Lil’ Ricci’s

Being an East Coaster I can say this was very close! The crust could be a bit crisper but the cheese and sauce made up for that! The garlic knots were amazing! We both were licking our fingers and thinking of an excuse to drive from Thornton to Golden again.

If only Unilocal had 0 stars. Definitely done ordering from Lil Riccis. It use to be my go to pizza place. This place was good about a year ago and recently its plain awful. Called to place an order and the waitress who took my order could not understand that I wanted light sauce. She got angry and had attitude over a simple request. I had a feeling after the call that my order would not be good. When I arrived she tried to overcharge me by $ 15. Upon looking at my pizza it was barely cooked and was soaked in cheese. I asked for the pizza to be well done and the crust was still gooey. Honestly the worst pizza I have ever had. Was not even edible.
Morale of this place is that the waitstaff is a bunch young women who do not seem to want to be there and spend most of the time on their phones. They are not welcoming and do not care if you are happy or not. Awful pizza.

This place has good food, but the worst service ever! Every time my husband and I eat here we are ignored and treated badly. The young waitress (dark hair, dark skin, pretty) is the worst! If you see her run! Unless you are some sort of construction worker, she really likes them! Sign says take a seat but EVERY table is dirty? Don’t eat here! Its not worth it!

Pizza was better than average (which is the ONLY reason they got more than one star). Garlic knots were not really «garlic knots» they were blobs of dough with some garlic powder and parm cheese on them. Antipasto salad was bagged salad with yucky mass produced Italian dressing with very little meat and cheese. But seriously the service was BAD. When we came in the gal behind the bar didn’t greet us until we said hello first. Our server took our order and brought our drinks just fine, but then we didn’t see her again until our pizza was ready (another server brought our salad and knots) because our server was on her cell phone the whole time, see picture. Our server too two seconds away from her cell phone to bring our pizza, then she didn’t come back and checked on us until we were almost done… And she had other tables that she didn’t pay attention to because she was on her cell phone whole time. That said, restaurant was clean and pizza was almost good.

Lovely waitstaff, ordered a margarita… They could not accommodate due to a missing ingredient. Ordered a wine… It came out pretty quick.
Then it went bad.
Ordered the Stuffed Shells, so Salty that it wasn’t edible. Wasn’t sure if it was the Alfredo that was salty or what, but it was awful

The pizza was good, fast, not oversized and good price, convenient. I don’t always want fancy, expensive pizza. Sometimes you just want comfortable easy food and they do it well!

Decided to go here because the drive home in rush hour traffic would be treacherous with hungry kids. Went in, and the dining area is clean and the staff is friendly! They have cool sayings on their shirts too!
We were so happy to find out that on Wednesdays: Buy a Large Pizza and get a Small Cheese Pizza FREE! That’s always music to our ears when you have hungry kids that love Cheese Pizza!
So we got an order of garlic knots, a Large Pizza (½ Pepperoni & ½ Buffalo Chicken), Small Cheese Pizza (yay for free!), and a 10 inch Veggie Combo Pizza (with white sauce) on a Gluten-​free crust for me.
Now, I can’t vouch for the other pizzas or the garlic knots… But judging from the full mouths and quiet kids… the Cheese Pizza & Garlic Knots were a hit! The adults liked the Pepperoni, and the Buffalo Chicken had a kick! The Veggie Combo pizza on Gluten-​Free crust was delicious! I ate it ALL Up! Our order fed 4 adults and 4 hungry kids :)
So… I may not be an expert on New York Style Pizza, but I’m a fan of thin crust… And this pizza was awesome. If you are in the area, definitely give it a try!

They only survive because of the long wait times at the dmv next door. I ordered an Italian sandwich and when it came the bread was so cheap the oil and vinegar had run through the bread making it into mush. I asked the server for a new bun and she then brought me a new bun with no oil and vinegar. So then i had a dry sandwich. I told her I wasn’t going to eat it and she said ok I understand but did not try any further to either get me an edible sandwich or take it off my check. I should have just waited at the dmv. It would have been a better experience.

