A small hole in the wall Italian place located in downtown Burlington. We usually order their pizza to-go, but I decided to try their baked ziti. I was across the street at the Mini Dingo (a local bar) and the counter person said they'd deliver the food to me. I was quoted 10-15 minutes. After 25 minutes, I went to check on the food and the entrance way was crowded with no employee in sight. After another almost 10 minutes waiting, the counter person finally showed up with my food. I should have known better since I order here pretty regularly when I'm downtown, but I highly recommend not bothering with them delivering it and just going to pick it up. Now on to the food... the baked ziti came with a side salad and a ton of bread. The baked ziti was really good, but the star of the show was the bread. All in all, decent Italian food, but budget some extra time when ordering because it may take longer than quoted. read more

Valerio's Italian Restaurant - Baked Ziti - Italian Near Me - Burlington, North Carolina

Rudest waitress I have experienced in years, tiniest 1/4" piece of ribeye for 20 bucks, hidden fees not told to me, and the manager yelled at me when asked to make it right. Used to be a hidden gem, but the service has plummeted and the prices go up every month. Not visiting again. read more

First of all, I will say that this restaurant has great food. I've never been disappointed with the taste of their food. However, they nickel and dime you to death! If you get a Philly Cheesesteak, they put one pickle on the sandwich, mind you they cut the sandwich into two pieces, but only put one little pickle on there and they charge for extra pickles. They charge for black olives. They charge for every little thing. The advertisement says pickles comes on the sandwich, but when you get it there's only 1 little piece of pickle. And when you complain, the manager just keeps saying, I understand, I understand but offers no explanation and does not even try to fix it. I used to visit them often but after paying $20 for one sub because I wanted pickles and black olives, I will not be going back again. read more

We went and had subs and they were some of the worse subs that we have ever had for one it was hardly and meat on the sub just one slice of ham and a half a slice of salami and what was so sad was it barely had any lettuce on it just a bunch of bread so we didn't even eat it just really sad for something as easy as a sub it's just not the quality that is was when they first opened read more

Valerios has become our go to spot for good food and great prices. The pizza crust is incredible with wonderful texture and flavor. I am a huge fan of the spaghetti everything it is a couple of meals in one. Always great as leftovers too. But one hidden gem is the sandwiches. The club is terrific and I am happy to have a meatball parm where they give you plenty of meatballs. The service is sometimes a little slow but it's due to not enough people working. There is always good service and they know the menu. The fresh breadsticks always help with slower service. I don't know why but the bar side seating is the fun atmosphere of cheers or something similar. The overall vibe is always inviting and fun. I have been told the cocktails are good too. I would say if you are in downtown Burlington give this place a try. I have been told by several folks the lunch buffet is a must try too. read more

Went on a weekday, so was seated near the bar, which was a bit loud for my liking. Bread was hard, but complementary. Drinks were great and service was good. Got the chicken parm, which is best I've had in Burlington so far, out of three different spots. Prices were great. read more

A really great place to eat, friendly, atmosphere for me is wonderful! Staff are always kind, helpful and service is excellent each time I come inside or call. The owners has made there restaurant very convenient for everyone, no matter the times you go here. I enjoy talking to KB, the front staff and people coming in are nice. My favorite foods of course is the mashed potatoes in which, my mom and I both adore! I LOVE! LOVE! the potato soup, steak and cheese subs, philly cheese steak sub! The bar is great, always has a variety of great foods! Love myself a great sweet tea! Got it here! Thanks KB and husband for having a wonderful place for me to dine in or take out! read more

been here before w no complaints; quiet, good food, pleasant music and staff. this was my first time ordering the broiled seafood which says on the menu it has scallops in it. ive been pescatarian for 8 years and eaten my fair share of scallops. these were strange little pucks of whitefish. nothing about their taste of texture was similar to scallops. said something about it and was told, "i assure you, they are scallops" read more

Valerio's Italian Restaurant - "scallops" one broken apart - Italian Near Me - Burlington, North Carolina

