Rizzo's does not disappoint. Our family orders take out from Rizzo's on a regular basis since the food is so delicious. The Joeys stuffed chicken is so tasty, especially the side of risotto and sautéed vegetables. I love the meat lovers pizza, so tasty! The Eggplant rollatini is delectable, fully cooked and not bitter. Love the bolognese sauce in any entrees. Get the house vinaigrette with the included side salad. The young staff at the desk are delightful and attentive. My only ask from management is to please add gravel to the large pot holes at the entrance off 521. read more

This little house, converted into a restaurant, has lived under many names. 14 years ago it was Di-Dee's (might have that wrong), a basic breakfast & lunch place. And then Hwy 521 was not the busiest commercial artery that it has become. Risso's came in and was viewed skeptically. Few could imagine this tiny building generating much business, sitting in somewhat isolation along the road. But now! WOW! Come early for dinner and you still might be waiting for a seat. Lunch is your better bet. Excellent menu of basic Italian and Italian-American eats. We very much like their pizzas and salads. Over time, they have added to their wine list and put in a few more desserts. I treasure start-ups that become destinations. Rizzo's will probably never get a Micheline star, but in the surrounding area, it is still a star. read more

Very disrespectful owner who was cursing and screaming at guests. Food was also really bad, the spaghetti was watery and tasted like it came out of a can. But that would've been "okay" if the owner didn't come out and curse and scream at a guest in front of us. read more

Had dinner here. Food was good. But if you're looking for wine with your meal. I hope you like it from a gallon jug.

I'd been dying for an eggplant parmigiana sub but i held off knowing it wasn't good for me. Passing Rizzo's yesterday i caved. I decided to go for the full rather than the half so i would have leftovers. The full turned out to be two sausage rolls stuffed with the eggplant snd sauce and covered in melted cheese which looked a bit too yellow to be the traditional cheese. The sauce was too sweet, nothing like the slow cooked sauce you'd expect in an Italian restaurant. The eggplant tasted burnt. Taking it apart I found small pieces of fried eggplant that was probably intended for pizza. I loved listening to the "real" oldies playing but there was a constant dinging coming from the kitchen which it took me a minute to realize came from a microwave. I'm certainly not expecting a scratch kitchen in a neighborhood family style restaurant but reheating food? Lunch definitely killed the eggplant parm itch and I don't think I'll be back anytime soon. read more

This place was a disappointment. Decor, service, food, outside of restaurant.... all need upgraded. Our server, Julia, wore a mask! Huge turnoff and red flag. We should've left. The best item on the menu was the garlic bread. read more

We came to Rizzo's to celebrate one of my kids birthdays. Naturally, we had to try the pizza and it was good! They give you complementary breadsticks which I wish I would have known before we ordered mozzarella stick (which were bomb) and garlic bread. I would have switched to something else to try because the garlic bread and breadstick are basically the same, and taste basically the same. They were both warm and had a hefty amount of herbs but they definitely needed more salt. However, they did taste homemade, which is good. We got three pizzas to share. Pepperoni, pepperoni and black olive and the Margherita. The first two were excellent. Wonderful flavors. The Margherita was alright. I loved that they used fresh sliced and then baked tomatoes on top, but the pizza was under cooked and a little raw in places. Not ideal. My hubby wanted to try the veal parmesan because it's one of his faves, but they were out so he had the chicken and he liked it. The restaurant is small yet still sits a fair amount of people. They do to-go as well which is good to know because I'd love to take home pizzas the next time I don't want to cook. The service was nice and I'd love to come back again. read more

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Just over the NC/SC border in Indian Land, about a 30-minute drive from Uptown Charlotte if traffic cooperates, Rizzo's Spaghetti House feels like a trip back in time. This is the kind of American-Italian spot your parents took you to as a kid or where you'd end up with your teammates after a rec league game, still in uniform and riding a post-game high. It's casual, affordable, and consistent, with friendly service that makes you feel at home. The menu is exactly what you'd expect from a classic American-Italian restaurant: pasta, parmigiana, subs, and what they claim to be New York-style pizza. I didn't try the pizza this time, but what I did have hit all the familiar comfort notes. The complimentary breadsticks that come with an entrée order had a fluffy texture with a crisp bite, buttery and dusted with garlic powder and Italian seasoning. They were served with a piping hot side of marinara, which was mildly sweet with just the right amount of acidity. If you tend to get heartburn or reflux from overly tangy red sauces, this one is a safe bet. The side salad was your standard garden mix of romaine, raw red onions, olives, and tomatoes, served with a ramekin of dressing. Nothing fancy, but it did the job as a fresh start to the meal. For my main, I went with the Eggplant Parmigiana. It came with six medium-thickness rounds of eggplant, fried and baked, then smothered in their house-made marinara and topped with plenty of melted mozzarella. It was served with a small side of penne with sauce, and I was given the option to swap out the pasta type. The pasta itself was commercially made, not house-made, but it worked just fine. Service was friendly and attentive. My waitress, Chloe, checked in regularly and made sure everything was to my liking. The best part? My meal, including a drink, tax, and tip, came out to just over $20, making this an easy pick for a no-frills, budget-friendly dinner. Would I drive 30 minutes just to eat here? Probably not. But if I were in the area and craving a comforting, nostalgic American-Italian meal, I'd stop in again, if not for the food, then for the familiar feeling of a place that reminds me of where my family used to eat when I was a kid. read more

