I came in on thursday and was served by a young gentleman named John Michael. He is by far the best server I've ever had!!!! He was very profession and very knowledgeable about everything on the menu (he said hes worked his way up at both locations and has been working for for YEARS). i can rave about him for much longer but lets get into the food OH MY GOD when i say that this was hands down the best italian in loudon county! I got the involtini di vietello which is rolled veal with proscuto and cheese in a marsala wine sauce with wild mushrooms and pasta. the veal was perfectly tender the cheese had a perfect melt. the sauce was so good I could literally drink it. All in all I will be coming back to get the veal and to try other things on the menu and to seeJohn MIchael and his amazing service (seriously he is one of a kind amazing) I will definitely be coming back and HIGHLY recommending this place to all my friends and family!!! read more

Takeout was very fast and convenient. We had the Arancini appetizer, Tuscan bread and meat lasagne. Their version is much tastier than regular meat lasagne. PP is a winner that should be on your speed dial if you live anywhere close to Ashburn read more

$20 for spaghetti that only had two meatballs? The sauce and the meat wasn't all that either

Thank you Pazzo Pomodoro for protecting the health and safety of all of your customer's in Vienna and Ashburn. read more

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The fried calamari was okay - it has a not so pleasant aftertaste that's a little too fishy. The pizza and pasta are great, not too salty, the taste is just great. I know a lot of people love when the manager(s)/owner(s) stop by to check if everything is okay, but we were a little annoyed with the greetings...felt like they were watching us even when we left the place. read more

Pazzo Pomodoro - Italian Near Me - Ashburn, Virginia

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Absolutely AWFUL customer service. I love supporting local restaurants - BUT woman at the front laughed in my face when I came in tonight trying to get reservations for 6. Rather than politely turning us down as they were busy she laughed when I said 6 and said they wouldn't be able to seat us tonight. I've been multiple times and while I enjoy the food I absolutely won't support that kind of arrogant treatment from a local establishment. read more

I will say the service was good. Very attentive waiter. The food however was pretty bland. Calamari and a Caprese salad were good but all the pasta dishes were undercooked, meatballs lacked flavor and salt, and the pizza was not great either. I was also shocked to see a receipt with a credit card fee at a restaurant with those prices. Was hoping for a good Italian spot but I guess the search continues. Unfortunately we won't be back. read more

Margherita pizza was good. I'm looking forward to trying additional menu items. Extensive menu, busy inside when I picked up, which is always a good thing. read more

Pazzo Pomodoro - Italian Near Me - Ashburn, Virginia

I've been coming here for years and it's always been one of my favorite places, never disappoints. Staff if exceptionally friendly and the food is excellent, Mercedes will take good care of you at the bar and you must go to one of Mary's wine tastings, she's so knowledgeable and entertaining . From pizza to seafood, you won't be disappointed and try their grilled calamari appetizer, delicious! Ciao! read more

Good food, good ambiance, and they serve espresso right - with a slice of lemon peel on the side. One of my favorite Italian restaurants in NoVa. read more

This is a true gem! Authentic Italian food, freshly made. The olive oil and bread with Parmesan cheese is delicious. I don't know if there is a bad item on the menu. My wife and I were pleasantly surprised by how good the food was. Do yourself a favor if your looking for a great meal Pazzo Pomodoro is the place for you. They also have a excellent wine selection. The staff is very friendly and the service is great. Definitely will be back. read more

Nice place for a casual business lunch. Tried the Gnocchi Sorrentina which was pretty good! It was a little pricey for the portion but I enjoyed it. Service was pretty good too. I'd give it another shot the next time I'm in the area. read more

Best is the staff and owners. Amazing customer service and friendliness. The wine selection is wonderful and reasonable and the sommelier is knowledgeable and a character. Food is Italian like any other Italian restaurant. Love the atmosphere. read more

Great food and wine! Italian is my favorite and it reminded me of a place in Florence I had wonderful food at! Super cute restaurant. read more

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Wife and I went there on a Friday in Oct; Really wanted to like the restaurant- looking for an Italian restaurant near Sterling. This place failed on almost all accounts. They bring you bread, but it is only boring white-ish bread, not rosemary bread, not anything regional. And there is virgin olive oil on the table (good quality), but would ti be too much to expect some red pepper flakes or garlic to add to it? My entree was somewhat bland (I am being polite here, and not saying tasteless). I had fish (the swordfish) that could have passed for chicken. It was remarkable only for the simplicity of the preparation. The chef should be introduced to a new ingredient: garlic. My wife and I really wanted to like this place. We didn't. It was slightly loud. The food was uninspired. The only thing we can say positive about the experience was that the service was flawless. We won't be back. read more

