My partner took me here a few months back for both our first times and we were blown away then and then we picked up a pizza to go once between then and now and we just got our minds and stomachs blown again. (Around 5pm on 12/07/24) This place is the real deal right in the middle of "say what you will about the place, it is what it is" Andrews NC. When you open the huge yet smoothly swinging hard wood door to the place you are transported from small town USA to a quaint little restaurant in the Italian countryside. We ordered the pan crust with pepperoni this time because they didn't have any Sicialian crust left. Boy was that a warm stroke of fate as it is now our favorite. It is better than the Sicilian but is cut into larger pieces instead of smaller square ones. So if you have a large party order the Sicilian but if it is just a few of you and you are hungry as a buzzard during a snowstorm choose the pan. The photos will explain it all so there is no need for me to embellish. It should be obvious to anyone who views them that this is the best pizzeria in the tri state area. It is in fact one of the best I have ever visited and I used to travel for a living and have lived in several major US cities. Our server Esteban (pictured here) was a gentleman and very professional. I would also like to add that when I first sat down I felt that the light hanging above our corner booth was too bright for me as my eyes were a bit sensitive this morning so I unscrewed the bulb and then one waiter who was very tall and muscular came and asked what was wrong and it made me a bit nervous but then a second later someone came back to our table and replaced the bulb with a softer one and that made me realize that (even tho I had dug myself a bit deeper into the doghouse with my dining partner) the tall gentleman was just being nice and that everyone here is very professional and really flexes to give proper customer service. On our way out I shook the hand of the tall, well built gentleman whose name is Said. He is very nice. Our hostess Riley was very sweet too. The whole staff deserves a raise. This place truly is a local treasure. Maybe soon we will even try ordering something besides pizza!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pepperoni Pizza
C Hika
I expect a lot out of Italian food and most restaurants don’t fall in the five star category. Only grandma’s food does but pretty good food for sure. Pretty decent pizza.. I never expect a lot from Andrews North Carolina so this place surprisingly was good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Stuffed Shells, Side Salad, Garlic Bread, Pepperoni Pizza
Jessica Vazquez
This place has went from great to mediocre at best. I used to love to eat here. It's not worth the price or the admin fee you're charged on top of the high priced frozen food.
Food is good and love the style of this restaurant. Very nice and relaxing inside.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Steak Special, Little Italy
Melanie Evans
Actually ate here in Murphy, NC next to Holiday Inn Express. Parking lot full—good sign. Firat thing I noticed is the wait staff apparel crisp and clean in all black clad. Excellent customer service although my server had limited expressive English. Next, I noticed No salt and pepper or condiments on the table but intuitively I knew this was on purpose. Sure enough, they brought all condiments out in a bowl— sparkling CLEAN! They clean them each time. Homemade ranch dressing. Okay— the BREAD! Thiny crispy crust you hear crack between your fingers but that homemade, soft, light texture that validates you are in a top not h establishment. Alfredo sauce good. In Murphy, the decor and furniture were pleasant to dine in. Better than Olive Garden in my opinion.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Little Italy
J Hogan
We ordered a salad with creamy Italian dressing which was really good. The pizzas we ordered had a very good crust but we were very disappointed by the lack of sauce, cheese, & toppings. They definitely were skimping on everything & for the cost of the pizzas, it was very upsetting! If you can see the actual crust then they didn’t add enough cheese & toppings. Shame on them for charging so much for pizzas that are barely topped.
Food: 3
Service: 5
Amy
Great friendly prompt service and outstanding food! Thank you Mariolinos....we will be back!
Parking: We were able to park in 18 wheeler!
Recommended dishes: Cheese Steak Special
Michael Kavanagh
Attended a wedding rehearsal dinner tonight. Food was excellent. Service was excellent. Thank you.
(I only review when it’s amazing.) This unassuming spot in a strip mall was surprisingly wonderful. The signage doesn’t do it justice… The food, service, and atmosphere were terrific. Super clean! We just bought a home in Andrews and are over the moon that we have this gem in our new beautiful little town. We will be here weekly. Thank you, Mariolino’s. Keep up the greatness!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Stromboli, Chicken Parmigiana
Ted Ashby
First time eating here! Four meals that were absolutely amazing! I highly recommend the Stromboli, cheesesteak and fries, pizza and huge chef salad that was absolutely delicious! This is the best restaurant we have all ate at many years. It’s a mistake to not come here to eat, every time you pass by!
Salty but still good, great atmosphere and very good service
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmigiana
lynn mccowan
Worked all day on some property and did a pick up of veal and eggplant parmesan. Absolutely delicious. However, I did order gnocchi as a side and didn't get it. I will definitely return.