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Just had dinner here for the first time. Chicken piccata and shrimp scampi were both excellent. Very flavorful, with a fresh green salad and very tasty hot bread sticks. We give Rizzo's high marks, and we'll be back next Tuesday for Pizza Nite!! We had a very positive experience and we recommend Rizzo's to other "first timers"!!! read more

This really is a cute little place. Wife and I showed up fairly late one evening reasonably close to closing so we were almost the only ones in the restaurant. Still, they were friendly, seated us without whining and took our order. I wouldn't say the service was not outstanding but it was very friendly in a hometown, casual sort of way. Very comfortable little place. Definitely not your high-end hoity-toity Italian restaurants like in the big cities. We had chicken fricassee and the chicken Marcella. The food we ordered was really very good. Prices seemed reasonable. It's been a little while since we've been here, but I realized I've been remiss and not posting this review. Next time, my wife and I are in town will probably stop here again. read more

Horrible! I must admit that we have had great Italian food and wasn't expecting much here. We went there only bc it was near to where we were going. However the pasta was awful. Spaghetti was so overcooked and mushy. Worse than the canned Spaghetti oh's. We sat next to a large family and could overhear them complaining about it as well. We told them we agreed. It was their first time as well. When they asked the waitress if they could get a side of penne pasta, she had the owner come over. He was very confrontational from the start, asking if he had a problem with the spaghetti. The gentleman was very respectful and calm and just let him know that it did taste over done and just asked for a side of penne. Well this weasel of a man with small round glasses through a hissy fit! He started yelling, waving his hands all around like a spoiled school girl, saying I'm the owner and I cooked it so no I'm not going to bring you penne because it's the same thing. When the woman calmly asked him why he's yelling, he told her to shut up then pranced away. In all our travels, we have NEVER witnessed an owner behave this way. Appalling!! read more

Great little place in Indian Land SC. Food and service is always outstanding. This is my second visit both times for dinner. We've tried several of the pasta dishes and pizza. All were cooked perfectly and served hot. Servers and staff are always friendly and provide great service. We will definitely be back. read more

Terrible service, walked in to have dinner at the bar. Was given a menu by the hostess after 8 minutes went used the restroom, 5 more minutes no one came, no bar tender working nothing! Sure has changed and I won't be back! Terrible read more

Worst Italian wannabe restaurant in North & South Carolina. The service absolutely SUCKED along with not having enough menus ( that were disgustingly dirty). Our wine was opened in the kitchen not in front of us. My pasta dish had a black hair in it ( I'm bald) when we went to pay the owner / cook came out and accused me of putting the hair in my dish. Not to mention that his apron was disgustingly dirty and full of stains. Do yourself a favor & Save your money and don't go to this place!!!!! read more

Food was definitely 5 stars as well as the service. This restaurant is truly a hidden gem! Great prices and the food never disappoints! We usually get their pasta dishes but you can't go wrong with anything you order! Our server Chloe was great and very knowledgeable about the menu as well as the wine selection. Can't recommend this restaurant enough for anyone who likes real Italian food! read more

Service is good need more entrées of meat sauce marinara sauce is real thin need to be chunked up a little bit. The parking lot and landscaping needs a lot of dressing up read more

Rizzo's Spaghetti House - Lasagna - Italian Near Me - Fort Mill, South Carolina

First time here. Food was delicious, service was good, and the place was busy! We've been looking for a good, local, Italian place and I think we've found it! read more

Best kept secret around. The food was delicious and a lot of it. I had enough leftovers for next day. The young lady who waited on us was very nice and attentive. The restaurant itself has been around a while from the looks of the sign out front and decor inside but that didn't bother me. I will go back again. read more

