A coworker told me about this spot and I decided to give it a try. It's definitely a take out spot since I don't remember seeing any tables to sit. There was no one else in the restaurant and it was very clean.I had ordered my lunch special of Caesar salad and the half sandwich-chicken parmigiana over the phone and walked in and just paid for the food with no wait. They had a variety of lunch special items to choose from and they were very affordable.I ate my food at my desk and was in heaven. Everything was nice and fresh. The salad was delicious and the fulfilling. My bread from the sandwich was nice and soft and the meat was very tasty. I am shocked I couldn't eat everything and had leftovers for later.This is a spot I will definitely check out again for some other menu items.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lorena Tayahua
Great pasta! I ordered for pick up and it was ready on time, nice and hot. Definitely recommend the rigatoni pasta fiorentina.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pasta Fiorentina
Gabrielle S.
This is the best Italian food in the area. They are quick with deliveries and have their own delivery men. The staff is super sweet and always a delight ordering from here. My dish came without prosciutto (I asked for extra) and the lady was so so kind. I was going to have her just remove the extra fee I paid, but they made me a whole new order, no questions asked. I will always recommend this place- even the school I works at gets their food catered from Lena's. They have amazing vodka sauce, chicken parm platter, pasta Alfredo, and one of the best Ceasar salad dressings. 5 out of 5!!!
Teresa S.
A coworker told me about this spot and I decided to give it a try. It's definitely a take out spot since I don't remember seeing any tables to sit. There was no one else in the restaurant and it was very clean. I had ordered my lunch special of Caesar salad and the half sandwich-chicken parmigiana over the phone and walked in and just paid for the food with no wait. They had a variety of lunch special items to choose from and they were very affordable. I ate my food at my desk and was in heaven. Everything was nice and fresh. The salad was delicious and the fulfilling. My bread from the sandwich was nice and soft and the meat was very tasty. I am shocked I couldn't eat everything and had leftovers for later. This is a spot I will definitely check out again for some other menu items.
Gerald Anderson (Grudge Igor)
This is about the most bland Italian experience I’ve ever had. Sauce was fine but the noodles definitely didn’t come out of salted water. The calamari was covered in fish fry batter instead of a normal 00 flour or something thinner to coat, wasn’t seasoned well and didn’t taste good overall.Would never go back and I believe you can find better “Italian” food elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Ipsita D.
Recently I was at the AMC movie theater on E 32nd and afterwards looked up on Yelp places nearby I could pick up food from & found this place. When I picked it up they had it sitting in a drawer (maybe to keep warm?) in a bag with so many staples in it that once I opened and reached in they scraped my hand to the point of drawing blood (none of the many staples were necessary so they should rethink that). Anyway I ordered the meatball parmigiana platter, the pasta Fiorentina (since all the Yelpers raved about it), and garlic bread. Garlic bread was not good & a waste of money--instead of a fresh loaf spread with butter & real garlic, it looks like they took 2 rolls, halved them and then covered it with cheese, did not see or taste any fresh garlic. The meatballs were just ok, wasn't a big fan of the taste and some were still pink inside! The pasta--while the sauce was pretty good (could use more sauce though) what was disturbing was that some pieces were pink inside (see pic) like it was undercooked--I avoided a lot of the chicken chunks since I didn't want to get sick. The dish had A LOT of chicken & they were thick chunks, so maybe it's too much & not getting cooked thoroughly because of that, who knows. I would have been happier with more of the pasta & sauce & less of the chicken. Also prices were on the higher side for this kind of fare, so I was disappointed I didn't enjoy the food that much relative to what was spent. I will say the quantity was quite large for the main dishes, enough for about 3 meals. So if it was better quality I wouldn't have minded the price. I wouldn't go out of my way to come back here, but if I did I would probably try the chicken parm (going by the pics & reviews it looks good).
Sandra Pirela
Tried it for the first time and it was delicious! Ordering more again soon!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paul Jang
Takeaway restaurant with perfectly cooked chicken, scrumptious pasta options, and really good service. If you live in the area, Lena’s better be on your radar to fuel your next snowstorm meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michele Weston
Incredible Italian food! We love the pasta dishes, Calamari with marinara sauce, straciatella soup, and fantastic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Penne Alla Vodka, Lena's Homemade Meatballs, Tiramisu, Pasta Fiorentina
Excellent! Very flavorful and exactly what you would expect from a good quality Italian restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christine C.
My go to place for a Caesar salad. Definitely add chicken because it could not be seasoned any better. Friendly staff inside but my first time there I was surprised to find no places to sit. Great for a fast meal though.
Fatoumata Sow
Love Lena's. Great for lunch. Fast service, and the owner is great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
KALEECO RIVER
Everything was sublime. I saw their pasta Fiorentina on ig and had to try it! Definitely exceeded my expectations. They even text me the next day to make sure I enjoyed it! Cannot wait to visit them again and thank them in person!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pasta Fiorentina
billy nunez
This is the best authentic Italian food in NYC! The service is top tier! I order at least 2 times a week!
