D'Amico & Sons

I would like to come back and give this place 5 stars, the service was great, the atmosphere was calm, but the food was mediocre to start... Watery Spaghetti sauce, frozen Chicken Parmigiano patties served still cold.... but maybe it was just an off night for them? After speaking with them about it, they replaced it and the second came to the table steaming and the cheese was melty! Absolutely so good.

Nice spot for a quick bite! Tasty food and efficient staff. Clean clean clean. We did not make use of the quaint outdoor patio. The inside seating leaves a bit to be desired. Very tight. That is the ONLY reason this was not a 5 star review. Very pleasant experience in every other way

Awesome pizza joint with a bunch of fresh "healthy" food to choose from. The ingredients used for the pizza taste fresh and organic. You know that nasty feeling you get after eating garbage pizza... This is a great departure from that! They also had a good variety of ice-cream to choose from as well. Not to mention this place is priced fairly. $11 refillable beers. Not many soda options but no one is going here for the soda. Enjoy

My husband and I were up visiting family and we stopped here for dinner. They were great! Super easy ordering as well! We were able to get a high chair for our little and they brought it out to use. We sat outside and it was very lovely. Enough space for everyone! Our pastas were very yummy and quite filling! My husband also got ice cream and he really liked it! We definitely would go again! Picture: mushroom & bacon alfrado pasta

This was our first experience at this restaurant & the employees weren't very willing to explain the menu to us. We ordered off the menu & the food was fine but after seeing what other people ordered, I wish I would have gotten the lunch combo instead. We had to remind the cashier that it was Monday & kids eat free but she adjusted our bill & thanked us for the reminder. It was loud & busy during the lunch time but great location.

Fantastic mother's Day brunch! One of the best apple french toast bakes I've had. Everything was fresh and refilled quickly. Busy staff was incredibly nice. We'll be back for dinner!

I was looking forward to having my favorite Chicken Gorgonzola pasta salad on Friday. Saturday morning I had food poisoning. Never again. So disappointing!

A go-to lunch spot for me! I absolutely love their salads and sandwiches. Everything is always fresh and delicious. The staff is also very friendly. Would highly recommend if you value quality food.

Ambiance 5/5 very cozy and patio is lovely in the Summer/Spring. Food & service 4/5 The GRILLED NORWEGIAN SALMON $18 | TUSCAN POT ROAST with MUSHROOM RISOTTO $ 19 are some of my favorites. I prefer the Golden Valley location as it's so quaint for some comfort food on a chilly day. 5/5 Great restaurant and ambiance. My go to for comfort food selections with fresh ingredients and reasonably priced.

Why have I never been here before!? Tried this place with my family because I saw a sign that kids eat free Mondays (with adult entree purchase). You walk in, order at the counter and pick your own spot. You can sit inside or the nice shaded patio with a fountain view. The food was so good and my kids approved! They have good kids mean options and they come with lemonade and ice cream, big hit! I loved the penne and sausage dish, flavorful, creamy and Lucious. We will be back!

Were running errands in the area and decided to stop by for a quick dinner. Hadn't been to this D'Amico location in a number of years. Just as I remembered it. Clean restaurant with friendly staff. THere is plenty of parking in the lot so easy to get in and out. They have a wide variety of Italian fare with some great salads and hot entrees. I ordered my standard of the Tuscan chicken soup with a side chicken Caesar salad. Wife ordered the Neapolitan pizza. The soup was hot and just as good as I remember it. It's their standard soup that's always available and I quite enjoy it. But in my opinion, the Caesar is the star of the show. Their dressing I believe is one of the best in the cities. The lettuce is crisp, the croutons are toasted perfect. And the right amount of dressing making it a great salad. My only gripe would be that I wish they tossed the chicken in with the salad instead of just putting it on the top. The pizza was also tasty. Simple pie with simple ingredients but it all worked together. The wood fired taste really comes through and the crust is thin and crispy with the right amount of sauce to not make it soggy. Overall a good meal that was tasty, quick and reasonably priced.

