Forno Magico

The service was quick enough, efficient & the food presented in a lovely manner. The pasta entree I ordered was soupy, the sauce was not thickened at all. But other than that- salad and drink were good enough. They are not cheap with the liquor bc in tipsy halfway through the drink- I’m not an alcoholic but enjoy weekend drinks if that helps gauge your expectations 😉 $60 for one side salad, cocktail and pasta entree

I'm not sure where all the poor service grief comes from on these reviews. You have to scan the QR code, pick your food/drinks, pay and a server will bring it to your table. Our server Demond was attentive, knowledgeable and friendly. Pizza was good, particularly from an airport quality perspective. The atmosphere was elegant yet warm and cozy.

It's been a long while since I trekked through Houston's George Bush Intercontinental airport. Today, I appetite brought me to Forno Magico located in the C terminal. With appetizer offerings such as Italian wedding soup and wonderfully sized pizzas, I opted to sample a few choice items. I started off with the bowl of Italian wedding soup and the garlic knots(wonderful baked bread with garlic and olive oil) and went all in for the sausage and mushroom pizza. From the eclectic decorum to the brick oven style for pizza, Forno Magico delivered on food and service. Give them a try next time you are traveling through Houston. Pro diner tip: If you fly United and have miles accrued, you can pay for your dining experience with your United Miles(I did for my meal experience). 🙂

I typically avoid airport pizza like the plague, but this place has me thinking that may be an errant overgeneraIization. I didn't have the service issues mentioned quite a bit before, my service experience was quite the opposite; communicative and supportive. The most important thing was the pizza delivered, pun not even considered until typing this review. If there is a guy named George on the oven, the pizza will be good, I've watched many cooks across the globe and this guy is a huge asset because he is focused, consistent, and gives a you know what.

This place would be fine except for the VERY high prices. The pizza is decent, I think the dough is too bready. Service is just OK, they are super friendly and helpful but not very thorough. Maybe if you are on a company expense account, but I would not pay $25 for an individual pizza unless it was amazing.

Went in while waiting for our flight since the place looks nice. Ordered 3 pizzas, a salad, a tomate basil soup, 3 cokes, and 1 sparkling water. Took forever until I got up to ask for my order (clearly they had forgotten to cook my order). First one pizza came out (undercooked, like rubber). Then the soup and salad (caesar salad with no croutons) so I ask does this not come with croutons and the lady said yes but they are all the way over there (other side of the bar). In my mind was thinking she should not serve this until it is completed. She then brought some croutons after halfway done. Then another pizza came and it was fine not great. Finally they told my brother that the pizza he ordered mushrooms and some meat, that they where out of mushrooms (this is 40 minutes after we ordered), so he had to change the mushrooms for something else. Again, pizza under cooked on half the pizza (FYI you need to turn the pizza in the oven). Next time I will grab a cheap Wendy's which is bad but at least I know what to expect and wont spend $26 on a pizza plus $5 on a coke and wont have to wait 1 hour to get served horrible food). Never again!

**Restaurant Review** We stopped by this restaurant while waiting for our flight, and overall, it was a great choice. We ordered pizza, coffee, and a salad, and everything was ready surprisingly quickly. The pizza was delicious, with an especially flavorful and perfectly crispy crust. The salad was fresh, and the coffee was a nice touch to round out the meal. While the food was tasty and the service efficient, the prices were a bit on the higher side. Still, it was a pleasant experience, and we’d recommend it if you don’t mind paying a little extra for good quality.

Family of 4 adults choosing a restaurant for a layover during lunch. This place had a warm, cozy atmosphere. That’s where the joy ends. No welcome upon entrance with a brief encounter upon sitting, where an employee dropped silverware in a rush (1 fork and 1 napkin). Ordering online was simple enough, however, option for tap water not available-ordered $10 bottle of water. Food was delivered with no particular order and before drinks were placed on table. Coffee was cold. Shrimp salad and pizza were tasty but other food was salty and had excessive cheese and lacking other listed ingredients. All this is to say that you have to tip as you order-but what you get in return is less than service. Customer service was absent, requesting tips for that seems excessive.

I'm not sure where all the poor service grief comes from on these reviews. You have to scan the QR code, pick your food/drinks, pay and a server will bring it to your table. Our server Demond was attentive, knowledgeable and friendly. Pizza was good, particularly from an airport quality perspective. The atmosphere was elegant yet warm and cozy.

You have to order on a QR code. You can use United points. There's zero customer service you're not greeted when you walk in, it's open seating, they just bring you the food but aren't personable at all. The cost is overpriced it's $20 for a small margarita.