Great food and a great bar! I was very impressed with the pasta and veal selections. There are a number of well prepared Italian entrees here. The sausage bites appetizer is outstanding! Don't overlook the bar selections. There are a number of craft beers on tap and a large selection of scotch and bourbon, including some nice higher end pours. read more

Worst pizza I have had in many years! Brought two pizzas - Ducati and Piccirella on a Saturday night and they were so bad that it spoiled the Saturday night. The pizzas were stinking, leathery, distasteful. Never going back to this place again! I saw good ratings and thought about trying...boy was I wrong! I repent my decision for not going to the known places instead. Update: The business owner appreciated my honest review before but now disagrees. :-) I have had Neapolitan wood-fired pizza before and what I received that day was horrible to taste. You may have made it well at some other times but it wasn't good that day. It tasted and smelled bad. read more

I'd give this place 5 stars for service, 3.5 for food, but 3 for prices. The service was very fast and efficient, and Angelo our waiter was perfect. We had a few pasta dishes, and I had the duck special with a fig sauce. The pasta was a little too al dente for us, and the duck was over cooked. The flavor of the fig sauce was excellent though, and my daughter has become a fan of gnocchi because theirs was so good. We also had the panna cotta and chocolate cheesecake for dessert. The panna cotta was very small for such a high price, and was too gelatin-y. The cheesecake was dry. The prices were too high for a place like this in a location like this, and we left agreeing that this was a one (almost) hit wonder. read more

We had dinner Sunday evening. Enjoy our dinner and bottle of wine. When I received the check I was surprised to see a 3% added fee for credit card use. I have heard that some restaurants might be charging a fee for CC use. We dine out often and have not experienced this charge at any other restaurant. I understand the rising costs of running a business but credit card companies have been charging this fee forever. This is just the cost of doing business. So when we decide to go out to dinner in the future , do we go to a restaurant that adds 3% CC or to the restaurant that doesn't? read more

I really liked this restaurant in Vienna and so I'm always trying to get my family to come with me to the Ashburn location. The gnocchi there are my favorite and are pretty good - pizza is okay; I've had better. My issue is that if you call or go online to do takeout they charge you a container fee. I have a problem paying for containers to bring their food home, so we decided to go and dine in to avoid this extra fee. We dined in today and when received the bill noticed a different total price if you use credit card. They are now basically passing through the credit card fee directly to customers. I have a problem with that. That is their cost of doing business and agreeing to accept credit cards. I have a problem with all businesses that say they accept credit cards- but then charge you the fee that the credit card company charges them. If you don't want to pay the credit card company the fee they charge - then don't accept them. Don't give better pricing for cash-paying customers. Not okay. Also - I'm sure the credit card industry would love to know you encourage customers to not use their cards because it will cost THEM more. Also paid $10 for a fruit and cheese plate - it was a joke. 2 strawberries, 2 raspberries, 1/4 of an apple thinly sliced - and 3 pieces of hard cheese that was stale tasting. Pretty bad. read more

While the food itself was above average the service was terrible when you factor in the pricing of a standard Italian dish of chicken parmigiana at $29. They completely forgot our appetizer, delivered intially someone else's food to our table, and got my order wrong as I asked for penne pasta and received standard spaghetti. I would have sent it back, but they had brought my 5 and 6 year olds food so early and did not take our order until 15 to 20 minutes had passed that I could not wait for them to make it right. This was my first experience at this restaurant and while the food itself was decent, I am not paying the type of top dollar level that I can get the same meal at somewhere else for almost half the price. Just dissapointing. read more

NOT ENFORCING MASKS: I typically LOVE this location but I was extremely disappointed in your lack of enforcement of mask wearing. I came to pick up food around 7:20pm on 12/10 and I saw signs on the door saying not to enter without a mask on. But right in the front, a male customer was not wearing his mask and standing right up front by the hostess waiting for his food and wine purchase to be bagged up. The woman he was with was wearing a mask. I was disappointed that the hostess and other staff there were allowing this man to come in without wearing a mask even though you had signs saying it wasn't allowed so I am simply confused why this man was not told to walk out. When the hostess looked at me in the foyer area, I told her "I am not coming in because that man is not wearing a mask" she essentially dismissed it and didn't say anything. I will not be coming back to the location and will be reporting you all to the state, county, and health department. This is unacceptable when cases are extremely high and people are dying out there. read more