Man oh man! This is one of my hometown favorites! I used to come here a lot during college and just while I lived in MN... so it was nice to catch up with cousins and get lunch at a local favorite! All the food was great! They also serve I e cream for Sebastian, Joe's (which is ALSO a Minnesotan favorite). Service is always good and everyone was very attentive. And because we went to midday, it was nice to have a quiet place near the windows to sit and eat our meal! This place is great for our work meetings a quick bite or if you just want to Have a nice healthy option, but don't want to cook at home!

I ordered sausage penne, ever bite was delicious. Sun dried tomatoes added a wonderful flavor. I'll definitely be back!

First time eating here. Loved it! I had the Mushroom and Bacon fettuccine and my fiancé had spaghetti and meatballs. We both thought the portions were very nice, food was hot and flavorful! I was debating between this dish and something with shrimp and asparagus and the waiter said to order what I did, I didn't ask why but glad I got this creamy done to perfection dish. My fiancé had the endless craft beer for $10.00 he was very pleasantly surprised with this offering, they have it with their house wine also, but I just had lemon water tonight. The only dissapointment I had at D'Amico's was no french bread or garlic bread or any type of bread served with the entrees, I did not even see it on the menu if you wanted to add on extra $. I need bread with my pasta. Cute building with a nice outside eating area, prices were fair. Both of ours were approx $16.00/each. We will for sure be back. They have a date night special, for $50.00 for 2 entrees with unlimited beer or wine.

Another company sponsored lunch and here are my thoughts: I ordered the Balsamic Chicken with strawberry salad that included goat cheese, walnuts, greens and balsamic vinaigrette. Not much of a stickler for buying salads from restaurants just because it's something I can make myself, but I thought it would be an easy feat this one time. Well I sure was mistaken lol. This is considered to be one of their "Signature Salads" which had me pumped to eat healthy, but I was totally mistaken. Though the greens were fresh and leafy, the chicken was very underwhelming and the vinaigrette added nothing to the meal. Two of the main things that could've bumped this salad up a few notches but instead made it worst in flavor and hard to enjoy. From what I heard, my colleagues who ordered sandwiches mentioned having a lot of bread to consume, with few pieces of meat to supplement. They also echoed dislike for how tasteless the chicken was. Their online menu looks so appealing and is indeed impressive but all of the anticipation I had built up prior to actually eating their food, was short lived.

The D'Amico in Golden Valley is between my house and my daughters house. I ordered food online today to pick up on my way to her house. Got to the restaurant and was told it wasn't quite ready. One woman in front of me was also waiting. I soon realized that my food order had not even been started yet. I waited 10 minutes for food I had ordered online 40 minutes earlier. When my name was called I asked what the purpose of ordering online was when my food hadn't been started when I arrived. The woman said, "I uunderstand." Instead of asking why they didn't have my food ready if they understood, I simply took my food and left. Admittedly, this is a first world problem. But does customer service mean NOTHING anymore? Clearly I will not be ordering online any more, since there is no point. Really disappointed with D'Amico.

A brightly lit Italian deli, becomes a dine in restaurant sans deli-sandwiches at night. We walked in, no greeting, you have to walk in amongst the tables to order at the counter. We figured it out. The staff member taking our order was not very friendly but gave us what we needed to get our food. The menu is on the wall above the counter but if you ask they will hand you a paper copy. Fettuccini with bacon and mushrooms caught my eye. I added shrimp... the price became pretty dear but I was hopeful for deliciousness my companions shared chicken Parmesan. Tender chicken & sketti w/ red sauce was fine. The fettuccini mushroom and bacon sauce was not balanced and was onion forward, a bit disappointing, for the price I paid. I'm glad I went but I won't be back.

I had a good pizza one time and a good salad another. Very pleasant decor. Maybe a bit pricy.

