Biagio's Italian Restaurant

Solid dishes at fair prices from this Italian mom and pop in Lake Forest. Is this the fanciest Italian place with a full bar and bougie vibes? No. Is it a family restaurant with generous portions and high quality flavors? Yes. This is particularly reflected in your price at this no frills establishment. The free bread was hot and fluffy, the appetizers nicely fried, and each entree or lunch portion was heaping. I loved my fettuccine Alfredo with anchovies. The sauce was, chef's kiss. Would love to come back!

Bravo 👏🏼 the perfect combination of amazing pasta and shrimp. I love dining in different cafes and restaurants, but Jennifer amazed me with her kindness and attentiveness. I felt right at home. If you value delicious food and a

Great time. Welcoming staff! Delicious food. Ordered very large 2 person family meal special that wiife and kids split (pizza, spaghetti with pink sauce, salad, bread); I had lasagna Bolognese ..piping hot! The amber bock on draft was super cold too! Will be coming back!!!

It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to say the service was above par, this was such a pleasant experience. My 3 kids all loved their food as did the grownups! My husband loved the short rib ravioli, and I was SO happy with all of the gluten free options!!!

Had a great meal here tonight. Our server Aris helped us and was Johnny on the spot with our drinks bread and getting the dinners out hot. Husband John had the Veal marsalla very good served over spaghetti. I had the Fettuccine alfredo with added chicken and mushrooms . Very good and tasty. He had a salad the creamy garlic salad dressing is fantastic. We purchased a pint to go. I had the minestrone soup which was good. We came here on our short trip from Florida because myngudbannd used to dine here frequently when stationed at El Torro. Same owners and chefs. They have been serving this community for 48 years : )

I called in an order for chicken Alfredo and when I got home there was no chicken. I called back to let them know and they said they would have to charge me for the chicken even though they got my order wrong. So.. they wanted to charge me for chicken while I drive back to pick it up while my food gets cold. Ridiculous. Super rude over the phone. Very very poor customer service. Even drove back and they still charged me.. and STILL rude. Smh

My family have been dining there regularly, since '77. Unfortunately we no longer live in the O.C,but anytime I'm in O.C, I pick up a couple pizzas ,a sandwich & a pint of the house dressing. It's a excellent restaurant & the people there are great.

I had an early dinner here tonight with my brother, Doug. Food was excellent and service was great! I had the penne pasta with the Sicilian Sauce (meat sauce with mushroom and garlic) and it was delicious … I wanted to lick my plate 😆

best place in town bring the whole family bring the whole neighborhood being your wife or your girlfriend

This is the best pizza in our area hands down. Over 49 years in same location. Family owned operated and staffed. Pizza here is the same as if I was still 5 years old. That was 40 years ago. The house dressing is one of the best but some people say too much garlic. Never to much. The one thing I wish they still made was the puffs that their mom used to make. Still one of my favorite pastries or desserts ever. They also know all the regulars and treat them very well. I hope they are around for another 40+ years.

The pizza my friend was having looked good. I had the manicotti, and it was just okay.

very nice place. good food , good prices. great service. ample parking. nice ambiance. pasta and the pizzas are great

This was our second time here this week. Outstanding food and service! Ordered takeout tonight with family meal for 4 and it came with spaghetti, large supreme pizza, salads and bread. Their house dressing is exceptional and they charge 1.75 for each but so worth it! The supreme pizza was the best my family and I have ever had. Non greasy, flavorful and crispy on the bottom. Their spaghetti sauce is so flavorful and isn't acidic which my family and I loved too. Often we are very skeptical when it comes to spaghetti sauce because of the lack of flavor but this place is really the best. Their bread is so fresh and wonderful and we can't wait to come back!

Ordered take out tonight. Spaghetti and meatballs were excellent and meatballs were especially yummy. Mozzarella sticks were good but not the best we've tasted. Bread was okay. The salad looked a little old but that house salad dressing was SO delicious! If you visit here you have to get a salad or something with the dressing. Service was great. Friendly and efficient. When I was at the counter there was a regular customer picking up an order and it was fun to see the rapport between them. A little pricey so we wouldn't come back often but we'd order again for sure.

