Nonna Giovanna's Pizzeria Ristorante

Great bruschetta pizza

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Pizza

Went there about 2 months ago. The chicken marcella was outstanding. Went tonight for my birthday dinner. Had the chicken marcella and it was absolutely horrible. The marcella sauce was very watery and bland and the chicken had some chunks of fat. So disappointing, I guess I won't be going back there.. Consistency is everything and they just don't have it.

Small strip mall pizza restaurant. Good value. BYOB. Some dishes were very good, some were not. Excellent pasta fazool soup. Overcooked pasta. Complementary bruschetta.

The bruschetta toppings had a really good subtle flavor that I can’t grasp. It may have just been from the fresh parsley and red onions combining really well. Overall though, the bruschetta wasn’t very good due to the hard, tasteless tomato pieces, and the bread, which was not good quality and was toasted to crouton consistency. A salad comes with the entrée, but it should have just been skipped. It was airline quality; see picture. Balsamic vinegar dressing did not taste like it contained olive oil.

The roasted vegetable appetizer was wonderful. “Verdura Alla Griglia”. “An assortment of grilled vegetables (eggplant, zucchini, portabello mushrooms, roasted peppers and red onion).” Vegetables were sliced very thin. Roasted just right. Not too much garlic.

We both had pasta dishes, and sadly the pasta was overcooked in both dishes. The tomato sauce here is very good – rich, thick, and flavorful. My dining partner thought the sauce may have been over-salted, as she was very thirsty after our meal. I had the mussels and shrimp over spinach special, served over linguine. This dish could have used more pasta; by the time I finished, there was still a lot of broth remaining in the bowl. The broth had good flavor. I would have appreciated a refill of our bread basket at this point. The shrimp served in this dish were excellent quality and cooked just right. They had a nice sweetness. I would have enjoyed it more if the tails and last shell segments of the shrimp had been removed, since this is not a dish you want to eat with your fingers.

Dessert was a “limoncello flute” – lemonchello gelato swirled with limoncello sauce and whipped cream. It was a lighter desert, and pretty good.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Nonna Giovanna’s is a hidden Gem in Maple Glen. Authentic Italian food that’s absolutely delicious. Family owned and operated and excellent service by all the staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was excellent! The pizza crust was crispy so delicious. The desserts we presented beautifully and were so good. I loved the bruschetta that was given to us when you first come in and are looking at the menu.

If I rated on the food alone it would have been rated far beyond excellent! However, dine in service was horrible. Our waitress was rude and completely disrespectful. Table side manner was awful and we had to wait a while for just water! No one even asked us if we wanted anything beyond water which I had to ask a few times to be refilled. When ordering desert the waitress grabbed the menu out of my hands after ordering. Honestly, I felt as though the waitress taking my orders was annoyed I had my children there too. She was not friendly and very cold toward us all. My check was even dropped in front of me with a short thank you and her rushing off. I noticed other patrons there too that were getting better service than what my family and I received.

I was very pleased with the food; however I was not impressed with the dine in service. Because of the service, I likely won’t be back for dine in again anytime soon.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Pizza, 16 Large Pizza, Bruschetta

The food was excellent! The pizza crust was crispy and so delicious. The desserts we presented beautifully and were so good. I loved the bruschetta that was given to us when you first come in and are looking at the menu. If I rated on the food alone it would have been rated far beyond excellent! However, dine in service was horrible. Our waitress was rude and completely disrespectful. Table side manner was awful and we had to wait a while for just water! No one even asked us if we wanted anything beyond water which I had to ask a few times to be refilled. When ordering desert the waitress grabbed the menu out of my hands after ordering. Honestly, I felt as though the waitress taking my orders was annoyed I had my children there too. She was not friendly and very cold toward us all. My check was even dropped in front of me with a short thank you and her rushing off. I noticed other patrons there too that were getting better service than what my family and I received. I was very pleased with the food; however I was not impressed with the dine in service. Because of the service, I likely won’t be back for dine in again anytime soon.

An informal date night landed us at Nonna Giovanna’s. The food was fresh, hot and delicious. The side salad was chilled with dressing on the side. Warm rolls with butter and complimentary bruschetta was a nice start to our dinner. Nonna’s is a BYOB so we brought a fantastic bottle of wine we purchased from a trip we took to the Finger Lakes. It was a wonderful experience.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Vodka Sauce, Bruschetta

Best place around. Very nice and friendly family owned hard working good people. Food is excellent.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Another excellent dinner there tonite - service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was amazing! Service is wonderful and the pasta is homemade. This place is wonderful!!

Dietary restrictions: All the pasta is dairy free.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmesan, Caprese, Bruschetta

Would not go here for pizza alone. Ordered pepperoni pizza. Cheese, sauce and pepperoni were all as basic as it gets. I would expect this same quality from a low end food court, not an authentic Italian restaurant charging $22 for the pie. What a disappointment.

Food: 1

Recommended dishes: Pizza

Wonderful!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was good. Service slow due to staffing.

Good food and friendly service

Vegetarian options: Did not order but available

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmesan, Caprese, Bruschetta