A coworker told me about this spot and I decided to give it a try. It's definitely a take out spot since I don't remember seeing any tables to sit. There was no one else in the restaurant and it was very clean.I had ordered my lunch special of Caesar salad and the half sandwich-chicken parmigiana over the phone and walked in and just paid for the food with no wait. They had a variety of lunch special items to choose from and they were very affordable.I ate my food at my desk and was in heaven. Everything was nice and fresh. The salad was delicious and the fulfilling. My bread from the sandwich was nice and soft and the meat was very tasty. I am shocked I couldn't eat everything and had leftovers for later.This is a spot I will definitely check out again for some other menu items.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great pasta! I ordered for pick up and it was ready on time, nice and hot. Definitely recommend the rigatoni pasta fiorentina.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pasta Fiorentina
This is the best Italian food in the area. They are quick with deliveries and have their own delivery men. The staff is super sweet and always a delight ordering from here. My dish came without prosciutto (I asked for extra) and the lady was so so kind. I was going to have her just remove the extra fee I paid, but they made me a whole new order, no questions asked. I will always recommend this place- even the school I works at gets their food catered from Lena's. They have amazing vodka sauce, chicken parm platter, pasta Alfredo, and one of the best Ceasar salad dressings. 5 out of 5!!!
A coworker told me about this spot and I decided to give it a try. It's definitely a take out spot since I don't remember seeing any tables to sit. There was no one else in the restaurant and it was very clean. I had ordered my lunch special of Caesar salad and the half sandwich-chicken parmigiana over the phone and walked in and just paid for the food with no wait. They had a variety of lunch special items to choose from and they were very affordable. I ate my food at my desk and was in heaven. Everything was nice and fresh. The salad was delicious and the fulfilling. My bread from the sandwich was nice and soft and the meat was very tasty. I am shocked I couldn't eat everything and had leftovers for later. This is a spot I will definitely check out again for some other menu items.
This is about the most bland Italian experience I’ve ever had. Sauce was fine but the noodles definitely didn’t come out of salted water. The calamari was covered in fish fry batter instead of a normal 00 flour or something thinner to coat, wasn’t seasoned well and didn’t taste good overall.Would never go back and I believe you can find better “Italian” food elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Recently I was at the AMC movie theater on E 32nd and afterwards looked up on Yelp places nearby I could pick up food from & found this place. When I picked it up they had it sitting in a drawer (maybe to keep warm?) in a bag with so many staples in it that once I opened and reached in they scraped my hand to the point of drawing blood (none of the many staples were necessary so they should rethink that). Anyway I ordered the meatball parmigiana platter, the pasta Fiorentina (since all the Yelpers raved about it), and garlic bread. Garlic bread was not good & a waste of money--instead of a fresh loaf spread with butter & real garlic, it looks like they took 2 rolls, halved them and then covered it with cheese, did not see or taste any fresh garlic. The meatballs were just ok, wasn't a big fan of the taste and some were still pink inside! The pasta--while the sauce was pretty good (could use more sauce though) what was disturbing was that some pieces were pink inside (see pic) like it was undercooked--I avoided a lot of the chicken chunks since I didn't want to get sick. The dish had A LOT of chicken & they were thick chunks, so maybe it's too much & not getting cooked thoroughly because of that, who knows. I would have been happier with more of the pasta & sauce & less of the chicken. Also prices were on the higher side for this kind of fare, so I was disappointed I didn't enjoy the food that much relative to what was spent. I will say the quantity was quite large for the main dishes, enough for about 3 meals. So if it was better quality I wouldn't have minded the price. I wouldn't go out of my way to come back here, but if I did I would probably try the chicken parm (going by the pics & reviews it looks good).
Tried it for the first time and it was delicious! Ordering more again soon!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Takeaway restaurant with perfectly cooked chicken, scrumptious pasta options, and really good service. If you live in the area, Lena’s better be on your radar to fuel your next snowstorm meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Incredible Italian food! We love the pasta dishes, Calamari with marinara sauce, straciatella soup, and fantastic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Penne Alla Vodka, Lena's Homemade Meatballs, Tiramisu, Pasta Fiorentina
TASTY and hot !
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Excellent! Very flavorful and exactly what you would expect from a good quality Italian restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My go to place for a Caesar salad. Definitely add chicken because it could not be seasoned any better. Friendly staff inside but my first time there I was surprised to find no places to sit. Great for a fast meal though.
Love Lena's. Great for lunch. Fast service, and the owner is great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything was sublime. I saw their pasta Fiorentina on ig and had to try it! Definitely exceeded my expectations. They even text me the next day to make sure I enjoyed it! Cannot wait to visit them again and thank them in person!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pasta Fiorentina
This is the best authentic Italian food in NYC! The service is top tier! I order at least 2 times a week!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Garlic Bread, Chicken Parm, Tiramisu