my dad came in from out of town. going out to lunch with family. Asked if we could move 2 tables together so we could site with every one. waitress said no owner's rules So we asked the owner he said if we don't like it leave. then he said if we wanna move tables open are own restaurant. Of course I told him to F off but wow just wow. this guy is an a$$. Wouldn't give him water in the dessert Will never spend one cent at this place. Hope he reads this. Hey owner F you. read more

Food is always good, service is good and the ambience is ok! The pesto and oil with bread is great but don't eat too much. Recommend Chicken Franchise, Chicken & Greens and Chicken Parmesan. read more

When we walked in the lady to seat us was very rude. We had a party of 10 and told us we couldn't put tables together because that's what the owner said. So we asked to talk to him, we had family in from Belize, they wanted to sit with the kids and grandkids, we wanted to be at one table. The owner came out yelling that he doesn't have time to talk to people, we asked to move the table and he said "No, if you want to move tables, open up your own F'n restaurant and move them yourself " The whole experience was horrible and we were only in there for 5 minutes. read more

The food was excellent. The greens were special, a definite must. The eggplant parm was fantastic and highly recommended. Pretty much everything on the menu was good. Service was as you would expect at a good restaurant and the decor was clean and inviting. Overall a great evening. read more

Nicolinni's Restaurante - The greens are worth the trip. - Italian Near Me - Youngstown, Ohio

Service wasn't great. Server kept forgetting everything. Food has gone down hill over the years. Very bland and made with poor quality ingredients. Doubt we will go back read more

I'm not sure what happened but the pizza we ordered for our friend's get together yesterday evening was close to inedible. The toppings were delicious... but the crusts were thin and hard as dinner plates!! At the prices charged, and the positive reputation of this establishment, not even pizzas should be anything but stellar!! read more

Just looked over old, old reviews. I said that? Well, that's just wrong. Especially for the great dinner Linda and I had today. So let's bury that years old review. Wife had lasagna. And it was hot and delicious. I had the Veal Calabrese. Which is veal breaded, and served atop greens with prosciutto on top of that, then provolone or mozzarella baked on. Finished with sauce, and I have always really liked the sauce at Nicolinni's. It's not acid, not sweet, has a great, rich, taste. Perfection on a plate. Never had this before, always getting parm or Marsala. That prosciutto really adds flavor. The bread was excellent, as it always is. Served with the garlic infused dipping oil. And the bowl of salad. That one size fits all dressing that I love the heck out of. This meal was fives across the board. Speaking of which, the service was outstanding as well. I've never noticed how great the servers here are. Today, I did. Great ####### job is all I can say about the service. I don't take things for granted these days. Well, try not to anyway. So here it is. Nicolinni's has great food, period. The service is ALWAYS great, period. People come from all over specifically for the salad and the bread. Just order your meal, and next time I'm just going to tell them to bring us the bread and salad. And pack the rest for the trip home. That bread and oil and salad are that good. And, if you remember Taxi's pizza, this place is the place for the single greatest potato and greens pizza on the planet. And it's not hyperbole if it's the truth. I live in New Castle. Turco's pizza is two miles from my door. Are they good? Yes they are. Do I like Nicolinni's pizza more? Yes I do. That's it. Great meal, great pizza, great day! read more

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Love Nicolinni's Restaurante! I've dined here several times and never had a meal that was less than excellent. Decor hints at old world Italy. Service is always good. The food is outstanding. When you are seated and look at the extensive menu it will be difficult to make a selection as it is all SO good. The pasta dishes are delicious as are the steaks, chicken and seafood. You'll be given a basket of their fresh baked bread and a small plate of olive oil and herbs. Sprinkle a little cheese on that plate... it's tasty to dip your bread into. On this trip for lunch, I got the Whitefish Francaise. It was wonderful, and highly recommended. read more

Nicolinni's Restaurante - Whitefish Francaise with a side of broccoli - Italian Near Me - Youngstown, Ohio

Nice place where we met a couple for a Saturday dinner. Wait time was about fifteen minutes. They are currently not taking reservations. The interior was okay. Nothing great to look at but everything was clean. The bar area was closed but drinks were available. The ladies hot cosmos and enjoyed them. The guys got Stella's. The food was quite good. The table split a calamari app which had a tasty wine sauce and was perfectly cooked. The table was served a family style salad with cold plates (we liked that touch), very nice citrusy sweet dressing. Main courses. The gnome got a vodka sauce penne dish that she loved. I had the chicken Calabrese (braided chicken topped with prosciutto) with greens and pasta. Really good. Chicken was tender and greens spicy. My pasta choice was gnocchi with Alfredo sauce. Divine The portions were huge. I got dinner and two lunches out of my order. Service was very good. Our server was busy but he kept moving. We'd definitely idiot again if in the area read more