This place is fantastic. We ordered the angel hair marinara, beef ravioli, bruschetta, and cheese pizza. Everything came out perfect and was delicious. The GM, Chris Cunningham, provide fantastic service. I've been waiting for an Italian restaurant in Northern Virginia. We found it. If you're looking for Italian food and you're within 50 miles of this - place go there. read more

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Mediocre food. Inflated prices. My wife and I had dinner here for the first time on February 25th 2016. The ambiance is pleasant and warm. The bar is cozy with colorful lighting. We ordered an appetizer which was sausage, with some Parmesan, and peppers. It was nothing special, and we were quite disappointed. I had angel hair pasta, for the main course, with meatballs. What surprised me was first of all the pasta was definitely not homemade but came from a box. Then, just the pasta and sauce cost $11 and I had to add another $5 if I wanted meatballs. So I round up paying $16 for a plate of out-of-the-box pasta and meatballs that were extremely dry and bland. My wife ordered the, I can't think of the name, but ear- shaped pasta with meatballs. Hers was also made out of the box, and the meatballs were equally dry. Except hers cost $21....!!! We could have had a much tastier, and much more affordable meal, at Maggiano's. I would discourage anyone from going to this restaurant if you want genuine tasty Italian food. This is not the real thing, and way overpriced. We will not be returning. Paza Pomodoro, you failed. read more

Pazzo Pomodoro - Italian Near Me - Ashburn, Virginia

We stopped in while visiting for a wedding this weekend and we were blown away by how amazing the food was! We had a party of 8, and last minute called to see if we could be accommodated, and Robin was more than gappy to help us. Once we arrive, she greeted us and introduced herself and led us to our table. Cliff was our waiter, and he was outstanding. He brought a taste of both had use wines very to us to try (both were awesome!) His service was outstanding! The food was AMAZING. We ordered a variety - two pizzas (the Bianca and margherita), the calamari, Caesar salad, bologense, and ravioli. All of us shared and couldn't stop raving about it. My favorites were the bianca pizza and calamari! My boyfriend and his family have been to Italy on multiple occasions and always talk about how thin and crispy the pizza is - this place is the only place they have ever said has the same style! The pizza is paper thin and full of flavor! We will definitely visit the next time we are in town! Thank you Robin and Cliff for the amazing service and food! read more

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Finally. Finally. Finally. This area has been in desperate need of good Italian for quite some time. Pazzo Pomodoro fits that bill very admirably. My family and I had dinner here and were simply blown away by the friendly service, gorgeous setting and amazing food. From a very gracious welcome to excellent service and a friendly farewell, the people at Pazzo Pomodoro made us feel at home. And like any good home, the food was prepared wonderfully. I had the special linguine pescatore. The seafood was expertly cooked to perfect doneness. The sauce was light, yet very flavorful and deep. But, the star of the dish was the pasta itself. It was fresh, delicious and I could have eaten another bowl of nothing but pasta. In fact, all the pasta was amazing. From the kid's spaghetti marinara to the paparadelle bolognese and the sublime fettucine salsa di noci, the pasta in each dish was an absolute delight. We've found our new favorite restaurant in the area. I just finished eating there about an hour ago and I'm already planning our return visit. read more

Pazzo Pomodoro - Zuppa di pesce - Italian Near Me - Ashburn, Virginia

Great food! Service was a bit slow due to only one server during that timeframe. Other than that a great experience!

