Chirico's Ristorante

We had a excellent lunch. Service isn't the fastest. But was worth the wait. The salad and rolls was good. The spaghetti with meatballs was delicious.

From the moment we walked in, it was beautiful, warm, and just perfect!! The food was AMAZING and well portioned. I adored the in house made rolls and the flavors of everything!!! Miss Caroline was out server and she was nothing but kind and attentive to us the entire time!! 10/10 will be returning!

Food was very good with exceptional service! Katie is right on top of things. We were so excited to see her back. She remembers us and our likes. Atmosphere pleasant.

Some of the best Itilian Food you will eat! They use the best ingredients and the food quality is always great.

Had a great meal last year, this year, not so good. The service was slow. She didn't even know what a cup of hot tea was. She didn't know how many slices of pizza were in a small, medium or large? So my husband ordered a medium and the pizza comes with 2 toppings .. which he was billed $4.00. Did not stay on top of drinks. I ordered soup and pasta salad and she brought out the salad without my soup! Take a look at what was in my salad .. at least someone could have pulled out the lettuce heal before serving the salad!Had to ask for the tomato basil soup. The soup was room temperature. The first mug of hot water was great however the next two were in the water cups and not not! Luckily he checked the bill out before just paying for dinner and noticed the extra cost. Unfortunately I'm now sitting on the toilet getting rid of dinner!!

I anticipated this all day, but was let down. The staff and my waitress (Caroline) were great. The food completely let me down. Idk maybe it was a bad night, or the kitchen staff were inexperienced. Judge for yourself, taste and see. You may like it, this is just my honest take. - Bread was awesome!- spinach dip was not. No flavor other than spinach, melted cheese and sprinkled “fake” Parmesan - Over sauced & salted- if you like super salty then you may love this sauce. But to much for me (this from a guy that eats and likes super salty country ham) Pasta seemed to be store bought. I think I was most disappointed in this. Nothing beats fresh homemade pasta. It was cooked decent though. -Meatballs I believe were store bought. They had too much bread and no flavor. -Italian sausage was decent -Lasagna was actually decent. Should’ve gotten that probably. -Parmesan was not actual Parmesan (just the dust in a plastic container) -It has a nice small town decor, although I kept wishing I could have changed the music to fit the aesthetic and ambiance. Overpriced- $40 just for 1 person (app, entree & pop) yes I added a tip. My waitress was great and very helpful. I wanted to try the cheesecake but honestly I was afraid of being even further disappointed…

I have eaten there twice before. It was an incredible experience. Everyone was amazing on my birthday. The soup tastes fantastic. My evening was greatly enhanced by Yvette's kindness.

We were visiting town on vacation and a local recommended Chiricos. It doesn't look like much from the outside but the inside is softly lit and warm. There was plenty of room. Our server Kristen was awesome! So nice and welcoming and attentive. I had the lasagne and my husband ordered a pizza. Both were delicious! The breadsticks were warm and fresh and buttery, I could eat just them and be satisfied. I'll drive 5 hours again just to come back here

Great Food, Great People, Great location in the old Randall McCoy House. I HIGHY RECOMMEND.

First time eating here, and despite negative reviews it was not our experience. I had the chicken cacciatore and the sauce was great. The server we had was absolutely wonderful and very kind. Nice atmosphere, some people like it and others do not. We were looking for Italian food, otherwise we probably would not have ate here based on the prior reviews.

We were in town doing flood recovery construction in Mid-December 2025 and were looking for a good plate of local Italian food. We asked around town and at the construction sites and they mentioned Chirico's. One of us got spaghetti and one of us got lasagna. Rachel (the rockstar waitress!!!) started us off with breadsticks with both marinara sauce and also an oil to dip the breadsticks in. We found out the breadstick are home made DAILY and you can definitely tell from the first bite you take. Both the spaghetti and lasagna were excellent as well as large portions (enough for take home/second meal). Highly recommend Chirico's if you are in the area for a good plate of Italian food at a reasonable price.

Great name! Food must be great! Hope to see you in KY some time... Looking forward to the trip.

Food, service, ease of communication. This place really did it for me and my team today. A hidden gem in my opinion, at least today it was. We had a huge order, especially considered it was a quiet Wednesday with only a few staff working. They were very patient, great listeners, and the food kept its quality despite the time crunch. I didn't have a single complaint, and we have a large variety of pallets among us. Be patient, give this place a chance.

