Johnny Russo's Italian Restaurant
1335 W Ramsey St, Banning
(951) 849-9131
Customers' Favorites
Linguine with Clam Sauce
Manicotti with Cheese
Garlic Toast w Cheese
Russo's Special Salad
Homemade Garlic Toast
Italian Wedding Soup
Homemade Cheese Pizza
Chicken Parmigiana
Eggplant Parmesan
Chicken Parmesan
Appetizers
Garlic Toast
A basket of garlic buttered rolls oven toasted to a golden brown.
Chicken Wings
Crispy fried, juicy chicken wings served plain or tossed in your choice of BBQ sauce, garlic, or hot-spicy sauce, served with a side of ranch dressing for dipping.
Homemade Mozzarella Sticks
Smooth Mozzarella cheese sticks, lightly breaded, served with marinara sauce.
Garlic Basket
A basket of garlic buttered rolls oven toasted to a golden brown.
Sidewinder Spuds
Parmesan & garlic season potato twists, served with a side of ranch dressing for dipping.
Sausage & Peppers Appetizer
Mikie the Met Special. Italian sausage sauteed with roasted red and yellow peppers, fresh mushrooms, onions, and a touch of oil and garlic, finished with shredded Parmesan cheese.
1 Toast
A basket of garlic buttered rolls oven toasted to a golden brown.
Garlic Toast w/Cheese
A basket of garlic buttered rolls oven toasted to a golden brown topped with mozzarella cheese.
Sampler Basket
A tasty combination of our chicken nuggets, Mozzarella sticks, side winder spuds, and mac & cheese nuggets. Served with marinara sauce.
Mac & Cheese Nuggets
Bite size mac & cheese nuggets lightly breaded, fried to a golden brown & served with ranch dressing.
1 Roll
A basket of garlic buttered rolls oven toasted to a golden brown.
Fried Zucchini
Tender zucchini sticks dipped in a premium batter, fried to a delicious golden brown & served with ranch dressing for dipping.
Calamari
An Italian delight basket of lightly breaded squid fried to a golden brown, served with choice of tartar sauce or cocktail sauce.
Pizza Bread
Chicken Nuggets
Bite size mac & cheese nuggets lightly breaded, fried to a golden brown & served with ranch dressing.
Chicken Sausage & Peppers Appetizer
Very hot.
Beverages
Coke
Cherry Coke
Diet Coke
Dr Pepper
Arnold Palmer
Pink Lemonade
Raspberry Iced Tea
Pellegrino
Coffee
Hot Chocolate
Hot Tea
Iced Tea
Rootbeer
Sprite
Chicken
Chicken Alfredo Dinner
Our creamy Alfredo sauce & fresh sautéed, sliced chicken breast served over a bed of tender fettuccine pasta. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Chicken Alfredo AlaCarte
Our creamy Alfredo sauce & fresh sautéed, sliced chicken breast served over a bed of tender fettuccine pasta. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Chicken Giovanni Dinner
Boneless, tender white chicken breast sautéed in a garlic butter lemon sauce with fresh mushrooms & broccoli, serve dover a bed of mostaccioli. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Chicken Bella Dinner
Boneless, white chicken breast stuffed with spinach, covered with a white cream sauce served with sautéed vegetables or pasta. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Chicken Bella AlaCarte
Boneless, white chicken breast stuffed with spinach, covered with a white cream sauce served with sautéed vegetables or pasta. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Chicken Giovanni AlaCarte
Boneless, tender white chicken breast sautéed in a garlic butter lemon sauce with fresh mushrooms & broccoli, serve dover a bed of mostaccioli. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Chicken Piccata Dinner
Boneless, tender white chicken breast sautéed in a creamy lemon sauce, prepared with white wine, basil, fresh mushrooms, & capers, served over a bed of rigatoni pasta. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Chicken Piccata AlaCarte
Boneless, tender white chicken breast sautéed in a creamy lemon sauce, prepared with white wine, basil, fresh mushrooms, & capers, served over a bed of rigatoni pasta. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Chicken Cacciatore AlaCarte
A traditional Italian favorite. Tender white chicken breast sautéed in a rich red wine sauce with green peppers, mushrooms, & tomatoes, served over a bed of rigatoni pasta. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Chicken Cacciatore Dinner
A traditional Italian favorite. Tender white chicken breast sautéed in a rich red wine sauce with green peppers, mushrooms, & tomatoes, served over a bed of rigatoni pasta. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Desserts
Mrs. Russo's Cannoli
This is an Italian Classic. Crispy fried tube-shaped pastry stuffed with a sweet and creamy filling.