Nice little family owned Italian restaurant. Decent prices. Decent food--nothing spectacular. Spaghetti meat sauce was sweet and didn't have much meat. Gets pretty busy during dinner hours. Staff was nice enough! Lots of easy parking.

Beloved local family restaurant. You have to order the family dinner with the creamy garlic house dressing. Then order a quart to go. Order meatballs on the spaghetti. Pizza is delicious. They also have the best meatball sandwich in the land. Pro tip: dip the sandwich in the garlic dressing. You will die of happiness.

Had the Italian Grinder and side salad with garlic house dressing. Awesome flavors and awesome service. Anthony was a great server. Love this place. Thanks for the great food.

Awesome mom-and-pop establishment. Excellent flavors, hearty portions. Ambiance is super cosy. 10/10 would recommend Service was absolutely top notch (thanks a ton, Anthony!), very welcoming, very attentive. Brought my Mom for dinner tonight--we explained this was our first visit and needed some recommendations on what to order. We were helped by Anthony--his recommendations were on point: the whole meal was delicious! Mom and I shared the mozzarella sticks appetizer; she had the build-your-own pasta with the spaghetti, Sicilian sauce, and meatballs; I had the lasagna; and we both had spumoni for dessert. Salads with the house dressing and fresh bread, hot from the oven, came with the meal. The house dressing is FIRE. I now understand why some people order it to go. Unfortunately no pictures because the food was so good we didn't stop to reach for our phones! Bonus for Tesla owners: there's Tesla Superchargers located in this parking lot--anyone with a Tesla (or an EV that supports Tesla NACS charging) who is craving Italian food can charge up their EV while they refill their stomachs at Biagio's. Already looking forward to my next visit.

Our new favorite Italian food for quick take out orders. The strip mall this restaurant is in is unassuming and we likely wouldn't have found it or tried it if it wasn't for Yelp, so thank you fellow Yelpers! First, the people who own and run the place are lovely. Always kind with a family vibe that make you feel like you're going to grandma's house. Second, the food is always hot, fresh and delicious. We love their house salad dressing, like many others here. It's a creamy Parmesan that is hard to find in Orange County and I recommend buying extra for your salads at home. Their red sauce and pink sauce are both equally great and we vary our pasta choices with sauce choices and add ons like their huge meatballs. We've never eaten in the restaurant because we like to order for pick up and bring it home but we will in the future. They have plenty of parking because of the strip mall and don't seem to have long waits to be seated when we pick up. If you love old school Italian food, give them a try! You'll be glad you did.

I have an appreciation for people that do well in the restaurant business over an extended period of time, it is indicative of quality and a heartfelt service to others, so I was attracted to Biagios in reading reviews on Yelp. My first visit was solid; Chicken Parmesan (was in a mood). I would give my Chic Parm experience here a 6.5 out of 10. I would give it a 5.5, but I felt care and good service when I got my chicken cutlets over pasta in red sauce with some cheese. I guess that's what Chic Parm is! Chicken was dry, marinara sauce was a little sweet, but good! Went in a week later for my favorite dish, Chicken Marsala. Marsala is how I rate Italian Restaurants. Good Marsala(veal or chicken)? And chances are it's a good restaurant. The Marsala here was one of the worst dishes I ever ate and paid for. The same Chicken cutlets that were in the Parmesan were in it! I've had Marsala all over the country and I never had breaded cutlets in it, ever! The 'sauce' was a 'juice' of ... Marsala wine? I'm not even sure if it was the real Marsala wine ... It may have been "cooking wine," not 100% ... But either way? Putting multi-use chicken cutlets(I'm sure they are used in more dishes) over pasta in 'marsala tasting 'juice' with mushrooms is not chicken Marsala. I'm sorry to leave a bad review, because I like the look and feel of the place and the owners/workers seem hardworking and kind ... But they need a Marsala makeover badly! Nice little hole in the wall for some pasta and pizza, though!

Ordered the shrimp scampi. Very good with lots of shrimp. Linguini noodles were well cooked and the butter sauce was excellent.

