OK. Good service...a good alternative. That said. I thought that this place might have made the noble effort of bringing real culinary excellence to the Chino Valley. If that were the case, I'd give them a generous C+. It certainly has the appearance of wanting to do that. It also would enjoy a current national yearning for Italian cuisine that is more Italian countryside....and less Chino countryside. I didn't think that anyone (at this price range and in this decade) would still offer (even in an American suburb) such low value. I mean...a lukewarm lasagnia with a side of....STILL more pasta? Perhaps they should offer a side of potatoes too. (Yes..that is from a movie.). The overall dining ambiance (stripmall chairs, runned-down carpet, dilapitated and incomplete menus) were probably a good business decision, but unflattering...even for a $60 dinner. This was disappointing for an anniversary dinner. Sixty dollars can buy a really good dinner for two nowadays. I guess we got unlucky here. Our server(s) were kind and attentive...very much so. Since the price was not low, why not go all the way and run an excellent restaurant with fresh ideas? I would certainly return there on that hope alone. I admittedly ordered only simple things; Lasagna and Bean Soup. But then again..simple things should be the easiest to perfect. I am grateful that his restaurant is here in that it offers a tasty portion of carbohydrates for a hasty lunch or dinner...so as to move onto after-dinner activities or to save on baby-siting. It is also a welcome alternative to the sea of mediocre franchises in Chino and Chino Hills. But at this price range..it could have done MUCH better. read more

This used to be a regular stop for me, so we made sure to visit when we were in the Chino area. I like the bruschetta that is given when you arrive, that is something I remembered from years ago...it's a nice touch. I ordered the chicken Parmesan and my wife ordered the eggplant Parmesan. If I had to choose between the two, it would be the eggplant. They have a nice patio that really doesn't look out to anything and restaurant itself is small but nice! read more

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What can I say?....everything about this restaurant is perfect. The food was served sizzling hot, tasty cooked to perfection. The servers were nice and knowledgeable. read more

Pizzaioli - Chicken marsala, chicken tortellini - Italian Near Me - Chino, California

Seriously one of the best meals I have ever had! I've been all over the world and this is the best pizza I have ever had. We had pepperoni, bell peppers and bacon! Our server Kim was one of the best waitresses I have ever encountered. She had a beautiful smile and was very attentive. Thank you for the meal Pizzaioli. read more

Pizzaioli - Pepperoni, bell pepper, and bacon pizza with a Pyramid Hefeweizen! - Italian Near Me - Chino, California

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Okay, I have to confess.... I've lived nearby since Pizzaioli opened over 20 years ago and today was my first time ever going in. I'm a little sad I hadn't been in earlier. For an Italian restaurant in this area, it hits the spot. First off, service was AMAZING. The waiter tonight and the busboy were just on top of it all. Not to mention, it was packed and I only had to wait 5 minutes to get a table without a reservation. Sweeeeeet. Now, let's get to what we all really care about... the food! Pricing was perhaps higher for Chino Hills, but not overly expensive by any means. After the complimentary bruschetta, I had the $23.00 lasagna and it was alright, but not mouth watering deliciousness. I wouldn't order it again. (Dan Tana's in West Hollywood, Micelli's in Hollywood, and even Buca de Beppo in all over triumph over the lasagna here.) That is the worst thing I can say about my experience. I also had some chicken and spinach Tortellini with a jalapeño cheese sauce and my taste buds were in overdrive. Next time, I will be ordering that for sure. I've never had anything like it. Additionally, I ordered a side of Brie Mac and Cheese. Heaven. I literally saw the good lord Baby Jesus' arms swoop down from above and cradle me in his arms and cover me in sweet lamb kisses. I do not like Mac and cheese in general, so for me to have this experience is nothing short of a miracle... oh and I'm an atheist. My entire party enjoyed it and will probably attempt to make some like it at home. They have a full selection of wines and spirits, but since I only drink when I'm in the club or at a trashy bar looking to enjoy a little night company, I abstained. My Diet Coke glass never went empty. My guest pillow on the other hand, is empty tonight. ;) We had dessert here as well. It was good... Sure, I wish it was larger, but this isn't the Olive Garden for crying out loud! Of Course, my stomach and inner bowels thank you for not being the Olive Garden. I wouldn't wish that on anybody.... well, maybe a couple of old teachers from Ayala High School in the 90s, but they are probably dead by now anyhow. The ice cream that came with the chocolate lava style cake is really good. I'm not a huge vanilla fan, but this had kick. It's definitely not Thrifty. For as crowded as it was on a Friday night, the food came quick and the entire staff was just really nice and polite. I don't mean polite in that fake Chino Hills server type of polite, but in a genuinely I'm happy to be here polite. It was a nice change of pace. The clientele wasn't dressy, but I do wish the big (I mean really big) girl in the Yoga pants and her kid with the iPad and headphones had gone to the Walmart Cafe across the street where they would have fit in a little better... but then again, I'm a snob and just assume she was bussed in from the bad side of Chino (is there even a good side of Chino???) or Pomona. I can't wait to go back! read more