Ice Cream
Cheesecake
House Specialty Grinders
Hot Pastrami
Fresh sliced pastrami with mustard on an oven toasted French roll, served with a side of au jus & a pickle. All of our oven roasted grinders are served on a French roll with potato chips, & a side of pasta salad.
Philly Cheese Steak
An oven roasted French roll topped with finely diced roast beef, green peppers, black olives, & fresh mushrooms, sautéed in garlic au jus, finished with melted Mozzarella cheese. All of our oven roasted grinders are served on a French roll with potato chips, & a side of pasta salad.
Torpedo Grinder
Mozzarella cheese with roast beef, capicola, ham, & salami, topped with melted Mozzarella. All of our oven roasted grinders are served on a French roll with potato chips, & a side of pasta salad.
Chicken Parmesan Grinder
Hand breaded chicken breast fillet fried golden brown, & topped with marinara sauce & melted Mozzarella cheese. All of our oven roasted grinders are served on a French roll with potato chips, & a side of pasta salad.
Meatball Grinder
Our homemade meatballs with marinara sauce & melted Mozzarella cheese. All of our oven roasted grinders are served on a French roll with potato chips, & a side of pasta salad.
Egg Plant Parmesan Grinder
Hand breaded eggplant fried golden brown, & topped with marinara sauce & melted Mozzarella cheese. All of our oven roasted grinders are served on a French roll with potato chips, & a side of pasta salad.
Hot Beef Dip
Tender roast beef with mustard on an oven toasted French roll, served with a side of au jus & a pickle. All of our oven roasted grinders are served on a French roll with potato chips, & a side of pasta salad.
Sausage & Peppers Grinder
Our homemade meatballs with marinara sauce & melted Mozzarella cheese. All of our oven roasted grinders are served on a French roll with potato chips, & a side of pasta salad.
BBQ Beef Grinder
Tender roast beef smothered in BBQ sauce. All of our oven roasted grinders are served on a French roll with potato chips, & a side of pasta salad.
Lunch Specials
1/2 Pasta.
6" Meat Grinder
Oven roasted French roll topped with Mozzarella cheese & your choice of turkey, roast beef, salami, ham, pastrami, capicola, or tuna. All of our oven roasted grinders are served on a French roll with lettuce, tomato, Italian dressing, potato chips, & a side of pasta salad.
Mini Pizza.
More Seafood
Mussels Portofino Dinner
Mussels sautéed in white wine & garlic with roasted tomatoes & spinach, served over a bed of fettuccini. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Mussels Portofino AlaCarte
Mussels sautéed in white wine & garlic with roasted tomatoes & spinach, served over a bed of fettuccini. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Linguine with Clam Sauce AlaCarte
Bed of linguine pasta served with your choice of red or white clam sauce. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Linguine with Clam Sauce Dinner
Bed of linguine pasta served with your choice of red or white clam sauce. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Stuffed Seafood Shells Dinner
Large shell pasta hand stuffed with Ricotta cheese & seafood variety, covered with marinara sauce & Mozzarella cheese baked to perfection. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Stuffed Seafood AlaCarte
Large shell pasta hand stuffed with Ricotta cheese & seafood variety, covered with marinara sauce & Mozzarella cheese baked to perfection. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Off the Grill
Ribeye AlaCarte
A 12 oz. rib eye steak, well marbled to ensure excellent taste & tenderness, grilled to your specifications. All Off The Grill items are served with our homemade bread, soup or salad, & your choice of sautéed vegetables or pasta.
Ribeye Dinner
A 12 oz. rib eye steak, well marbled to ensure excellent taste & tenderness, grilled to your specifications. All Off The Grill items are served with our homemade bread, soup or salad, & your choice of sautéed vegetables or pasta.
Salmon AlaCarte
A fresh salmon fillet grilled to perfection. This one's a great choice. All Off The Grill items are served with our homemade bread, soup or salad, & your choice of sautéed vegetables or pasta.
Salmon Dinner
A fresh salmon fillet grilled to perfection. This one's a great choice. All Off The Grill items are served with our homemade bread, soup or salad, & your choice of sautéed vegetables or pasta.
Halibut AlaCarte
A flaky & delicious, delicate fish carefully grilled to perfection. All Off The Grill items are served with our homemade bread, soup or salad, & your choice of sautéed vegetables or pasta.
Top Blade Steak Dinner
All Off The Grill items are served with our homemade bread, soup or salad, & your choice of sautéed vegetables or pasta.
Halibut Dinner
A flaky & delicious, delicate fish carefully grilled to perfection. All Off The Grill items are served with our homemade bread, soup or salad, & your choice of sautéed vegetables or pasta.
Top Blade Steak AlaCarte
All Off The Grill items are served with our homemade bread, soup or salad, & your choice of sautéed vegetables or pasta.
