Dinner tonight while out on the bike. I had the antipasto salad. It was ok, the lettuce was nice and crisp, had black olives and a few other green things in it. The bummer was the lack of anti. There was way to little ham salami and cheese. An antipasto salad is supposed to have a goodly amount of meat and cheese and this one was quite lacking. Other than that it was a good salad and just what I needed after eating bad yhe last couple days. As for the rest of our party, yhe pizza slices were quite large but just ok. Over all it was a good dinner but not great. read more

This rating is for the pizza. To be specific Neopolitan cheese pizza. The crust is really good. The cheese mix is right and the sauce good. Have been there a number of times and have been impressed with the consistency of the pizza. Not a big fan of the Margherita pizza here. Pretty bland and forgetful for me. If you want a taste of NY style za, this is pretty close. I found the service adequate. They had 1554 on tap, so that was definitely pleasant surprise. I also have stopped in for the occasional slice at lunch and was not disappointed. Wish I lived closer as this would be my go to place. read more

I do love Lil Riccis but I do 2 words of advice..... Salad spinner. I have never had a bad meal there but the salad was overly moist... Kinda like soup! Love you all, keep up the good work! read more

LOVED. THIS. PIZZA. My SO and I were looking for a little something not too filling but not too "frozen pizza" like. Lil' Ricci's was located close to our hotel - already had great reviews which they fully lived up to! We ordered a small half pepperoni half cheese pizza. Upon opening the box, the pizza was thin - crust was hard but NOT tough. First bite? Perfect cheese to sauce ratio and crust wasn't too crispy. It was more chewy! Couldn't put down each piece we picked up. Go support this amazing pizza joint! read more

I really love their New York style pizza. Check out their website for their daily specials. They were nice enough to service me even though they closed by the time I got over there. read more

I've been coming here for years, usually bringing my family, but today was a bad experience. I called the day before to order ahead for a lunch meeting at work. I spoke to Chloe. When I showed up today, there was no trace of my order. One employee offered to fill the order, but it would take 40 minutes (the meeting was in 15 minutes). They have good pizza, but I don't think I'll be going back. read more

I really enjoyed the pizza. Great service also. I love that they still use plastic straws, I can't stand the paper straws that don't work for longer than a minute and I'm always happy when restaurants have stuff that works! read more

I would never have known that this place existed had it not been for one of our five hundred trips to Home Depot lately. It's by the Staples/Kohl's/Petco area off of Colfax and 6th Ave. It was a late Saturday afternoon when my husband and I stepped into Lil' Ricci's. There were a few occupied tables, with many of the diners watching the NCAA tournament on their two TVs. We decided to get two slices of thin pizza with sausage, olives, and mushrooms. The sausage was thinly sliced, not crumbled. The mushrooms were raw. It's totally personal preference, but I really dislike raw mushrooms. The sausage was different, but not bad. In general the pizza was OK, but the crust was too thick for what I consider to be New York Style pizza. It was also a bit on the soft side, not crisp like I expected. (After mentioning this to my husband, he said there's a note on the menu that you can order yours "extra-crispy," which I didn't notice while ordering). The sauce is on the sweet side. While the pizza isn't bad, I'd rather get Anthony's than Lil Ricci's. (and if we're not supporting local businesses, I'd get Papa John's over either!) We also ordered a meatball hero. In a word, the meatballs were spongy. They tasted very processed. Spongy and processed. Not two words I'd like to describe any meatball. It was served sliced in half covered with cheese and sauce on some sort of white roll, with kettle cooked chips on the side. Combined with one drink, our late lunch was less than $15. Unfortunately, I don't think we'll ever re-visit Lil' Ricci's. Customer service was just average - drink refills were quick and the like, but nobody asked us how our food was. They also sell beer there, if you are so inclined. Sorry Lil' Ricci's... read more

Love their pizza! They have a great deal for pizza by the slice. They also are very quick with takeout orders. The staff is always friendly and overall they have a great selection. I definitely recommend trying this place rather than calling one of the larger chains! read more

Great service tasty delicious food pizza calzones salads all freshly made house sauce tangy yet flavorful

They only survive because of the long wait times at the dmv next door. I ordered an Italian sandwich and when it came the bread was so cheap the oil and vinegar had run through the bread making it into mush. I asked the server for a new bun and she then brought me a new bun with no oil and vinegar. So then i had a dry sandwich. I told her I wasn't going to eat it and she said ok I understand but did not try any further to either get me an edible sandwich or take it off my check. I should have just waited at the dmv. It would have been a better experience. read more