Was so excited to try this place as the history of the home is so interesting. Unfortunately myself and my wife left disappointed. I had the chicken parm and she had the lasagna. Both were pretty bland. My parm had a massive amount of pasta with a tiny bit of marinara. The chicken had no flavor. We had bbq chicken fries for an app, also just not that great, and the bread was dry. However, the tomato soup was exceptional.

I used to love this place but it has gone down bad. The booths are ripped to shreds. Silverware was dirty and the table cloth was sticky. Food wasn't bad but the prices were outrageous.

Service is great food is excellent especially lobster ravioli and bruschetta it's amazing but expensive for this price it's a special treat or date night etc

This restaurant seems to be the place to be in eastern Kentucky, so when someone recommended it to us, we had to give it a shot. We called a day ahead of time to see if they could accommodate our group of 18. They were very pleasant and agreed to take care of us. They had the back setup for us but it was not able to really accommodate our large group comfortably but we stuck with it. When we called ahead for our group, we also ordered our food so we could give them plenty of time to prepare our food. And they were right on time, we had any wait at all. My biggest complaint was that they forced us to order off of their catering menu because of our group size but literally everything on their catering menu is pasta. There were several people in our group that eat a low carb diet and we were hoping to be able to order some other meals from their regular menu but they told us we couldn't. We ordered the chicken cacciatore because that is usually made with chicken in tomato sauce with lots of veggies like peppers and mushrooms... But what we got was regular spaghetti with chicken in it. Huge disappointment on that front. The food flavor was delicious though... Their red sauce is great and whatever they do with their bread...omg. I would happily just sit there all day eating their buttery bread rolls. I appreciate the excellent service we got but there were alot of disappointments that had to lower my review rating. Might have a better experience for a dinner date for a couple.

Whenever Im close to Pikeville this is a must stop. Frank really taught these boys how to cook Italian food. the food is always great and you can never go wrong with a Frankwich from here.

This place was pretty rough. They had ONE person covering the entire restaurant at lunch. While I'm sure that doesn't sound like a big deal, lunch took forever. I ended up getting chicken fettuccine Alfredo. Apparently for a tiny bit of grilled chicken, they charge $2. Won't make that mistake again. Either way, based off the super slow service and the not great food, they landed a 2. I would like to clarify that it is not the lady that was running the floors fault. She did the best she could.

Staying in Pikeville for work. Found Chirico's while searching Yelp for a place to get a good dinner. I got a chicken calzone, tomato bisque and Brickle! All delicious!! I ordered over the phone and picked up to eat in my room. Definitely a little gem in this small town!

Lovely old restaurant that appears to be a local favorite. My wife and walked from the hotel as the weather was spectacular. We had the seafood pasta with the side salad. The pasta was very good. The salad wasn't very fresh. The service was spot on. Neat place for a good solid meal.

We had to wait a fairly long time to get our food, but it was very worth it! The pasta is delicious, as well as the bread and soup. Our waitress was very friendly as well.

As you walk in you notice it's a little dated. Our server was fantastic. She brought out some garlic bread with oil that was probably my highlight of the meal. My wife had the lobster ravioli which was very good. I had a tour of Italy truly was not impressed it was OK at best. Meatball was good exact same sauce on everything on the plate and made everything pretty much taste exactly the same.

Oh my, the calzone is absolutely amazing!!! Service is great! The place is nice and laid back. Just a beautiful place.

My fiance and I were looking for something new to eat and we found this cute place. The food is amazing, and the atmosphere is great.

Asked for fries got potato chips food tasted like sauce you get from the store in a can to top it off 43.00

Great location ,with lots of parking space , clean , nice interior decor, friendly staff, they good good menu and wine selection , fast service .I recomen this restaurants perfect to take family & friends to celebrate Birthdays or any celebration

This one is a diamond in the rough as far as Italian restaurants go. You get fresh homemade bread with a choice of oil or Marinara sauce. But the food is excellent and they customize their food --not a lot of garlic. If they had the Olive Garden salad, it would be a perfect eatery.

I haven't been to Chirico's Ristorante in some time, but when we lived in EKY we used to eat here often. We always had pretty good experiences. The service we received was always ok, sometimes a bit slow if the restaurant was busier, but that's understandable. Everything I've tried from the menu has been good. It's not the best Italian food ever, but it's alright. If you're looking for a spot for an Italian meal, I think Chirico's is a pretty good spot to check out in the area.