Horrible customer service. We have picked up from there several times previously. Tried to order AGAIN from them several adult meals along with food for our kids and they refused to let us order kids meals because they didn't trust us that we were ordering for our 3 kids. Total BS!!! Terrible attitude about it as welll. Done with them read more

Great little Italian restaurant in Indian land, I've been here a couple of times with my parents and while they haven't been too busy when I was there, the service was good. My dad got coffee and it was an Italian roast, so it was very dark and bold in flavor. I had the daily special which was Cajun penne pasta, which was full of flavor and had a generous portion of meat in it, but was not too spicy. The entrées came with a small salad which was your standard garden style salad, and the table received bread sticks with marinara sauce which was good. The place was clean, the food was good, as was the service...I would definitely go back and try something new, as the pizza menu looks very good. read more

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used to love the pizza here, however, on our last visit We ate half of it there, I thought it tasted a bit odd, but just went with it. We took the remainder home. When re-heating, we found what looked like a wad of string , maybe Hairnet, Who knows what it was, but ..YUCK ! Lucky we didn't get sick. read more

The restaurant has a nice relaxing atmosphere with outstanding staff. The garlic Bread with mozzarella cheese is very good. The fried Cheese ravioli is delicious. Strongly recommend getting this. The chicken fettuccine is yummy. The spaghetti meatball source is good. The overall food is good not incredible. The price is extremely reasonable for the food you get. read more

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We just walk out of this Restaurant in disbelief. While waiting for a table (it was extremely busy) my husband & i witnessed a waitress remove 2 bread plates from a dirty table and place those plates back on the stack of Clean plates to be used on tables. This is without being cleaned, washed, or wiped off and done right in front of us! Now if this happening on the floor I can just imagine what's going on in the kitchen. Needless to say we will not be going back. read more

I have passed by this place many times, however I have never taken the time to check them out. Well this time, My wife and I made an effort to go on a Thursday night to just check out this small little restaurant which looks like a house. It has a gravel parking lot and is very unassuming as you drive by. As you enter the door though, it is if you were in Italy yourself. You are promptly greeted by a friendly staff and in our case, promptly seated. The décor has all of the sights you would expect to see in Italy, and the food was very good. For starters we had the mozzarella Cheese sticks. The Marinara was piping hot (steam was present) and the cheese sticks were just as you would expect doused with grated cheese on top ( you get 5 in an order). Once we finished the appetizer they brought out complimentary bread with the marinara sauce. My wife had the small chicken Parmesan sandwich, and I had the chicken Marsala. Somehow I was able to manage to save a few breadsticks to use to sop up the delicious Marsala Sauce at the end. It is a very generous portion for the money, and I believe the service was much better than most places these days. This will be added to our monthly lists of places to visit regularly as the menu is filled with delicious meals. I look forward to our many visits, and especially the chicken parmesan pizza. read more

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Went to Rizzo's for the first time today. Pizza was great. We also tried their salad and Chicken Parm. All was great. Will be back.

OK to start off we just moved here from New York and have tried already three places in the area for Italian food. First off. I have to say the service was great. The food was AWFUL. as soon as it came out and I saw the color of the tomato sauce I knew right away. This was not going to be good. We all ended up taking one bite of our food and asked for boxes to take it home and $140 later we dumped all the food in the bin behind the restaurant that's how bad it was, it had absolutely no taste and I really need to know where to find some decent Italian food in this area. I guess I don't need to say that we will not be going back there. read more

My second visit here and they were slammed. My lasagna was undercooked. My husband had a shrimp pasta that was good. Breadsticks were warm and came with sauce to dip in. The mozzarella sticks were not edible in my opinion. Food was hot and quick! Service was friendly. Liked the lighting on the ceiling made it feel more cozy. read more

Rizzo's Spaghetti House - Lasagna - Italian Near Me - Fort Mill, South Carolina

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Waited an hour for food. Server was amazing, very nice, felt bad for the servers they were apologizing to all their tables. ( saying food was made to order) We loved the reviews and tried it out because of the reviews. Don't understand what the hype was from previous reviews, clearly no one has had real Italian or Olive Garden in their life( we don't think Olive Garden is clearly real Italian but shit it's better than this.) Being so close to Charlotte there is so many options no idea how this place competes or gets any business. The food literally could be made by me or my mom, which we cannot cook Italian. I work as a kitchen manager and my long term care staff can cook pasta better than this. Photo is of chicken parm which is recommended by server. My husband got the egg plant rotolini which was clearly frozen and reheated. I order food from sysco distributor and I am not a Karen nor try to be since i am in the food service industry but I just can't, I order food products and know what is good quality and clearly pre packaged items. The pasta sauce tasted like it was out of a can. I really hope they were just having a hard time due to covid. read more