My partner took me here a few months back for both our first times and we were blown away then and then we picked up a pizza to go once between then and now and we just got our minds and stomachs blown again. (Around 5pm on 12/07/24) This place is the real deal right in the middle of "say what you will about the place, it is what it is" Andrews NC. When you open the huge yet smoothly swinging hard wood door to the place you are transported from small town USA to a quaint little restaurant in the Italian countryside. We ordered the pan crust with pepperoni this time because they didn't have any Sicialian crust left. Boy was that a warm stroke of fate as it is now our favorite. It is better than the Sicilian but is cut into larger pieces instead of smaller square ones. So if you have a large party order the Sicilian but if it is just a few of you and you are hungry as a buzzard during a snowstorm choose the pan. The photos will explain it all so there is no need for me to embellish. It should be obvious to anyone who views them that this is the best pizzeria in the tri state area. It is in fact one of the best I have ever visited and I used to travel for a living and have lived in several major US cities. Our server Esteban (pictured here) was a gentleman and very professional. I would also like to add that when I first sat down I felt that the light hanging above our corner booth was too bright for me as my eyes were a bit sensitive this morning so I unscrewed the bulb and then one waiter who was very tall and muscular came and asked what was wrong and it made me a bit nervous but then a second later someone came back to our table and replaced the bulb with a softer one and that made me realize that (even tho I had dug myself a bit deeper into the doghouse with my dining partner) the tall gentleman was just being nice and that everyone here is very professional and really flexes to give proper customer service. On our way out I shook the hand of the tall, well built gentleman whose name is Said. He is very nice. Our hostess Riley was very sweet too. The whole staff deserves a raise. This place truly is a local treasure. Maybe soon we will even try ordering something besides pizza!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pepperoni Pizza
I expect a lot out of Italian food and most restaurants don’t fall in the five star category. Only grandma’s food does but pretty good food for sure. Pretty decent pizza.. I never expect a lot from Andrews North Carolina so this place surprisingly was good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Stuffed Shells, Side Salad, Garlic Bread, Pepperoni Pizza
This place has went from great to mediocre at best. I used to love to eat here. It's not worth the price or the admin fee you're charged on top of the high priced frozen food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 3
Excellent Baked Ziti & Chicken Alfredo. Lovely atmosphere & polite server. Bonus: spotless bathroom!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Ziti, Chicken Alfredo
Food is good and love the style of this restaurant. Very nice and relaxing inside.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Steak Special, Little Italy
Actually ate here in Murphy, NC next to Holiday Inn Express. Parking lot full—good sign. Firat thing I noticed is the wait staff apparel crisp and clean in all black clad. Excellent customer service although my server had limited expressive English. Next, I noticed No salt and pepper or condiments on the table but intuitively I knew this was on purpose. Sure enough, they brought all condiments out in a bowl— sparkling CLEAN! They clean them each time. Homemade ranch dressing. Okay— the BREAD! Thiny crispy crust you hear crack between your fingers but that homemade, soft, light texture that validates you are in a top not h establishment. Alfredo sauce good. In Murphy, the decor and furniture were pleasant to dine in. Better than Olive Garden in my opinion.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Little Italy
We ordered a salad with creamy Italian dressing which was really good. The pizzas we ordered had a very good crust but we were very disappointed by the lack of sauce, cheese, & toppings. They definitely were skimping on everything & for the cost of the pizzas, it was very upsetting! If you can see the actual crust then they didn’t add enough cheese & toppings. Shame on them for charging so much for pizzas that are barely topped.
Food: 3
Service: 5
Great friendly prompt service and outstanding food! Thank you Mariolinos....we will be back!
Parking: We were able to park in 18 wheeler!
Recommended dishes: Cheese Steak Special
Attended a wedding rehearsal dinner tonight. Food was excellent. Service was excellent. Thank you.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food and service were great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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(I only review when it’s amazing.) This unassuming spot in a strip mall was surprisingly wonderful. The signage doesn’t do it justice… The food, service, and atmosphere were terrific. Super clean! We just bought a home in Andrews and are over the moon that we have this gem in our new beautiful little town. We will be here weekly. Thank you, Mariolino’s. Keep up the greatness!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Stromboli, Chicken Parmigiana
First time eating here! Four meals that were absolutely amazing! I highly recommend the Stromboli, cheesesteak and fries, pizza and huge chef salad that was absolutely delicious! This is the best restaurant we have all ate at many years. It’s a mistake to not come here to eat, every time you pass by!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Steak Special, Stromboli
Salty but still good, great atmosphere and very good service
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmigiana
Worked all day on some property and did a pick up of veal and eggplant parmesan. Absolutely delicious. However, I did order gnocchi as a side and didn't get it. I will definitely return.
Food: 5
Service: 4
Good lunch. Too much dark green lettuce though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
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