Went last night (August 3rd) at 6:15pm. It was practically empty so we were a little concerned that it wouldn't be good. I ordered Chicken Marsala. It was a good size portion but it was smothered with brown gravy and mushrooms. I had never had chicken marsala with such a dark brown gravy before. The chicken was tender but the dish was less than average. The sauce was not flavorful. My friend had the salmon with a baked sweet potato. His was also mediocre. He got sick and ended up in the bathroom at 4am and again several hours later. The ambiance could definitely be improved with better lighting, paint and tablecloths to update the look. There is a place where extra supplies are stored if you look up as you enter the restaurant . A curtain to hide that messy area would be nice. It has a lot of potential. read more

Nice and quick place for an Italian craving. The food were good, big size, we couldn't even finish.

Called to make reservations for Sat. January 6 at 5 pm and was told they don't take reservations but I shouldn't have any trouble getting a table. Was there for a show next door for my wife's birthday. Got there at 5 pm as planned and they weren't even open. Website said nothing. Pretty disappointing as we were from out of town and had to scramble for a Plan B. If you can't depend on a place to be open when they say they are, then it's not worth giving them your money. read more

First time trying this place and I was a disappointed in the food. Ordered: mozzarella sticks, bruschetta, Hawaiian pizza, and linguine pescatore. Mozzarella sticks: Hard to mess up. Marinara sauce was ok. Bruschetta: Too much cheese. Couldn't taste any of the basil and the acidity of the tomatoes was drowned by cheese. Bread was too soggy. Hawaiian Pizza: Soggy af. Literally felt like I was eating wet bread. Linguine Pescatore: Scallops were definitely not fresh and had been sitting for a while. Shrimp was well cooked. Clams seemed "instant". Flavor of sauce was decent and the pasta was cooked well. All in all, not a great first experience. Maybe COVID restricted some freshness. read more

Valerio's Italian Restaurant - Bruschetta - Italian Near Me - Burlington, North Carolina

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Cute little restaurant with EXCELLENT food and service!!! The servings are also great for the price.

We were across the street for trivia at the Mini Dingo and ordered dinner, which they will deliver. Wife had a great sub and I ordered the Italian salad. Other than Italian dressing, there wasn't really anything Italian about it. Had pepperoncini and feta, so it was more of Greek salad. And they forgot the anchovies. read more

Family of 4 was stuffed for $60.03 before tip. This is right on Front Street in the old downtown section, beautiful! Nice ambiance and the bread, salad and food is all spot on. I was also pleased with the price to food ratio (we all left full). Another little treasure in downtown! read more

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Amazing food and the service is excellent!! The worker are so kinda, then even open the door for you!!! The atmosphere of the place is chill, it's an amazing spot to have a family dinner!! read more

Ordering and pickup process difficult. Unorganized. Food was not very hot when I picked, even though I was earlier than quoted. Sodas literally locked up with a pad lock. Felt very expensive for what I actually got. Now the inside ambiance seemed very nice. Quiet and quaint. May give dine in a try. read more

If it wasn't bad enough paying over $50 for only two pizzas (no drinks or sides) I received horrible customer service when picking up my order today. Wonderful younger girl was assisting me at the register, but is newer so she wasn't sure how to split the bill. She went to get help from an older woman, and the older woman completely belittled her. My company will do lunch orders from a different downtown business from now on. read more

the service was terrible!! During the meal we had to wait for silverware and drinks and no refills until we were waiting for check!! They didn't bring back my change but that became my small tip (I would have left zero) The buffet meat and pizza items were very good for $9.99, but the salad bar and veggies on the buffet were poor. We have eaten here before and many of the menu items are excellent: grilled Mai-Mai, grilled chicken and veggies, fettuccine primavera marinara, minestrone soup. It will be a long time before we go again read more

Best Italian food We've found in the county. Great place to eat after cocktails at D&J. Many great selections with red sauce or white. Great waiters. read more

