First timer... Had roast beef sandwich, pepperoni pizza, mozzarella sticks, meatball sub, and a side salad. Pizza was not bad. Mozzarella sticks were great. Salad was good, but too small for a side salad. Kitchen could not put cheese on salad for some reason. Meatball was good, but a little dry. Solved by ordering extra sauce. Roast beef was good. Waitress appeared to be taking lots of notes, but had to be reminded of almost everything. Napkins, crackers, lemon slices, extra dressing. Maybe she was doing school work? Total $50. Way too expensive. 3 tables occupied, something isn't working. read more

I was pleasantly surprised by this place. I found out that Palermos is known for their pizzas and it did not disappoint me at all. The portions are huge here. I got the small pizza and it lasted me for 2 days. I also got their antipasto salad and it was pretty good, but they poured A LOT of italian dressing over the salad. The service here was okay. I was on crutches and they were in no hurry to seat me when there was an available booth right in front me. read more

TERRIBLE !!! DESERVES -1 STARS! went there and there was a party of 3 in front, I could see 2 open tables, they finally called us after about 10 mins, the party of 3 before had been sitting for the 10 mins we were waiting. We got our table and sat down. After a few minutes, they took those peoples drink orders, they looked pissed. I had a BAD feeling, we were ready to order, 3 different wait staff walked by us and did not take drink orders or even acknowledge us. Well after 5 mins of being ignored we left, THE SERVICE HERE IS A FREAKIN JOKE! I CANT BELIEVE THIS PLACE IS EVEN OPEN. read more

I have been coming to Palermo pizza for over 40 years, the food is great and the people are friendly, Its a small old time place but it has charm. Thanks for the service to our city Palermo read more

My family and I had been coming here since 1986, but once ownership changed this place hasn't ever been the same. They used to have an extremely awesome and amazing staff, but if you want an average pizza now its okay to go here because the service here is less desirable. Shame because this used to be the best Pizza place in all of Ventura County. read more

Easily the best pizza in Simi Valley. It's like a pizza from the 70's. The hostess is very friendly and helpful too. read more

I've lived in Simi Valley 12 years . I've driven past Palermo's millions of times ... Last night we where driving around looking for a place to eat dinner . Palermo's food was delicious !!! My hubby and I shared the lasagna and our kids had raviolis spaghetti combo . The owner was very friendly and so where the other patrons. read more

Being from the East Coast, I am very, VERY particular about pizza. While some places come close to the way pizza should be made, no one hits it square on the head like Palermo's!!! Everything about it... the crust, the sauce, the amount of cheese...and all the toppings you could possibly want... AND you can fold your slices easily!!!! My personal favorite is mushrooms and cheese. We don't live in SImi so this is a drive for us. BUT, for their pizza, we would do it every day!! read more

We had dinner here on a Sunday evening and loved it. Authentically old school. NOT hip old school and so grateful for that. These sorts of comfy hole in the walls seem to be disappearing. So wonderful to discover a place worth eating at in Simi Valley, which is a culinary waste land I visit only to see my sister. I recommend the spaghetti with meatballs, which is very budget friendly. Garlic bread was served and soft drinks were refilled. Fun, old time Italian music played in the background. Our booth and lighting was cozy. Very nice, capable, server waited on us. Btw, we arrived about 30 minutes before closing and were never rushed or pushed. Very nice experience that will be repeated soon. read more

Been here a few times but never had the pizza so we opted for the family dinner. Some of the recent reviews were iffy on the pizza but we thought we would still give it a go. Soup or salad, spaghetti, pizza and crispy breadsticks (be sure to ask for some marinara sauce to dip!) Beer and wine are 1/2 off before 6. I had the Italian wedding soup and he had the asparagus soup both of which were tasty however I preferred his soup. Service was excellent and attentive and the food came out fast and hot. We stuffed as much as we could however still going home with half a pizza. We'll definitely come back. read more

