Marino's Italian Restaurant

Fantastic place with homemade authentic food. Been eating here since 1997 and will continue!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Eggplant Parmigiana with Fettuccini

It's always such a nice, calm place. The hostess is always super nice and the food is so freaking good. It's such a little hole in the wall place, unasuming from the outside but it's totally worth a visit or five. Doesn't get enough credit or business in my estimation. Everytime I go in there I feel like it deserves to be more busy. Give this place a shot, you won't regret it. Also, the pizza is wicked good and is really the only place where the cheese stretches like in commercials. Make sure to order extra cheese and your dreams will come true.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mozzarella Sticks, Cheese Pizza, Baked Ziti

Long wait, rude staff/owner. I'd give a lower rating if I could. This place deserves to go out of business.

Service: 1

A hidden gem. Authentic Italian food with the best cheese. Everything is delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We had not been to Marino's for a while so we were looking forward to the great service and food that we have always known. Instead, we walked into a mostly empty restaurant and still had to wait 5 minutes for someone to come out from the back and seat us. I get it though. Small businesses are hard to staff and run and I am a huge supporter of SB. I truely understand staffing issues and how hard it is. However, we were seated and left alone for 10 to 15 minutes. Finally we see the waitress as she snaps at the table next to us that they food she delivered is what they ordered. At that point we decided to leave. As we leave the waitress snaps at us "OH, so you're leaving?...SEE YA" in a loud amd snarky tone. I replied yes, we have been here for over 10 minutes with no contact or water. She then proceeds to try to argue with me as I am repeatedly saying good bye. I have to be honest, I haven't ever had someone do that at a small, locally owned business. Maybe it was just a bad time, however I cannot recommend this as a place to go until the waitress learns better manners and service.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Nice small Italian diner
Spaghetti and meatballs were good
Will return

Parking: Small lot but always parking available

Kid-friendliness: Saw a few

Wheelchair accessibility: Seems be easy to get around the place

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

This was our first time coming and we LOVED it! Me, my husband, 7 year old son, Mom & Dad all said their meals were amazing! We will be coming back! It was a pure Italian feel and the service was perfect! Definitely 5 stars!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Baked Cheese Manicotti, Baked Ziti

Best calzone in Des Moines! My wife loves the salad supreme as well.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Just go to a hospital cafeteria, same stuff (but MUCH shorter wait at the hospital)

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Nice little Italian eatery. They have pastas, pizzas, calzones and sandwiches. They do not serve alcohol but you can bring your own bottle of wine. It would be a great date place!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

We got there a bit early, and they opened promptly at 5. Our server/hostess seemed to be doing it all even as more and more people started showing up. She did a fantastic job. We started with a order of cheesesticks served with a rich red sauce. Breading was delicious and fried perfectly. I ordered the Chicken Parm, and my wife ordered the Eggplant Parm. Salad and bread came out next, salad was cold and crisp, bread was warm and very good as well. Next comes our main dish, Both were hot and cooked to perfectly. Nothing exceptional, just good basic Italian food. We both have decided to go back and try the pizza, as it looked delicious.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mozzarella Sticks, Eggplant Parmigiana

One of the best pizzas in town. Truly delicious. Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sausage Pizza

Tried Marinos for the 1st time tonight and we were disappointed. The server was mildly friendly, but her demeanor changed when we declined to take our leftovers with us. Eye rolling and a dismissive attitude is pretty inappropriate when we did not complain about a food that was pretty bland and under seasoned. I echo. Disappointing. We will not be back.

This is a Mom & Pop resturant. Don't act surprised when they act like a Mom & Pop restaurant. Everything is good here. I love the clams dish!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ordered a take out kids meal. The order came out as adult and they charged me full price. It was also 15 mins later than they told me. The person working the counter was extremely rude. She actually told someone who was looking for napkins and water refills that she couldn’t make her happy. Food was awful. Won’t be back or recommend.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1