First time here and I liked what I ordered. I had a mini calzone (Ricci’s special?) and it was very good. Hot and fresh from the oven with a good point of fillings and a side of marinara for dipping or pouring. I also had a cup of the potato bacon soup; good and creamy. It was served with a small garlic roll which was also tasty.

Garlic rolls are good and thats it.
My husband got an antipasti salad and there was maybe to slices of deli meat chopped up amd no cheese.
The cheese sticks weren’t crispy.
I ordered a chicken parm and was excited about eating a nice breaded filet and got a croc of pre-​sliced pre-​frozen chicken pieces ! Not even a breaded filet. It tasted like prepackaged sliced chicken. Total crap. I ate maybe ¼ of my dish.
The pasta sauce on the pasta was a ¼ water.
Maybe this place has good pizza idk, and i dont care. Won’t be back.
I can’t believe they have 3 locations and call themselves an Italian Restaurant.

I’d call it disappointing, but that would be an understatement. The garlic cheese bread is literally a toasted hot dog bun with cheese on it… not exactly worth $ 4.99. We got the Ricci Combo pizza and I could barely find the meat on it. The crust was floppy and the pizza fairly flavorless… it’s not good if you have to add a ton of parmesan cheese and red pepper flakes just to have flavor.
Their front door mentions how much better independent pizza shops are than pizza chains. In most circumstances, I would agree with that, but I’d take Domino’s over this place any day.
Lastly, if you’re going to serve wine, please invest a couple of bucks in some wine glasses. Serving it in a cheap cocktail glass doesn’t impress anyone.

Meh, indeed. Went in around 2pm and the place was a ghost town, but I still had to wait several minutes at the counter to place my order before anyone noticed me. I almost walked out before ordering and wish I had.
$ 15 for a 12″ pepperoni and cheese pizza with a flaccid crust and a veritable lake of grease on top?
NOT New York pizza, not even close. Tried to fold a slice of this and it disintegrated in my hands.

6:30 pm on a Monday. Wanted a quick dinner and the hotel concierge said lil’ Ricci’s has NY style pizza! Ordered a beer and a pepperoni and sausage pizza. I will rate it when it comes. So far, a very inviting ambiance with music just right, very clean, and greated quickly. A number of TV’s to watch the games. There is a small bar upfront if you just want a drink and a slice. Conveyer type oven so suspect to start with… we will see. Very quick service and pizza looks great. Crust not quite NYC but for Golden CO, a strong 8! Toppings and sauce were seasoned just right. Katelyn did a great job and represents the restaurant very well. I would return.

Great service, kids can run around, and definitely N.Y.style Pizza. Oil and all! Awesome.

Went for lunch. The food was great, football games were on and our server was really nice! Lasagna was good (nice rich meat sauce), Alfredo was the real deal and the Calzone was stuffed full. Would absolutely go back again!

Watch the cheese when you order pizza. We had the 16 inch square Sicilian pizza which was very good, but was prepared with about twice as much cheese as it needed. Otherwise, a good casual place for a pizza/​pasta/​sub dinner.

Yuk. Not a good pizza place. It ‘s a one timer. I’ve been dragged there a few times by neighbors and it is consistantly bad, from day one. They need to reinvent themselves and reopen.

we stopped in here for lunch with the kids and it was pretty darn good.
We had the garlic bread and a pizza, it was a good size for 4 of us and everybody left pretty full .
Service was good. Prompt and friendly. We liked it, and I would recommend for anyone.

OMG OIL.
The pizza is actually very tasty but also just DRIPPING with oil. If you’re okay with a lot of dabbing and messy napkins, then you should be fine. I have no problem with that if the pizza is worth it, which I think it is.
Lil’ Ricci’s is a big place with nice staff and decent food. I’ve only had the pizza and drinks, so cannot speak to any of the other food. If I try them again and have a different opinion, I will most surely update here.

I agree with some of the other reviewers on this place. Our service was great, the atmosphere was nice, and the food was ok. The breadsticks were very doughy and not too flavorful. The margherita pizza was literally dripping with tons of oil and had little flavor other than that, but I was in the mood for some bread, cheese, tomatoes, oil, and a bit of garlic so it worked. :) One day I’ll give it another try because it’s locally owned.