I have not been there in a while and as soon as I walked in I remembered why. I am not expecting much from a take-out establishment, but the person across the counter treated me like I asked him to change my tire! I threw a $5 in the tip jar none-the-less. A 'thank you' would have been nice. 30.00 for lasagna a 1 meatball that was mediocre at best. The place needs paint and a good cleaning. Well, that was my last time. Arrivederci!

Saved our night a few times now. When you spend Al day with the family and your tried. The best thing is to make it easy. D'Amicos is the way to go. Spaghetti, sausage pizza, ice cream. Thank you for saving the day again.

This is my FAVORITE location of D'Amico & Sons in the twin cities. This restaurant has got it all: Big portions, quality ingredients, great menu options, short wait times for food, amazing service, awesome space (especially in the summer since there's a fountain in the back), and convenient parking! All at an affordable price point. This time we had the Tuscan soup, the Spaghetti and meatballs, the Chicken & Cherries pasta, and Chicken penne. The chicken penne had arugula, chicken, penne noodles, tomatoes, and was topped with balsamic vinegar as well as had a red and white sauce that the noodles were in. It tasted fantastic as usual. Same can be said for the chicken and cherries pasta, which has cherries, fusilli noodles, almonds, chicken, and is served in this house made sauce. The spaghetti and Tuscan chicken soup tasted great as well. Come here if you want a wonderful dining experience at a fair price!

My two and half year old nephew has begun calling things "yucky poo poo" as a joke when he wants attention. He was not incorrect or exaggerating when he assigned that title to our dinner from here tonight.

Two of us went to the Golden Valley location today for late lunch around 3 pm. Not busy so no excuse for bad service. Ordered a sandwich off the menu that was not pre-made and also one salad sampler. Finally after the salad was nearly eaten and my friend still had no sandwich, she went to check on the status. The male employee behind the counter said, "oh yeah, we forgot". and then nonchalantly wandered in back, came out and said, "oh we will get to that".. finally we needed to leave and had to do so with no sandwich. He said he would run the check again and remove the charge for the "no sandwich". However, my card is now still showing the charge for the sandwich. No customer service today! Instead a rude and disinterested staff who was more involved with his phone than the customers. I have always loved their food but WTF? Not going back there for a long while.

I went here with the intention of getting a soup & salad but ended up with pizza and pasta. I got the chicken penne which was very good except I missed that it had balsamic (which I am not a huge fan of) but the sauce was great! The pizza we had was good too, would recommend. My boyfriend loved his sandwich & was delighted by how full it made him!

I come here all the time as I'm gluten free and they have very good gluten free options. I was in tonight and I waited for my take out for awhile which I didn't mind but the manager noticed I was waiting for a while and came over and took one of my items off my bill and reimbursed me for it, just because he noticed it was taking longer than usual. That was completely unexpected but very generous of him. I would definitely give the staff a 10/10 for their hard work and consideration to costumers.

D'Amico and Sons is a quaint little spot to go on your own for lunch or dinner. They are constantly making different menu items, but you can always count on something good. When you walk in the main pasta salads and mixes are all in the glass case to view. If you are unsure, they will let you taste it first. If it's available, I try to order this cold brusell sprout salad! They also have soups, hot or cold sandwiches, pasta meals, and pizzas, all prepared once you order. The food is brought out to your table hot and fresh. In the summer, I enjoy eating out on the patio next to the water fountain. This is my favorite D'Amico locations due to the atmosphere, friendly and helpful staff, and patio. Bonus-Sign up for their email updates and get a free meal in your birthday month! They also have date night that changes every month, but typically you can get a bottle of wine, 2 meals and dessert for $30.

Decent food. The Tuscan chicken soup was a little lacking in flavor or spices. The biggest downfall was the pricing! Yikes! This place charges top dollar for a soup and salad combo with a side of pasta salad. I didn't even order a drink and my bill was $19! Yikes! This isn't a high end restaurant- it is a deli/cafe style establishment. Would I go back? Probably not. I can get a full sit-down meal with a server someplace else and pay less for equal quality food.