I want to say this place is amazing. Loved the family feel. The salad dressing is awesome so delish! I ordered Scilian Meatbalss penne. Yum! And the wine pour ok better than anywhere! Please try them. Service was perfect!

First time I have been disappointed in the pizza at Biagios. Pizza and other food items have always been pretty good but ordered a Margherita pizza and nothing like I am used too from other establishments. This was mostly tomatoes and sauce, basil was cooked with garlic and pizza was greasy. Very disappointed especially paying $22 for a medium pizza. Maybe this is the normal way they make this but instead of being lighter and fresher this was just the opposite. Ended up throwing it away. Someone else in my family attempted to eat it and didn't like it. I guess I had better stick with what has been good in the past and know I will never order this again! First photo is what I thought I was getting and what I have had in the past at other restaurants. Second photo is their version of a Margherita pizza. I wasn't going to post a review but didn't want someone to have this happen to them.

The lasagne is very tasty & delicious. The penne pasta with meat sauce is excellent. Our first time visit to this restaurant as it is close to our daughter's home. On the way to dropping off some food. Will definitely be back.

Decided to try for an easy weekday meal - ordered penne with Sicilian sauce - which reads on menu as meat, garlic and mushrooms. I did not see any meat in the sauce! Penne was perfectly done, and mushrooms were delicious. Added on broccoli. Had a soda to drink...bill was $28?! Pasta came w bread and a salad which was fine as complimentary but would not request if paying for.

This is a little hole-in-the-wall family owned restaurant that's been there FOREVER. Which, as most people know, are always the best. I would love to order a bucket of their house salad dressing. It's SO good! Plus their Marina, Alfredo, Marsala, and Pomodoro are Also, they give you a nice salad or soup (don't do the soup) and they're attentive if you get a table. Their website and yelp account claims delivery but if you call after 5pm you will get hung up on. Over and over and over. They get swamped. That being said, if you're committing to a real Italian dinner with AMAZING food, experience the dinner at the restaurant, with the family yelling at each other in Italian in the kitchen, throwing pots and pans. My teenagers and small children (ages 7-13) have all told me Biagios has the best pizza they've ever had. I love this place. I have recommended it to everyone I've met who's into Italian food. I have yet to get a complaint.

We live in Lake Forest and LOVE our local Italian Eatery - Biagio's the food is awesome, fairly priced and we love that it is family owned. Robin and crew are Amazing! We go often and love it......

Our first time ordering from Biagios. Nice looking place, ok prices. We ordered a regular pizza, gluten free pizza and Fettuccine Alfredo. The pizzas were tasty but the Fettuccine was a big disappointment- a very small portion with a few tablespoons of tasteless sauce. We won't be going for pasta again

We came here because wife is in the mood for Italian food and our regular joint is closed on Sundays. We were the only guests when we walked in. The only waiter tried hard but not very efficient. The first trip was bread, then the menu, the 3rd for utensils, and the 4th for water & taking the order. Serving size is larger than we expected. Fettuccine is creamy. The Italian beef was a bit dry. The table is covered in table cloth but not very clean, with pieces of bread crumbs on it. We may come back but not our first choice.

The pizza at Biagio's is outstanding. I'm from Chicago and their thin crust pizza is excellent. However they have a horrible habit of closing early. Theoretically they're open till 9:00, but they'll turn people away 30-40 minutes prior to that. We went there last night on a Saturday at 8:10 and was turned away because they decided to close early. So if you're looking for good pizza, go to Biagio's. Just make sure to get there early.

If you want poor services go here the lady that works here is very rude and the food it's not like it use to be what a shame been coming for the past 15 years and it's only gotten worse. Very salty besides the salty employee.