Lil' Ricci's - Soggy bread :( - Pizza Near Me - Golden, Colorado

OMG OIL. The pizza is actually very tasty but also just DRIPPING with oil. If you're okay with a lot of dabbing and messy napkins, then you should be fine. I have no problem with that if the pizza is worth it, which I think it is. Lil' Ricci's is a big place with nice staff and decent food. I've only had the pizza and drinks, so cannot speak to any of the other food. If I try them again and have a different opinion, I will most surely update here. read more

Amanda T and I stopped in for a quickie.... we hit it up during lunch time rush so considering that...our pizza slices came out quite quick. I ordered a 1/2 order of garlic knots (a little dry this time around as I have been here before) and a cheese thin crust slice with two toppings of basil & garlic (they left off the garlic which was what I was really looking forward to). The only reason I'm giving them 3* instead of 2* is that I have been here when the get it right, and have been quick and the knots have more garlic/parm/butteryummyness on them. Also just learned about the lunch punch pass they have too which I wish I would have known about before as well cuz I could have had my free slice today :( read more

If you like deep dish pizza, this is NOT the place. If you like New York style thin crust pizza, this IS a good place to go. Meat lovers pizza was good. (Small was a big 8-slicer. I can't imagine the size of the largest). The garlic knots were really garlic. Chicken Alfredo was good. With Alfredo, it's about the cheese sauce. Here, you taste the garlic more than the cheese. Although, the chicken was delicious-it had a nice smoked taste. Bottom line - if you love garlic, this place is for you. read more

Used to be a regular here the last 4 times we ordered a large pepperoni pizza with extra pepperoni we had half a pizza with a handful of pepperoni and the other half had 20 pepperoni piled up, so we'd rearrange it. Then we ordered the combo with sausage,pepperoni, onions, green peppers, etc. Two small pieces of sausage, adequate pepperoni and skimpy on the veggies. We pass by two pizza restaurants to get here, will be taking a break from lil riccis. read more

Probably some of the better NY Style pizza we've had since we moved to Colorado... it's unfortunate, a lot of the pizza joints in Denver have seriously over-inflated reviews and sad, sad pizza. The pizza at Ricci's, albeit a little pricey for entire pies, was pretty good. The crust was right on, the cheese was gooey and delicious and the sauce wasn't overbearing. I also ordered a $5.99 lunch combo - a steal for a nice plate of spaghetti with meat sauce, a kickass greek salad and heavenly garlic knots. My boyfriend works right down the street and plans on picking up a white pizza this week - we've got high expectations at this point. Avoiding most of the pizza in downtown Denver where we live, most of it's made us come away shaking our heads and cursing under our breath. read more

Meh, indeed. Went in around 2pm and the place was a ghost town, but I still had to wait several minutes at the counter to place my order before anyone noticed me. I almost walked out before ordering and wish I had. $15 for a 12" pepperoni and cheese pizza with a flaccid crust and a veritable lake of grease on top? NOT New York pizza, not even close. Tried to fold a slice of this and it disintegrated in my hands. read more

I'd call it disappointing, but that would be an understatement. The garlic cheese bread is literally a toasted hot dog bun with cheese on it...not exactly worth $4.99. We got the Ricci Combo pizza and I could barely find the meat on it. The crust was floppy and the pizza fairly flavorless...it's not good if you have to add a ton of parmesan cheese and red pepper flakes just to have flavor. Their front door mentions how much better independent pizza shops are than pizza chains. In most circumstances, I would agree with that, but I'd take Domino's over this place any day. Lastly, if you're going to serve wine, please invest a couple of bucks in some wine glasses. Serving it in a cheap cocktail glass doesn't impress anyone. read more

We have only had their cheese pizza and wings but they were great! They use a very high quality mozz. cheese that gives their pizza an edge on all the N.Y style pizza chains! Their sauce is a little sweet but it works. Their wings are quality as well, they are thick and meaty. It's great! Not healthy but yummy. read more