Their hot Italian sandwich is flame. This specific location has a nice, quiet patio in the back to enjoy the outdoors. Relatively quick service and a friendly staff made for a good experience!

I have now tried all of the D'Amico & Sons in the Twin Cities...and this one in Golden Valley is by far a favorite! Lots of seating, nice, quaint setting, awesome customer service...and food! My current favorite entrée is the Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad with Garlic Croutons and Shaved Parmesan...it's so SUPER YUMMY! Their pastas are enticing as well...but I'm really hooked on their salads, especially this one. YUM!

Nice casual atmosphere. We tend to pick pizzas or salad samplers. Tried the salad sampler on Tuesday. It was disappointing as several of the salads were overly loaded with mayonnaise, which was not desirable. This included the broccoli salad and the chicken with dried cherries and a couple others. The bread is of only average quality. It would be great if they had desserts other than cookies and gelato. If a person wanted a piece of cake for a birthday, you'd have to go elsewhere. Overall fun place to visit on occasion.

Pasta is always delicious and the service is friendly and attentive. Refillable glass of wine is a staple!

Got cherry chicken salad from here. 9.95 price for relatively small container of it. 1. Salad had hardly any chicken in it. 2. Price came in over $11 due to less than advertised "3% employee wellness charge". Fine with liveable wage, don't make employees explain to customer how they want a liveable wage. 3. Gotten much better from byerlys at better price.

Is it time for a summer Sunday drive to Golden Valley? Yes. Thank you D'Amico and Sons for the free kids meals on Sunday, but I'm there bc of the great patio. Would my kids like to run around the fountain while I enjoy more wine? Yes. The food is solid. Salads, sandwiches, pasta, nothing that is life changing but always very good. The Caprese Panini is especially tasty. In December they typically offer the restaurant buy $100 get another $25 deal. Stop at Wirth Park on your way home to Minneapolis. You won't be sorry. Uptown location? You'll do during winter, but I'ma headed to the burbs when it is warm.

This is slow food... fast! I was here in the summer over a year ago. I had the salmon. We came with my son, DIL, and gdaughter (1YO at the time). It was great to order, sit, get our GOOD food, and be able to walk around with the gdaughter when she was "all done". The place is clean and has a nice outside patio near a fountain and Starbucks! So... Gdaughter number 2 came along. I was in MN helping out with the new baby. It was BELOW ZERO out, with ice and snow. I found out this place DELIVERS! Woo-hoo. Neither DIL nor I wanted to cook... so we ordered for delivery. The order shows up in less than 30 minutes. It was so convenient. we could all stay toasty warm in the house and still get a nice dinner. I got the salmon dinner and asked for veggies instead of the farro. I tried the farro before and just wasn't thrilled. But the veggies hit the spot. The salmon was pretty good, but a bit overdone. It wasn't overdone when i ate at the restaurant. Maybe it cooked more as it sat in the "to go" container... who knows.Still... I can't complain. The staff is always very helpful and patient when you ask for substitutions. I can't wait for summer again to go back and sit on the patio!

The early bird special here is the best you get a salad and pasta and unlimited wine or beer for $16. Ask for Vinny this young man is always smiling and friendly and he checked up on you throughout your meal to make sure all is ok and asks if you need anything else. I'm glad when I arrive to see him here! Oh and deals and nice staff aside the food is always consistently good, too!

I highly recommend D'Amico & Sons in Golden Valley for Italian pasta, oven baked pizza & salads. Also love their Tuscan soup.

I always loved D'Amico's and found the food to be fresh and flavorful. I had not been to this location in a while (due to a change of work location) and was pleasantly surprised with the renovations and update look. The pleasantly surprised stopped there. Gone are all the deserts and replaced with only gelato. My lunch guest was most disappointed with that revelation. I ordered the salad sampler, as it was my go-to. There was no chicken with pasta and gorgonzola salad. I asked if they had any, the clerk had never heard of it. I assume it has been discontinued. I did order the Chicken used to be turkey) and Red Cherry salad and they had to get more from out back. It had zero flavor. It was bland and fairly dry. The other two salads were just fine. I will give it another try in a few months, as they may be going through some pains after the renovations. Had I been a first time customer, I would not be going back. I know they can be better, and were better, so I will update this review after the next visit.