Bad bad bad worst food ever chicken was tough tasted frozen very disappointing never coming back

Showed at 820 with two tables sat. No seating just takeout... Hmmm. Business us that good, huh? If your hours of seating are until 8pm, state so. You just wasted my time Now I'm at Antonnucci's about to have a great dinner Never going back to Baigio's

Service was pretty quick and food came out quickly too, which is nice if you're hungry. When we came, we were the only table just a little after lunch. We ordered two pasta dishes with their homemade meatballs, and two bowls of minestrone soup. I frequent a lot of restaurants, and I lot of wonderful Italian restaurants at that. Minestrone soup is a staple, and I look forward to it every time I dine Italian. Well one look at our soup had me thinking that it was vastly different from others we've had. Gave it a stir and I see some bits and pieces of pasta and beans. I instantly knew that this was Minestrone from Progresso, as I had eaten a lot of it in my childhood. In terms of food, this wasn't a great start. I mean Progresso soup isn't bad but I don't know if I'd pay to have it at a restaurant. Honestly our food was nothing particularly special. It makes me feel mean saying that, but it's true. This is one of those restaurants where I don't hate, but in 5 years I'm going to forget I ever dined here in the first place. Just checked the price they're charging for the Progresso soup. $4.50 for a small bowl and $8.00 for a large! Wow!

The food was great the portions were great I had fettuccine Alfredo with chicken and loved it my daughter had spaghetti and meatballs and loved it the service was amazing and we will definitely be going back for many more meals. Oh by the way the prices were very reasonable compared to most restaurants these days

Deliziosa! Biagio's has been here for decades! And for decades it has been excellent!! We have never had a bad meal here. Pizza, pasta dishes, salads - all yummy! Staff is very good as well. We went on Mother's Day. There was one server, cashier, busboy. Anthony kept up with a big crowd without missing a step. There were five in our group needing separate checks. He was beyond accommodating with seating us, taking orders and providing checks. Very friendly, polite and professional. Everything is good here. If you get a salad get the house dressing - a creamy garlic that is fuori dal mondo! (Out of this world!!!)

Best food and customer service! I love going to this family-owned Italian restaurant. They care for you and have pride in their food and service. Plus their house dressing is the best!!

Great little hole-in-the-wall family owned restaurant!!! We found this place back in 1990 and have been coming ever since. Their pizza is the best!!! Prices are great too! Service is always quick and the best as well! We usually get the family dinner special of Bread and Butter, Salad with their delicious creamy garlic dressing, Spaghetti and Pizza. We usually get our pizza with pepperoni and Italian sausage. They place the pizza toppings under the cheese which I thought was unique.

My family & I been going here for years & Always so good! Family owned & everyone is always so friendly. There family dinner of spaghetti, pizza & soup or salad is usually our go to ( reasonably priced too) but their eggplant parm is a personal favorite. There is now a large Tesla charging station in the parking lot so even though I live a little farther away now the convenience of charging my car while I eat is a bonus.

I don't give 5 stars often but they did the damn thing! The restaurant doesn't look like much from the outside but it's authentic Italian cooking for you. The mozzarella sticks were Fire!!! I ordered the purple wine and it was so fragrant and light but delicious. The staff was so nice and quick with everything! Our meal was so cheap for such a great amount of food. If you want Italian.... Come here!

Do you remember those family Italian restaurants in the 1970's that had the red and white checkered vinyl tablecloths, the wicker-and-glass decanter of Chianti, the shakers of Parmesan and red pepper flakes at the table, and super friendly staff that knew everyone by name, and the dining room was loud and fun and local? Well Biagio's is that place. The time machine of life has thankfully not messed with this place, and it's been a local family-run gem for decades now. Let's talk food: there are a few stars here. First, their red marinara and red meat sauces are TO DIE FOR, to use the tired cliche. But they really are. The ravioli will send you to comfort food heaven, harking back to the best homemade raviolis you've ever eaten. Same with the spaghetti and meat sauce: it's simply fantastic and just like your Italian mom would make. Oh and the meatballs!!!!!! Ok, the chicken Parmesan is among the best I've had. Moist, great flavor, perfect breading, just the right amount of cheese, and smothered in their beautiful marinara over spaghetti. It's super traditional and super good. And really fresh every time. No burned leather chicken park here. If I had to make a suggestion, it would be to serve a liiitle more spaghetti with it. It's a teeny bit sparse. The chicken Marsala and piccata are just ok in my opinion. The star performer here is their red sauce. Ok, if you do nothing else, order a salad with their homemade, house creamy garlic dressing. HOLY cow. I could drink it morning noon and night. If you like garlic, order it. It's like the best ranch you've ever tasted, combined with a garlicky, fresh, sharp boost that will send shivers through your taste buds, its that good. Fettuccini Alfredo is really creamy and good. Pizzas are all top notch. Really nothing bad here. Everything is tasty and fresh and happy. Italian restaurants in Southern California have all gone high faluutin'-it's bizarre. Suddenly you can't just go to a local Italian joint. Everything has to be "braised oysters with port wine reduction," and "zucchini blossoms in a garlic- glaze with portobello hollandaise" and crap like that. I sooooo miss my local, family Italian joint with good meatball subs, pizza, great spaghetti and a solid chicken parm. Even their bread is warm and fresh. No olive oil and balsamic boringness here. Come Here if you want some good old fashioned Americanized Italian food like mamma would make. The prices are not cheap. I'd say they're a liiiiittle steep but totally fair for post-Covid 2021. These days, restaurants are dying, Some I'm good with it. Biagio's is unpretentious and great. Can't go wrong.