This is one of those situations where I'd prefer to give just 3.5 stars, but I'll round up due to the fact that we're talking about Burlington here. Good pizza (I don't suggest the white pie, but everything else is good). I like the scampi and the chicken Alfredo (though it's very rich). Potato soup is on point. Though I've ordered takeout from Valerio's regularly over the past year, for whatever reason I've never actually sat down here. The bar looks like a good spot to watch the game. Might do that soon read more

My wife and I have eaten here a handful of times. We usually get seated in the area where the bar is located and have had great experiences. The last couple times we have eaten here, including tonight, we have been seated on the side of the restaurant near the restrooms. It is a totally different experience and quite eye opening. This side of the restaurant is FILTHY. Our service was okay, other than our server forgetting part of our order. The food is pretty good but now we question the cleanliness of the kitchen. If they let their guests sit in filthy areas where they are forced to look at this, you can only imagine what condition the kitchen might be in. We requested to change seats tonight, but the hostess told us the entire bar area was booked. If a manager/owner can read this, PLEASE clean your restaurant. Its dissapointing because this used to be our date night go to. Not anymore. Pictures are a view from our table. The baseboards are caked in dirt and the wall is filthy and beaten up. The door in the photo is the door leading into kitchen area. When a server came out the other side , the side in the kitcgen was even filthier but we could not take a picture. Picture of bathroom door and hand washing sink in mens room. Zoom in for dramatic effect. read more

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Waitress was pleasant. Busy. Trying too hard to be friendly. We ordered calamari appetizer which was fishy smelling and off -- as if it had been thawed and left out for too long. Three pasta dishes, Alfredo, vodka sauce Alfredo red sauce mix and then just plain red sauce all came in way way oversauced. Couldn't cover the mediocrity of each dish. Return to the beginning. Make your sauces homemade and light. Less is more. Leave the powdered cream out of the cream sauces and stop using anything from the can. Beer was cold. But we left and went out to eat after we went out to eat here. Sad. Mad. read more

I managed to hear about this place through the bartender Jo. I'm so glad that I checked this place out!! I love the ambience of the restaurant! Especially for being downtown, the vibes are super chill! I was seated at the bar and got myself a glass of wine. I was attended to very quickly and Jo happened to be my server that day. I ordered food to go since I had to meet with someone. I ended up eating my food the very next day. I reheated it by using the oven and man....the food was amazing. I got the spicy shrimp and noodles. The size of the shrimp was huge! I'd definitely recommend this place. They have amazing drink specials. I'll definitely be back because I want to try the shrimp scampi. read more

Valerio's Italian Restaurant - specials - Italian Near Me - Burlington, North Carolina

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We stopped in for the first time and found the food wonderful. There were 3 adults and a small child. We tried the buffet. Best food ever! Great ribs and pizza as well as the salad bar. The price was very good as well. I've added it to Google maps for the next time we are in town to visit the kids/grandkids. It's one of only two saved food locations in my Google maps, just to give you an idea of how good the food and service was. Thank you Star or Sarah for your guidance(I'm bad with names). read more

I called to place a order at this restaurant as I have a business here in the downtown area I placed the order for delivery and the person that took my order proceed to tell me I can't pay with my card! How inconvenient if I'm running a business and can't leave to grab food read more

Ate here twice last week for lunch. Both times food and service was excellent. Food was out quickly. The first time I had shrimp scampi, the second time I had seafood alfredo on fettuccine and my husband had hamburger steak with grilled onions. All of these dishes were very delicious. Hubby said it was THE best hamburger steak he has ever had and I would have to say the same about the dishes I had. For my side I got the salad with a wonderful homemade ranch dressing...included breadsticks, all very good. Will definitely be back! read more

Valerio's Italian Restaurant - Hamburger Steak and the best fries I have ever had! - Italian Near Me - Burlington, North Carolina

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If you are searching for authentic home made italian and American cuisine you need to add this place to your list. read more

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Never had a bad meal here. Service is prompt and the food is delicious! Love the Friday entertainment.

