Samooni Italian Restaurant

7142, 7144 Knightdale Blvd, Knightdale
(919) 373-0072

Recent Reviews

Meghan Borrasca

One word: WOW. My hubby and I are from NY, have been here for about 5 years and have found very very few pizzas or wings that meet our NY standards (we're originally from Buffalo so of COURSE we've got expectations!). This place is a nice small sit-down restaurant with a full Italian menu. Pictured is the stuffed crust pizza (superb! Def not what we expected but better) and I also had a grilled chicken salad that was HUGE & well worth the $10. With the way prices have been versus the quality/quantity of product lately, I was pleasantly surprised. The marinara sauce was honestly the best I've had in a while. We'll for sure be back, there's a lot more from the menu I want to try.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salad, Sauce

Michelle Smith

My husband and I both had the special, a chicken and shrimp penne pasta in a white wine sauce. It was absolutely delicious! Our server was great too!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Richard Hamm

Our 2nd visit here. Food, atmosphere, waitstaff all excellent. One item I mentioned to waitress was my lobster ravioli was loaded with fresh mushrooms and shrimp. As I am allergic to mushrooms I asked to recheck menu to see if I missed their mention. Nothing on menu mentioned mushrooms. This can be extremely dangerous for those of us allergic. Fortunately I noticed this immediately and removed each piece from my plate. I recommended to waitress they reissue menus with EACH ingredient included in each dish.

Dayash Cordova

It was amazing would definitely recommend the services was excellent and the food was on point the owner made us feel very

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Marie I

This restaurant was beyond delicious and the service was absolutely amazing. Christy and Shami made the experience so memorable. The atmosphere was such a warm and family environment. Overall 10/10 can’t wait to come back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

All mary vargas

This place is absolutely amazing, everything about it is so good. Christy is such an amazing server, just everything about this place I love. We tried several things on the menu and everything was absolutely delicious. Will surelyyyyy be coming back soon. :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Daisy

Lmao well played they sold me an Oscar Meyer sub as a $12 “italian club” look at this “salami” that is clearly Full of baloney…no pun intended. The fries were good and the bread was good, the meat…a huge gross disappointment.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Everett Davis

Family atmosphere. Fairly new so still training staff. Great menu selection, and all my friends were well pleased with their selections. As for me, I love pizza. The meat lovers was absolutely the best pizza I have ever eaten. The wife and I shared a medium and still had enough for lunch the next day. Give Samooni a try...

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Eggplant Parmigiana, Chicken Pasta, Cheese Pizza

Yisteen D.

I came into the restaurant off a hunch. First time. Just wanted some good Italian - not the cookie cutter version. High expectations, yes. But I was not disappointed! I had the Medtriano (seafood) pizza. Flavor, texture and seasoning... bar none; fantastic! Also the staff was attentive and friendly.

b lynch

Baked zeti was delicious. Wine was excellent. We were not rushed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Baked Ziti, Salad, Garlic Bread, Sauce

Mustafa Aboharb

Very nice place and great foods love it love itVegetarian options: I love the amount of verity to choose from, beside the great teast and frankly I enjoy eating everyday .Wheelchair accessibility: Yes

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Stuffed Eggplant, Lobster Ravioli, Salad, Garlic Bread, Veal Parmigiana, Sauce, Meatball, Garlic Knots, Cheese Pizza

Mariam Hamoodi

a lovely place to eat, very homey environment, staff was very friendly.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kimberly Crisp

Locally owned goodness! Food was delicious, service was good & reasonably priced! We will certainly be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Eggplant Parmigiana, Sauce, Garlic Knots, Cheese Pizza

Laura B.

I went to this restaurant for the first time. Food was delicious. Service was excellent. Owner was milling about making sure everyone was well taken care of. Will definitely be back.

Mike Brecht

Thought we’d try this place out for some good Italian food. We left extremely disappointed. The menu looked great and their website describes the food as authentic and fresh. It’s neither. I went with my wife, 4 year old son and good friend. The kids cheese pizza was a greasy mess. The mozzarella sticks tasted like something I’d air fry at home, the calamari was chewy and flavorless. The lasagna didn’t even resemble lasagna and its contents were buried under a soupy sauce. My wife’s chicken dish was also drenched in sauce to disguise the small portion and dry chicken. The chicken parm was comparatively decent but the pasta side dish was barely sauced and watery. The tiramisu was served partially frozen in the middle. The garlic bread was drenched in butter making it very oily. None of the food showed signs of authentic or fresh. The coffee was good but turns out unlike every other restaurant in existence you are charged per cup. When I asked for the 2nd cup of coffee to be removed from the bill since I was not made aware of the per cup charge, I was told by the waitress that she asked but was told that was their policy. After expressing my displeasure a woman who I assume was the owner came to our table and stated “you wanted to speak with me”. I said no but restated my displeasure with charging for coffee refills and not being willing to remove a $3 charge for a customer who just spent $150 for dinner. She did nothing but reiterate the charge per cup said thank you and walked away. Her attitude was cold, unappreciative and unapologetic. Even if there was anything positive about the food she would be the reason I’d never come back. I got the feeling she couldn’t care less about us as customers. Do yourself a favor and skip this place now and thank me later.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

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