Pinocchios

Simply delicious! Everything I have had on the menu is impeccable and the staff is equally as awesome!

Best home made authentic Italian food ever! Great service, warm and attentive atmosphere. We are going to make this our go-​to favorite place.

Terrible food, slow service! I was craving a pizza, so I decided to try a new place. The main dining area was dirty, curtains full of dust, many cosmetic repairs were fixed with tape, etc. The waitress looked like she rarely showered and needed drug rehab. The pizza sauce was so watered down that it actually made the dough soggy. I’ve had bad pizza, but this by far is the worst yet! Aside from terrible food, the crackhead we had waiting on us took 20 minutes to run my card. Don’t bother trying this place!

You get what you pay for: Food was similar to a frozen dinner. Alcoholic beverages are considerably overpriced — I pay less in high end Italian restaurants in Denver where food is custom made. Never again.

Very tasty handcrafted Italian pastas and great pizza! Staff was very friendly, great service, and even catered to our two crazy kiddos. So glad we found this gem so close to home!

Super fast service was the highlight. The food was ok but the portions were quite small. We normally being home leftovers for lunch but neither of us had anything left. The main dining room was very loud and crowded so it was hard to enjoy. We would sit on the other side by the bar if we came again. Prices were higher than I expected for the area.

Loved everything about it. the food (chix picatta and lasagne) for me and my husband. the drinks (cabernet and draft coors light). the service (Judy). and the homey ambiance
We will be back — just me and my hubbie and with his mom and others…
so glad there is a place like this nearby.

The portions are extremely small and I felt totally ripped off. I spent $ 60 for a meal for two and we both left hungry. Don’t go there unless you want to spend alot of money for very little food. I definitely wont return

Worst experience I have ever had at a eating establishment. My family and I made reservations at 7, we ordered and received our food about 745. We were then told by our waitress that the owner said we had to be out by 830, even though the owner had been sweeping behind us, she had to tell her waitress to tell us. The owner is flat out rude. We then brought our own cake & asked for a knife. Which the waitress said the owner is scared we will cut ourselves so they wouldn’t allow it. The food was terrible, wouldn’t even refund two plates in which didn’t get touched because it tasted like shit. This place is utterly horrible. The waitress was nice at least. But I will never be returning here again for the fact of how the owner acted. I’m now throwing up because the food made me sick. Save your money don’t come here! It’s sad because it was my brothers birthday and he personally chose This place, & after we left he apologized for picking pinocchios.

I used to love Pinocchio’s. The portions were generous and they made the best calzones & pizzas in town. It was a place we took out of town visitors and special guests for a guaranteed delicious affordable meal & a great time.
Sadly, the prices have gone way up and the quality of the food has gone down, especially the pizzas. Thin crust with scant smattering of cheese and almost no other ingredients for nearly $ 20 just does not cut it in this little town.
The calzones are still good but used to come with a delicious garden salad. No more: you have to buy the salad a la carte, which just isn’t worth it.
The staff is friendly if slow. I would like to give a higher rating but don’t want to mislead folks. This place can get expensive fast, and certain dishes are disappointing, so please be forewarned.

I ordered the Hawaiian calzone — alot of bread and cheese. Hardly any ham and pineapple. Son got the gnocchi and it was mostly sauce. Desert was a carmel cake — paid $ 6 and the serving was a third of what was shown on the desert photo. Service was good. The west door into the restaurant did not close all the way, so it was really cold. The expensive meals lacked main ingredients that we definitely paid for!

Visited Pinocchios last night for my birthday dinner. We wanted to go somewhere close to home. It was a great choice. The service was exceptional! By the way, if you go and are lucky enough to have Gina as your server, you are indeed fortunate. The food was flavorful, served hot and with nice presentation. The serving sizes are quite large for the price point; certainly more than we could finish so we happily brought our leftovers home which will be a nice treat for lunch. ;) We will definitely be going back when we get the urge for another «Italian night.»

