Joe Boccardi’s Ristorante

Your crust is so disappointing. Toppings are good, but the crust is too thick, doughy, and extremely tough. My 1 star review is based on 5 different pizza orders in the past in which only 1 was thin, crispy and very good. Is your dough not made fresh daily and measured per size for consistency? Does it depend on who’s working that day? When placing a pizza order, I would like to know what to expect… consistency is key. It’s back to the dough board for me.

On recommendation of hotel staff we ordered pizza. EXTREMELY disappointing. Pizza was a lot smaller than expected due to its oval shape. We ordered 2 large pizzas –1 well done with extra cheese. Apparently their pizzas are made without pizza sauce. The extra cheese that we ordered was non existant & the cheese that was on it was a orange cheese. The under crust looked & tasted undercooked, bland & tough. I should have checked Unilocal reviews before wasting almost $ 40 on this place.

We went there for lunch. I ordered manicotti while my wife ordered pasta con broccoli. The pasta con broccoli was watery and tasteless. It was probably the worst we have ever had in a restaurant. The manicotti was just ok but I could have made better myself. The food also took longer than it probably should have for lunch. We have eaten at other Joe Boccardi restaurants and have always enjoyed it. We won’t be back to that one in particular.

We are new to the area and were going to go to The restaurant next door but they were packed so we went here. Let me start by saying the entire staff was very nice, attentive, and accommodating. I had the Chicken Mario and my wife ordered the chicken Parmesan. They were busy so we could understand the 30 minute wait for an order-​at-​the-​counter restaurant. The salads came out immediately. My wife liked hers, as she had the house dressing. I got ranch, which is just Hidden Valley. Then the cheesy garlic bread came out. The cheese on top looked like Syran Wrap and there was nothing garlic about it. I asked them to remake it, and the same thing came out. Our entrees eventually showed up! Yes! Finally, we’re hungry! Let me tell you, I have never been to prison, but this food is what I imagine they eat there. The chicken was not seasoned at all and horribly bland. It was dry and probably microwaved from being frozen first. The broccoli on it was over-​cooked and soggy. The sauce, if you call it that was also very bland. It is most likely canned too. Onto my wife’s meal… her chicken was the same way. And it didn’t come with any pasta at all. Just chicken and sauce. The sauce was also most likely slathered on straight from the can. We each took a couple of bites of each other’s meal and ended up walking out. Maybe the pizza is better, but we won’t be back. Save your money, go to Fazoli’s if you want Italian.