The service was great and the food is delicious! Highly recommend!
Chris C.
The best kept secret in Rockford for Sicilian food. Amazing arancini, burrata pizza, calamari mussels and clams, eggplant parmigiana, fresh homemade bread, tanu, sugo, cuccidati, affogatto, vino selection, etc. Great patio in the summer to sit under the grape vines and listen to live music while enjoying a cocktail and cigar after a great meal. Staff is the best and Johnny Ballgame makes the best grasshoppers and other libations.
Barton Henbest
Fantastic pizza and mozzarella sticks tonight. Love this place. Thanks Anna Calvanese, and your sweet daughter Gabriella Calvanese.
Sher Bear
Great food and relaxing environment
Teresa Myers
Always such a wonderful time ! Anna always makes you feel so welcome! Great food, great service. Celebrated my daughter's birthday last night and everyone had the best time
Lincoln Bias
What a nice Nostalgic place. Kind couterious people. What a gem!
Jenn Selchow
Small and quiet atmosphere. Extremely friendly service. Great cauliflower crust pizza! Best pizza I've had in a long time!!!
Bob Hachmeister
Great music when JF is playing!
Michelle Cusimano
Such a great place. The food was absolutely amazing. Did a wine/ bourbon tasting and the appetizers that were served made me want to come back.
We had a great experience at Deli Italia. I'll break it up into what we liked and what they could improve on. What was great: the food!! The flavors were spot on. Lots of great fresh spices (hello basil!) which made each meal pop. Also, I don't know what they put in their bread that they serve as a free appetizer, but it was so good. I ate way too much of it. #noregrets I got the roast beef sandwich for my entree and it was great. I'd probably get a more pasta-driven dish next time like my family did. Our server was super helpful, friendly, and made sure we were taken very good care of. Very much above average customer service. Also, the location is beautiful, right on downtown state street. Afterwards (or even before) it makes it really easy to pair dinner with a night out on the town visiting other stores or walking the river (at night it's gorgeous). What could be improved: only a few things in this category and they're really not huge deals at all. I think the inside could use some better lighting. It was very dark and even just some uplighting around the walls could make this place look fantastic. The decor already makes you feel like you're in Italy, it's just a little hard to see. I also didn't like the way the video slots are right up front, but I also realize they probably help them a lot in making a profit, so I can't discount that too much. Lastly, and this is super small, but the bathrooms could use a little updates, especially the sinks. We always forget about this place but we are excited to put this place back on the rotation. Glad they've been in Rockford for so long!
William Boehm
Love the vibe and the prices!
George Schramm
Great staff good food and drinks
Mcrea C.
Strolled into the place after a hot day at the Friday night city market. Took a nice peak at the menu, saw my go to (lasagna) and ordered it. Sadly it was full of sausage that was not throughly drained of the grease. This resulted in soggy noodles and a puddle full of grease on the plate and my lips. It was lacking cheese and sauce, but definitely not sausage grease. Sadly will not be back due to a disappointed stomach. The service was funny and friendly but inattentive to the needs of water refills and plates needed at the table.
Lone Wolf
Frozen lasagna. I was very disappointed. Didn't even eat my food. I wouldn't even take it home to feed my dog.
Simply put; Amazing food from amazing people.
The service was great and the food is delicious! Highly recommend!
The best kept secret in Rockford for Sicilian food. Amazing arancini, burrata pizza, calamari mussels and clams, eggplant parmigiana, fresh homemade bread, tanu, sugo, cuccidati, affogatto, vino selection, etc. Great patio in the summer to sit under the grape vines and listen to live music while enjoying a cocktail and cigar after a great meal. Staff is the best and Johnny Ballgame makes the best grasshoppers and other libations.
Fantastic pizza and mozzarella sticks tonight. Love this place. Thanks Anna Calvanese, and your sweet daughter Gabriella Calvanese.
Great food and relaxing environment
Always such a wonderful time ! Anna always makes you feel so welcome! Great food, great service. Celebrated my daughter's birthday last night and everyone had the best time
What a nice Nostalgic place. Kind couterious people. What a gem!
Small and quiet atmosphere. Extremely friendly service. Great cauliflower crust pizza! Best pizza I've had in a long time!!!
Great music when JF is playing!
Such a great place. The food was absolutely amazing. Did a wine/ bourbon tasting and the appetizers that were served made me want to come back.
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We had a great experience at Deli Italia. I'll break it up into what we liked and what they could improve on. What was great: the food!! The flavors were spot on. Lots of great fresh spices (hello basil!) which made each meal pop. Also, I don't know what they put in their bread that they serve as a free appetizer, but it was so good. I ate way too much of it. #noregrets I got the roast beef sandwich for my entree and it was great. I'd probably get a more pasta-driven dish next time like my family did. Our server was super helpful, friendly, and made sure we were taken very good care of. Very much above average customer service. Also, the location is beautiful, right on downtown state street. Afterwards (or even before) it makes it really easy to pair dinner with a night out on the town visiting other stores or walking the river (at night it's gorgeous). What could be improved: only a few things in this category and they're really not huge deals at all. I think the inside could use some better lighting. It was very dark and even just some uplighting around the walls could make this place look fantastic. The decor already makes you feel like you're in Italy, it's just a little hard to see. I also didn't like the way the video slots are right up front, but I also realize they probably help them a lot in making a profit, so I can't discount that too much. Lastly, and this is super small, but the bathrooms could use a little updates, especially the sinks. We always forget about this place but we are excited to put this place back on the rotation. Glad they've been in Rockford for so long!
Love the vibe and the prices!
Great staff good food and drinks
Strolled into the place after a hot day at the Friday night city market. Took a nice peak at the menu, saw my go to (lasagna) and ordered it. Sadly it was full of sausage that was not throughly drained of the grease. This resulted in soggy noodles and a puddle full of grease on the plate and my lips. It was lacking cheese and sauce, but definitely not sausage grease. Sadly will not be back due to a disappointed stomach. The service was funny and friendly but inattentive to the needs of water refills and plates needed at the table.
Frozen lasagna. I was very disappointed. Didn't even eat my food. I wouldn't even take it home to feed my dog.