Been coming here for years. Always incredible. Tonight... Showed up well after our order should have been ready for pickup. Chef forgot to make our pizza. OK, mistakes happen. Would've appreciated a discount - got offered a beer. Med. Pizza and Zuccinni $37. Jesus... Guy who rang us up did apologize twice. Went away and came back. Pizza wasn't very good, it was very bland overall. Maybe we caught them on a bad night. I don't know if they changed ingredients or changed something to save money, but it was not what it used to be. Not sure what's different, but please go back!

Stopped in searching for a hot beef sandwich. This is the best Italian beef sandwich I have ever had. Bread was soft, meat tender, cheese was gooey. Came with au jus dip, pickle and pepporcini. Fantastic and a great value for around $10! Great sandwich - can't wait to try more menu items!

The food was really good and the service was impeccable! The prices are reasonable as well. They've been in business for 48 years and going strong! Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.

I recently had a graduation party at this restaurant for 24 people, and they really went all out for me. They were very accommodating, and the food was delightful especially the mushrooms! If you like garlic, they are not stingy! Vivi was terrific to work with and the service was excellent. Highly recommend.

We found this place not too far from our hotel for Jr Olympics. Thankfully our daughter and I split the spaghetti and meatballs and my husband had the large meatball sub. All of it was enough for leftovers the next day. Service, food, and ambiance were just what we were looking for after a day of water polo.

Food is great. Classic Italian vibe. Their pricing is excellent and they have some great desserts. My wife and I are obsessed with their house dressing. So much so that we sometimes order the dressing by itself to go.

Extended family wanted to go here. I don't get it.... Waitress has a cough.. and ( don't know what to say about her and the way she comes across). Last time I was here the food was so salty.... Hopefully tonight will be better. I think their customers have been going here for decades. I'm trying to be positive. Usually I am. The bill came out to $98, for two lasagna - one small Pizza.... I just got yelled at from across the restaurant your order is been ready. They gave attitude because I asked him to separate two things and they said "oh you didn't tell us". The food, the salad tasted like it was in the Styrofoam container all day, once again overly salted, You get what you pay for as they say.

Food is delicious and service is always friendly. I really like their antipasto salad! They give you a generous amount of meat and cheese and I'm not a salad dressing person but their ranch dressing is so good! Also how they celebrate customers birthdays are cute. Really laid back and relaxing restaurant. Definitely check it out!