Parmesan
Chicken Parmesan Dinner
Breaded, boneless white chicken breast baked with marinara sauce, Mozzarella cheese, & shredded Parmesan cheese, served with a side of pasta. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Eggplant Parm Dinner
Breaded, boneless white chicken breast baked with marinara sauce, Mozzarella cheese, & shredded Parmesan cheese, served with a side of pasta. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Chicken Parmesan AlaCarte
Breaded, boneless white chicken breast baked with marinara sauce, Mozzarella cheese, & shredded Parmesan cheese, served with a side of pasta. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Veal Parmesan Dinner
Breaded, tender veal baked with marinara sauce, Mozzarella cheese, & shredded Parmesan cheese, served with a side of pasta. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Eggplant Parm AlaCarte
Breaded eggplant with marinara sauce, Mozzarella cheese, & shredded Parmesan cheese, served with a side of pasta. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Veal Parmesan AlaCarte
Breaded, tender veal baked with marinara sauce, Mozzarella cheese, & shredded Parmesan cheese, served with a side of pasta. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Pasta
1/2 Pasta
Seniors & Children
Kids Spagetti
1/2 Pasta Seniors
Half order of any pasta, served with a dinner salad, & homemade bread. For our seniors over 55 and children under 12 - served all day.
Mini Pizza
Two topping pizza served with a dinner salad. For our seniors over 55 and children under 12 - served all day.
Shrimp
Shrimp Alfredo Dinner
Jumbo succulent shrimp sautéed with fresh broccoli, served over fettuccine pasta, smothered with Alfredo sauce. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Shrimp Scampi Dinner
Jumbo succulent shrimp sautéed in a lemon butter wine sauce, served over a bed of linguine. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Shrimp Scampi AlaCarte
Jumbo succulent shrimp sautéed in a lemon butter wine sauce, served over a bed of linguine. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Shrimp Diablo AlaCarte
Jumbo succulent shrimp sautéed with fresh broccoli, served over fettuccine pasta, smothered with Alfredo sauce. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Shrimp Diablo Dinner
Jumbo succulent shrimp sautéed with fresh broccoli, served over fettuccine pasta, smothered with Alfredo sauce. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Shrimp Alfredo AlaCarte
Jumbo succulent shrimp sautéed with fresh broccoli, served over fettuccine pasta, smothered with Alfredo sauce. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Side Orders
Italian Sausage
2
Chicken Sausage
2 - Spicy hot chicken, garlic, and roasted red pepper sausage.
2 Meatballs
2
Sm Pasta Salad
Sauteed in olive oil.
Lg Pasta Salad
Sauteed in olive oil.
Mixed Vegetables
Sauteed in olive oil.
Soup & Salad
Caprese Salad
Sliced fresh Mozzarella with fresh sliced tomato & balsamic vinegar.
Dinner Salad
Fresh iceberg & Romaine lettuce topped with shredded Mozzarella cheese.
Soup of the Day
All soups are made in Johnny's kitchen with the freshest ingredients. Served with your choice of a homemade roll or garlic toast.
Monday - Cream of Potato
Tuesday - Sixteen Bean
Wednesday - Chicken Noodle
Thursday - Minestrone
Friday - New England Clam Chowder
Saturday - Chicken Tortilla
Sunday - Chef's Choice
Russo's Special Salad
A fresh green salad tossed with olives, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, green peppers, penne pasta, & shredded Mozzarella cheese, topped with a juicy, sliced chicken breast, served with your choice of dressing.
Caesar Salad
Fresh chopped Romaine lettuce topped with croutons & shredded Parmesan cheese.
Italian Wedding Soup
Our House Special! Homemade soup made fresh daily. Served with your choice of a hot roll or garlic toast.
Family Dinner Salad
Fresh iceberg & Romaine lettuce topped with shredded Mozzarella cheese.
Specialty Dishes
Sausage & Peppers Supreme AlaCarte
Joanne's specialty. Italian sausage, peppers, mushrooms, & onions sautéed in olive oil, garlic, & Chianti wine with a touch of marinara, served over a bed of rigatoni pasta. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Veal Cannelloni Dinner
Crepe style pasta stuffed with veal, covered with marinara sauce, & Mozzarella cheese, then baked to perfection. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Pot Roast AlaCarte
Fresh beef slow roasted to perfection, served with sautéed mixed vegetables. So tender it will fall off your fork! Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Veal Cannelloni AlaCarte
Crepe style pasta stuffed with veal, covered with marinara sauce, & Mozzarella cheese, then baked to perfection. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Pot Roast Dinner
Fresh beef slow roasted to perfection, served with sautéed mixed vegetables. So tender it will fall off your fork! Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Sausage & Peppers Supreme Dinner
Joanne's specialty. Italian sausage, peppers, mushrooms, & onions sautéed in olive oil, garlic, & Chianti wine with a touch of marinara, served over a bed of rigatoni pasta. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Specialty Pasta
Osso Bucco Dinner
Our pork shank is slow roasted in a light marinara sauce until very tender & full of flavor, served with a side of pasta topped with marinara sauce. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Pasta Primavera Dinner
A blend of fresh vegetables sautéed in olive oil & garlic, served over a bed of mostaccioli pasta.
