This pizza joint is a Nebraska staple! Everything was delicious - from the fried provolone cheese to the cheeseburger pizza. Omg my taste buds were dancing! I will mention - 1 of the 3 fried provolone cheese appetizers was not cooked all the way through. The cheese was hard & cold inside, however our server immediately took care of the problem and gave us not 1 but 2 new batches! There were 11 people in our group & our server did a great job making sure we were happy. Plenty of space for people to dine in inside, however I didn't see any outdoor seating. I recommend this place if you're looking to try something different, but still delicious. read more

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Their pizza has changed over the years. They now put too much sauce on it. However much better than the alternative. They deliver when Domino's, Pizza Hut, Piezano's won't at least to our area! read more

Nebraska fans if you want a reason why your football team keeps losing look at this place as it is the official Pizza of Nebraska football I have ever had in my life from the hamburger buns as garlic bread to the chicken panini that had zero flavor and taste it as as if it was just noodles and cheese been sitting for three plus hours and was extremely tomatoey the lasagna was dry and again tasted as if it had been sitting on the buffet for a while was one of the worst dining experiences we have ever experienced stay away if you a value taste buds or your wallet a TV dinner would have been a better option read more

Great thicker pizza. If you haven't tried Val's pizza give it a try. This isn't thin crust pizza, and has a little more substance. Great quality ingredients and the sauce is top tier. If you like mushrooms The Val's special is a must have. read more

Valentinos gets 5-stars in my book. Although, I have only had their pizza it has definitely not disappointed me anytime I've gotten it. The hamburger pizza is sooooo delicious and the thickness of the pizza fills you right up with just a few slices. They also have the best ranch. read more

There is an award for best pizza in Lincoln shown in the entrance way for this restaurant. But, I found both their pizza's and pasta's poorly made. The pizza lacks substance, heavy on the sauce and light on the fillings. The pasta was equally underwhelming and poorly prepared with unbalanced ingredients. I don't want to spend cash on something I can pay half the price for and spend half the time waiting for by going with a takeaway or a supermarket pizza option. They compensated a mistake with the order which was appropriate, and the staff were friendly. But, this is not an Italian restaurant I'll consider returning to or can recommend. read more

Cory and Thad have both been great every time that I've come for lunch! Really love their Friday specials

Atmosphere: Good but cold as not buffer from the front door. Good: It is your standard Valentino's food - which I expected more, especially for the price. read more

Cinnamon breadsticks had a drop of cinnamon frosting and got pizza sauce instead of ranch (online order no miscommunication). And one pizza was overcooked. Way below expectations read more

Valentino's Pizza - Cinnamon breadsticks without the cinnamon frosting - Italian Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

Very nice place. Fantastic waiter named Corey. Got a jumbo pizza with vals original sauce and crust. It was closer to deep dish than New York style for sure. I've never been a fan of super thin crust so I enjoyed the crust. The sauce was nice and smooth and I would say just the right amount. The cheese was good nothing to write home about. Added mushrooms and pepperoni. They put a very good amount on that didn't overwhelm the pizza, I hate it when people do that. I'd give it a 6.9-7.1 on a one bite pizza review. The crust could've been a little crisper imo. Didn't try anything else bc we were rushed on time but they do half price pitchers and apps on gamedays what a deal! read more

Our meals were ok. My son ordered a salad as an entree and it was smaller than my side salad. The penne alla vodka was spicy but lacked a lot of flavor. read more

Valentino's Pizza - Italian Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

Valentino's seems to be some sort of beloved local institution, most likely based on their historic original location (now closed), but for the life of me I can't see why. This particular location is in a food court, and the pizza is simply not good at all, and they seem to have trouble getting toppings correct. This is especially annoying with delivery pizza, since if the order is wrong there is no way to gracefully correct it without ruining the meal. On a recent delivery order this location got one pizza wrong (wrong crust, omitted topping, omitted seasoning). The other pizza had a soggy, spongelike crust. Another location ruined a recent delivery pizza by dumping what seemed like an entire jar of hot chili flakes on the pie, unasked. Seriously, I give up. Lots of other pizza in town. read more

Valentio's Pizza is perfection every delivery we get! I can't wait for our adult kids to visit to try something new. You MUST try the cream cheese pizza! Yummo! read more

I've had pizza here many times. This place wouldn't crack my top 50 list for pizza places. The pizza sauce tastes like they add sugar to it. Aside from that they do have an okay lasagna. You can do better elsewhere for pizza in Lincoln. read more

The food here is okay. The pizza sauce has too much sugar in it, it's very sweet. The other ingredients are average. This place is very popular with locals, except for me. If you are a pizza snob, this is an acquired taste. I prefer most other pizza including Little Caesars over this, and that's not really good either..... read more