Been coming here for 20 years and this is one of the best restaurants in town. Love their steaks, scallops, pizza is amazing. We also recently ordered large quantities of bruschetta for a get together. Quality food. read more

So disappointed to come back to our favorite restaurant after ten years and find overpriced food and horrible service read more

Pizzaioli - Italian Near Me - Chino, California

We went to Olive Garden in hopes to enjoy a regular meal out on a Saturday afternoon but the wait was too long so we decided to come check out Pizzaioli. There was no wait and we were seated promptly. Our waitress Cindy came to our table and hastily took our orders. We noticed immediately that she did not seem friendly nor did she want to explain anything to us. We attempted to meet her expectations by quickly ordering and letting her leave the table. When we received our food, two chicken Parmesan's and one lemon based linguine shrimp meal. Wewere immediately unimpressed and my friend could not even touch her linguine. I wanted to complain but she didn't want to and wanted to give the restaurant the benefit of the doubt. Myself and my friends daughter noticed immediately that the chicken Parmesan noodles tasted like stater brothers brand and the tomato sauce was nothing short of canned. This was not the worst part about our time at the restaurant. Our waitress, whom we have been told is now the manager, was so short with us, never checked on us and basically treated us like we were poor. Now why would I jump to those conclusions? Well, there was a better dressed table next to us, And she rolled out the red carpet for them. When we asked her why we weren't given the same options, she explained to us that they are regulars. At that moment we felt like we weren't treated equally as everyone else. Yes, we wore jeans and a sweater because we work nonstop and we're enjoying a quick day out but, we had every intention of paying just as much as everyone else and enjoying the same quality time at the restaurant as anyone else. Therefore I am writing this review because I want somebody in upper management to consider who is representing their business. Cindy behaved like we were second-class citizens and treated us like we were a burden to her night at work. When we followed up with a phone call to ask to speak to the manager, we found out that she was in fact the manager. Madison answered the telephone and was reluctant to share any information about how to get a hold of somebody who can take note of the service that we experienced tonight. As a matter of fact, she was reluctant to even answer our questions and continue to drop the line on hold. I am not sure what is going on at this restaurant but we will never return. read more

Food was very good and the new server Nathan was very attentive to our table's needs! Highly recommend and will be coming back.

This place is amazing! Great quality Italian food with outstanding service. I had the eggplant parmigiana and it was the best I've ever had. The atmosphere at Pizzaioli is awesome as well and they have a full bar and great wine. Highly recommend Pizzaioli for any meal. They even have brunch on the weekends! read more

Enjoyed the nice atmosphere and there service was fabulous!! Great food.