Osso Bucco AlaCarte
Our pork shank is slow roasted in a light marinara sauce until very tender & full of flavor, served with a side of pasta topped with marinara sauce. Dinner dishes are served with our homemade bread and your choice of soup or salad.
Pasta Primavera AlaCarte
A blend of fresh vegetables sautéed in olive oil & garlic, served over a bed of mostaccioli pasta.
Lasagna Dinner
An Italian delight basket of lightly breaded squid fried to a golden brown, served with choice of tartar sauce or cocktail sauce.
Manicotti Dinner
Crepe style pasta hand rolled with Ricotta cheese, smothered with marinara sauce, & Mozzarella cheese, then perfectly baked.
Half & Half Dinner
Our delicious ravioli paired with your favorite pasta, covered with your favorite choice of sauce.
Lasagna AlaCarte
An Italian delight basket of lightly breaded squid fried to a golden brown, served with choice of tartar sauce or cocktail sauce.
Baked Ziti Dinner
Tender ziti pasta with Ricotta cheese & marinara sauce covered with Mozzarella cheese, & baked to perfection.
Half & Half AlaCarte
Our delicious ravioli paired with your favorite pasta, covered with your favorite choice of sauce.
Stuffed Shells Dinner
Crepe style pasta hand rolled with Ricotta cheese, smothered with marinara sauce, & Mozzarella cheese, then perfectly baked.
Baked Ziti AlaCarte
Tender ziti pasta with Ricotta cheese & marinara sauce covered with Mozzarella cheese, & baked to perfection.
Manicotti AlaCarte
Crepe style pasta hand rolled with Ricotta cheese, smothered with marinara sauce, & Mozzarella cheese, then perfectly baked.
Cannelloni Dinner
Crepe style pasta stuffed with meat, covered with marinara sauce, & Mozzarella cheese, then baked to perfection.
Stuffed Shells AlaCarte
Crepe style pasta hand rolled with Ricotta cheese, smothered with marinara sauce, & Mozzarella cheese, then perfectly baked.
Cannelloni AlaCarte
Crepe style pasta stuffed with meat, covered with marinara sauce, & Mozzarella cheese, then baked to perfection.
Specialty Pizza
16" Create Your Own
12" Create Your Own
Cheese Pizza
Our golden pizza crust topped with plenty of Mozzarella cheese. Our crusts are made from scratch, cooked to a light, & airy golden brown, & topped with our homemade pizza sauce, & Mozzarella cheese.
Super Special
Best deal! Canadian bacon, sausage, pepperoni, onions, black olives, mushrooms, & green peppers.
All Meat Lovers
For our meat lovers. Pepperoni, Canadian bacon, & sausage.
8" Create Your Own
Chicken Alfredo Pizza
Calzone
Real Hawaiian
Michael's BBQ Chicken
Pizza Bread.
Vegetarian Special
Baja Special
Seasoned ground beef, jalapeños, black olives, & cheese, finished with shredded lettuce, & tomatoes.
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Recent Reviews
Unequivocally, absolutely 100% one of the best Italian restaurants we've ever been to. Our server, Ashlynn, was awesome! I'm a New Yorker and this rivals anything I'd eaten there.
February 2026
Are you looking for the best Italian food restaurant in SoCal?
Look no further!
Right off the main road and the 10 freeway, sits the best little Italian restaurant there is!
The service, the food, the atmosphere, the customers. Everything will make dining here worth any wait!
The owners are the sweetest, kindest, cutest people to lay your eyes on! Rebecca is the best server we’ve experienced in a LOOOOONG time!
Stop in for the best...
Look no further!
Right off the main road and the 10 freeway, sits the best little Italian restaurant there is!
The service, the food, the atmosphere, the customers. Everything will make dining here worth any wait!
The owners are the sweetest, kindest, cutest people to lay your eyes on! Rebecca is the best server we’ve experienced in a LOOOOONG time!
Stop in for the best...
February 2026
Are we a pleasure to eat. Very clean and thoughtful service. Every occasion we've had to eat here we have come away very excited to come back again. The garlic bread is fantastic. I especially like the Italian steak dinner. And my wife loves her Anchovy pizza. I would highly recommend.
January 2026
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