Pinocchio's Pizza

Found this spot kind of by accident, in my recent travels to Southern California back home to the central coast I got hungry, cruising through Pasadena nothing caught my eye, so I did a Google search of restaurants near me and this place popped up. I gotta say I would have given this place a 5 star but the service was not all the great in the beginning, it took almost 30 minutes to place my order after being seated, but once the waitress got into her groove, the service got better. The food was amazing and portions were generous, the price excellent!! If your around Pasadena and want delicious food at a good price I recommend. I do hope on your visit the service is excellent from start to end.

This is our favorite Italian restaurant in north Pasadena! It's a true "food joy" experience every time. We live nearby and have done dine in, takeout, and delivery many times. Everything is scratch made daily and well worth the price. This is the kind of place for a nice date night or a dinner with out of town guests. The plating is beautiful and the portions are big. I recommend making reservations for dinner during peak hours. We drive by the restaurant often and it's always busy during dinner hours. The picture is the chicken fettuccine alfredo, one of their signature dishes. Amazing flavor and texture, with enough leftovers for a second dinner. It's a real worth it winner. Our "go to" order is the spaghetti with meat sauce, add meatballs dinner, and a combination pizza. On our first visit we saw another table order a pizza and a pasta, sharing both. It changed our lives! Why had we never done that before! Again, it's a worth it winner because there is enough leftover for a second dinner for two. Do yourself a favor and give this place a try soon!

I like this place. Since it's my first time we ate pizza which was good and which the people I went with who've been there before said would be good. I kind of want to try some of the other dishes but that's for another time. The service was good, attentive in a way but not after a certain point which I would like to see because we wanted to get out at a certain time and we had to wait a bit. The environment was decent, everyone seemed relaxed and chill and it is a place to have a good time. I'd give it a 4.5

This is a nice place. I used to love it, now I would say it's okay. The food and portion quality has gone down a bit but I still come here every now again since it's local. I enjoyed their pastas in the past, now it can be a hit or miss. It seems like if they're having a party or catering event your service will be pushed to the side. They used to have love music, but that changed since covid. However the events hosted here do look nice and well put together

This place which has been a major staple as our pizza “go to” for many years, & it is with much regret that they are a “go to” no longer. While the quality of many menu items have been “hit or miss” as of late, we understand off days & rough patches & have continued to be loyal customers. What I refuse to understand is the blatant disrespect of the delivery drivers which was downright shameful! Here we are, still in the midst of this stupid pandemic w/its ever evolving & highly contagious variants but the driver feels it’s A-okay to deliver our food to our door without a mask. Our current city protocol is that those in food service wear masks. More importantly, it’s just simple common courtesy & respect. We all want to see this nightmare end & we all need to do our part no matter how big or how small the task. I think he saddest part was the absolute NASTY & RUDE come across I received from the manager when I brought this matter to his attention. Come to find out, the driver in question is the father to the manager so he took it personally when in fact it was not a personal attack at all. I made a request to receive more than a modicum of respect for my family’s safety, the same respect which was rendered to the delivery person when he was met by someone wearing a mask. My husband (who received the order) is someone’s father too & was masked, & he should not be placed at risk to receive food behind another person’s ignorance & their failure not comply w/our city’s mandates. I make concentrated efforts to support all our local businesses to the best of my ability. Now that I see I am not supported by Pinocchio’s, I will NEVER order from this establishment again.

Went for lunch with a few colleagues on a Tuesday evening around 7. It was busy inside but they could seat us at the straight treadmill. Service good with orders taken quickly. The pizzas were great, went for a simple margherita but were very tasty. Good selection of local beers, too, including Pasadena's local beers, which was very good