The Good: Decent food, large portions Friendly staff The Bad: Walls and ceilings are dusty Homeless guy outside as we entered A buddy and I visited this place on a Sunday night after visiting church friends in the area. As we entered a homeless guy was talking to himself. As we entered, he said, "Two people are entering the restaurant." I felt slightly threatened by him but we both are trained martial artists (from long ago) so we shook it off. Kind of killed the good mood for a while. We walked inside, and no one greeted us. We went up to the kitchen counter and asked, "Should we just sit anywhere?" The servers said "Yes, I'll grab you a menu and place settings". Anyway, they were friendly and prompt with taking orders. As we waited inside, we noticed quite a few people coming inside to pick up orders. So the food did take a while to get done. There was also a group of about 8 mostly older adults, probably locals having a good time. My friend who is a clean freak noted that the walls and ceilings haven't been dusted in a while. In fact, he said he didn't want to come back there again though we thought the food was fine. I had the small special pizza which was chock full of pepperoni, cheese, sausage, bell peppers, though not too much sauce. I thought the crust was a bit dry and thin. It seemed like it was pre-made. My friend had the shrimp scampi, loaded with shrimp in a garlic, olive oil and wine sauce. There was more oil than most places I've seen recently. Taste was good however. Portion size was good. The house salad dressing was excellent on their size salad and were glad the waitress recommended it. They were prompt with their bread and butter which we enjoyed. Overall, not a bad meal in a quaint neighborhood place.

We ordered the family meal For 3 to go and it was super Yumm. The special includes a 14" cheese pizza, 3 individual servings of spaghetti with meat sauce and three nice size individual servings of salad and fresh bread. We added pepperoni and ordered extra sauce for the spaghetti. The pizza was loaded with cheese and a nice crispy crust, the spaghetti was really good and the salad was fresh not the bagged crap. The creamy garlic house dressing is super good too. Great food and a great value. Love supporting a small family business. Will definitely be back :)

Great family owned restaurant great pizza, small dining room very quaint. Been around for 30 years.

Hands down best Italian family business I've been too. This gives me after soccer practice place vibes.i probably would bring my kids here one day, when i have kids lol. The service is super nice and friendly. Italians! The food was beyond amazing. We got the amazing bread, I got a salad and a shrimp scampi. It was so heavenly good, I would give it 10/10. The place is clean and is socially distancing. They have a really nice outdoor dining area with heaters and music. But we sat inside. Im coming back soon!

Went here for to do a little something for my friends bday. Server was extremely condescending, forcing members of our party to sit together. I understand they might have been is a little understaffed but business is business and they were very close to not getting mine today. When I asked where the bathroom was, they acted like I should have known where it was (I think it was because I was Asian honestly). I left feeling like a person paying for food rather than a customer. There are always going to be places that treat customers like that, but those are places I'd rather not give my money to. The only saving grace was that the food was close to decent. So if you're in the mood for some Italian food and service with a hint of racism, please do come.

I've been eating here for over 35 years and it never disappoints! This is one of the last family run businesses in all of Lake Forest and I've made it a staple now with my family. This is an old school spot and not a place for you if you're looking for some sort of razzle dazzle interior. It's a small space, so don't come here if you're expecting new school ambiance. Ordering for takeout is what I do must of the time these days. The pizza is unique in taste unlike any other. House dressing is the best around and I could live on just that and their bread alone! Their full size steak sandwich sub with pepperoncinis and pickles is always a go to when comfort is needed. Thank you Biagio's for always being here for me....and even more so now for my family. Much love and respect!

Without a doubt one of the worst chicken piccata dishes I have ever had in any Italian restaurant anywhere in the country. Awful and breaded to the point of being dark and served with canned mushrooms which is completely unacceptable in California. Instead of a lemon sauce there's just pieces of lemon. the entire meal is completely inedible. To top it off they serve a fairy routine Isalad which consists of nothing but head lettuce and a tomato. My first visit to this restaurant was excellent. I came back a second time and the service was miserable. I had to ask why my dinner was being served 10 minutes ahead of my partners dinner. At that point her dinner magically appeared. This is my third visit here and for sure my last as it's not worth taking another chance I would not under any condition try this restaurant again and I don't think you should either. It's unfortunate because it's fairly cute and it would be a nice place but they obviously need a new chef or I should say they actually need a chef they clearly do not have one. When I complained about it which was said I was rude because they've been doing this for 45 years. Do not go to the restaurant

Been REALLY hungry for shrimp fettucini alfredo, googled places near me, and found Biagio's!! Has been there for 48 years!!!!:) Nice little restaurant, Food is really good.! Anthony at the front counter, (grandson of the original Biago) very kind and friendly. Anthony's fathers in the kitchen cooking, like his father before him.Just all a very good experience, and I will definately be backl:)