Wow! I didn't know that standing at the register for 10min with a fifty in my hand meant that you could ring up 2 other couple that stepped in front of me. Lost a Customer!! Totally ridiculous! Oh by the way-- it's too loud! The redo looks nice-- but it got way too loud!

We previously would get food from this location at least once a week. When they changed the menu they ruined this place for us. The food is overpriced and never as good as the previous menu. The menu is also dramatically smaller and gone are wonderful desserts. The food is now tolerable at best. The service is good. The staff is friendly. The patio is excellent if you can find a spot. I'm searching for positive points... We've visited the updated location at least a dozen time and keep hoping they'll return to the previous menu. Until then we'll be placing our catering orders at other locations and finding a quick dinner somewhere else. This location has lost its "go-to" status for us. Really disappointed.

I just had my new favorite sandwich (Amish chicken busta). Crispy thin grilled bread packed with chicken, mozzarella, and arugula. Absolutely terrific. The basil lemonade is also delicious. On top of that, they have izzy's ice cream and very good looking pastries. The staff were friendly and helpful.

My girlfriend and I have been here about 20 times and they have excellent service every time we go! Good is always great and the bottomless beers for 8.50 can't be beat! Keep up the good service!!

My husband and I went to D'Amico for dinner. My husband is Arab and was treated very badly by staff. We were ignored and not served our complete order. I have experienced discrimination while with him but this was the very worst I have seen so far. When I called D'Amico to complain, they said, " We have a no discrimination policy." D'Amico needs to learn how to enforce its policy. I ask that Yelp not remove this post, it is important that people know about D'Amico's service or lack there of.

very good food like always, salad, pasta, wine and ice cream, everything is good there, i should come back more often for sure... everything is so fresh.. i recommend 100%..

I go there at least once a week for lunch, there food is great and there staff is hardworking, courteous and great, and they have surly beer for my fridays.

I love coming here...it is as if subway went to italy for ten years and came back to teach the masses about how a sandwich shop can me. The soup here is flavorful and pairs perfectly with the rosemary chicken salad sandwich. Yum! Great spot for lunch!

D'Amico and Sons is always busy it seems, and with good reason. It's a good place to stop in and get a quick bite -- a nice cross between a sit-down Italian restaurant and something faster, cheaper and less good. D'Amico is one of those places where you get in line and order and then get a number for your table. They make your food and bring it to you. One thing I will say is that the employees at this location are really friendly. Even though they were very busy we were greeted immediately in a friendly and genuine way. Even though there are no waiters, someone checked on us once our food was delivered and fetched us some bread lickety split when we asked. The food itself was good -- the salads are nice and fresh and really tasty, and I got the fettucine bolognase, which was also really tasty. I felt like the sauce was a tad bit on the thin side but the flavor really made up for it. Pasta was good. The desserts looked excellent but we did not try them. Maybe next time. We were also sent on our way with a friendly "have a great night!" It also appeared that they have a pretty robust takeout business, which is a nice option if you're on the go.

D'Amico is a great place for lunch. They have a combo where you choose 2 half soup/sandwich/salad for under $8, which is a pretty good deal. My favorite salad is the chicken & apple salad; it's delicious. The chicken gorgonzola is also amazing - bacon & gorgonzola - yum. Sandwiches: tuna melt, roast turkey bacon club, hot italian & roast turkey with avocado are my favorite ones. The combo is the perfect amount of food & reasonably priced. With so many tasty combinations, you will never get sick of eating here!