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Rizzo's has great food, service and ambiance. Never had a bad meal. Getting take out spaghetti tonight! Give them a try! Enjoy read more

Awful service , 3 total employees. Chloe was the worst server I've ever had. We used to eat here a couple times a month. Gets worse and worse each time read more

Went in on the Saturday before Easter and it was nearly empty, we didn't mind because we figured people would be eating in due to the holiday. Our server was very young but sweet. At some point there was a man walking around and talk to another table, we heard him say his name was Rizzo (I assume the owner). We thought he would greet us as well and ask about our experience but he did not. He had probably a 5 minute conversation with this table and we still were not greeted or spoken to by who I thought was the owner of the restaurant. When we walked out at the end of our meal we were ignore by staff and not spoken to as well. For this place to look seem a family owned spot and small business, it did not seem welcoming and did not seem like it mattered whether we ate there or not. Food was good, not amazing, but not bad. We sent a soup back and really enjoyed the fried ravioli. We will not be returning (it seems like that's what the owner would want anyways). Best of luck to this business. read more

Rizzo's Spaghetti House - Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Fort Mill, South Carolina

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I have eaten here a few times and it is inconsistent. When it's good it is really. The last time the food came out luke warm and did not seem fresh. The meatballs are pretty decent as are the muscles. The stuffed grouper is good and the risotto and sautéed vegetables are good. The chicken are dishes are run of the mill. It's baffling why they put mushrooms in chicken francese. Who does that? desserts are good and service is inconsistent. All in all a decent place but just short of great read more

Always a packed parking lot so the family and I decided to try dinner tonight and we were less than impressed. We're pretty easy-going and willing to overlook issues especially these days with staffing issues. The Good: people were very friendly! Love the atmosphere. The Bad: The food and service were lousy. Had to sit next to a dirty table for at least 45 minutes. Food didn't have a lot of flavor. Lasagna and a couple of pastas with red sauce. I'm not one to leave leftovers on a table good or bad but I walked out without them after waiting 15 minutes to get the check and to-go boxes. If we go again it will be for Pizza to go. read more

So excited to go here. Walked in, the hostess holding her head cussing about every call in and acted like we were bothering her. Every waitress swearing and unhappy and not what I need after a hard work week. Food looked great and we were so excited all day to try this place but not dealing with bad attitudes on a Friday night. See ya! read more

Wanted to like this place since it's a stand alone but chicken Parmesan was awful. Sauce was brown, sour tasting. We got it as take out. Girl at register was extremely unfriendly. Garlic bread was dry and stale and burned. Salad was pathetic small amount. Really disappointed since it's local, been around a long time and has some good reviews. We will never try it again. Cheesy decor and not clean, everything looks greasy and dusty. read more

We love this place and I always get the chicken ala rizzo- with angel hair pasta delicious and worth repeating-and I mean reap it every week -the best pasta around --don't let the pot holes stop you -- read more

Place order for pick up "20 minutes". Over an hour later and this is the garbage I got. Not recommended. read more

Rizzo's Spaghetti House - Is this your idea of bruschetta? Disgusting. - Italian Near Me - Fort Mill, South Carolina

The Baked ziti takeout was enough for two & good. Italian cold cut sub was just that & meh. Shouldn't even be an option. Lasagna was ok. Meatball roll was tasty but doughy, not crispy. Tiramisu was very good. Will try once more with different menu items read more

Rizzo's Spaghetti House - A nice Italian Unique Draft!! - Italian Near Me - Fort Mill, South Carolina

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It's so cozy on the inside and the pasta was one of the best I've tried in this area by far. It was amazing. The service was also 10/10. Staff was super welcoming and it just had a great family vibe to it! Definetly will be coming back. read more

What a joke. While the food was very good, I was told I cannot have half Alfredo half marinara on my tortellini. Why not? The cook can't take the spoon and give me some marinara and some Alfredo? I've NEVER heard of an italian restaurant refusing to do this. It makes a sauce called "pink rosa" which I love. Yet I was able to get a side of meatballs in marinara sauce and pour on the marinara myself. Oh and when asking for a to go cup, they just "gave out their last one". I won't be back. read more

Rizzo's Spaghetti House - Tortellini in Alfredo Sauce with a side of meatballs - Italian Near Me - Fort Mill, South Carolina