It was my first visit to this restaurant, tucked away in a small neighborhood shopping center in Buford. It offers a family-style Italian dining experience with relatively good service and generous portions. I especially liked the option of choosing between half-size and full-size portions, which is a great idea. We enjoyed both the welcoming atmosphere and the food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Diana Javakhishvili
I’m sorry but it was not good, no taste no flavor, but expensive, Vibe also not so welcoming Do not recommend Not coming back
J. Loyd
Family style Italian at its best! Highly recommend.
Danny Cullens
Great place with excellent atmosphere. Service was amazing as well. The food is some of the best Italian food I've ever had . Trust me 1/2 potion is plenty for one . May even be able to share a 1/2 order . We definitely will be back .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pamela Higdon
This was absolutely the worst Italian food my husband and I have ever had. We would go to Olive Garden before we would return to Dominick's. The Chicken Parm was horrible. Perhaps the chef should go to The Palm and see what Chicken Parm should taste like. I am unable to answer the cost question since this was a class. We had limited choices.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Sabrina
So glad we were invited to an event at this location! We usually go to the location in Norcross as I love downtown Norcross and that’s the location I’ve gone to since I was a kid. Both locations are wonderful and the food is still some of the best Italian around! We love that they serve family style and portions since we have a large family and everything we tried was delicious! From the chicken parm to the veal, the salads were yummy, dessert was good. Great portions and will definitely be a regular again. Both locations are actually equal distance for us, so it will be a debate which we’ll return to first! Thanks for a great time Dominick’s! Still as awesome as I remember from my childhood!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dee\u0026Ty Hunter
Family reunion 2 tables with 15 people ea table. At my table our server was rude and nit equipped to serve a large party. The food was horrible veg eggplant overcooked and extremely dry, pork chops raw undercooked and steak served untrimmed huge amounts of fat found in the center of the steak. We asked to speak to manager 3 times then finally the owner came out. Poor customer service. He refunded the steak and pork chop meals but he said that’s how they we serve our eggplant and he defended the poor service we experienced. We were out of town and were excited for the Dominick’s experience. I’ve had better food and service at Olive Garden. We all spent too money to be treated and disrespected. Was it because we were black?????
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
Chris Hulsey
The atmosphere here feels like it’s trying to capture a bit of New York, but unfortunately the food doesn’t quite live up to that promise—and certainly not to true Italian standards.
I ordered the clam linguine, and while the portion was very large, the pasta was overcooked and the sauce was bland. My wife had the veal piccata, which also suffered from a lack of seasoning—like much of what we tried, it was missing salt and flavor. The portion sizes were generous, but bigger doesn’t always mean better.
On the positive side, the service was attentive and friendly, which helped the experience. Overall, Dominic’s Italian was just okay. Not terrible, but not a place I’d go back too.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Annette M Zastrow
this is a very nice restaurant , and the food could be much better . the bread is the best and the deserts . pastas a bit sticky and the meat balls to salty and chicken too salty and too dry. it could be so much better .
Adam Hamilton
A seemingly dying restaurant with ticket sales being bolstered only by inflation due to portion size and hubris.
We were the only other table in the restaurant when seated at 6:45, and the only table in the restaurant until close at 8:00pm. Yes, they close for the night at 8:00.
Portion over quality is definitely the approach here. A full portion of garlic bread (not included with the meal for some reason) was a two whole Italian loaves for $13 (half portion would have been $7). A full portion of arancini was 8 baseball-sized pieces for $25 (half portion is $17). A half portion of a chicken dish has two cutlets--but still costs $25 to $27. Almost insulting for the level of quality. Our party had arancini, garlic bread, chicken piccata, chicken saltimbocca, and chicken parmigiana. The arancini were okay, but served in a sauce closer to buffalo sauce than marinara or arrabiata. A very strange choice and not particularly flavorful. The garlic bread was almost deep-fried in butter, which sounds like it would be good, but wasn't. The garlic itself was sliced and baked on after the fact, creating the worst combination of a bread sopped in unsalted butter and lacking in garlic flavor. Who would've thought you could screw up garlic bread. Chicken piccata was tender, but the lemon was unnaturally bright and tart in the sauce; it wouldn't be surprising to find out it's a packaged sauce. Saltimbocca was a greasy heavy mess of a dish. Chicken parmigiana, although hard to screw up, was totally middling and surprisingly not at all good as leftovers (again, almost impossible for Italian food in general). Spaghetti and marinara paired with each entree was unoffensive. The best thing we ate, by far, was the dessert, which was a decent tiramisu and a delicious piece of limoncello cake--no longer a regular item on the menu, I believe. The second best thing about the place was the music, followed closely by our server.
I cannot at all recommend this place for the quality or the money. I beg the owner--do some editing and find a quality chef.
The food was absolutely incredible! Portions are huge so you will definitely have another meal out of what you order. We also got the risotto balls for an appetizer, which were amazing. Our server Nicole was wonderful and on top of everything. Tonight was our first time trying Dominick's and we will definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Indigenous Creations
I would’ve gave it a 5 based on service, food and atmosphere but when we went the ac was broken and the ladies were complaining about the heat in the restaurant. The place is nice decorated and spacious, our waitress was very attentive and it was honestly the best eggplant parmesan I’ve ever had!! The spaghetti that came with it and the mussels were great also. The portion sizes are also shareable so that’s a plus!!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lindsey Johnson
Excellent food. Excellent service. Tons of food for the price you pay. I will be eating my eggplant parm for 3 days. There were 9 of us and we all enjoyed it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lorie Orengo
Great service! Food is good. Highly suggest the Tiramisu without the fudge swirling on top. Half portions is a one person serving.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tony Ortiz
Be prepared to take some home. Large portions. Spicy chicken and sausage casserole was outstanding. Spinach and artichoke dip was also delicious.
