The best Chicago style/stuffed pizza - love the sauce! My go to: spinach and cheese. Delicious salad. A must try!

Excellent!!! Everything from Jodanni's is good. Pizza, garlic bread sticks, salad and pasta. I've had it all and and it's sooooo good!!! read more

Been eating here since I was a kid, the house salad with house dressing is to die for. I have never had a bad experience here.

Ordered over the phone and they were very nice and delightful to talk too. They deliver and are timely. Food is as good as you can't get for Italian in Illinois. read more

Jodanni's Amore' - two pizzas in a box - Italian Near Me - Gillespie, Illinois

Jo Danni's, "Amore" is a great little upscale dining gem in the heart of a cornfield. The food is always good, the servers always professional, the customers are low key and the atmosphere romantic. This is our go to place when we want a quiet romantic evening. Jo Danni's touts itself as an Italian restaurant. However, my favorite thing on the menu is the steak! Always perfectly cooked medium rare (right overtime), with a baked potato and house salad. If you are appetizer people, the risotto balls are a must order. My husband always gets the same thing, lobster ravioli. He always looks at the menu says he is going to try something different, then orders the ravioli. He says, "It is that good". read more

Great food. My family and I have eaten at jodanni's for years even when they were papa jodanni's and in the building next to Randy's market. Their salads and rolls are wonderful. read more

Love this place! Fast delivery every single time, and i order from here at least once a week.

The absolute worst meal I ever had, a frozen dinner from Dollar Tree is the same quality. Alfredo sauce was not creamy, it was like eating gooey glue paste. V.L. read more

This restaurant has been one of our favorite Italian restaurants for the last 30+ years. Their pizza is great, the pasta con broccoli is amazing and we often go out of our way just for their salad and bread. We really enjoy eating at Jodannis Amore. read more

I have been to Jodanni's twice: once for a tasting for my upcoming wedding and again for me and my fiance's anniversary. As for the tasting, the food was all great and the staff was informative. Their catering prices are awesome. For two meats and three sides (comes with salad, rolls, water, & iced tea) it's only $10.80 per person. Which is a steal for the quality of the food. As for our anniversary dinner, we got the risotto balls for an appetizer, I got a chicken spiedini entree and my fiancé got a mixed grill entree. All the food was excellent and fresh and the spumoni that comes with the entree for a dessert is delicious. We also got tiramisu and its hands down the best I have had! read more

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Fantastic! The house salad with their house dressing has some seasoning on it that was just amazing. The wife and I shared a "small" order of garlic cheese sticks... it was huge!!! If that's small, I can't image the large... oh and it tasted amazing. Finally we had a 10" Chicago style deep dish pepperoni style pizza. It was very authentic, not the best I have ever had but it was VERY good! The waitress was very attentive and friendly, despite telling us she had only worked there a week, I would have thought she worked there for years. She even got us a pitcher of tea because we drink a lot of tea so we wouldn't have to wait for refills. And after all that the bill was 30 bucks. That's right, $30!!! It's located out in the middle of nowhere, but this destination is well worth the trip. A++ read more

The little town of Benld has some great little Italian sights to see, and topping that last is none other than Amore', Papa Jodanni's higher-end restaurant. My parents took me out to eat Sunday night and they chose this charming spot for our outing. The building has been completely redone, with beautiful white lights wrapped around their trees by the brick walkway outside. It's romantic and unique, with historical photos hung near different tables. The first thing I noticed when we walked in was that there were multiple other groups of guests dining, which I didn't expect in this small town on a Sunday night, I really liked seeing this eatery with business coming in and out. Once we were seated, our waitress came over and introduced herself, the menu, and specials from memory--bonus points. They also use iPads--I love that, it's techie and new, a nice twist in a traditional area. My parents had spinach and mushroom ravioli and a medium done steak while I decided to go with the handcut salmon fillet, orzo pasta and asparagus. All three of us were 'mmming' and 'ahhing' in to our dishes, patting our full, happy stomachs at the end of it. My salmon was flaky and pink, and squeezing lemon over the top made it all the more enojyable. My orzo pasta was creamy and thick, just enough heft to balance out the lightness of the fish and asparagus side dish. The playlist was enjoyable, the lighting was just right and they have frames that help make your dining experience more private and quaint. Of course when the meal was over we were tempted with dessert...how could I say no? My father ordered the tiramisu, which was perfectly balanced with a nice, lasting taste of coffee while my mom decided to get the Valentine special: rum sauce covered bread pudding....delicious. I can never ever turn away from a cheesecake, so I went with blueberry cheesecake topped with homemade cream....talk about melt in your mouth. This was the perfect dinner to wrap up a weekend spent with my parents. read more

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We have often passed this place on the way to my brother's house and finally decided to stop. We are glad we did! The food was very good and the server was very attentive. The atmosphere was welcoming and the decor contains a lot of pictures of local history. Next time we want to try the pizza. read more

If you can't make it to Chicago, you've gotta get Jodanni's for deep-dish pizza- wow!! It's about as close as you can get to that authentic, downtown Chicago style pizza. Tonight we ate Jodanni's with our friends at their house, who wanted us to experience what they called the best pizza in the area! We had never had it before and were itching to try it. The deep dish pepperoni pizza was off the charts good, and we loved the others as well. It tasted great and wasn't a complete food overload like some deep-dish places are. I still was able to eat 4 pieces and loved every bite. I'll definitely be checking this out in the future!! read more

My Mum wanted to celebrate her birthday here, and I was a bit skeptical of the place...until I walked in. The inside of the restaurant is beautiful! It reminded me of a sophisticated art gallery. It was very tastefully decorated and Frank Sinatra, one of my favorites, was playing in the background. Our server was very attentive and knowledgeable. She made our visit even more pleasant. We started out with the onion rings which were fresh and very crispy without being greasy at all. Up next were the salads, I had the house dressing which was great, and the bread....you HAVE to try the bread! It was a warm, fluffy pillow of garlicky goodness! I could've made a meal out if them! Then our entree's came, I had the seafood ravioli, which was delicious. The ravioli was fresh and perfectly cooked. The seafood inside tasted fresh as well. Not chewy at all, with larger cuts of the shrimp, scallops and crab. I enjoyed it. And lastly, the spumoni. You can't go wrong with ice cream! I look forward to going back and enjoying dinner on the large patio outside! read more

Jodanni's Amore' - Seafood Ravioli - Italian Near Me - Gillespie, Illinois

Oh my. Beautiful inside and out! Much more room for diners so we are not 'sitting on top' of each other! Patio and music. Food and waitstaff perfect! The spinach ravioli was awesome. We will be back! read more

This place had the best food before moving to this location. Salads, pizzas, and pasta was the bomb but now they're trying to be big shot restaurant. I am sad they moved. read more

We have eaten at JoDanni's for years. LOVE everything we have ever tasted there. Pizza is great for the kids and adults. Chicken spiedini - my husband always gets this and I take a few bites for myself. Pesto pasta was good - hard to find anyone who serves pesto. Love their pasta con broccoli. We never hesitate to recommend this restaurant- great service and we love the new location. Plan to visit with friends and enjoy a meal on the patio. Our family's favorite restaurant - plus they have a range of table sizes so large parties are welcome. read more

I've been here only a couple of times, but I enjoyed everythg both times. Very nice service. But no heat in the men's room!

JoDanni's Amore is a must if you like Italian Cuisine. From the homemade meals to the photos lining the walls, this is a place you will want to experience . read more