Our office has ordered delivery from Valerio's often, but on three recent occasions I have received various excuses why they cannot deliver. First, they only deliver to a local few blocks...which we are within those limits at 0.2 mile. Second, they don't deliver when it is raining. (??) And today they are short staffed and cannot spare anyone. In this day and age the public is in dire need of CUSTOMER SERVICE. I will not be giving Valerio's any more of my business. read more

My wife and I ate here on 1-26-18. She had the BBQ bacon chicken sandwich with sweet potato and I had the lasagna dinner. We both liked our food. My lasagna reminded me of a really large Chef Boyardee ravioli (which I love). Best Italian dressing I have had in a long time on my salad. The service was good since we were pretty much the only customers there. The prices were about the same as any other Italian restaurant in the area. read more

Gosh where should I start. A disappointment. Not clean. Needs updating and fixing wobbly chairs and old tables. Needs painting and a better layout. Staff person had her children playing as if they were at home. Waitress needs training in customer service, how to be nice, and personal hygiene. I saw many locals there who obviously go there regularly, but for the life of me I do not see why. read more

Don't waste your time or money! The tables are wobbly, chairs falling apart, and the ambiance is terrible. It feels entirely low rent at the least. The food is decent, but it is not authentic Italian food by any stretch! Prices aren't great for what you get. Worst of all is an employee, maybe waitress manager, named Tina. Rude, snide and about as classy as a port-a-potty at a week long rock concert! Off putting is the nicest way to describe this person! She stinks of cigarettes and bad life choices and looks like she's trying out for the next season of Jerry Springer. Absolutely ruined the experience. Hell, she's the reason for this review! Ugh. What a waste of time this place is. You're better off going to Olive Garden! At least there you wont have to worry about your chair collapsing or catching something from a trailer park queen! read more

Great food, and excellent staff. We had a variety of items (Manicotti, Baked Ziti, Bruschetta, pizza (etc.) Really delicious food at a reasonable price! We didn't eat the buffet, but that also looked good. It was our first trip, but wont be our last read more

horrible food and horrible service. do not eat here!!! only gave them one star because i had to in order to post this.

I grew up on Chicago pizza, and have not found very many places in NC that offer good pizza. This is one of them! We had sausage, mushroom and onion. The crust could be just a bit more crusty, but the sauce, cheese, and vegetables were excellent. If you are used to Chicago pizza, ask them to make sure the cheese is good and browned, just before being burnt. That would have made this pie almost perfect! Will definitely revisit - which is saying quite a lot, coming from a Chicago pizza snob. read more

Favorite Italian spot in Burlington! Low prices, high quality! We've never had a bad experience been going for about a year frequently. I always get the Marsala with chicken being my most favorite pasta dish and husband always gets steak. The generous amount of bread and salads are all star. Five stars indefinitely! read more

Ok, so I called in for pick-up, went and got it, checked in, and took my nom-noms home. I'm so glad I made that walk. North Carolina has great barbecue, but, generally speaking, the pizza down here sucks, like, BAD. Valerio's makes a pizza worthy of New York or Boston. Their pizza isn't just "ok"; it's awesome. I haven't had a pizza this good since I moved down here. Totally my new go-to place! read more

I had no idea what to expect the first time I visit this restaurant. The service was good. The food was average but the portion size was big for the price. On my second visit, I arrived right before a live band played in bar. The music was unbearably loud and I left early. read more

Tonight was my first time trying Valerio's and I will definitely be back. I got the shrimp scampi and it was absolutely the best I've had. The portion size was great. It came with a salad and breadsticks. The ranch is homemade and so are the breadsticks. My mom got the baked spaghetti and it was probably enough for at least 3 people... maybe more. My 5 year old (normally a picky eater even when it comes to pizza) had a personal size (more like a medium at most places) pizza. He ate most of 3 slices and loved it. Service was great as well. Parking on the street but also a lot in the back. read more