This was a huge let down! I wasn't expecting life changing food, but given the prices I did expect it to be fairly good. I figured I would try their pizza baked lasagna considering that it's kind of a fun this on a classic dish.... It wasn't. First off the portion wasn't very large, and I'm not one to typically complain about portion size. Secondly it didn't taste fresh at all, and I have to question the quality of the ingredients. I would equate their lasagna to something you'd expect from a cafeteria, and at the price of roughly $15 and smaller size, I expected more. Additionally, my girlfriend had a calzone that she found pretty underwhelming as well. I believe it was called the danger zone calzone. In my opinion, if you're going to spend the money, just go down the street to the Blue Raven!

Nice place to have a lunch in a historic location. Emma was a fantastic server and we enjoyed our lunches (calzon and 8 layer salad)

I don't even like posting negative reviews, but this was the worst dining experience I've ever had. I asked for a bottle of wine, the server said that they don't serve bottles. Ok, no big deal, I'll take a glass of the wine advertised on the featured wine board. She said they were out of it. No problem, just bring me a glass of Cab. Well, she comes back with a bottle of something (not what I ordered but whatever) and says, "ok I guess we do serve bottles." Great! Waited for 10 minutes and finally got to ask for wine glasses. The glasses she finally brought were visibly dirty. I tried to wipe them off, but it wasn't just smudges... they were DIRTY. I asked for 2 clean glasses, she brought 2 more dirty ones. This repeated 2 more times. They weren't just a little dirty either, they were bad and some even had lipstick on them. So we have a table full of dirty glasses sitting here. Eventually, she comes and says they don't have any more glasses and brings me a stack of napkins and says, "here, you can clean them". WTF?! I won't elaborate about the quality of the food, but it was also the worst, cheapest tasting "Italian" I've ever tried. We didn't even eat it. Also, this was a Saturday evening. They had over an hour before closing time and they were turning people away at the door saying they weren't taking any more tables. Lots of people left mad, but I imagine they lucked out and had a better dinner at Fazolli's. This place sucks.

I was pleasantly surprised. I've been here twice, the first time wasn't very remarkable, I honestly couldn't remember if I liked it or not, but a few weeks ago I tried it out again and it was great. They've made the most out of their venue, the food was delicious- especially this new desert they had.

Service was ok, we had our salads five minutes before we finally got forks. Food was ok, I had the chicken and broccoli fettuccine alfredo, I'm pretty sure I could have microwaved something just as good. It was a large portion, so there were plenty of leftovers! I tried the caramel brickle. It was amazing!!!! It made the meal!!! Would go back just for the dessert!!!

I tried to come here from out of town, called and no answer. I was told from the front desk of the hotel they don't answer their phone after checking if they were still open. Showed up at 8 when they closed at 9 and was told they were no longer accepting orders although I was the only person in the restaurant. I feel bad for the waitresses because they had no control and the "chef" didn't feel like cooking anymore. Hope the best for the waitresses that didn't get a tip because of that.

My family and I used to love Chirico's. We visited 2 weeks ago; call ahead seating was timely and great. The hostess was friendly and professional. We were seated and it went downhill from there. Drinks arrived but were never refilled for anyone other than one guest at my table, despite requesting refills 3x. Our waitress was very obviously undertrained and young so I am not laying blame with her whatsoever. We received the wrong appetizer but kept the one served to us so we wouldn't make it harder on the struggling kitchen, who sent word to stop allowing customers an hour before their listed closing time. About 75 minutes after ordering our entrees, they arrived at our table. Mine was incorrect, I had ordered chicken fettuccine Alfredo and it arrived without chicken. I asked our waitress to let the kitchen know I would like the chicken. She returned to our table and they had said NO -- that they would not be correcting my meal. I calmly asked for it to be removed from the bill since it was incorrect. Everyone else's food was correct but the portions were insanely skimpy, food was lukewarm, and frankly, their sauces seem like they are store bought, and just not as appealing as it used to be in years past. When I went to pay my bill, the hostess was informed that I was to pay $2.49 for my side salad. I suppose paying for it wasn't a huge deal, but I had not eaten it as the lettuce was wilted when it arrived to me. I was shocked at the insistence that I pay for a side salad when our dining time was nearing 2 hours AND our food was incorrect without so much as an apology. I nicely asked to speak to the guy running the place. He came out aggressively, asking if I had an issue and I tried to remain kind, explaining to him how disappointed I was in the service and food. He then shouts at me saying that he cooks all the food and that my food is the same quality that I always get. I told him that insisting I pay for an uneaten side salad was poor customer service considering he had made my food incorrectly and refused to make it right. Rather than listen, he was basically shouting at me "whatever, just go, fine" and stormed off, unwilling to communicate. I was trying to quietly engage with him and he wanted to make a scene. At that point I felt bad for the Hostess and our waitress, they seemed embarrassed, apologizing profusely. I cannot imagine what it is like working for this man. They seem to be extremely overwhelmed, understaffed, and he is the only one doing the cooking. Business cannot sustain like this.

