Savor the aroma of garlic and fresh-baked rolls as you enter this place. It smelled heavenly! The place is somewhat small and unassuming, but neat and clean, and bustling with energy. The food was outstanding, served as quickly as possible by a friendly and attentive staff. I went there and ordered take-out. While I waited for my order, I thoroughly enjoyed watching the staff hustle as they prepared meals and served the other customers. I got the cannelloni-lasagna-ziti trio. It was cooked to perfection and wonderfully flavored. I will definitely return and try a pizza or another one of their pasta dishes. read more

Italiano's mainly serves New York style pizza with a crunchy crust, and they are alright in that aspect (although some of the pizzas are a bit too greasy). The subs, calzones, and stromboli are good as well. However, the pasta options are not very good at all; the marinara is okay (used to be over acidic but it's been better recently), the alfredo sauce is unfortunately bland, most of the pasta taste like they're missing something (lacking flavor), and the dishes are not very authentic. The place is a hole in the wall, and quite friendly and humble on the inside. All the tableware is disposable plastic, and there's only paper plates and tin foil bowls, which isn't the best way to eat sauce heavy dishes. There are comfortable booths and tables, and two HD TVs. What disappoints me is the kitchen: it is dirty, there are thick grease crusts above the stove, and it's not the ideal place to cook what they serve. Italiano's redeeming feature are the prices, which are very affordable, even if you come in a group. Service is also usually good, and the servers are attentive and kind. Perhaps with more attention from the owner, a cleaner kitchen, and an improvement on the pastas and sauces, I'd rate Italiano's higher, but as it is you should just stick with their pizzas/subs/stromboli and that's it. read more

Italiano's - Cannelloni with alfredo sauce. A bit bland to be frank. - Pizza Near Me - Temple, Texas

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I only decided to check this place out because of all the positive yelp reviews and saw an advertisement saying they ranked as top pizza in Texas. Let me break down why I gave this place a one star review. I hate to be the one who writes a negative review, but when you claim to be the best your opening the door. Pizza Quality - 1/5 - only because they claim to be NY Style, which NY style isn't LOADED with cheese as this large pizza was. It was also very doughy with no crisp. Cheese wasn't very flavorful, greasy pie, and undercooked. Atmosphere - 2/5 Clean restaurant but not authentic Italian at all. I have never been to a true Italian restaurant that has a Godfather poster as you walk in. **You get what you pay for people 18" XXL Pizza for only $12.99 should be a red flag. Quality cheese and ingredients aren't cheap. ** My recommendation when looking for top quality pizza is looking at National Reviews and also the king of pizza reviews blog "One Bite You Know the Rules". Check these out, visit them and understand what a Best Pizza should be. https://www.pizzatoday.com/news/pizza-headlines/guide-to-the-2018-national-best-pizzas-lists/ read more

The best pizza in town! The staff is so nice and they have the best fountain sodas too.

It wasn't as good as I was hoping for. I ordered the pasta trio (lasagna, cannelloni, and manicotti). It arrived in an aluminum dish. I couldn't tell where one pasta started and the other ended. It was like a big bowl of cheese, noodles, and sauce. The garlic knot needed salt in a bad way. My daughter ordered the kids tortellini alfredo. The alfredo sauce was an extra $3!!! Hers cost as much as my meal did. It wasn't bad, but I'd find an Olive Garden next time. read more

Italiano's - What is this?! Which is the lasagna? Manicotti? Cannelloni? Mystery trio is more like it. - Pizza Near Me - Temple, Texas

I ordered on DoorDash and was VERY pleased on how hot the food was even after delivery!! The food is excellent I mean excellent!! I never heard of this establishment but decided to give it a try. I ordered a like trio plate and it was good. Try it!! read more

Great pizzas! It's our usual go-to but we always prefer take-out. We order the same pizza every time and they always do it right.

If you like pizza, this is the place to go! Their slices are huge! I can put some food away but after two slices I have to call it quits! They also have sandwiches/subs that are good. And their pasta is also great! Their new location is way better than the previous one. It's just a little bit north of the old one. A lot more room..!!.. read more

Local place here in Temple that I really enjoy. Love the variety on the menu, and especially love their white sauce pizza. Highly recommend if you want a pizza night at home! read more

I don't get it, man! So many people rave about this place. We've eaten here three times over the last year. We came back twice just because of the high ranking on Yelp, thinking maybe we'd just went on a bad night or something. All three times none of us finished our meals. One time we had kids with us and they didn't even finish their pizza, which is a first. We've had a couple things off the menu and was dissapointed with all of them. The calzones were gross. Pizza is greasy and cheap tasting. Wait staff is hit or miss. Once we had a great waitress, she was extremely friendly and helpful. The other two times, the waitress had that "too cool for school" attitude that waitstaff sometimes get (I've worked in kitchens, bruh. Sometimes at popular places, the staff will get a little cocky. It happens). Two stars because they do give you a lot of food for your money. We just don't get it. Some people say this is the best pizza in town. We've had it three different times and thought it was pretty bad each time. So don't take my review as a "I am avoiding this place because of this review".....tons of people love this restaurant, so you should at least go check it out for yourself. You might love it! read more