The food wasn't bad, but definitely the worse service we've ever had. As we sit down during the lunch period, we notice that the table still needs to be wiped down. Waitress approaches and before we order, we ask that the table be wiped. She walks away, comes back 3 minutes later and asks if we're ready to order. We say we're still waiting for the table to be wiped. Three minutes later she comes back and asks to take our order again and AGAIN we have to tell her the table still has not been wiped. Finally, she goes to get a towel to wipe the table. Then we give her our order... 2 salads and 2 slices of pizza. A short time later we get our pizzas... my order was as I requested but my wife's was missing the onions she requested. Plus, neither of us got our salad which we have to ask for. They arrive a short time later after we're well into the pizza. As our meal is wrapping up, my salad is still not finished as I'm working on my pizza and the waitress comes up to the table and asks me if I'm done with my salad to which I say "no, not yet", and she starts to take it anyway. I repeat myself louder (my wife certainly heard it) and say, "No, I'm not done with it yet". She doesn't even blink and walks off with it. Can't imagine we'll ever go back. Poor training or something, but it pretty much ruined our experience. Food was so-so. The pizza, if you order it by the slice has been pre-made. They'll just throw the toppings on it and then re-heat it which doesn't allow the flavors of the onions for example to permeate the cheese. Quite disappointing throughout. read more

After doing some damage at Kohl's on our lunch break, Alicia H. and decided to grab a slice of za, so we headed to Lil' Ricci's in the same shopping center. The pizza was OK. It wasn't great, but it wasn't bad either...there was no crumb left behind. However, I'm not a fan of toppings being placed on top and just warmed up on a prebaked slice of cheese pizza which is what Lil Ricci's does. I had a couple of the garlic knots that Alicia purchased and they were pretty tasty. Lil Ricci's isn't somewhere I'd actually go out of my way to stop in for lunch. However, when I'm in a pinch and need a quick lunch fix during my work day it's perfect. read more

This place is a great little quick lunch stop in Golden. If I were still working at that Home Depot, I'd stop in a lot more often because it's like a God send for that little plaza. It's not the BEST food that you can find in the area, but it's definitely tasty, and it's very inexpensive. You can get in and out in a quick 30 mins for a perfectly quick sit down lunch. read more

Garlic rolls are good and thats it. My husband got an antipasti salad and there was maybe to slices of deli meat chopped up amd no cheese. The cheese sticks weren't crispy. I ordered a chicken parm and was excited about eating a nice breaded filet and got a croc of pre-sliced pre-frozen chicken pieces ! Not even a breaded filet. It tasted like prepackaged sliced chicken. Total crap. I ate maybe 1/4 of my dish. The pasta sauce on the pasta was a 1/4 water. Maybe this place has good pizza idk, and i dont care. Won't be back. I can't believe they have 3 locations and call themselves an Italian Restaurant. read more

Traveling a bit and was staying at a near by hotel . Saw a couple of COPS eating here so I thought it must me good. Walked in and good feeling. Little sports bar feel but not overpowering. Started with antipasto. Darn good. Dressing wasn't unique but good size and very tasty. Finished it off with Spaghetti. Sweet sauce and acceptable but not what I expected. Not a good Sunday Gravy Bread sticks given on the side were pretty weak. Seemed like something that was frozen and popped in the oven. What saves this place an the OK food I had was the service was killer. Staff on it. Checked in on me numerous times during my meal. Quick and prompt. They got it going on in the service department but I'd wait a little for better food. read more

Awesome pizza!! Had its personal pizza with half mushroom and half pepperoni and I loved it. I'm not usually a fan of crust but this time I thought it was really well made. Pizza was thin and crispy but a little on the greasy side. read more

So...I guess I got caught up in excitement the first time I went in... And for that, and for misguiding my friends out there in Yelp-land, I sincerely apologize... I've been back several times now, and one thing has remained consistent. The Garlic Knots are good. Everything else though, it's hard to know what you're going to get. Sometimes the service is absolutely fabulous, other times it is mediocre, slow, or downright awful. Sometimes, the food is good. Sometimes it's not. I've eaten pizza by the slice in a lot of different places, and I understand that when I order pizza by the slice they're taking a cheese pizza they cooked at some point in the past, putting my toppings on it, and tossing it back in the oven. Sometimes the pizza by the slice I get is great, it tastes fresh, and it still has the consistency of a New York style pizza. Other times, I get a charred piece of "pizza" where the cheese pizza was either cooked WAY too long ago, or it was tossed back in the oven with my toppings for way too long, and burned into a little crisp... Lacking consistency, I wonder if it's worth the time to roll the dice, hoping that decent service and decent food will line up for one magical moment in time. If you're in the 'hood, and everything else in your day has made you feel like the Gods are smiling down upon you, give it a try. If for some reason you're worried about your luck being bad...skip it... read more