I was so excited to try the local Italian restaurant but particularly because of the extensive gluten free menu. I’m from Chicago originally and have missed good Italian for years. I decided to take my daughter here on her very last big sister date (as her brother is due in a few weeks). Things went like this:
1. Requested gf children’s plate and was told there would be a $ 3 up charge, which is the same markup on adult plates. My attempt to query this was not understood by the waiter. (Smaller portion=smaller markup? No? No.)
2. Our artichoke dip came out cold. (Kept my mouth shut.)
3. Our meals came out halfway through the app. (Um. K.)
4. My gf ravioli was actually crispy, as in way undercooked. I let the waiter know and he had no idea what to do… I asked if they would remake it (the sauce was delicious and I said so… I was nice, is my point) and he said yes. 15 minutes later he apologized and explained the gf pasta takes longer. 30 minutes later, my daughter is done and squirming in her seat and my meal is yet to be seen. At this point I just requested it be boxed and got dessert to go.
5. 5 minutes later I received my piping hot meal with the tiramisu set on top from the hostess, wordlessly.
6. My check was $ 50.
7. I asked for a manager, was rudely told there wasn’t one, then begrudgingly directed to the only waitstaff over 21.
8. She was very apologetic and gracious and first offered a gift certificate (heck no, lady) then took half off the bill (yes, that is appropriate).
9. Got home and dug into my dinner… Which consisted of 4 crunchy ravioli (seriously?!) and 5 slices of way overcooked chicken… In a delicious sauce.
10. The tiramisu was great.
Moral of the story: best of luck to you. Don’t order the gf ravioli and don’t skip dessert.
We will not be back.
The end

I’ve been to this location many times in the past years. I moved away, came back and went to Pinocchios — it definitely did not disappoint!
The restaurant has a great location, cute atmosphere, very attentive staff and great food!
The pepperoni rolls & artichoke dip are both so good, I have a hard time deciding which to order as an appetizer :-) The breadsticks that come with the side salads are also to die for! As far as the main courses, my husband and I haven’t had a bad meal. We have tried the chicken parm, veal parm, spaghetti w/​meatballs & the chicken piccata — they are all delicious!
If you are anywhere near Lafayette & feel like a great meal, I would recommend you give Pinocchios a try :-)

Great service staff. Very pleasant servers. The bruschetta was toats lish. The caesar dressing was homemade… Yummmmyyyy! Minestrone… Homemade and yummmooooo! I had the gnocchi with pesto cream sauce, cream sauced my pants it was so good :)

This review is based on breakfast. I won’t go back. Bacon was so overcooked it just shattered when eating it. No silverware until after food was delivered. Sausage in the omelette was Italian sausage not breakfast sausage. They should advertise it that way, since they offer breakfast sausage. The servers and hostess was very friendly.
I will come for dinner, spaghetti, and do a review for that. Again, this review is based on breakfast. Although I will say the blueberry pancakes were pretty yummy!

We went there for the first time and was so disappointed. Everything was so bland. I could have made better pasta.
I ordered the classic meatball pasta and the sauce is very watery. The meatballs were so bland. I asked the waiter if the sauce was homemade (I already knew the answer in my head), she bluntly said no! Unbelievable.
My husband ordered the gnocchi and it was way to chewy.
DO NOT GO!

I ordered the Sausage Sandwich from the lunch menu. When it arrived I was really disappointed. There was a massive bun, a little cheese and almost no sausage or peppers. The taste was ok, but it was just a sad little depressing sandwich.
The service this visit was like it was on my first visit, annoyed to have guests. Our server was never overly rude, it just seemed that she was frustrated to have tables. Ours and the other 2 in her section (it wasn’t crowded or busy).
When it came time to pay we asked for separate checks, what we got was the check split equally between the 3 of us.
OK Food, Poor Service there are other options for lunch and I would recommend you try them first

We were very excited to try Pinocchios, but we were disappointed with the service. We were pretty much ignored by the two older female servers and my bf had to put his credit card on the table to get the ticket when we were ready to go. The young girl that was busing tables was friendly and attentive to us as well as the entire dining area. Kudos to her!
We will be back, to give it another try as the food was pretty good. Hopefully the service will be better the second time around.

Not a good experience at atll. First, It was 1 o clock. And our waitress was drunk. She slurred her words and was shaky. The food was not presented very well at all. I think my Gnocchi was frozen.
We had to send the tiramisu back. It was old and dry. The wine glass was dirty. We had to send that back also. Went there a year ago, and it was much better.