Been living in Chino Hills area for over 14 years. We've been coming to this restaurant off and on since living in Chino Hills. Had not been to the restaurant in almost a year. This last dinner was not what we had expected. The food was, at best, mediocre. I had noticed the last couple of times that I had eaten there, the prices had gone up. My husband and I went out on a date night and wanted to stay in the area, so we came, ate, and left disappointed. We both do not drink and did not order any drinks or appetizers or salads, and our bill was $100 with tip, which included 2 entrees and dessert. We left feeling very disappointed because the food was definitely not worth the $100 spent. Service was good and our waitress was friendly. Our biggest complaint was definitely the food and the ambiance. The restaurant definitely needs a fresh coat of paint and the bathrooms are in need of remodeling. We will not be wasting our money in this restaurant in the future. read more

First time eating here and I would highly recommend. Food was excellent, and service was above average. Restaurant was clean and well kept.

This place is pretty good. When on a weekday lunch time, not too crowded, and the place is setup nicely. They have a professional bar, unlike the rowdy ones you usually see today, and 2 different dining areas, plus an outside patio area too. Service is great, quick checkups on the time we went. Food was pretty good, had the italian sausages for appetizer and venison for the main course. The venison was prepared just right imo. Definitely worth coming back to, if not for the food, but for the tuesday wine tastings :) read more

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When Chino had no restaurants pizzaioli was one of the best and still is. Staff is always super nice, I like sitting at the bar. Sometimes the chef will make you some special items if you tell them what you are in the mood for. My favorites are the tomato bisque on Saturdays(but only served on Saturday) and the Filet mignon. Great cut of meat and the reduction merlot sauce is always a plus. For rookies don't eat all the bread at the beginning no matter how good it is. You will be full by the time your meal comes. In addition great wine and hard alcohol selection. read more

Great food and service !! We try lasagna pasta and spaghetti with red sauce was delicious. Thank for great food. We'll be back. read more

Pizzaioli - Italian Near Me - Chino, California

Had not been here in about 15 years. Service was really slow in the early years so avoided coming here. What a turnaround!! The service was excellent and the food AMAZING!! The chef is superb!! We will come back now more often. read more

Best pizza ever! The gyro pizza is mouthwatering. They have zabiha chicken. I love the jamaican wings too.

Their fresh ravioli dinner specials are my absolute favorite. The complimentary bruschetta and bread are SOOOO GOOD! The staff is super friendly and welcoming. read more

We came back and ordered the same items and then some. The service was so frustratingly slow, we couldn't enjoy our meal as much as we wanted. It got so bad, our neighboring tables tried to flag down our server. read more

Rubbery chicken that tasted like it was frozen and warmed up. Food was WAY overpriced for the portion you get. 8 dollars extra for chicken. I got a simple fettuccini Alfredo with chicken and it was 24 dollars for about a handful of noodles and 5 strips of chicken. Service was okay. Bread and drinks were good. read more

We have been going there for a few years. Food is pretty good. We like the lasagna and the chicken marsala. Lately we've been using delivery services to get our meals but I feel they dont really want to do that. The last two times we've ordered through Door Dash and Uber Eats, the order can't be found when the driver gets there. But, voila , suddenly they find it and the driver has to wait while they prepare the order. If you don't want to accommodate folks that can't get out to your restaurant, then don't offer the service. That's more honest. read more

We went there to celebrate my husband's birthday. It was not what we had hoped for or had experienced in the past. The servers were very young and inexperienced. Ours forgot to bring my salad, so I just cancelled it. We ordered the bruschetta appetizer. It was very bland and flavorless. Hardly any basil or garlic. I ordered a pizza, which was okay, not spectacular. The prices are very high, so we had expectations that that would be reflected in quality of the food and the experience , but unfortunately the only notable moment was when we got the bill. Save your money for someplace else. read more

Authentic italian food! You can taste the quality of the ingredients in the food. I personally like it better than maggiano's. I ordered the cioppino and it's the best i've had. read more

No reviews yet for Pizzaioli? Well, here's one. We've been eating there for years, and it's some of the best Italian food in the area. I know, that's not saying much for Chino Hills, but once you try that bread with bruschetta, you'll be hooked too. Try the Pasta Pizzaioli, or just try the pizza - it's soooo good. Very clean, good service, great food. You won't be disapointed! read more