Valentino's Pizza - Look online for the menu. - Italian Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

Most amazing family atmosphere! Everyone greets you with a smile, Laura and Thad rock the dining room, Jay makes the most amazing meatballs, bartending by Cory is a show in itself and for the best knock knock jokes in town, ask for Alex! Hope to be back for more patio fun!! read more

Today I read the article that was written by the food editor in the local paper. He said that this new Val's was as good as some of the other great Italian restaurants in Lincoln. We went for a late lunch and have to say the article was a joke except for the poor service. This is still just a fast food/pizza place. Fine dining it is not just because they bought new plates. My Lasagna was tasteless and the pasta my wife had was average at best. Our waiter was odd, he got down on his knees and placed his face inches from ours as he took our order. We also waited quite awhile to be seated in an almost empty restaurant. His excuse was that he was in the back talking to the owners and lost track of time? Really? Would the owners think this was a good reason for providing poor service read more

Lincoln is where I grewup. Every time we travel through I have to stop at Valentino's Pizza. Normally we go to the original restaurant, for this trip we visited this location. Casey was our waiter, he was great. We each ordered the individual pizzas, there was an error in the kitchen on my husbands order. Casey made it right. The dessert pizzas are to go or delivery only now, even though we were eating in the restaurant Casey was able to get us one to go. The wine was also devine and we were able to purchase one to bring home to Michigan. Thanks to Casey we had another great time at Valentino's just like I remembered as a kid. read more

Not a big fan of their buffet but do like their pizza right out of the oven. We ordered a large hamburger pizza and it was outstanding. Courteous young man running the counter. read more

Valentino's Pizza - Vals large hamburger pizza! - Italian Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

We had a pizza delivered from them last night, and it took about 45 minutes like they said it would. The pizza was correct as ordered, and it was still hot. Tasted great! read more

The food was really good. The service was really bad. Maybe the waiter was used to a buffet service. He took our order, didn't return until it was time to pay (and we had to flag him down to even pay the bill). No water or drink refill, no asking how the food was, nothing... However, the food was excellent. I will give it another try on another night and hope the service improves. read more

Extremely disappointed with a recent Valentino's experience. My mother-in-law ordered 4 pizzas including 2 multiple toppings jumbo pizzas and much more from 70th and Van Dorn in Lincoln for my daughter's 1 year old birthday party delivered... When the pizzas came the two jumbos were smashed, but we ate them due to having multiple guests on a timeframe. When we called the Manager Jesse I believe was his name was extremely lippy, rude, and arrogent. Saying we had no receipt even though he delivered the pizzas himself and found the order in their system, and that we called too late to have anything done about it, but he later offered, 1 large, single topping pizza to rectify the situation. Keep in mind the two ruined pizzas were two Jumbo multiple topping pizzas. Also, my mother-in-law gave a very nice tip that was apparently very undeserved. My mother-in-law is 70 years-old. Way to rip off a 70 year-old woman and a 1 year-old who likes your pizza enough to be an advertising campaign Valentino's... Corporate and the Better Business Bureau has been called and I will update this review accordingly. read more

The service and food at this location is by far the best! If you want a family friendly experience or just a romantic dinner, this is the spot for sure. read more

Can't recomend this location. The individual to go spagetti was only coated with sauce, no actual sauce on the spagetti. The individual salad (which was $6.00) was slimey lettuce. No Thanks, I will not return or recomend this to any one. read more

I ordered a couple of meatball sandwiches from Valentinos tonight and what a disappointment they were! Papa Tony would be embarrassed. The meatballs were sliced super thin and the sandwiches had maybe 1 1/2 meatballs on each of them. They were smothered in sauce and had a sprinkling of cheese that was barely melted. These are not the meatball subs that I know and love. As a former employee of Val's, I have always believed they have high standards when it comes to quality, cleanliness, and customer service. This missed the mark that one should expect from Lincoln's "Best" pizza place. At least they have gone back to the good meatballs that were switched out during the Covid pandemic. But they need to go back to the chunky halves of meatballs and toasting the bread and cheese. These were a soggy mess. We threw away half the bread since there weren't enough meatball pieces to fill the whole sandwich. Next time, I'll go to Firehouse subs where they pile on the meatballs! read more

The broasted chicken is fabulous! Their side salad with creamy Parmesan dressing is the best side salad in town.