Nicolinni's Restaurante - Gnocchi - Italian Near Me - Youngstown, Ohio

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Our experience was wonderful. The food was fantastic. They were busy on this Thursday night and we were taken care of quickly and efficiently. Since we did not have a reservation, we waited at the bar 30 minutes for our table. The bar area is very nice with some plush, cushioned chairs and a fireplace. The bartender was very friendly, got us our drinks and we enjoyed the atmosphere. We were staying the night at the Hampton Inn next door, so this was a very short walk to enjoy a great meal. I would highly recommend Nicollini's, but get a reservation if possible if you don't want to wait. In our case, it was not an issue. read more

Service polite, efficient. Food delicious as usual! We have the green appetizer every time we go, never disappointed! Give them a try!

Food is acceptable and so is the service. 3/5 ain't bad. The way to describe this place is "acceptable". Cheese Pizza was just...mediocre. Gnocchi (which the waitress insisted we pronounce "Knock-E") was starchy. The side pasta was, eh. The side salad was the best part. Meh read more

I've heard so much about Nicolinni's and I've finally tried it. Certainly did not disappoint. I can't wait go back. Top notch!

So glad that they opened this location, the food is phenomenal, one of the very best Italian meals I have ever had!

I am a hard critic of Italian food. This is my "Go to," when I am traveling for business in the Youngstown/Warren area. Today did not disappoint. The food was incredible, it was put in timely and not rushed and my colleague and I could not recommend more. read more

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Had the chicken francese which was phenomenal. My favorite is the chicken al vino but it's not in the cop house menu. We were home visiting family and this is one of the top restaurants we miss! Service was excellent! read more

Nicolinni's Restaurante - Hot Pepper & Hot Peppers & Oil fantastic! - Italian Near Me - Youngstown, Ohio

Stopped in tonight with my mom. She had the penne with vodka sauce and I had the portabello ravioli special. This was our first time here and we will be back! I could have made a meal out of the homemade fresh bread and garlic dipping oil! Looking forward to my leftovers for lunch! read more

Food is top notch and very special. Try the chicken and greens pasta yum. We bought for catering event and the guest loved it and asked where they can get it. Available for dinner portions. Also their potatoes and greens pizza soo yummy read more

Love Nicolinni's. Good service, great food, never had a bad experience. Try the calamari you will not be disappointed.

Went here for our 28th Anniversary - recommended by several friends. Such a fantastic meal! First off, the salad with their dressing is awesome! I could make that a meal. Then we had stuff peppers and peppers in oil. I had pasta bolognese and my wife had chicken fettuccine alfredo. Everything was perfect! We will definitely go back! read more

This is real Youngstown Italian food! Whenever I go home I have to go here! The sauce is amazing! Family owned and operated! If you are in the area and you want authentic home made Italian like Grandma used to make you need to go here! You won't regret it !! read more

Hands down best Italian cuisine in greater Youngstown area love the greens and beans can't have a meal there without the peppers and oil. Everything else the best read more

Youngstown delicacy ... chicken and greens highly recommended ... oil and bread always delicious ... great place to enjoy a nice Italian dinner read more

Great food and service. The veal francais was excellent. Even their bread is top notch.

The house salad dressing is excellent. All the chicken dishes are so good! The chicken dishes are very tender.

This pizza is amazing! If I live in Ohio I'd get this pizza once a week. We tried 3 different pizzas the white pizza, Brier hill pizza, and the potato and greens pizza. All of them were amazing it was very hard to pick just one that I liked more. Now you'd think that potato and greens on a pizza is weird BUT let me tell you!!!!! To die for! And if you love a saucy pizza the brier hill is the one, and I love a good sauce pizza. The white pizza was good too in fact my brother and sister liked that one the best. We also tried the meatballs....delicious. Even the house salad was delicious. The service was great. We told our sever we were from Houston, Tx and we wanted good pizza because we don't have that down here and she told us you have to try those 3 pizzas and she made our night. It's been 2 months and I still think about this place. Highly recommend this restaurant! read more

Have been going here my entire life and will continue to do so. I have never once had a bad experience or bad, cold food. From the bread and oil to the salad served in the chilled metal bowl with that phenomenal dressing you just can't go wrong eating here. I recommend a few dishes. #1: Always my number 1 go to and what I always order when dining in is the Chicken Marsala. They make it different from other restaurants because they don't do a reduction with their sauce but rather they thicken and sweeten it making it amazing. I order extra sauce which is pricey at $5 for the sauce but it's worth it I feel. Try the potatoes as the side dish. #2: If you like seafood fry their Linguini and Clam sauce. It's amazing! #3: If you're looking for pizza, you HAVE TO get their Brier Hill with extra cheese. Best BH pizza i've ever had. They have a sweeter sauce and I personally like that with my Brier Hill pizza. It's definitely worth trying and reasonably priced. Bottom line, don't let the negative reviews here turn you away before trying for yourself. I assure you if you try their Chicken Marsala or Chicken/Fish Francaise you will not be disappointed. If you don't, I will pay for your meal! Just call my secretary. read more