Pizza-good wine-quiet booths! Small Italian restaurant that feels like it's been there forever..maybe it has. We had 5 in our group and got a nice booth -felt like our own space-love that! The red Salmon Creek cab was excellent paired with an antipasta salad, and thin crust pizza-the medium pizza was plenty for 2 people-we even had some to take home. Ordered a thin crust pizza-with tomatoes,basil,cheese-and sauce lots of sauce-so good-not greasy! Half antipasta salad was enough for 2 of us and there was still a full basket of garlic bread on the table. Everything tasted fresh,not heavy and not greasy, service was friendly! Water refilled- Will be back! First visit and if in the area again-would go-don't even need the garlic bread-pizza was plenty! read more

Palermo's was my go to pizza place. I have been going there since the 70's. When Jack Parfitt sold Palermo's the new owner kept the same recipes. I would order pizza from Palarmo's and anti-pasto from Chi Chi's. I did the same tonight and will never step foot in Palarmo's again. They have destroyed the Palarmo name by changing the pizza. Truly disappointed. I would love to meet the new owner face to face to tell them how they have destroyed a Simi Valley landmark. read more

Great lunch deal with a huge slice of really good pizza and soup or salad. Prices are decent, the décor is aged, but the wait staff is attentive. The menu is fairly extensive, and many things sound really great. read more

1st time here. Dang we have been missing out. Tried the calzone. Big and well cooked. Tasted homemade. Anna was our waitress and was very good. We will be back to try the amazing looking lasagna. I don't think you can go wrong here. 2 spoon up! read more

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Ate here for the first time last night. Really enjoyed it. The place itself is small and kind of cheesy. But who cares. The garlic bread was over cooked, but that was really my only complaint. I had the spaghetti and homemade meatballs on a recommendation. Meatballs were YUM! They Melted in your mouth. The spaghetti sauce was very tasty too. Ended the meal with a not homemade cannoli, but it was also pretty good. Most people were eating the pizza, so that will be my next meal there. And there was a lasagna that walked by that also looked appetizing. Staff were very friendly and attentive and I'm looking forward to my next visit. read more

It's really bland food. Italian food is an explosion of flavors, and, not like the combined melange that is Mexican. One of the things I like about Italian food is that you can taste all of the ingredients. Palermo is ok, not crappy. Their tomato sauces are decent, but the capellini with tomato and basil really just tastes like infused olive oil, the linguine with white clam sauce is quite plain. A little salt REALLY kicks these two dishes up a notch. The tomato sauce-based dishes like the spaghetti dishes, the meat ravs are all quite tasty, but the gnocchi tastes like it was pre-made, which is sad. I so want this restaurant to be "Triple-D - worthy", but it's really more Robert Irvine worthy. The staff are ever so friendly, they just need better food. read more

Amazing Pizza! Warm Italian atmosphere, it's very cozy. So yeah, the pizza is to die for! I would suggest pepperoni and olive. And also a new discovery we came up with, artichoke hearts and garlic. NOW that's italian!!! Enjoy the good prices, large portions (small is more than enough for two) and the friendly staff. But most of all enjoy the decadent pie! read more

So sad; they have raised prices and reduced portions to the point of unreason. My last visit I ordered the dinner for two. Used to be $20, large pizza, 2 spaghettis, bread, and salad. It's now over $25, small pizza. Unreasonable and likely to become another Simi Valley food fatality. I did also point out to the manager that the menu/prices in their own website were different than the higher priced lower quantity of food they were charging so he threw $10 back my way. I just can't get past advertising one thing and charging something different. read more

Great Italian food! Pizzas, calzones, pastas all amazingly delicious! My wife has been craving the fettuccine & calzones (with artichoke & basil) & she made me take her back less than a week later. Don't spoil dinner and eat too much buttery garlic bread before your meal comes out like I did. Almost forgot I was in Simi Valley it was so good. Love Ana the waitress!! She's so personable & kind. Happy hour is the best!! read more

