visited and got some Gondola sandwiches, making an assumption it was a "Italian sub". Sure it has a few of the cold cuts, but that is it. I mean who puts American Cheese on a Italian sub? My husband convinced this was a good place, tried again by ordering lasagna a few weeks later. He didn't like it for the lack of layered flavors. I don't understand the appeal of this place. Is it nostalgia? Thinking this is a good family place, based upon price point, and it is kid friendly. Kids normally don't have refined palates, they are more about the fun of eating out. The menu is simple, nothing terrible, but definitely nothing noteworthy. read more

This place is in my top 3 worst places I've ever eaten. With 13 years of restaurant work and living in multiple states, that is a huge statement. Giving it one star is more than I believe this place deserves. The garlic bread came out and was barely toasted. It tasted more like bread with butter and hint of garlic. For our meal, I ordered some lasagna and my girlfriend got a pasta with pork that had 1/2 alfredo and 1/2 marinara. My lasagna tasted like a tin can and I found myself barely able to eat it. My girlfriend's meal looked great, and the pork actually was. But her marinara was the same tinny variety that I was biting on. And the alfredo was atrocious. Now I'm big on eating what you get and I'm usually the guy that finished off other people's food. I couldn't even do that here. I tried my girlfriend's food and nearly vomited. We left, food not even half gone. When we were asked how our food was, we told the server that it was barely edible. To my surprise, her exact response was "That's good." I can only imagine that they're in business for things other than their pasta, like maybe the flow of customers from the high school that is a block away. I'll regret going here forever, I still get nauseous when I drive by it. Do yourself a favor and avoid it at all costs. read more

The Italian House is a fun place to eat for something casual and quick. It's not fast food, but it's definitely not sit-down fine dining. The price range at Italian House is very inexpensive - they even give you cans of pop instead of using a fountain drink machine. Mostly the high school kids work there, food arrives quickly, and they do not serve alcohol. It's sort of like a Fazoli's, but it is not a chain to my knowledge. Try the garlic bread; the bread is actually very sweet in flavor. I love it! Whenever I think of Italian House, I think of that bread. The other food items on the menu are fine; nothing terrible and nothing outta-this-world delicious. It's a good choice for a simple, quick, cheap bite to eat. read more

Really really good food. I am sad that I cannot eat the gondola every week since I moved to college in Milwaukee. But when I come back to Janesville, I always have to stop by to grab the famous gondola.. PLEASE PLEASE come to lower east side Milwaukee! They have no good sandwich places up here.. Italian House would be an absolute hit! I've also tried the Mobster, manicotti, and other pastas. Always good, always fresh. You get what you pay for and more. Never have been disappointed here with anything. There is a reason this has been voted best italian food in janesville for so many years. Prices have gone slightly up since they added a banquet room. Also seems like the pasta is a little bit too americanized, and not authentic. Super hard working owner whom is willing to give back to the community. Will always be a customer here and I hope Italian House stays in this community for a very long time. read more

I visited Italian House a few years ago while on a trip to Janesville and enjoyed the pasta, but after seeing the simply amazing chicken parm sandwich on garlic bread that my wife had, I regretted not ordering a sandwich because they looked (and tasted) amazing. So this time around, I ordered a half deluxe gondola - and boy was that good. For starters, I've no idea how you could ever eat a whole one - they're huge and packed solid with delciousness. I mean seriously, I'm a big guy who eats footlong subs from Subway all the time but I struggled to finish off my half, despite really wanting to! The other thing to note about Italian House is the friendliness of the staff there, who are simply great - and the simply stunning smell as you walk in. If they bottled that, I'd buy it too. There's loads of things on the menu I'm yet to try, so I'm sure I'll be back on further visits. read more

Great food! Their sweet bread for their sandwiches is great and helps make them stand out. Large portions so there are typically leftovers to take home. Variety of pasta dishes to choose from and their meatball sub is very yummy! Catering is available for a large group of people and it seems pretty inexpensive. Very large dining area. Sit down style dining so don't expect fast food. Great Italian food option for Janesville. read more

The famous garlic bread is sweet. Alfredo sauce is very thin and disappointing. Crab in the linguine seafood alfredo? Definitely NOT even close to even fake crab. Meatballs in sub heavy heavy with sausage and caraway seeds. The decor is cute and the staff is nice but the food doesn't make a good impression. Also, if you are carrying, they have one of those signs on the door. As we all know, criminals don't pay any attention to those signs. read more

Very tasty. Just moved down the street, so I haven't been in the new location, but looks very nice. The bread is great! read more

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I like this place. we went for spaghetti on Monday Night. The generous portions were marvelous. The garlic bread was fresh and the salad was crisp and also fresh tasting. I can't wait to go back to try a sandwich. read more

We love love love their Gondola sandwiches! The bread they come on is amazing!!!! That's all I've had their but everything else looks and smells fabulous too! Good price for a lot of sandwich :) read more

Italian House - Gondola Deluxe (I had mine toasted, normally this one is a cold sandwich). - Italian Near Me - Janesville, Wisconsin

