Mimi Forno Italiano

Love love love the food here!! The pizzas are perfect and the crust is my favorite. I haven’t dined in for a long time but it’s very easy to place an order on the app and pick it up. Super fresh and made quickly. The place itself is very clean and has a great ambience for a date night or casual girl’s night.

Hello. My husband took my son and me to this restaurant. The food was delicious, table settings were clean, and the staff was very kind. It was our first time dining here, but also our first time trying Italian food. Some of the items on the menu used Italian words and the waitress helping us was so very patient and kind while waiting for us to decide. Other staff also helped each other out by grabbing us refreshments, taking plates, and bringing our food. They seemed to have a very good work environment.

I came here about a year and a half ago and last night after ordering a margarita pizza I remembered why I didn’t want to come back here again. I asked for some crushed red peppers to put on my pizza but they don’t have any. They didn’t have any then and they don’t have any now. Now I know why there was hardly anyone in here at dinner time. I’m surprised they’re still open. Pizza looked good and it tasted OK but way too chewy. The only time anyone said thank you or good evening was when I was walking out the door. Years ago when they first opened, they had really good pizza with light flaky crust now it’s spongy and chewy. I’m done, not going back.

A hidden gem! We just stumbled upon this cute little Italian restaurant and instantly fell in love. The food is absolutely delicious—every dish we tried was full of flavor and clearly made with care. Great drinks too. The customer service was so genuine and friendly, which made the whole experience even better. The flexible menu options with Gluten Free and Vegan were a huge bonus!! We’ve been on the hunt for a go-to food spot, and this place checks all the boxes. Whether it’s happy hour, lunch, or dinner, it’s perfect for any time of day. It’s our new favorite place in town - can’t wait to come back!

I have missed this gem for so long, I am embarrassed to say I just ignored it for some reason. So my son and I took the leap for lunch. Very welcoming atmosphere, and wonderful smells greeted us immediately. Wood fired oven in back caught my eye and I knew I was having a pizza. Service prompt and friendly. We started with charcuterie board, Tagliere. Ummm yummm. Mimi's pizza and a fritto Montanara. Never had anything like it and it was delicious. I will be back many times to try all the other certainly delicious items on the menu.

The restaurant’s sleek, Italian-inspired design promises an elevated dining experience, but the reality falls short. Service was slow, inattentive, and at times dismissive—attention seeming to depend on appearance rather than hospitality. Our meal, though competently prepared, lacked any memorable flavor or creativity, leaving it firmly in the realm of the ordinary. While the atmosphere is undeniably chic, style alone cannot disguise service missteps and uninspired cuisine.

Good food, VERY slow service. This is a popular place & tonight it seemed they were short on staff.

First time coming here, my boyfriend saw this place in a video of the best hidden gems of Arizona, and decided to come here. The service was amazing, despite coming here a bit late and an hour before closing time, our host and servers were so sweet to us. 5/5 customer service, along with the most amazing food ever. We were recommended many items on the menu and ordered a few, they all came out amazing! I highly recommend coming here. The egg on my pizza was a runny egg, which I loved so much! The ambient lighting and bubbly atmosphere were definitely a bonus.

My sweet son turned 17 and wanted to try something new for an early dinner before heading out with friends. I scoured Yelp for gnocchi- one of his favorites- and landed on this place around the mountain from us. I'm so glad we opted to try it. I got a variety of vegetarian options from the mushroom rigatoni, spinach/cheese ravioli, pesto gnocchi, cheese calzone, to their margherita pizza. Oh- and their focaccia bread! Everything was SO good. It was coldish by the time we brought it home, simply because it was over 25min away- but it heated up nicely and I imagine if you eat-in it would be PERFECT. I highly recommend this restaurant!

I've been coming here for years, hands down the best authentic Italian Neapolitan pizza in town. I have never written a bad review but it seams like the service is going down hill at this place. The turnover at the bar is constant. The last guy barely greeted us, asked if we wanted waters (which we never received) and then was a cold as ice to us. He never followed up with us on "how we were doing." He was more concerned with his side work than engaging with the customer. After presenting the check he still didn't ask how everything was or say thank you. I'm tired of tipping 20% for someone just to drop off a pizza. Ask me how my nights going at least. To the owner, your bar is the first point of contact, it should engaging and entertaining. The bar was empty and there's a reason for that.

We had to travel to the west Phoenix area and once we arrived we needed to eat. We looked at local restaurants and decided to give Mimi Forno a go. Very nice decor, not overly loud and not super bright. We were promptly seated and quickly our drink order was taken. We started with the Bruschetta Profumata. A delightful light airy appetizer with mozzarella and prosciutto and a very clean olive oil. My son had the Rigatoni salsiccia E Ricotta, it was so well seasoned it could smelled as they were bringing it to the table. Creamy sauce delicious sausage this was a fantastic noodle dish. The butcher pizza was chock full of meats, delicious sauce and creamy mozzarella cheese. This little Italian restaurant is a one of a kind gem in the desert. A+++ can't wait to go back.

Had dinner here tonight! Great as always! That dough! So delicious! Waitress was nice,service was fast even though it was a full house.

It was a cool local spot. The food was good and the service was nice. I really enjoyed the sangria. You can tell that it wasn't rushed and everything was blended nicely. I would go back. They have a really nice menu that deserves to be explored. The restaurant is small but they have a bar and it appears to be a good spot for a date. It's easy to overheat folks conversations due to how close the tables are to each other.