The employees are always super friendly but the food isn't the best. The salad dressing is very watery and the pizza is way too greasy. I had to blot of the pools of grease before I could even eat it. read more

What do you do when it's Christmas eve and you've "forgotten" dinner for 10 people? Palermo to the rescue! I give 5 stars for service and food. Our Chicago in-laws raved about the perfectly seasoned sausages and meatballs. Even the house salad dressing received raves. Thank you Palermo for saving the day. MERRY CHRISTMAS! read more

Good food and friend atmosphere. Had the chicken pesto ravioli. It was good, although being cooked I the pesto sauce made it rather oily since the pest separated form heat. read more

One hit wonder for us unfortunately. Went again the following week, ordered thin crust sausage and tomato. What came was what looked like a pan pizza topped with thickly sliced raw tomatoes. Really wanted to love this place as there is NO great pizza here in Simi/T.O/ the Valley/Moorpark. Sad.. read more

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This place whips out it's Italian sausage and slaps other pizzerias across the mouth really hard. I'll admit I haven't been here in years but the last time I was there (around 2014) they had a huge pizza slice even bigger than the one's at Costco for only $2.50 and they had a decent beer selection with great friendly waitresses. Nice and quiet, great pizza, cheap prices and great service. read more

Love this place, great food and fun atmosphere with friendly owner and staff, especially Rexanna

Great, GREAT pizza - very much NY style, as close as you can find out here in CA. Atmosphere is really similar to a pizzeria back east, which is also fun. Fried ravioli (friti) are a great appetizer if you like them a bit spicy. Not a big fan of their pastas, but that doesn't mean they are bad - I'm just used to a different taste. I stick with the pizza, and I'm ALWAYS happy. If you like this type of pizza, you can also try East Coast Pizza company, also in Simi. They are both great, though East Coast is more expensive and oddly is also more of a "strip mall, order at the counter" kind of place. Palermo has friendly wait staff and is never a disappointment. read more

The food here is great, this place is reminiscent of the family-style Italian places I grew up with back in Philadelphia. For the price, you really can't beat it, and the pizza is amazing, East Coast style. YUM! Now...the service is another story. There is always a wait, whether or not they seem actually busy. You always have to wait an abnormally long time before they come for your drink order, or return with your drinks. Once you actually order, though, the food comes out pretty fast. It's one of those places where they get to you when they get to you, so just know that going in. The food is good if you can handle the mediocre service. I really love their Caesar salad dressing - it's one of the best I've ever had. read more

Pizza - 5 stars! My wife and I went to Palermo Pizzeria for date night. We're trying a new place every date night to keep the adventure alive. Since we do it all the time when we travel. Back to the review... The inside of the restaurant is dark and dated. They have a lot of wood lattice overhead and between the booths. They have fake green plants and white Christmas lights all round as well. Definitely needs some modernization. As for the food... it was pretty good. The blue cheese dressing was thin and watered down. But the meat sauce for the spaghetti was thick and savory. The best part was the pizza. We had a simple cheese pizza. The crust was golden brown, thin and crispy. The slices were large and are perfect for folding in half. It had a good crust, sauce and cheese ratio. I have enjoyed the left over just the same. I would order the pizza again anytime! read more

Love this place. Have been coming here for decades (yes decades)... yummy food, pasta is wonderful and the garlic bread rocks. Pizza is a nice cheesy, garlicky, salty explosion of flavor! read more

Do yourself a favor drive another block to Chi Chi's. We thought we'd try this place because it's been here forever but it's wrong from the minute you walk in. It's dark but not in a cool Italian way, more dark and dirty. Bathrooms dirty ( men's out of order). I was hoping the food was good and just restaurant management bad. However, I was disappointed with every part of the meal. Like I said, do yourself a HUGE favor and go to Chi Chi's or any other Italian place. This was my first and LAST time! read more