I came here twice already and it's been 2 days! I just came back from Europe and it's literally the same taste as an Italian restaurant. The question is why haven't you gone here yet? read more

As someone who grew up working in my family's Italian restaurant, I have to say that this place rocks. I've eaten here every 2-3 weeks and have never been disappointed. The service is outstanding! Several of the waiters speak Italian which makes it even better for me. Get to use my Italian. (Ashburn is mostly Indian). The food is spectacular. I always order two meatballs on the side no matter what I order because they are close to what my wife makes (my grandmother's recipe). Sangria is well done. The wine list is also well appointed. If there's something that's not on the menu, definitely ask for it. I've been there twice and had a hankering for a dish, asked for it and poof, it was there. The place isn't cheap but it's not crazy either. The parking just simply sucks. But don't let that deter you one bit. Great food, fantastic service! Eat here! You will not be disappointed. read more

Great place, great food and wine, but most importantly, an amazing staff... they are always gracious and hospitable... it's a gem of a spot. Thank you read more

AMAZING! My husband I came here (with our toddler) on opening night. The place is small but the food is fantastic. This is by FAR the best and most authentic Italian we have found in Ashburn. Our waiter seemed a bit frazzled as he got a whole bunch of tables at once, but given that it was opening night, we gave him the benefit of the doubt. The host was so incredibly nice so the whole evening started off great. For drinks I got a glass of Prosecco and my husband ordered a glass of red wine. For appetizer we ordered the Mozzarella en Carozza (a fancy version of mozzarella sticks). The Mozzarella itself was a BIT bland however they give you a Spicy Marinara sauce to go with it which is amazing and very flavorful. For dinner I ordered the Ravioli Carne (meat filled ravioli) and my husband ordered the Margherita Pizza. Both were delicious -- I loved the tomato cream sauce the ravioli came in and the filling was not only delicious, but it was proportionate to the pasta and it wasn't too meat-y or too cheese-y. The Margherita Pizza was fantastic and had that amazing wood burned oven type of taste. For dessert we ordered the Chocolate Cake and Tiramisu. The Tiramisu was wonderful. The Chocolate Cake came with a raspberry sauce on top, which if that had that been written on the menu I would've asked them to leave it off as it was too sour, and I would've asked for a scoop of vanilla ice cream instead to balance the richness of the cake. Given that it was opening night all the food came out fairly quickly with no mishaps, so kudos to them on that! All in all everything was fantastic and we will most definitely be regulars here! read more

Wow! Great find! Cozy, sit down, great service, very attentive, delicious pizza, fresh basil in the salad so so good, and the tiramisu delicious!! Just what you want in an Italian restaurant! Hopefully I'll be back in the neighborhood to go again soon! read more

Always solid. Great staff. Makes you feel at home. Lasagna is old school and fabulous.

Went here for today for Father's Day for lunch and was greeted by a host wearing sweats which seemed a bit inappropriate for the atmosphere. Once we were seated the experience improved immediately as we were greeted by our server, John Michael. We put in our drink orders and I got a orange crush that may have been the best one I've ever had. Our server recommended wine for both of my parents that they also enjoyed immensely. I ended up asking who made my drink for future reference, so if you come here ask for Cindy. We ordered appetizers next and went with the grilled calamari that was exceptional. We finished off lunch with the three of us each ordering pizzas, getting the capricciosa classica what was awesome. Even though the experience started a little rough in the end it was excellent. read more

Authentic and yet not as traditional as you might guess. The pizza ingredients and dough are spot on modern day Italian ( not necessarily NY style). Pasta is adventurous. Interesting surroundings including a two ton marble pig. Reinforces the popularity of the Vienna location. As everyone states: your go to in Loudoun for Italian read more

Tonight I went into Pazzo in Ashburn with my beautiful girlfriend and the rest of our party. We were seated and brought water immediately. Our sever, John Michael, came to our table with a positive attitude and provided us with some of the best service I've ever experienced. He helped us choose what to eat, I got the lasagna (his recommendation) which was amazing. Ultimately John Michael made us feel like we were family at Pazzo and we will definitely be returning as a result of the service provided to us. read more

OMG!!!! Where do I start!!!! Apps delish. I HAD the veal stuff with prosittuto did not like but the fruiti di mare was ABSOLUTELY DELISH... Erin was amazing come see her..i hope she likes the birthday cake we shared with her read more

I found the food to be fair. The pasta dishes are good portion sizes. The service was good though.

My family tried this place this past Friday. We loved all our meals. The place was packed and the service was excellent. The food was very affordable and the portions are all good size. This is a great local Italian food Restuarant. read more

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BEST SERVICE me and my girlfriend have recieved at a resturant. Please come here if you want authentic italian ingredients without any cuts to quality. literally the best pizza I have had not in NYC. It tasted straight from italy. servers and service was fantastic. Would give 6 stars If I could. read more