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    John's Italian

    3.1 (121 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Cute front entrance
    Helen N.

    Stopped by for gas and saw the resturaunt right across. We were hungry so we stopped in. Everyone was so kind and understanding with whatever we needed. Prices are reasonable and proteins are huge! The ravioli was the best with beef and pork stuffed in them. The fettuccine Alfredo had smooth and silky noodles but the chicken was a little too dry/tough. The chicken in the parmigiana was good though! The free focaccia bread was unexpected but yummy! Great addition to the meal. Clean bathrooms and a great dinner to keep going with our 12 hour drive home.

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    Alexander V.

    It sucked, most of the food was not fresh nor eddible because there were too many toppings. I ordered a pasta with white sauce and I thought it was nice but THEY PUT LOTS OF FUCKING BUTTER AT THE END OF THE PLATE basically made me MAD. It was nothing like Italian food It was more of like sucked American food that tried to make normal Italian food. But the reason I put 2 stars is the service it was pretty good

    Goat cheese and strawberry salad
    Michael G.

    Came here for some lunch while on a weekend away with my best friend. Overall, it was just ok. The restaurant appears to be a converted diner, but they have a lot to offer within the menu. Directly left is the pizza area complete with oven. Facing the rear right side is the kitchen, and then there's plenty of seating with tables and booths for the restaurant. If you go to the right through the main door, then you're in the bar, which I did not check out. I started with the spinach and strawberry salad with goat cheese and almonds. I think the spinach must've been on its last freshness date because it tasted bitter. The goat cheese was nice and the almonds were supposed to be toasted. I then had a meatball parm hoagie. I was very disappointed. I really need to start asking if the meatballs are homemade or not. These were definitely not. Four small Chef-Boy-R-Dee tasting balls in a hoagie roll that made them look even smaller. The roll was too soft and should have been toasted like a grinder. The sauce and pizza cheese were plentiful and made this sandwich. I only ate the meatballs and a quarter of the huge roll. I also had an Orange Creamsicle "drink of the month." This was nice and strong with the alcohol. My friend had a Stromboli with ham and peppers. Again, he was satisfied but not thrilled with it. He even got upcharged a buck for tomato sauce in a cup which he did not ask for. But it did improve the Stromboli. Pepsi products here. Ugh. With so many choices on the menu, I'm not sure if anything is a real winner or everything is just average. Overall, we were full at the end. $56 including tax and tip for one appetizer, one drink, and two entrees. Oh yeah, I also picked up some of the "famous wings" with Caribbean Jerk rub but I brought those home and can't tell you how they were as I haven't had them yet. Hope they're better than what we had for lunch. They have over 20 flavors of wings and the waitress said they sell a lot.

    Calamari marinara over linguine
    Evelyn D.

    The outside is not much to look at, neither is the inside really. The staff was friendly and very attentive, they definitely deserve more than two star. However the food was fair. To start the salad came very promptly, however the tomato vinaigrette was not tasty. My husband was unable to even eat it. The bread that came was also tasteless, however the breadsticks were very good. I had the chicken piccata. It was very tasty with a lot of sauce, a bit on the watery side. Served with fresh spinach and a side of my choice of a baked potato. There was a lot of chicken, enough for two servings. My husband had the calamari marinara. The seafood tasted tinny, the sauce was very watery, and the overall taste was not great. The linguine was slightly overcooked.

    Hot Wings
    James M.

    Stopped here for a late dinner because all of the other area restaurants were closing at 9:00pm. We ordered the French Onion soup, some wings and the baked stuffed clams. The French Onion soup tasted better than it looked. It was unlike any French Onion soup I ever ate. It tasted a lot like vegetable soup and all of the cheese melted and sunk to the bottom. I don't think I'd ever order it again. It was strange. The wings were decent. Not good and not bad. Nothing more to say. The baked stuffed clams were not good. Not sure what the stuffing was. It was like a clam on the half shell with stove stop on top covered in butter and broiled. Not good. The service was friendly but not what I'd consider professional.

    Chicken Parmigiana

    Went here for my birthday and had the best meal. Great service and really yummy Italian food.

    Our order showing the calzone, listed after the rest of the food. Probably why we did not get it.

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    This is such a waste of location. The food has hit rock bottom. My family was sick all night ‍

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    my family and I have getting food here for probably for over half a decade, good food, good people, and a very friendly delivery driver.

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    It's been pretty good lately but it seems to hit or miss . The staff is always polite and fast

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    Usually a good meal. Reasonable prices. Nothing fancy but very nice staff. Not many options in this area.

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    Loved the food, the workers were very friendly and nice, I recommend going here. I loved the decor, looks like its straight out of the 90's.

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    Food is delicious, I love the marinara sauce and plenty of it, very reasonably priced and great friendly service!

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    when all else fails head to john's exit 20. best bar and pizza and wings you'll ever have.

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