I'm a long-time resident of Simi Valley and once upon a time this restaurant was amazing. I have great memories coming here with my family while growing up. Unfortunately the experience was not what I remembered and instead it is now ruined. Aside from the rudeness of one of the waitresses (the other two were very kind and helpful) the quality of food was lacking. After feeling nauseous we ended up leaving mid-dinner, paid for our food and left. We did tip the waitress well, considering the poor quality of food. I would love to see this old time favorite restaurant get revamped and that good quality of food and service be returned. read more

Fantastic pizza, best in Simi Valley by far. My family has been coming here for years and we have never been let down.

We've been going to Palermo's for over 30 years but I have to say they have gone down hill. The dough seems different now. When you have to add cheese and rebake it when you get home it's time to move on to a new pizza joint. read more

Great pizza! Very authentic...just like in Napoli! Yummy Chick Parm. Great service.

The atmosphere is not the best - it needs a make over. BUT the staff is always friendly, service better when they are busy than when it's slow. We love the food - Italian comfort! The bread is my favorite and we really like the wine they serve. read more

This was my first visit to Palermo's. Ordered takeout for my neighbor & myself. Although they did make a mistake on both our orders, the food was delicious. When I notified management about the errors, they took care of the situation immediately. We will be back! Great Food! Great Customer Service! read more

We have lived in Simi for a long time yet we had never tried this restaurant. Last night we finally decided to try it. We walked in and the hostess was very enthusiastic and entertaining and the employees were very attentive and nice. The restaurant had a local feel which was very nice as many restaurants in simi are commercially owned. We started with the wonderful garlic bread and then we received an amazing chicken parmigiana sandwich which was fresh from the oven. It was hot and delicious. We then got a medium pizza with meatball and pepperoni which was absolutely delicious and had homemade meatballs. This pizza was extremely big and very filling, making it perfect. If you are looking for a local joint with wonderful service and great enthusiasm, Palmero is a great choice! read more

Our Palermo experience was a mixed bag. The atmosphere was surprisingly "independent" which is always nice, especially in Simi Valley. The Chianti wine bottles hanging everywhere added just that hint of rustic which separates this place from the chains. The "Caesar" salad was abysmal. Truly worse than anything you would get at Wendy's. It's romaine, alright, but boxed stale croutons and the blandest institutional Italian dressing ever. No cheese at all, no lemon taste, anchovies or anchovy paste. And small to boot. Granted, expectations for Caesars have dropped over the years, but you'd hope that a quote Italian restaurant could put something decent out - this type of salad is not that hard to make good. We didn't want to complain, so I'm hoping that someone there might read this one day. Pizza was large and very tasty. One issue - center was really really soggy, probably due to the cooked mushrooms. This pizza was so close to excellent, if it wasn't for the wetness that ruined half the otherwise-great crust. Heard the Eggplant Parm was really good, but I think it rates only a B minus. Eggplant not cooked right and the way it was drenched, it lost all the goodness of the breading. Large portion however and tons of yummy baked cheese. Staff was efficient and friendly. If only they'd fix that Not-Caesar Salad. Maybe I'll write them a letter, or one of you will have a nice way of mentioning it. read more

Came here once, when my husband and I first moved to Simi. The service was fine, but the food was not. We ordered spaghetti carbonara and no joke, we got a plate of buttered noodles with SCRAMBLED EGGS on top... I was floored! Horrible. Also got a meatball sub, not as bad but not great. read more

We went to Palermo's last night with the family. There were eight of us total, all adults. We ordered a variety of food including: Lasagna, spaghetti with meat sauce, linguine with white clam sauce, egg plant parmesan and ravioli. We all had salads or soup with garlic bread before the main meal. Everything was fresh, served hot and tasted great. The service was spot on and the bill was very affordable. I would highly recommend Palermo's for the entire family or a night out with just you and your significant other. Very good restaurant in the center of Simi. read more