This has to be some of the best and freshest tasting airport food I've ever had. Ordering was super easy- you just scan the QR code on the table and the food is delivered right to your seat. We ordered the beet salad and the prosciutto pizza. Both were delicious! However, for the beet salad being served in a small cup, $18 seems very high. But I guess that's airport pricing for you. Would have taken photos but we were so hungry, the food was quickly devoured. Overall, great place to hang out since they have charging stations at every table and a huge window view of the arriving planes.

We had a slightly long layover at IAH and we didn't realize how difficult it would be to find a spot to eat. IAH has a large footprint -- and it often gives a mall vibe which they decided to repurpose into an airport. While each terminal have multiple joints (primarily Tex Mex), we decided to hit Forno Magico as the menu had appetizing vegetarian options and was quite close to our gate. Everything is done via QR code but the server was great nonetheless. He was patient and explained to switch to a WiFi in case the ordering webpage was stuck. They luckily allow customizations in terms of topping but the veggie options are limited and don't include peppers or jalapeño. The pizza however was fresh, well cooked and importantly tasted amazing. They use quite a bit of oil -- and while this is fine with us, your mileage may vary. The pricing is ... on par for an airport restaurant. The good news is the slices are quite large. Overall, a great experience for an airport restaurant.

Had a quick dinner here between flights! We ordered a mushroom sausage pizza and it was delicious! Crust was thin and perfectly cooked. Loved the tomato sauce as it was not not too saucy if that makes sense. Service was mediocre. We had to order from a menu on the table. They make you pay before we get the food and asks for a tip. This is pretty ridiculous because how can we give a tip without experiencing the service. The waiter brought us drinks and food. Hardly said a word. Didn't really have to because everything is ordered online. We decided to give a cash tip at the end if we felt it was appropriate. The tables weren't cleaned off. There was a glass of water still at our table we sat at. We were told to sit anywhere. Liked the view. Outside of the view are planes. Decent overall for food. Not a huge fan of little to no personal contact.

Needed a quick bite while waiting on our flight home. Every restaurant in this airport gets horrible reviews so we were a little hesitant to come here or anywhere for that matter. Pizza sounded good after 6 days of Mexican food in Cozumel. Sat at the counter and went with a classic pepperoni. Had a couple beers and chatted with the employees. Great service and very friendly, especially slim. Pizza arrived within 20 minutes and I gotta say it's definitely one of the better pizzas I've had. We eat a lot of pizza in Portland and from joints all over town. This was legit. Great crispy thin crust and the flavor was on point. If we pass through Houston again I'll definitely be hitting this place up. Price is cheap compared to other restaurants and the service was with a smile. 4 out 5 only because 5 is reserved for the best of the best.

Surprisingly not bad for "airport food" and hit the spot! Prices start $20 for a pizza that can be shared by two for a light meal or devoured by one wishing for a food coma and an increase in lipid levels :P Margherita pizza: Although it didn't taste quite like a Margherita (usually just creamy mozzarella and basil with tomato sauce, and this one was saltier with Parmesan and 3 basil leaves that didn't really add much flavor), it was a tasty cheese pizza! The crust is Neapolitan with a soft, bread-y, and thin crust and occasional bubbles. I liked how it wasn't too hard or crispy :) I was happy with our small meal here as it was a nice place to sit down. Order by QR code via your phone, or the server will come by with an iPad. He was handling many groups at once and needed to be asked for napkins and water refills but was still very friendly. There are also charging ports right at the table!

After missing my flight I was in a sour mood and needed to grab some food. Despite earlier reviews I thought I'd give it a try. It's not pizza from NYC but it's a lot better than the 2 star review! Sure they could have cooked it at higher temp and got better "leoparding" and volume on the crust but it tastes just fine. Fresh mozzarella and basil, sauce and crust both pretty good. It's the airport people ;)

Dear Management, How would you like it you walked into a nice restaurant and your server greets you with a smile, then points you to a QR code? I could've order from a vending machine and felt a lot better about my service experience. My phone is old and can't download apps anymore, and I couldn't enter my credit card data because I didn't have my glasses. So back at ya! All this and did I mention the meatballs were very good!