I had eggplant parm..it was cold. had it reheated and quite honestly it was so overcooked it was like mush. our friend ask if the salmon was wild caught..the answer was yes..she is a salmon expert, ordered it, looked at it when served and immediately knew it was NOT wild caught salmon..so for $27 you get the farm raised fish. The server kept giving the wrong beverage to the wrong person and I think we were charged for their beverage. the restaurant was freezing cold inside. Not a good atmosphere, not good service and certainly not good food. We won't go back. When they were on 224 they couldn't be beat. read more

Wow- had Saturday lunch, should have not filled up on fresh bread and oil. The meals were so large they provided leftovers for two meals. Don't skip dessert, the benefit of enjoying a big lunch is a great selection of fresh desserts. read more

I wish I could give this place 5 stars. Growing up this place was fantastic. The Veal Francaise is the best item on the menu in my opinion. However, I think over time this place has slacked a little bit. Service isn't bad, but the food does not taste as good as it used to. Sometimes its seems as if you don't get enough for what you pay for. I think that is okay at some high end restaurants but this does have the all around quality to do that. However, I will still pick this place over the Boardman location because I am loyal. But for now, 3 stars read more

Excellent food. Excellent and fast service great intimate mood and the chicken Marsala was excellent. It's so hard to keep your hands off of the bread and dip. The potato and green pizza and the brier hill pizzas are amazing and we had to take some to go they were so good ! read more

My husband and I love going to Nicolinni's for date night! Great atmosphere, great staff, all around a nice time! The food is phenomenal and you get large portions which is perfection for leftovers! We love it!! read more

Great experience. I had the ravioli and a salad, simply delicious. My friend loved her meal also. We will be back as we have been many times before. read more

My husband ordered Eggplant Parmigiana and they brought Chicken Parmigiana. When I brought it to their attention the waitress laughed and said oh I couldn't tell the difference in the pans with no offer to exchange or credit. read more

The food doesn't disappoint. The Chicken Marsala is the best ever. The Chicken Francaise is also delicious. We've gotten the pizza for many out-of-towners and it's consistently a favorite. read more

Shitty place, got seated waited 45 min for waiter after we asked, no bread either, just gave us the cheese and oil but no bread. food was average, no soup for an "itailan" place, save your money, olive gardens better. read more

I loved our waiter, he was really nice & very attentive! Brought us everything quickly..drinks, salad, bread, & appetizer. The salad & bread was DELICIOUS! (This is the 3 star reward) The appetizer was alright. (We got greens) I ordered Delmonico Ribeye & my hubby ordered seafood medley. My steak was GROSS! I ordered medium well which temp was okay. But for $23.99 it was sure as hell was not worth it!!! It was bland on taste!! I don't like to complain at the restaurant but I just won't go back. As for hubby his food was alright. He said pasta tasted microwaved cooked..(rubbery) & the seafood was cold in turn that made pasta cold. Like I said we WONT be going back & will not recommend this place. read more

Stopped in last night. Got seated then no one came around. Ended up leaving, pretty upset

Every year, after Christmas, my friends from Pittsburgh and Cleveland meet up at Nicolinni's Restaurante in Youngstown. It's a tradition we've had for the last 7 years and one we will continue thanks to their great food and friendly service. To be honest, the decor and menus look outdated as is the exterior of the building and restrooms. If you can get past that, you'll have a great experience. They have delicious warm bread that they serve with a dipping sauce. The salad is served family style. It was a tomato and vinaigrette dressing that's garlicky and fantastic. I have two main dishes I go between. I choose either the cheese tortellini in a blush sauce with grilled chicken or chicken Marsala with a side of your choosing. Both are delicious. The staff doesn't rush you. This is a restaurant where kids can be loud and no one is bothered. Definitely try out Nicolinni's if you're in the area. read more

Gang, this place is tasty but boy howdy is it expensive. Everything we ordered was really good, and people went on and on about the salad and dressing but I was like 'baked ziti for $18?' Then I ordered it and it was freakin' delicious and chock full of Italian sausage and pepperoni and I ate every bit like a gross person who eats entire dishes even thought they could stand to skip a meal or two if you catch my drift. I'd love to come back but I just feel like I'd go across the street (nearly) to Dingleberries and eat just as well for less cash. read more