The last time I visited the food was good. This time not so good. My wife and I went here for lunch and found out there is no lunch menu only a dinner menu so we had to pay dinner prices. She had their pizza which I will say was good. I was looking in the menu for something with Italian sausage and found nothing so I decided on the pasta in a marinara sauce with meatballs. I got a good portion of pasta with a meat marinara sauce. The sauce was okay not too much flavor and the pasta was cooked well. The meatballs were terrible and contained so much breading in it that when I cut into it, it fell apart. When I ate one it was very mushy and tasteless. I will say that I feel the prices for their food is very high for what you get, especially for the City of Chino. One more thing they do not have Gluten free pasta or pizza. Sorry wont be going back. read more

Went there over the weekend, for the first time. We had no idea what to expect and were so pleasantly surprised! Our food was delicious, and the service was great. Have recommended to our local friends and will be coming back! I had the spinach tortellini stuffed with cheese, chicken, and a jalapeño cream sauce... Was so good! read more

Pizzaioli - Italian Near Me - Chino, California

During these difficult times we've tried our best to support our local restaurants that we'd usually frequent. Pizziaolis did not disappoint. Great job with the chicken fettuccine alfredo, the delicious bread and of course bruschetta. We had left overs for two days. All for a good price. read more

Not many Italian restaurants in the area and this is not one of them either. The ambiance is an Italian restaurant feel but the food is below average. Ordered drinks and it took 15 minutes. Calamari was undercooked. Lasagna is nothing spectacular something that you could get at frozen foods in Trader Joes. Didnt bother with desert. Didnt finish my meal just got the check and will not be back. read more

Food and service are excellent. The staff really knows how to take care of people during this time of COVID-19. Thank you.

Definitely be back again. We had Vino Bianco and Frutti di Mare and it was perfect. Definitely recommend this restaurant

We had them cater a dinner party we did for a dozen people. We had them bring the Chicken Marsala, a red pasta dish, and they made a shrimp scampi angel hair pasta by request. We also had bruchetta and salad. We were privileged to have the owner, Chris, and her daughter Lauren come out to serve and help keep the party moving along. Everything from the food to the cheery help was fantastic. We received rave reviews and Pizzaioli's business will undoubtedly feel the impact from these people that we introduced to their outstanding food. It was a real treat!!! read more

I love this establishment! It's family owned and the family is extremely hardworking and catering. If you decide to come, request Lauren she's amazing. read more

We went yesterday and had such a good time! The service was great and the food was delicious. We had the breakfast pizza, the regular pizza, pasta and salad and it was all good. Would definitely recommend!! read more

Food is ok. The food was like if you had eaten at your local Mimi's or Denny's. If you want Italian food, I recommend you skip this restaurant and look for something much better worth your money. read more

We have been here 3-4 times and have enjoyed every dish that we have tried. My go-to dish is the chicken tortellini with jalapeno alfredo sauce! Bruschetta is always great as a starter as well. We enjoy their wine- way tooo much, but that's ok! I think it seems pricey because of their location- you would expect to pay those prices outside of a strip mall- but we do keep coming back! Actually going there tonight...:-) read more

Tom and Kris are amazing. Their home made bread and bruschetta will keep you coming back almost as much as their warm hospitality. This place has been in Chino for over 20 years and it's the best Italian place around. I love this place and all of the amazing food they make. Strongly recommend their gamberetti appetizer. I promise you that you will send the plate back cleaner then if they washed it. You will sop up every buttery garlicky drop of perfection with their incredible bread and devour it as if it was your last meal. read more