I gotta give them some props because it was 5am on a Sunday morning and I was on a red eye flight and was just happy something was open that wasn't like a prepackaged 90 grain sandwich sold at a vending machine. First, the ordering systems at airports now are nightmares. I was traveling mostly with cash, but u can't pay with cash. Or order drop a person. U sit down and press a screen then swipe a debit card. Which makes me think, if touchless ordering is for safety...are we really safer touching a touchscreen someone has been using while eating and we're now directly touching prior to eating? Seems to make no sense at all. Anyway, my pizza was like 21 bucks, but the size was actually pretty good (not gonna meet international neopolitan standards but they probably weren't nominated). Anyway, first, the sauce and cheese were fine, no problems with them, and the dough texture was solid. But the dough, was so unbelievable flavorless it was like cardboard...truly bizarre. And they're a chain...someone had to ok the these recipes!! The other thing u don't really want is 5 gigantic pieces of basil...generally you have torn basil leaves on a pizza. The tomatoes while ok, def not san marzano, and for the price, the lack of flavor and everything was just not cool. I still can't get over the crust...ive never tasted anything Iike it (yeastless? Salt less, idk...just reminds me of when I had bells palsy and couldn't taste anything on the right side of my tongue).

We saddled up at Forno for a quick Margherita pizza after a long day of flight delays. I love seeing all of the amenity upgrades to this airport but goodness, I need a break from George Bush airport after two days of extreme flight delays within less than four weeks of one another. But that's not what this review is about- it's about pizza and shiny new eateries. This establishment fits into the category of well-designed, order on an i-pod, modern food options that are cropping up at airports worldwide. Forno offers a menu of salads and wood fire oven pizzas. We ordered a Margherita pizza ($24 after tip) and had two glasses of water. Note that they offer a variety of wines and cocktails as well. The pizza menu offered up around 6 or so options. Our service was prompt. The pizza was a-okay- not amazing but it did the job. I found it interesting that they use canola oil vs. olive oil. The location is central near the start of the C gated corridor.

I'm sorry but do not get the Pepperoni pizza. I had to order additional napkins to soak up the grease. The shrimp/avocado salad was nice and cold and tasty. But a little disappointing for over $70 for 2 people ... pizza, salad and one glass of wine. Server was very pleasant though!

Not bad at all! I read some of the reviews, and I completely disagree with comments that were made on ordering process, quality and price. ALL airports have online ordering menus and price was fair, it's not a Little Caesar's if that's what you are looking for in quality and price. We had great service, it was clean and a snappy type place. They have a fire oven and paddle pizza. Price is fair for airport food, and it was not bad at all, see my pic. They even have Italian soda drinks like Blood Orange.

Came here because of the obvious name of the restaurant. "Neapolitan pizza" but got anything but that. The pizza was disappointing. Neapolitan margherita pizza has small amount of red sauce and only sliced mozzarella and a little drizzle of olive oil on top. The crust was super oily, and hard. It looked like we had asked for extra sauce, and he added shredded mozzarella cheese. At that point it was just a cheese pizza. If I could compare, Little Caesars pizza is 10X better.

Ridiculous place. Extremely expensive but to be expected in airport. Can not order without a phone. Went to bar. Can't order

Order a simple pizza and a bottle of water. 30 minutes later, there was no pizza, no water. Ask servers (if you can call them that), no response, no action taken, nothing. I waited another 5 minutes. The manager did refund money without an issue. It looked like she was used to doing this.

They call it Neapolitan, but cook it at only 500 degrees. You can cook better pizza in a regular home oven.

Not bad for airport food. The pizza is made fresh right in front of you and the wait staff is really nice and attentive. I sat at the bar and didn't have any issues. They make every pizza to order so it can take a while compared to Pinks where is it premade and kept warm all day. Give yourself at least 45 minutes if you're going to stop here on a layover.

The service I received here was phenomenal!!! My gate was next door, and United actually called me to board. With a braced knee I went to the gate and asked for one more minute, rushed to the pizza joint and said never mind they are not waiting, the very last second my bartender rushed in with my hot delicious pizza This place was amazing, my cocktail was super delicious too! So whoever the beautiful tan blond lady was and the tall slim man of color were, thank you and Bravo!!!! Excellent!

40 minutes waiting and then it turns out they didn't even make my pizza. "It fell through" that's all the explanation I got. They only have one old woman making the pizzas and food and the place is full with 3 servers.

Came here before the flight and we loved it! Angel was our bartender. she was super nice and attentive and kept us up to date for when the menu updated from breakfast to lunch. I had a screwdriver and my mom had a marg. Both were great as welll! We shared a pepperoni pizza and it was exceptional!! It was quiet it calm music, perfect for before a flight! Thank you Angel, you were great!

Excellent service from ROBERT. Loved the cocktail menu. Tried the arugula pizza, simply fabulous. Much better than expected for an airport dinner pit stop. Glad to be able to order via iPad and have my flight info stay current while dining. Plenty of places to charge up as well.

It used to be a great Italian style pizza. Great ingredients great flavor I was so impressed. Got here recently and the pizza was so gross! Worst I have ever tasted. Super low quality cheap ingredients, super greasy I couldn't even eat it. People are nice, but the Cook I'm sorry to say it but sucks! It's still advertised as napoleon pizza but it's fake American greasy pizza. I'm so disappointed!