We enjoy Italiano's once in a while, it's mainly that their X-Large carry out is only $12.99 & it feeds the whole family. I like their new location as well, since moving up the road there is more space & it seems much cleaner. Tonight we ordered the 20" half pepperoni, half cheese. The overwhelming grease was quite off putting, when taking a slice out, it was very soft and fell apart in the center. It seemed undercooked and very doughy. We visit a lot of local hometown places, but this was not their best pizza by far. Perhaps they have a new cook? Either way, I had to take my pizza home and rebake it before it was edible. I shouldn't have to bake my own pizza when I order out. Will try again maybe in a few months to see if they can work the kinks out. read more

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My husband is from New York so he knows New York style pizza. I've heard this is the best place in town, so tonight I decided to go for the first time. I bought two 20" pizzas and a few other things. I can say tat this is the first place my husband has been to in Texas that he says is LEGIT NY style pizza (minus the brick oven part) they Permanently have our business while we live here. I don't care how expensive they are. I would rather have QUALITY over quantity any day!!!! Thanks everyone!! read more

Italiano's is amazing! Super delicious food, quick service. The prices are a little on the higher end but it is worth the quality of their food. Their pizza rolls are amazing, any Alfredo based pasta is yummy. Their desserts are delicious and fresh. Definitely a place I'd recommend for traveling or date night. read more

Good food at a reasonable price The items on the menu give you a great variety and the service is great. The workers are there are very nice. read more

We really like this place. Buying pizza by the slice brings us back to our trip to Manhattan and I do love the pizza joints all over the city. The cheese cake was good and we really enjoyed the friendly service. read more

First time coming to their new location on 31st street. We ordered pizza by the slice and I got a spinach& cheese roll. Pizza was greasy but delicious! My spinach roll was burned on one side but the part I was able to eat was delicious. Took off one star for the customer service. The lady that took our order didn't say "hello" or anything...just not welcoming and the lady who brought us our meal (also seemed to be a long wait for pizza that was already made...‍) looked like she was ready for her smoke break. Everyone has bad days, so overall, we'll return. read more

White spinach pizza was absolutely delicious! I highly recommend this spot for great pizza.

Italianos was an exceptional, quaint restaurant. Appearance can be misleading. It truly is a diamond in the rough. I had no desire to even try this restaurant. However, many people have highly recommended this establishment. I was pleasantly surprised with how good the pizza was. On a different occasion we decided to try their sandwiches. The one I had tried was the Philly cheesesteak. It too, was really good. The only thing that wasn't pleasing to my tastebuds was the lasagna (but I am a food). read more

Fantastic food. Great service. Definitely worth the trip. Will for sure visit them again. My pizza was excellent. read more

Italiano's - My medium white spinach pizza was huge and delicious! Crust was perfect and ricotta was so yummy! - Pizza Near Me - Temple, Texas

Great staff, great food! The food is always hot and fresh! Love the salads and pepperoni pizza rolls!

It's really good for what you pay. It's kinda like fast food Italian and sometimes that's exactly what I want. I've been here 2 times now and I don't have any complaints. Now I've had gourmet pizza, specialty pizza, even pizza in Italy and of course this doesn't compare. This is good pizza at a good price and it delivers exactly what you would expect. $2.95 for a giant supreme slice of pizza. That's a pretty good deal. They heat it up so it tastes even more fresh. I like a thinner Crust so that's what they have. I've had the chicken Parmesan and meatball and it was pretty good too. It's like 5.99 so what would you expect? I see this being a great teenagers hangout bc it's cheap and offers good and fast food. If anyone complains about the food then they need to go somewhere else bc they have misguided expectations. Service is fine. The kids behind the counter could be better but they aren't mean or rude. It's what I would expect at a fast food chain also. read more

Italiano's - $2.95 for a slice. Not a bad price for what you get. Def worth a try. - Pizza Near Me - Temple, Texas

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I give this place two stars bc the pizza was okay. I came to visit my husband for weekend bc he's working over here and I was tired from the drive & didn't feel like going anywhere so we ordered delivery & this place was only 4 min away from hotel. I ordered pizza, salad, & wings. The lid to the salad wasn't secure so I almost dropped it & the thousand island dressing was too thick. Salad was not worth $12. The wings were extremely hard! For a $62 total I was so disappointed especially after it being a high rated restaurant. I will not eat here again, and wouldn't recommend DELIVERY. Maybe the experience would've been better dining in but I'll never know. read more

