Piccola Italia

(919) 833-6888

423 Woodburn Rd
Raleigh, NC 27605 35.7904 -78.6594

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Neighborhood: University

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Hours:

Mon--Fri 11am--2:30pm, 5pm--9:30pm

Sat 12pm--9:30pm

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Piccola Italia

Piccola Italia

What People Are Saying About Piccola Italia

The Editor

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Citysearch

In Short – This is one of those comfortable Italian neighborhood joints where the owner will greet you with a cheerful "Ciao!" whether he knows you or not. The dining room is a red-hued, softly lit, casual space where diners enjoy heaping bowls of spaghetti. Portions are generous and prices hover around $7 for a pasta dish and $10 for a specialty like musselsover pasta.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

12/10/09

My favorite place!

by faithfulclient at Citysearch

I too have been coming here for many years and always enjoy it. The manicotti is the best I have had. Frank the owner is always there and makes sure everything goes as it should. I would highly recommend!!

  • Pros: great food...good staff
  • Cons: none
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/17/09

Worlds Best Pizza and Pasta

by WellDone at Citysearch

I discovered Piccola Italia in 1982 after searching high and low for REAL Pizza. A friend suggested I visit Piccola Italia and I've been hooked ever since. At least twice a week I can be found stuffing my face at my favorite booth.

Don't pay any attention to the negative posts.

They are being posted by a few former employees who were canned for failing to show up for work .

Try Piccola yourself. You won't regret it.

  • Pros: Great Service, Friendly Staff, Awesome Food
  • Cons: Closed Sunday
1 Star Rating: Poor

08/22/09

Aggressively bad service

by karatebride at Citysearch

When my husband and I arrived at Piccola Italia, the hostess asked the waitress out front, "Will you take this one?" The waitress replied, "I guess if I have to." Looking back, we should have left then - or at least when we got to our table, where food and dirty silverware littered the floor. Our waitress came to our table three times - the last time, she asked us if we wanted dessert while we were only about halfway through dinner. Then she dropped the check on the table. Maybe she was in a hurry to get off work - I don't know. We tried to speak to a man who seemed to be a manager about the service - growing up, my dad used to say his worst customers were the ones who never came back and never said why - but he just shouted "Thank you!" at us and ran. No apology, no interest in what went wrong. This place was quite a bit different fifteen years ago - maybe it's the new generation. We won't be back.

  • Pros: serviceable food
  • Cons: hostile service, dirty dining room

The Details on Piccola Italia

What To Drink:

Carafes of wine are hard to come by in the Triangle, but here you can order a half carafe of the house red or white for $8.50. The cappucino is $2.50 a pop, so you may consider a cup of the regular brew at 75 cents.

Category:

Pizza, Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Family-Friendly Dining, Group Dining

Cuisine:

Pizza, Italian

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