Not worth the money. Everything is over priced. Fine dining prices without the fine dining atmosphere, without the impeccable customer service, and without innovative, exciting blend of flavors. Food was good -- but not remotely comparable to the food we get for the same price point in san francisco. However, the bruschetta was great. Service was good, busboy attentive. Ambience is lame:: we went on a Friday night - the obvious regulars or "in crowd" sit at the bar and are visited by and chat with servers, owners and bartenders...it's a little snooty-like in a cheesy upscale sports bar type way. The room is very loud, hard to hear conversation at your own table or even the server recite the specials. There are TV's showing sporting games on the walls. I was confused if I was at a sports bar, an Italian restaurant or, if you glance at menu prices, a fine dining restaurant. Utterly confusing. Worst of all was waiting 45 minutes for our food and when we got it there were a couple problems.: 1st- my filet ordered medium rare, was cooked well below the chef standard for rare. Easy fix ...sent it back, they finished cooking it and brought it back medium rare. It was good. It did take 10-15 minutes before I got it back tho. But really? I've never had to send a $42 steak back to a kitchen to be cooked to the appropriate temperature 2nd- the roasted chicken dish we ordered (because it looked amazing we saw it delivered to the adjacent table) came out looking pathetic in comparison. The half chicken on our plate must not have been a full grown hen because it was noticeably smaller than the previous dish that came out. This was not easily fixed...actually it never really was fixed. We told the server our concern and she explained that the chicken was hormone free and left it at that. The chicken was overcooked and dry. We then complained to the busboy. The server came back again...it became an ordeal almost an argument...they really didn't want to do anything about it. They finally sent the manager to the table and it was worked out that they would make it again and add more chicken. So we waited another 20 min or so for a decently cooked half chicken that was a bit larger than the first with 3 small chicken breast medallions on the side--which they added $8 for to the already ridiculous price of $28 for a total of $36 During the drama, the owners were seen whispering by the cash register with our server to find out what the issue was, but never came over to help sort out the dilemma -they sent their young daughter over who was the manager...obviously never formally trained in restaurant business. They obviously do not have the class , education or experience that it takes to run a fine dining establishment. As a frequent fine diner, I have never had a piece of meat served overcooked or undercooked to me. I rarely complain and this is the first review I have ever written. But, if and when there has ever been the slightest issue at a true fine dining establishment, the maître de or manager immediately comes to the table after informed by the server and it is fixed with out dismissive behavior, arguing, additional charges, or cheesy whispering. Needless to say, it's not worthy of a return trip. These people would be better off sticking to something they might have more in common with - Like casual dining, sportsbar, tavern, etc. read more

I've been coming here over 10 years, my aunt was a bartender here when I was a kid and my grandparents have lived in Pomona all my life, so this place is a first choice for us all when we arrange a family dinner. The bread and bruschetta could serve as our main dish, it's so delicious. My grandfather makes it a point to order the special every time we go because their entrees are always excellent. I would recommend pizzaioli to anyone looking for great Italian food, and I'd also recommend outside seating when weather permits, we always sit out on the patio and enjoy each others company. read more

I have a problem with this place. The last time I visited was 2011, so let that be a lesson to future customers. I will visit again soon to see if their service has changed. I get a lot of gift cards from this place for some reason, my friends love it. The first time I visited they told me refills on bread were free, so we filled up on as much of their delicious bread as we could have. They charged us on all four refills of bread at 11$ each basket. WHAT? Even with a 50$ gift card, I remember our bill being up in the 180 range for a FOUR PERSON MEAL. I did call up the server I had and said that they said free refills on bread and my party agreed on what we heard, but apparently the server didn't say such a thing. The second time I went, I was more wary. They SAID bread refills were free and so I ate only two rolls of bread. When the bill came, it was indeed free. Here's where the problem sets in. The first time I went, I went with 3 other colored people, and the second time I went with 2 white people. I went within 6 months of my first visit and I highly doubt there was a change in management staff. I know they're kinder to regulars but both times I went were the first time for both of my groups. Simply put, they're racist. The food is good though, really large portions. However, one of my friends got a chicken parm and the inside was cold (first time I went). Like I said, I'll be going back soon and adding another review, but until then.... read more