My husband and I went here for lunch. We haven't been to Valentino's since they closed the original in North Lincoln, where the pizza and all other dishes were excellent. We were really disappointed. 1. The food wasn't very good. Instead of putting the Sicilian Sauce on my spaghetti, they mixed it altogether. The result was a sticky mess. They gave me no spoon, so I cut it. And did I say it was a sticky mess; apparently they didn't rinse the spaghetti, so it all stuck together. 2. They charged me for a dinner serving and I was there at lunch, so the overcharge was $2 which I had to point out. 3. The lunch came with breadsticks, but they were doughy, not done, so even those were disappointing. Needless to say, I'm not going back and would not recommend this location. 4. I didn't know it was a sports bar; I don't need 6 T.V. sets with sports distracting me from my lunch. read more

Absolutely amazing food and family atmosphere. Laura, Thad, and Cory are some of the best in the business when it comes to customer service and making sure everyone in the establishment is enjoying themselves. Can't wait for the next happy hour. read more

Have had my phone order made incorrectly recently. I ordered a supreme and they gave me a pepperoni. I'd suggest double checking before you get home with the wrong large pizza. read more

Probably worst Pizza ever!!! Do not buy! Unless you like spending time in the toilet!! Absolutely awful!!! It's not pizza sauce its pizza paste from HELL!! read more

My 1130 order was finally ready at 1150. They said they had to remake my cheese roll. I'd hate to see what that one was like because the one I came home with should've been used for salad croutons. The baked pasta I got was very "done" when it made it home. Maybe it was the extra 20 mins and they forgot about it?? Not a good visit! read more

First visit, I waited 20+ minutes to have my order taken. I was dining alone. It was not a huge overhead to take my order. They gave me that meal for free in response though, so I can forgive them for that. I decided to give them a second go. I figured it was kind to repay their generosity from last time, and willingness to make last time right. I ordered carryout this time. I ordered a small old world, garlic bread sticks, and, get this, "Val's Famous Garlic Roll". Sounds great, right? The pizza wasn't bad. It was good as in good enough, but not the best in the vicinity. There are two other pizza joints less than half a mile away. Breadsticks the same, good enough, but wouldn't call home about them. What grinds my gears though, is the 'famous' garlic roll. It is literally a hamburger bun with melted cheese on it. You cant make that stuff up. That goes beyond workmanship of the employees, which I'd give the benefit of the doubt. It shows the pride the entire chain takes in its how its decided to implement its menu. No wonder the pizza is meh. It's not the worst place you can find, and might even be good if the flavor tickles you personally just right, but I can't say it's worth my money. I gave it two shots and I can't recommend it. read more

Loved my experience having dinner at this restaurant. The service and food was fantastic and everything was made well and in a quick manner.

We love this place! We usually stop and eat here when we are in Lincoln during lunch. The waiter is fabulous! The chicken is delicious! The music is perfect! And the booth by the windows is wonderful! read more

They should just stick to pizza. The atmosphere was a hybrid between an upscale restaurant and a sports bar. They had soft music playing, but also huge TVs with various games playing. These 2 things combined made for a strange experience. Now for the food: I often find food too salty, but I had to salt my food, so it was very bland. I could have made something better at home. My husband also said his meal was OK. The service was also very slow. It took longer for the food to come out than it did to have a glass of wine (which was over priced) and pick at our food. I was expecting a nice restaurant with good food, but I got an overpriced sports bar instead. Overall, I was very disappointed. I will not be back. read more

Here over night from MI. We enjoyed our pizza and thought it was taste. We had both the traditional pepperoni and a buffalo blue. Rauschenberg was good. The service was excellent. Overall we are glad we ate here. read more

I have never had worse service at any Valentino's in my life. My mother and I visited the restaurant on a Tuesday over lunch hour. We walked in and waited for 5 minutes before we decided to just seat ourselves, which is okay, not a big deal. I realize it was lunch hour but including the booth we were sitting in, there were only 4 tables with customers, so it was not busy by any means. We sat there for 15 minutes and didn't even receive a greeting or even a look in our direction from any of the 3 wait staff that were standing around. One waiter made three trips to the table right next to ours and each time he walked away without even looking at us. After 15 minutes and not even being offered a glass of water, we got up and walked out. Not one of the employees even made the slightest effort to look up as we walked out without ordering anything. The waiting staff was pathetic, I will not ever even consider visiting this Valentino's location again. There should be an option for 0 stars, I have never left a Val's so disgusted before in my life. read more

This is my first time at this Valentinos. The service is a bit slow but the pizza was good, and so were the cinnamon bites. The only odd thing was they talked us out of ordering the deep dish because it takes approximately 45 minutes to make and it requires them to put it in the oven twice. Kinda odd that they would talk their customer out of a certain order. read more

Pizza was typical Val's pizza, which I enjoy. However, do not go for the Express Lunch if you plan to eat it there. Not only is there no seating now (their previous location at Southpointe was one of the only Valentino's Express locations that you COULD actually eat at), but they will not allow you to even eat your meal on the outside patio. This used to be our go-to Valentino's, but we will not be back. Looks like the only one left to go to (if you don't want it to go) is on West O, which is not convenient for most of Lincoln. read more