If you've ever been to a D'amico's, you know what to expect here. Same delicious food, same glass counter, same great help, same laid-back Italian atmosphere. If you haven't been, check out the delicious strawberry/feta/walnut salad. It really is something else, although it'll cost you a ten spot for a seat-yourself restaurant. My beau has had the specials a couple of nights and has never gone wrong. The staff at this location is particularly warm and welcoming. This is really a perfect place for that "I don't feel like cooking, do you?" night -- and you're not really wanting to pick something pre-frozen off a menu.

Just had to wait 40 minutes for an overpriced and overlooked steak. And do yourself a favor: If you do come, wait to tip following your meal, and not when you pay for the meal up front.

What I love about D'amicos is it is so reliable. It never disappoints. Their caesar salad is always good and their pizzas are great. We had the artichoke pizza which was delicious. The best is the free wine refills. I am thrilled to have a restaurant in the Western Suburbs that I know I can get a good meal at. The highlight of this visit was the waitress/hostess from the South. She was a breath of fresh air and couldn't have been nicer.

I couldn't agree more with Lauren S. below. D'Amico is my old faithful - it never disappoints. The things I love (for this location in particular and other generalities) are below: -Service - The workers always seem really happy to take my order. I can't say that of most "chain" establishments. -Atmosphere - it is large but never gets too noisy to have a conversation or get work done. -Wifi - They don't offer the wifi but if you sit near Starbucks you can tap into theirs - Now before you judge me, I get my Starbucks every morning before work. I just don't get to use the wifi then so I use it when I visit D'Amico :) . -Food - My favorites are the tuna panini, cherry/chicken salad, and their basic mixed green salad (always fresh!) -Drink - Sparkling water! (enough said) -Happy hour - they now have a 4-6 PM HH. -People watching - This particular location is near Kare 11 and I've had a few Belinda Jensen sightings - who doesn't love Belinda! I think the only thing that would make it better would be some sort or frequent visitor program. I find myself here too often to get some work done. I like this over here better than Starbucks because they seem to have more open tables here.

LOVE living close enough to walk to D'Amico and Sons. The food is always fresh, seasonal ingredients and high quality. The service is top notch and friendly. Unlimited wine doesn't hurt either.

I wonderful place to dine the staff is always nice and fun to talk to our waiter Vinny was nice and pleasant to be around. Our meal was the Italian sirloin with the quinoa salad. Coupled with the bottomless glass of Chianti you can't ask for a better place at a better price. You must beat a path to their door

Very mediocre food. I haven't been here in a long time so I was expecting the great flavors of yesteryear. Those are gone. The menu is extremely limited from lunch to dinner, which makes ordering super confusing. The lasagna had hardly any meat and was thinner than I remember it being. The chicken Gorgonzola salad was very bland, much like what you get from Target (if they still sell these at Target). Just not the same as it once was.

I've been going to D'amico's over 20 years. I really want to like them but lately it seems their portions of everything is getting smaller and yet prices are increasing. I used to get the sausage penne, my mom use to get the salad sampler, my kids-their own kids' sized entrees which are ridiculously small. My sausage penne had I think literally ONE piece of sausage in the entire entree (that didn't used to be the case), my son got a pizza w/basically no toppings or cheese? My mom even said her Caesar was pretty bad with the dressing, how do you mess that up? My daughters pasta size was "tiny" for the big size. I'm very disappointed. This has happened multiple times in the last year so I waited to post this but it's not getting better. I'm glad you have your fixed audience & obviously don't care about others. Even though I used to be an employee!

They closed their Uptown cafe. :( I had the sausage penne. It was good at first but the spicy soon got overwhelming. Need to make it not spicy and diners can make it as spicy as they want it. They stopped serving bread with their pasta entrees. The menu has been significantly reduced and there are next to no desserts on the menu. Just gelato, bars, and cookies. Bring back real desserts like the awesome tiramisu, lemon bars, creme brûlée, etc that you used to have!

This used to be a staple, but disappointed by the menu changes (no longer serving sandwiches in the evenings, removal many dessert options, etc ).