5 stars for the Garlic Knots: the best in town! 5 stars for the Yo-Yo ravioli: wow this Yo-Yo stuff is addictive! 5 stars for the service: keeping in mind the service here shouldn't be super great anyway... it was above average 4 stars for the Super Hero: it could be a bit bigger but was tasty 5 stars for the price: we didn't order pizza, so the prices seemed very reasonable 4 stars for lasagna: they just need to put some meat in there! read more

we did take out and had a margarita pizza and spaghetti bolognese and salad-the pizza was great -especially the crust-however this was the first bolognese I've ever ordered that had no meat in the sauce -I knew there was an issue when the order taker asked if I wanted a meatball or sausage -stick with the pizza! read more

This is a great little lunch spot in Golden. The lunch specials are a great price and you don't leave hungry. You get a choice of 1 slice of pizza (these are HUGE) and a salad (also HUGE) with a fountain drink, or 2 slices of pizza and a fountain drink. There are other things on the menu - calzones, beer, etc, but I only stopped in for lunch with my kids. As an adult, I could only eat half my salad and 1/2 my slice of pizza. My kids desperately tried to finish a slice of pizza each, but it was in vain. The leftovers are great for the next day's lunch! This location also has take-out if you're in a hurry, but your pizza isn't sitting under a heating lamp... they actually run it through the oven with your choice of toppings on it, so it will take ~15 minutes for your order to be ready. Based on the taste and the serving size, I think it's worth the wait! read more

Good pizza, helpful and considerate staff, fair pricing. Was a good pizza spot on our quick trip to Denver

6:30 pm on a Monday. Wanted a quick dinner and the hotel concierge said lil' Ricci's has NY style pizza! Ordered a beer and a pepperoni and sausage pizza. I will rate it when it comes. So far, a very inviting ambiance with music just right, very clean, and greated quickly. A number of TV's to watch the games. There is a small bar upfront if you just want a drink and a slice. Conveyer type oven so suspect to start with.....we will see. Very quick service and pizza looks great. Crust not quite NYC but for Golden CO, a strong 8! Toppings and sauce were seasoned just right. Katelyn did a great job and represents the restaurant very well. I would return. read more

Lil' Ricci's - Bar area in the front. - Pizza Near Me - Golden, Colorado

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Lovely waitstaff, ordered a margarita... They could not accommodate due to a missing ingredient. Ordered a wine... It came out pretty quick. Then it went bad. Ordered the Stuffed Shells, so Salty that it wasn't edible. Wasn't sure if it was the Alfredo that was salty or what, but it was awful read more

The pizza itself was good but someone dropped it. This delivered by uber eats. I would not recommend this establishment at all as a result of what was delivered. read more

Lil' Ricci's - This pizza was delivered to me. - Pizza Near Me - Golden, Colorado

Love this place so much! The food is always great, and even better I can take it home and the food still tastes amazing! The reason for losing the 1 star is because of the price. I would say it is a little pricey but other than that it's a great place! read more

Consistently delicious food! My son and I love eating here. Wonderful service, too, 90% of the time. Greek salad is wonderful, pizza amazing, meatballs perfect. read more

So glad I found a pizza place like this! Tired of chain pizza and Ricci's pizza was amazing!! Will order again!

Great pizza! A little on the pricey side but quality food. It's also pretty greasy pizza but if that's they style you like, this place has your slice! read more

Everything I expected it to be. I got a early lunch here and there were not a lot of people which was to be expected. Food was great our waitress was nice and talked to her for a short while. The place was spotless clean. Floors were sparkling clean and the bathrooms were the same way (sparkling clean) The portions were sort of big and I had to get a box for the pizza slices I didn't eat which is why I gave it only 4 stars. But everything else was great! read more

I ordered the eggplant parmigiana for takeout. Their "tender, breaded eggplant cutlets" were so tough I couldn't cut through them, let alone chew them. I ended up eating some of the cheese and breading off of one of the pieces and returning the following day with the majority of the food in hopes of getting a refund. The manager was incredibly rude, telling me there was nothing he could do for me as I didn't come back the same day. His reasoning was that the register had been closed out and my card was already charged. He made no attempt to fix the problem and told me I was out of luck. He said that they never have complaints on their eggplant. I am not a picky eater and do not normally complain about my food, in fact I am hesitant to send something back, let alone go all the way back to a restaurant to return something. It was literally inedible. The way he spoke to me was surprisingly unprofessional and I cannot believe that there was no way for him to be able to at least comp a meal or provide some kind of positive customer service. Not my first time in the restaurant, but definitely my last. read more

Warm friendly interior with sports on TV. The garlic knots were fabulous and the pizza was great. Good New York style pizza with delicious extra cheesy lasagna. No need to order extra cheese at this place. read more