We are currently here to have pizza and beer. There is one waitress and no one to clear tables. The poor girl is running her tail off as more people are coming in. Seems to be a nice restaurant and the atmosphere is quaint, but very "SHORT STAFFED". This seems to be the "norm" for today's employee. Work when you want to!! Sad sad sad!!!

My husband loves Italian so of course we stopped by for an early dinner. Loved their homemade bread. And although they were understaffed and became busy the wait staff were apologetic and attentive. I had shrimp scampi and my husband had lobster ravioli. Both were wonderful as well as the tomato basil soup and the blackberry wine. Would highly recommend.

Great take on italian and the calzones are some of the best ive ever had! It's quaint and in a cool historic building that gives this place a local gem feeling

We chose to eat at Chirico's on our last night in Pikeville and it was a great culinary experience to end our trip to KY. We had the spaghetti and meatballs and Calabrian Sampler. Both dishes were large portions and authentically prepared. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming and offered a more elegant experience than many of the other restaurants in the area. The fall decor in downtown Pikeville added to the stroll to the restaurant.

This is my first time here. I ordered manicotti with marinara and sausage. Portion of filling to pasta was perfect, the sausage was a minced sweet Italian, it was very good. They have a specials board advertising Pinot Noir $6 a glass, I asked what brand they told me it was black box brand. I expected a little more quality from a restaurant that takes pride in family recipes. Serving a box wine does not farewell with the meal. So I ordered chianti classico instead, it was served in a chilled wine glass, not what I expected for a table wine. The silverware was dirty and the salad was nothing more than iceburg with one cherry tomato and 3 croutons, served in a clear plastic cereal bowl. The atmosphere was OK but I did notice a piece of paper taped to the wall with a picture of an entree. The decor was nothing spectacular. I would return if I get bored of the other restaurants here.

This place is disgusting. The food was old and tasteless. I don't think I've been to a worse restaurant. Message to the owner - take some pride in your food. Serving old pasta that was rewarded? Never again.

I have ate here many times over the years, but recently something has changed. They must be struggling financially, because they have started to cut corners/pinch pennies. We ate there for lunch today and they charged $1.89 for oil/herbs to dip the bread, my wife ordered the calzone and it had just a trace of marinara. When she asked for a side of marinara, they charged her .99 for "extra" marinara. I ordered the 8" frankwich and it only had meat on the center 4", only lettuce and bread along outside 2". I asked to speak to the manager, and he sent a waitress out to inform me he was "not authorized" to override the additional charges. I fully expect to see them out of business very soon.

Tried to make a reservation for 10 @ 1pm on a Saturday. I realize they don't open till 3pm but to not have anyone available to take a reservation 2 hours before opening is just "POOR" Business. Will take our business else where ! Hope I don't see an "Out of Business Sign" on your door in the near or distant future. Think of your Customers not just your Bottom Line.. Very Inconsiderate of you !

Driven by this place by whole life and finally decided to stop in. The atmosphere is nice, loved the historic feel of the building. We were there at lunch and only one person was working the dining room but she did a great job staying on top of things. The food was good but nothing spectacular. I didn't care for the pizza lasagna but the chicken florentine was a highlight. My friend got the Florentine as well but he didn't enjoy it and thought there was too much nutmeg. They charged extra ($1.10 I think) for olive oil on your bread ... Which I found odd, I've never been asked to pay for olive oil before. All in all, considering there's no other similar restaurants in town, this is a nice change of pace from all my usual places to eat.

Why did I give this place four stars? I guess I came in not expecting much. This place is just a little white shack off a narrow street. You go inside and the place is kind of dark and dirty. Dishes and flatware are right out of a buffet. Plastic glasses, dirty plastic table cloths, and kind of a dank interior. Menu looked pretty typical for an Italian restaurant. All the basics, some stuff even sounded tacky (baked pizza lasagna?). I ordered spaghetti with balognese sauce and my partner ordered spicy shrimp scampi. My spaghetti was excellent, with melted cheese on top (I ordered it that way). My partners shrimp was also good. Meals also came with a salad, which was fine and garlic bread, which was kind of dry. Unlike some Italian restaurants, they don't try to overwhelm you with massive portions, which to me was a good thing. Tab for it all was $40 including beer. Service started slow but once our waitress got going, she was very attentive. Maybe I'm giving it too high a rating but I know I'd come back.