We love this place. It has been one of our families favorites for 25 years. We consider Edmund the owner a close friend of ours. He has made this small family local resturant into a must stop. This place is one of the only true staples in Janesville when it comes to food. I always start out with a classic house salad. Then an order of garlic cheese bread with a side of spaghetti sauce for dipping. Then on to the main course. For myself it has to be a classic gondola. My wife like the cheese tortellini or the lasagna. My son's favorite is the chicken alfredo. The bread has a nice sweet touch to it. We love this resturant. We like the cleanliness of the place. We like how the staff is friendly and at tentative. They are usually always busy but food comes out fast and fresh. We no longer live in the area but we always will stop here first before going anywhere else in town. It's that good. Easy to get to right off highway I-90. Passing by Janesville call in your order and pick it up. read more

I tried the Gray's Honey Ale, Gray's Busted Knuckle both beer's were pretty amazing I found the Honey a little on the sweeter side and the knuckle a little on the tart side, however both we're equally good. Upon mixing them together they created a perfect meld the tart with the sweet added more flavor. I order the spaghetti with meat which was very reasonably priced at $5.00 or so for there lunch special. Spaghetti was done to perfection meat sauce could of had a little more meat put it was still delicious I couldn't even finishing eating all my food. I'm a real parmesan girl they only had the powder style. Bit this girl is 100% a happy camper with service food and drinks. read more

Italian House - Signed platers/plates - Italian Near Me - Janesville, Wisconsin

I don't understand why this place is included in the 'best of' Janesville list! I have tried their food 3 times over the course of 5 years, the most recent time being last weekend, and every time I feel unimpressed. Their sandwiches are very large but no better than Subway. Their other dishes/entrees are on par with (maybe even lower than) Olive Garden. Their "famous" bread is dense and sweet and NOT Italian (OG's breadsticks aren't very Italian either but I'd prefer one of those any day). Don't be fooled by the Chicken Parm sandwich listed on their menu- it comes with chunks/nubs of grilled-type chicken. Survey any food-eating person and they will tell you Chicken Parm = larger pieces of BREADED chicken breast!!! The fact that they sell pasta by-the-bucket should say it all. Sure, that may be fine for feeding a high school football team but what about the rest of us! The ONLY reason I am giving 2 stars vs 1 star is that their prices are good. That's it. read more

Can't say enough about the ownership and how fantastic this place is! Had them cater for our wedding and we couldn't be happier! Great food great price and extremely professional! Made planning a breeze as he is very thorough and has obviously lots of experience doing this. Made it very comfortable and reassuring everything was taken care of and it absolutely was! He was so kind and caring that he let us take care of all the expenses after our honeymoon. Food quality was fresh and everyone loved it and service was great. In and out and even packed all of our leftovers for us! Highly recommend these guys for any event or just stopping in for some delicious food! read more

The Italian House is a Janesville institution. I used to eat here everyday when I was in high school. Now I am a grownup and have fond memories that many of the great moments I have spent in the Italian House not being oppressed by the learn or the textbook. I wish I could tell you I remember the M-F menu we used to have because that was a ritual. I remember the best day was pizza. But I digress. I remember talking to Edmund - why cant we get my favorite soda, coca cola with cherry flavor. He explained to me in terms that I could not relate to as a knucklehead kid but now as a adult makes perfect sense. Anyways in 2017, all the restuarants let you add the flavors of whatever syrup you want. But I digress again. Let me tell you why Italian House is a thriving business. For generations people have eaten here and continue to eat here. I have known Edmund from early in his business coming to Janesville until today he is a captain of industry. The food is delicious. The food is a great value. The food satisfies. Craig High School students had never tired, they would wait their turn to place their order and hopefully find a seat. But today the hs campus policy is now closed, and still the customers fill up his restaurant and new exclusive party room for group events. This business is a part of Janesville peoples lives. And a big part is that friendly owner who has been so good to so many people. A popular choice to have catered to large group events! OK about the Italian fare. You will know the restaurant by the Gondola. A submarine sandwich you can eat as many segments as you want until you are full. How about that home-made bread. The distinct flavor, the fresh texture, the natural composition, hello perfection. Take it how you want, right out of the oven, with garlic, or with cheesy garlic. Finally the house sauce, the sweet tomato taste with ground beef base - the signature with all of the dishes. My favorite is the meatball. Any entree I order, I will always get this on the side. Yes thats a one spicy meatball. read more

I'd liked to start my review by stating that from the outside the place looked like I would find a cockroach in my food, nothing special. The decor on the inside wasn't bad, neither was they're selection of music but the atmosphere as awful. I felt hated as soon as I walked in the door, I felt like nobody wanted me there. There was no host/hostess to seat me. Me and my a date eventually found out we should just seat ourselves. Finally after 20 minutes our waitress took our order, ordered a water and a toasted mobster sandwich my date ordered the lasagna and a water, we also order a side of bruschetta. A large group of unruly teenagers were sat next to me, so by this point in the night I am thoroughly annoyed. Our food arrived after about 40 minutes we never received our bruschetta. The mobster was absolutely awful, so disgusting and greasy would not recommend. My date liked her lasagna though. I am currently eating a tumbs to try and combat the awful experience I had at the Italian house. Please steer clear of this place unless this place improves itself. read more