36 Best Italian Restaurants near Queen Creek

“Olive Garden is one of our go-to spots when we’re craving Italian comfort food. We especially love their breadsticks, the never-ending Five Cheese Marinara sauce, and their signature salad. They have a great selection of pastas with different sauces, and their spinach-artichoke dip is delicious as well.

They serve Coke products, which is always a plus, and you can also call ahead to get your name on the waitlist, which makes getting a table much easier during busy times. Overall, a great place for a casual Italian meal!“

“Great pizza and the Gelato is delicious. Great, friendly service!“

“What do I recommend? EVERYTHING! Delicious food. Best salad I’ve ever had-The Big Beefstro 👍-absolutely delicious. Our waitress Micole was very accommodating. I asked to substitute the Spicy Chipotle dressing for the Sweet Serrano Pepper dressing - no problem. Our party of 8 included 2 children. Micole put their orders through first and these were delivered in record time. Entree’s for the adults followed shortly after. LARGE portions of delicious food! Micole was efficient and attentive. Additionally, our 30 minute wait for a table was actually about 10 minutes. Highly recommend this restaurant. You won’t be disappointed! Apr 2/23“

“We went to Babbos for the $35 couples hh special including pasta, salad and wine for two. Very pleased and will be back!“

“The food was amazing, the wait time wasn’t. Maybe a little bit understaffed and they forgot our food AFTER they made it, we had to wait an hour before we went to the front desk and then they brought it back, although it was still warm and tasty. Overall tastes great!“

“I enjoyed the pizza and very kid friendly“

“Ordered are pizza to go inroute to a family gathering. Very pleasant and professional on the phone. Ordered the Barro's Special. Arrived and pizza was ready as promised. Staff very friendly and seem to enjoy working there. Service with a smile!“

“Top notch quality, great tasting, and the owners are so friendly! Feels like stopping by for lunch with the family. Will definitely be back ❤️🍝“

“Fantastic experience. The food is AMAZING . The service is stellar. ! Highly recommend.“

“Adres was the best server. I don’t know if I got the spelling correct.“

“Oscar makes the absolute best eggplant parm sandwich!! And Erin is outstanding & a lovely server! One of my favorite spots! ❤️“

“Chandler location: never once had a bad experience there! We shared a pizza downstairs at the ostrich and it was delicious as usual. We had hoped to have the fig pizza on the late night menu, but the one we ordered was great too!“

“AMAZING to say the least in all aspects. The food is phenomenal and they have great gluten free options. The service is absolutely outstanding. They are very attentive and the margaritas are perfect!! Great selections of wine and they had some on sale!!! I HIGHLY recommend.“

“Incredible food, nice atmosphere & decor. Chicken Parm. is my new favorite sandwich! Our server Kyle was very friendly & the service was great!“

“My stepdaughter and I met for lunch. It was a difficult day for both of us. The restaurant was basically empty. We stayed about 2 hours talking. The waitress stopped coming over after the bill was given. We had nothing left to drink, I would sip melted ice occasionally. It's not like we were holding up new customers.“

“I ordered cannolis for pickup last night, and they were absolutely perfect. What the staff didn’t know is that these cannolis were in honor of my late brother’s first heavenly birthday. He was a talented chef who loved making cheesecake and cannolis, so this dessert holds a special place in our hearts. The team here couldn’t have known the meaning behind the order, but I truly appreciated the care that went into preparing them. The cannolis were delicious and brought a bit of comfort to our family on a very sentimental day. Thank you for helping make a small but meaningful moment so special.“

“Their food was delicious! I have a lot of dietary restrictions and Picazzo’s made it so easy to still find something delicious to eat. Definitely will recommend them!“

“We were a party of 5. Ordered 2 pizzas Chicken Parm sub Large Calzone and MB Stromboli. Food was fresh and served hot (big pet peeve of mine). Grew up in the suburbs of NYC and have to tell ya the pizza was the best I have eaten in years in AZ. The servers made sure we had everything we needed and kept getting us soda refills. Truly awesome experience and will make this a regular spot to go to“

“Very good food and atmosphere. We got the Chicago style pizza and a pasta dish and both were very good. The staff was kind and the food had a lot of cheese! Pics in the comments. 👇“

“We’re from other states. My husband is from Texas and I am from Louisiana. We met on the pipeline and started our own business which keeps me returning to mesa Arizona 2-3 times a year. The steel mill has recommended this business and we love it! It’s a must stop every time! I can’t wait to eat here every time I’m in town! The people, atmosphere, and food is amazing!! Highly recommended to new visitors!!“

“Just placed a togo order tonight with Doordash but needed to make some changes... called and spoke with Jayme she was AMAZING...took the time to put up with my non-sense. Found the order and made sure the necessary changes were made!!! Thank you for providing excellent customer service.“