I had lunch at this restaurant on 7/28 and the service was extremely slow. There was one person taking orders and delivering food. I had to ask for my cup of coffee 3 times. We ordered dessert and someone else came over and told us they were out of that specific dessert and then it showed up 5 minutes later. The dessert was $14 and was very small and not great. It wasn't a great experience and was way too slow for time pressed travelers.

What happened to being able to place an order with a human THEN based on service received give the appropriate tip. I now have to order from a machine of which I cannot ask any questions and tip in advance. No one stops by to check on you etc. will not be coming back based in this alone.

Yuckkk! Pizza soggy and service below par mainly due to those god awful iPads you have to order through. They just eliminate all personal contact. Who's idea was that? Newark does it too. Hope your not in a hurry for a drink either! Beware the default 18% tip. You have to go out of your way to change it. I changed it to 0% for the first time in my life. And with a company credit card. 2 thumbs down.

Waiting for my flight to Seattle, I figured out I should get some pizza. I was hungry after all. I ordered a pepperoni pizza for me and my friend. They said they would be done pretty quickly. It took 40-50 mins. By the time we got the pizza. We had only 10 mins before boarding. The cheese didn't even taste well! I wouldn't say come here when you waiting at the Houston Airport. I should have gotten some fast food like Wendys instead.

Said pizza would take 15 min. Took over 30. Not sure how long as we had to leave before it was served. Disaster of a place.

The service here is ridiculously bad. They jam you for a big tip before you even get food. Then they yell at you for asking for food that you've been waiting 30 minutes for. We ordered a salad, pizza and drinks. Waited 20 minutes and zero service. Asked two different staff to bring the drinks and neither returned. Then pizza came out, before salad, no silverware. Finally drinks. Definitely not worth it

Sucks. You order on an iPad in front of you and pay (with tip), and then they bring you your food. I ordered a shrimp and avocado salad and a glass of water from the waiter that walked by. Let's start with the fact he never brought the water. And my salad....the shrimp were good, too bad there was NO avocado in it. When I tried to wave him down, he totally ignored me. Several times. He already had his tip so what does he care. Skip this place

By far the best pizza restaurant we've ever had in an airport and it rivals the stand alone pizza restaurants too! We had the mushroom pie and it was AMAZING!

So so bad. The amount of cheese and grease on my $20 margherita pizza was disgusting. There was also massive amount of dust flying around landing in and around my food. I was very disappointed bc this place looked like it might actually be good.

$17.50 for a 2oz martini. Could immediately tell that the martini was VERY watered down (meaning there was not 2oz of alcohol). Mediocre food, but being ripped off on the drink really put me off to the whole operation. A Margerita pizza here = cheese pizza... come on man, high school kids make better pizza than this at dominos.

A shockingly great pizza place for an airport restaurant. For $20 you get a pizza that easily feeds two people and is quite tasty!

Terrible reviews but we actually had a good experience (airport adjusted). Food came quickly. The vegetarian chopped salad was excellent, the spinach mushroom pizza was decent. The waiters were very accommodating towards our toddler. Minus one star for high prices.

I should have read the other reviews before eating here. Slow and poor service. Pizza took about 40-minutes to arrive forcing me to take it to go. Pizza was soggy and not worth the $20. Eat elsewhere.

I ordered a Margaharita pizza to go and got a chees pizza. My bil was $28+ for cheese pizza and a Caesar salad! Don't you know the ingredients to a Margaharita pizza ???

Order was incorrect and they wouldn't make it right, I asked for them to correct it but they just ignored me.

Terrible service. Nobody will talk to you. Ordered from an iPad. They didn't have the item and what a hassle. Tried to order more good couldn't get a waiter even requesting one on the iPad

This place had the worst pizza and literally made me throw up on the inside and the outside, this place is worse than cicis

We passed to eat something between flights..staff couldn't get any unprofessional than this. They shout to eachother from one side of the restaurant to the other. The waiter brought us some cutlery and he put them all next to me. I had to take them and give it to my girlfriend. The food didn't take a long time to come. We ordered a margarita pizza and a seafood pasta. The pasta had chilly in it although in the description it didn't say so. I had to call the waiter again to let him know that it contains chilly and I don't eat spicy food. But the most uncomfortable moment was when he was behind the bar and I just looked at him and signaled him if he can come over. He was shouting from behind the bar: "what's going on? What do you want?"! I told him that I won't be shouting all over the restaurant. The food was good. But when it comes for the staff and the waiter, It definitely couldn't get any more unprofessional than this.