It was my first visit to this restaurant, tucked away in a small neighborhood shopping center in Buford. It offers a family-style Italian dining experience with relatively good service and generous portions. I especially liked the option of choosing between half-size and full-size portions, which is a great idea. We enjoyed both the welcoming atmosphere and the food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’m sorry but it was not good, no taste no flavor, but expensive, Vibe also not so welcoming
Do not recommend
Not coming back
Family style Italian at its best! Highly recommend.
Great place with excellent atmosphere. Service was amazing as well. The food is some of the best Italian food I've ever had . Trust me 1/2 potion is plenty for one . May even be able to share a 1/2 order . We definitely will be back .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was absolutely the worst Italian food my husband and I have ever had. We would go to Olive Garden before we would return to Dominick's. The Chicken Parm was horrible. Perhaps the chef should go to The Palm and see what Chicken Parm should taste like. I am unable to answer the cost question since this was a class. We had limited choices.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
So glad we were invited to an event at this location! We usually go to the location in Norcross as I love downtown Norcross and that’s the location I’ve gone to since I was a kid. Both locations are wonderful and the food is still some of the best Italian around! We love that they serve family style and portions since we have a large family and everything we tried was delicious! From the chicken parm to the veal, the salads were yummy, dessert was good. Great portions and will definitely be a regular again. Both locations are actually equal distance for us, so it will be a debate which we’ll return to first! Thanks for a great time Dominick’s! Still as awesome as I remember from my childhood!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Family reunion 2 tables with 15 people ea table. At my table our server was rude and nit equipped to serve a large party. The food was horrible veg eggplant overcooked and extremely dry, pork chops raw undercooked and steak served untrimmed huge amounts of fat found in the center of the steak. We asked to speak to manager 3 times then finally the owner came out. Poor customer service. He refunded the steak and pork chop meals but he said that’s how they we serve our eggplant and he defended the poor service we experienced. We were out of town and were excited for the Dominick’s experience. I’ve had better food and service at Olive Garden. We all spent too money to be treated and disrespected. Was it because we were black?????
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
The atmosphere here feels like it’s trying to capture a bit of New York, but unfortunately the food doesn’t quite live up to that promise—and certainly not to true Italian standards.
I ordered the clam linguine, and while the portion was very large, the pasta was overcooked and the sauce was bland. My wife had the veal piccata, which also suffered from a lack of seasoning—like much of what we tried, it was missing salt and flavor. The portion sizes were generous, but bigger doesn’t always mean better.
On the positive side, the service was attentive and friendly, which helped the experience. Overall, Dominic’s Italian was just okay. Not terrible, but not a place I’d go back too.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
this is a very nice restaurant , and the food could be much better . the bread is the best and the deserts . pastas a bit sticky and the meat balls to salty and chicken too salty and too dry. it could be so much better .
A seemingly dying restaurant with ticket sales being bolstered only by inflation due to portion size and hubris.
We were the only other table in the restaurant when seated at 6:45, and the only table in the restaurant until close at 8:00pm. Yes, they close for the night at 8:00.
Portion over quality is definitely the approach here. A full portion of garlic bread (not included with the meal for some reason) was a two whole Italian loaves for $13 (half portion would have been $7). A full portion of arancini was 8 baseball-sized pieces for $25 (half portion is $17). A half portion of a chicken dish has two cutlets--but still costs $25 to $27. Almost insulting for the level of quality. Our party had arancini, garlic bread, chicken piccata, chicken saltimbocca, and chicken parmigiana. The arancini were okay, but served in a sauce closer to buffalo sauce than marinara or arrabiata. A very strange choice and not particularly flavorful. The garlic bread was almost deep-fried in butter, which sounds like it would be good, but wasn't. The garlic itself was sliced and baked on after the fact, creating the worst combination of a bread sopped in unsalted butter and lacking in garlic flavor. Who would've thought you could screw up garlic bread. Chicken piccata was tender, but the lemon was unnaturally bright and tart in the sauce; it wouldn't be surprising to find out it's a packaged sauce. Saltimbocca was a greasy heavy mess of a dish. Chicken parmigiana, although hard to screw up, was totally middling and surprisingly not at all good as leftovers (again, almost impossible for Italian food in general). Spaghetti and marinara paired with each entree was unoffensive. The best thing we ate, by far, was the dessert, which was a decent tiramisu and a delicious piece of limoncello cake--no longer a regular item on the menu, I believe. The second best thing about the place was the music, followed closely by our server.
I cannot at all recommend this place for the quality or the money. I beg the owner--do some editing and find a quality chef.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The food was absolutely incredible! Portions are huge so you will definitely have another meal out of what you order. We also got the risotto balls for an appetizer, which were amazing. Our server Nicole was wonderful and on top of everything. Tonight was our first time trying Dominick's and we will definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I would’ve gave it a 5 based on service, food and atmosphere but when we went the ac was broken and the ladies were complaining about the heat in the restaurant. The place is nice decorated and spacious, our waitress was very attentive and it was honestly the best eggplant parmesan I’ve ever had!! The spaghetti that came with it and the mussels were great also. The portion sizes are also shareable so that’s a plus!!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent food. Excellent service. Tons of food for the price you pay. I will be eating my eggplant parm for 3 days. There were 9 of us and we all enjoyed it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great service!
Food is good.
Highly suggest the Tiramisu without the fudge swirling on top.
Half portions is a one person serving.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Be prepared to take some home. Large portions. Spicy chicken and sausage casserole was outstanding. Spinach and artichoke dip was also delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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