Yum!!!!! Still the best pizza in Central TX! My husband always requests a pizza on my way home from work. He lived in New York and says this is as near to good NY pizza he has had since he lived there 13 years ago read more

Great prices. Good food. Nice greasy pizza-as it should be. The pepperoni and spinach rolls were a nice treat. Didn't particularly care for the salad, but I think I just wasn't in the mood for salad. This is absolutely NOT a health food restaurant, but when you need your cheese-meat-grease fix, this is it! By the way, this is the only place I know of in the whole area that has pizza by the slice! read more

Italiano's - Spinach and Pepperoni Rolls - Pizza Near Me - Temple, Texas

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Excellent pizza sold by the slice or whole pie.. Stopped back in a tried the pasta.. This is well worth the money also. My new pizza place in Temple. read more

Italiano's - Hamburger. Mushroom onions garlic... - Pizza Near Me - Temple, Texas

Great food great service pizza is really good but come here for the Stromboli it is loaded with meats will recommend this place for everyone that likes Italian food. read more

Easily the best pizza in the Temple area. This is the closest to NY style that you're going to find. We spent 4 months in Queens for work and this is so similar to the thin, chewy-crusted goodness that is NY pizza. This is a small, come-as-you-are eatery with zero pretense. The pepperoni roll is scrumptious and comes with a thin sauce that is yummy beyond belief! Just go, hurry, get here and eat it! read more

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Hands down the best pizza and pasta entrees in the 254! I've never had anything like it and OMG the marinara sauce just tops it all off! Salty, cheesy, PERFECTION! Get the spinach and or pepperoni rolls if you're feeling snacky but go all in on the Chicken Caprese or any famous pizzas if you're HANGry! Gosh, just so so so good! read more

This small place is amazing. The service from the time we walked in to the time we left was superb. We couldn't decide what to order and just went with a classic 14" pepperoni pizza. It arrived at our table quickly and was excellent! The topping were plentiful and the whole pie was amazing. We can't wait to return for some of the other dishes. Highly recommend this place. read more

Hole-in-the-wall Stromboli and pizza joint deserving of a mixed review. The atmosphere and service= 3 stars. The side salad (too much white iceberg lettuce)= 2 stars. The Stromboli itself (ask for sauce on the side or they will pour it over the top)= 5 stars! It was really good- crispy crust, tasty inside, good marinara to boot... The place was doing a booming takeout business in the time I was there (in a Tuesday night) and would be perfect for that. The pizza looked good- NY style, whole or by the slice. read more

Italiano's - Stromboli w/marinara on the side - Pizza Near Me - Temple, Texas

Best pizza in town, bar none. Friendly staff and inviting atmosphere. We've been going here for years--even before the move to the new spot. Top notch pizza. Italianos night is a favorite in my house! read more

I have been going here for years and this place is so good! The chef salad with Greek dressing is honestly the best salad in temple and I'm not kidding. Pizza and garlic bread are also really good. Call in orders are definitely the way to go here as the wait can be a little bit. read more

Love their Phillie Steak Sandwiches! So glad they are surviving COVID 19! Good people!

Very good pizza. By the slice or whole pizza. The service was excellent. Their Italian dinners are good as well.

Super friendly staff great and fast service and good pizza yummy pasta and chicken parm

Best pizza I've had in this area hands down. Closest place with comparable pizza is in Austin. I eat here atleast once a month, it is great. Pizza and Stromboli are great. Those are my go to meals. The pinwheels are good as well. Well worth the money. They get busy so call in your order if you are picking up. read more

Hands down best pizza in a 100 mile radius. You want a monster pizza hit them up their xl large will feed 4 big adults lol and the got these pepperoni pinwheel pockets that are fantastic too. read more

The BEST pizza and subs in town. Great price, amazing flavor, and a friendly, welcoming staff and establishment. Highly recommend their Spinach Calzone, Stromboli Sub, and Spinach or Pepperoni rolls. Have personally seen the store owner shopping in local, Texas sourced businesses for ingredients. Will ALWAYS skip major fast food chains for Italliano's! read more

The best Caesar dressing and pizza I've found in Central Texas! The food was fresh, delicious and the pizza affordable. I do have some complaints though. #1 The tea comes out of the soda fountain. #2. The Caesar salad was served in a paper bowl with the dressing on the side. It was a good salad, but it was advertised as a half salad and in reality it was an over priced small side salad. I've never had a Cesar salad that wasn't tossed with dressing and it was really disappointing. We will definitely be back, but I think we'll order to-go next time. read more

Delicious and convenient we live around the corner and the stuffed pizza and the Stromboli is always a favorite in the house.