Was hoping to find some vegan options here. Unfortunately for me, even the marinara has Parmesan in it. I was able to get spaghetti with vegetables which included banana peppers, onions, tomatoes, and mushrooms. The vegetable options were limited. Adding some fresh eggplant, broccoli, squash, zucchini, and maybe even some fresh basil would be very nice. I will say the staff/chef tried to accommodate, which I do appreciate.

Flavor does exist and it's in the form of Italian deliciousness in Eastern KY! My husband and I visited Chirico's Ristorante on January 19. Everything was great including one of the best servers we have encountered... Jennifer. Not only was she a spirited individual was was extremely knowledgeable in all items listed on the menu. Even going as far as explaining how particular sauces and dishes are made. KUDOS for great training!!! Being a Chef myself I am sometimes over critical but this time I bow down with nothing to say but "DELIZIOSO" !! If in Pikeville KY you must visit. They even have Cannoli"s !!

I came here on a weeknight for a birthday dinner. They have a very large back room that sat all 20+ of us with plenty of room for more. The restaurant is set in the old Hatfield-McCoy house which is pretty cool. You can go look around upstairs to see the rest of the house even though it's pretty much cleared out. The parking is behind the restaurant and there's another lot across the street as well. The menu has lots of options. I was kind of overwhelmed. I ended up getting the chicken fettuccine alfredo. It was just okay. Lots of chicken and sauce, which I like, but not too much flavor. I had a bunch of leftovers and added some pepper and Cajun seasoning the next day and that helped a lot. The meal came with a salad and then they brought bread to the table to share. I would probably have gotten a non-pasta dish if I knew better, which is disappointing for an Italian restaurant. I will say that everyone pretty much had leftovers so their servings are HUGE. The waitress did the best she could with such a large party and in typical Pikeville fashion, everyone there was very nice. Not a bad restaurant for a town with not too many options. I will most likely come back and try a calzone or something else

1 word: Frankwich. It's the only reason to go, but it's a phenomenal reason to go. Everything worse is lackluster for the price. 4 stars based solely on 1 dish, because that 1 dish is that great.

Management has the worse costumer service of any restaurant I have ever been in. My wife and I went there for our anniversary dinner. We were seated quickly (no one else there). The waitress took our drink order. And returned with our drinks (fountain drink and a bottle of water) she then took our food order only to return in less than a minute telling us that they were out of steak. We did not want anything else on the menu so the waitress laid down a bill for our drinks. My wife had not openned the bottle of water so we gave it back. The waitress was too scared to give us the house drink. I informed the waitress that I would be leaving a review on line. At that time the chef/manager(?) Came out and rudely told me he couldn't help it that they had ran out of steak. I ended up paying $2.49 for a lousy fountain drink. Which I didn't drink. When I asked for a to go cup I was brought a 6 oz cup for a 12 oz drink. Never again at this restaurant.

Eh, over priced and the food tastes like it came from a tv dinner, rolls arnt that great.

I placed a take out order over the phone, and was told it would be ready in 15-20 minutes. When I arrived my order was ready and I was promptly checked out and on my way. The meal was huge...a large portion of spaghetti, two meatballs, a salad with homemade Italian dressing, and two pieces of bread. Everything was fresh and delicious, I couldn't stop eating. I will definitely visit again and hope to eat in next time. Bon Appetit!

In the several times I have visited, I was very pleased with the service, I had a very short wait time and the food was excellent. I got the chicken campione on my first visit, which I recommend completely! The pastas are great, the salads are fresh, and the pizzas are the best kept secret in Pikeville!

I absolutely love the food and service here!! I've been eating here since they were in the old Pinson Hotel building and I've always had great times and food from them. I've had Italian food in other areas, but yet to find one that I crave as much as this one. Keep up the good work and I just hope you're around for many years, so my future children will get to enjoy it! If you've never been to Chirico's I highly recommend the lasagna and spinich dip. Their fresh bread is exquisite as well. OK I've said enough, I'm making myself hungry, so I'll stop!-)

First time here food is excellent. Better than Olive Garden. I got the tour of Italy awesome. Definitely will be back a must try for Italian food lovers you won't be disappointed. Only one thing I didn't like they don't serve Coke just Pepsi

The fettuccini Alfredo is as close to Olive Gardens that I've tasted! Their pizza is also amazing. Everything that I've tried here has been really good!