“I literally did a happy dance after every bite!!! I ordered the cheese pizza and chicken carbonara, they were both so delicious!! The cheese pizza was thin, cheesy and perfect, I would say this is my favorite cheese pizza in the state so far. The carbonara was delicious, I added crushed red pepper to mine, because I love some heat!! The garlic bread dipped in Alfredo sauce from here, I swear I’d have it as my last meal, it was that delicious!!! Everything my family has tried for here was fantastic!!“

“My favorite Italian restaurant. I really hope this location doesn't close, it would be very sad. I love the chicken parmigiana, which I think is even better if you order it with the rosa (pink) sauce; it's so good this way because the creaminess of the rosa sauce complements the chicken very well.“

“My go-to place for pizza. Today my cheese slices were fresh and delicious...but my friend's slice looked like leftovers from yesterday (and I've had that same experience occasionally)! That doesn't keep me from going back when I want pizza...and one time I refused the leftover and they gave me a fresh slice.
The front counter has been revamped for a less confusing order process. The dining area was filled with happy groups of pizza lovers. I can't rate the service since they call your name when your order's ready and you serve yourself.
UPDATE
Based on the gracious response from the assistant manager I changed my rating to 5 stars for my Review of my July 17 visit. To the manager: she's a keeper!“

“Been there 4 time in one week“

“I went to this place today for the first time. I ordered the Sears Tower thin crust …. Mother of Pearl that was an excellent pizza. I had big expectations based on posts in various pizza groups. Did. Not. Disappoint. Along with the great food, Sarah is a wonderful server.“

“Tonight I took my wife to Brooklyn V’s at Jermaine and Gilbert in Gilbert for her birthday. My wife ordered spaghetti and a house salad. I ordered meatball calzones with a house salad.. I however, was very disappointed in the calzone. There was no meatball in the calzone. There were strips of some kind of meat in the calzone that tasted nothing like meatballs.. I asked the waitress what kind of meat it was. She said she didn’t know but would check. She came back and told me it was beef and pork. I didn’t order pork I don’t like pork. When the menu says meatballs, it should be meatballs, not pork and some kind of weird tasting beef. If I had ordered spaghetti and meatballs, would it have been strips of this kind of meat across the spaghetti something to think about?“

“Vengo spesso da voi per una pausa veloce e con i colleghi usiamo i buoni pasto Coverflex, ma non vi trovo nell’app; pensate di attivarli presto?“

“Delicious pizza and salad ... cute little place .. we will be back!!“

“Best hot wing pizza imo!!“

“Just found out the Higley location, been going to the one on I-10 and Chandler Blvd. Love the place. Best pizza sauce, service and atmosphere class A. Highly recommend Spinato's lunch or dinner. Fantastic To-Go window fast and courteous. Try them you won't be disappointed.“

“I only gave 4 stars for service because it was a Friday night and it seemed like they were understaffed a little. There could, and probably is a good reason for that. We tried a new pizza… thin crust pepperoni with the hot honey drizzle! Let me tell you, it was 🔥🔥🔥“

“Great pizza and service!!!!! The staff is so polite, kind and helpful. They bring the pizza to your table, they come back and ask how you doing... which is really nice for a pizzeria. They have gluten free pizza😲 which is outstanding and it's really amazingly delicious! It's so hard to find gluten-free pizza .. and then when you do find it, usually it tastes like cardboard! But not as far as it is like authentic delicious pizza! Without the tummy ache!😃💕“

“I wish I could review this business a million stars! We had just moved states and moved allllll day long. We felt like TOTAL JERKS because we ordered 20 minutes before closing… a barros special pizza and wings. (AGAIN SO SORRY FOR THE LATE ORDER) Let me tell you! THIS IS PLACE TO GET THE BEST PIZZA AND WINGS! Oh my gosh! It was so delicious, we cannot wait to try again. This is definitely going to be our weekly pizza spot! Not only was the food delicious we were welcomed by the sweetest girl in the world. She kept reassuring me I wasn’t a jerk and made me feel like we had been best friends for life! She asked about the move & even complimented my hair! I cannot remember her name but she was so sweet. The cooks in the back flashed me a smile when they totally could’ve given me attitude because I know 20 minutes before close everyone is ready to go home! So thank you so much for the amazing food; great customer service and giving us the most warm welcome to Arizona!“

“Every time we go there the staff is so nice and friendly and the pizza 🍕 is so delicious“

“The staff here are absolutely phenomenal! I arrived 15 minutes before our pizza was ready and had to wait with my boys (ages 5 and 9) who were already feeling cranky. I was not anticipating waiting to be a pleasant experience. Fortunately, an employee was folding pizza boxes at the counter and my kids were fascinated. They asked to watch and she agreed, explaining the process along the way. When my boys asked if they could try, she said they could and coached them through the process. My kids ended up helping to fold boxes until our pizza was ready. Other employees popped in to help and monitor when the original employee had to answer the phone or help a customer. What would have been a miserable 15 minutes turned into a wonderful experience. My kids left the restaurant declaring that their first jobs would be at Barro’s. The bonus to all this is that the pizza was absolutely delicious. We will definitely go there again!“