Pizza worth driving across town for. Our lunchtime experience here was awful: a large group of older women who dominated the restaurant, were singing (badly) at the top of their lungs, and imposing on anyone else's dining experience. Should the servers (or more likely the manager) addressed their rudeness? Probably. But I appreciate the staff were in a tight spot. We took our food to go. The pizza here was amazing so I heartily recommend you get yourself here and give it a try. If you walk in, and see a large group of older women who are having a special occasion party, maybe turn around and leave and come back another time... Wink.

We stopped in for lunch to Celebrate my 4 years with my company. I heard wonderful things about this place as it is near by. First we walk in, sat immediately. It feels so cozy and smells delicious. The service was wonderful, our waitress was attentive, the food was delicious and the pasta was cooked perfectly.

Came here as we are trying places by the new house. The food was on point and had a lot of flavor and some great textures. Fresh pasta just chews differently. The service was great and the food came out quickly. Our waitress (Josefina) was quick to clear empty plates and was pleasant and happy to feed us. There was good music that was enjoyed by all generations at the table. Overall we will be back.

I've been here once before and it was just okay before. Maybe three stars. I think I maybe got the wrong thing last time! This time was much yummier. I liked the risotto balls, and the spicy pizza (salami picante) and the rigatoni salsicca e ricotta. The pasta was the best part! Service was rather quick and our server was great.

Food presentation is very pretty but lacked hot and fresh and flavor. We did have to ask for Silverware after served food, easy mistake but attempted to ask for hot sauce and salt and pepper a few times but the server was so busy and would drop off food and be gone before we could ask. Ambiance is cute and this is a nice restaurant. We drove from north Scottsdale to try there arancini balls ! They came warm not even close to hot and fresh and the cheese in the middle was barely melted. I still enjoyed it, but kinda felt like they was just warmed up and handed to us! The cocktails was amazing and the price was absolutely affordable and high quality made! I had the spaghetti & meatballs, my husband had the chicken pasta, both were okay. But not flavorful at all. My pasta noddles was steaming, but my meatballs was warm and lacked spices or any flavor at all, so it was a little disappointing. I feel like if you're in the mood for a Neighborhood Italian this is the place! But i didn't get the taste of flavor or pasta sauce and food was authentic made fresh, tasted as if the food is just on a warmer in the kitchen ready to serve.

A recent YouTube video rated Mimi Forno Italiano as the best pizza in Arizona out of 100 pizza places across the State. As a local resident of Laveen, I was thrilled to hear such high praise and I had to check it out for myself. The pizza and pastas at Mimi Forno Italiano are delicious. Pizza is my favorite food and I've tried a lot of pizza around the Valley. I agree with the YouTube video, their pizza is some of the best. I ordered the prosciutto and arugula pizza. Delicious sauce, fresh toppings, and a delightful pizza crust. My wife has the lasagna and said it was very good. My dad and his partner had pasta as well and enjoyed their meals. The customer service was great and attentive. We will be back to try out more of their pizzas and other dishes!

So after visiting this hidden Laveen gem 2 weeks ago and having so great Lasagna I had to go back and try their pizza. My son and I sat at the bar and the bartender was very nice and attentive. We had calamari and an IPA to start with and the beer was cold and the calamari had great flavor. We each order a pizza and wow the crust was nice and thick and delicious. The pizza are cooked in a big fireplace oven from Italy. The prices are very affordable for this wonderful food. This is hands down the best pizza in the South Mountain Laveen area and will I am definitely going back more on a regular basis

Our new favorite restaurant! One of the best pizza brick oven pizzas I have ever had! The crust is crispy, and the toppings are always fresh and flavorful. I especially love the funghi and classic calzone ( with ham added) pizza. Their tiramisu is out of the world amazing. The staff is also very friendly and accommodating. Family friendly and always helpful and kind.

Went out for dinner with my friend. Our server was amazingly prompt and sweet. Had an espresso martini to start with the bruschetta. Main course was the delicious Rigatoni Salsiccia pasta. Space is not huge but beautiful vibe nonetheless.

I come to MiMi's for Togo very often. We love their pizzas and pastas and aricinis rice balls. I've also really enjoyed their salads they've always been a good size and delicious dressing. I ordered to go last night. 3 pizzas, the Laveen Salad, and rice balls. It was $79 dollars. Getting home everything was good but the salad... I'm sorry but what kinda salad is this? For $12.87? You could see through the container that's how little of lettuce was in there. Very disappointed./:

So I was down in South Phoenix and the ex New Yorker that I am I needed to find an Italian restaurant cuz I was in the mood for Italian food and of course I needed to find what we used to call a Hole in the Wall which are the mom and pop restaurants that come from the old country and make the best food. Well, success I found it and boy was I ever pleased. The owner comes from Italy and only uses the freshest vegetables and everything is homemade and it is amazing. I had a Lveene salad which is basically greens and sliced Parmesan cheese with rigatoni with a incredibly wonderful creamy cheese wild mushroom sauce and grilled chicken. Finished my meal with a chocolate sponge cake with chocolate sauce poured over it. My better half had spaghetti and huge meatballs which were incredibly good. I know it's because my better half is incredibly picky when it comes to spaghetti and meatballs due to her Italian heritage. She said this by far passed anything she expected. This place is definitely a mainstay as far as great home style cooked Italian food with really great service and fast service too. And for a Wednesday night this place was jumping. My advice is if you're around 35th Avenue and Baseline don't worry about the big chain restaurants that are in a shopping center on the northwest corner just go behind them you'll see this little Italian restaurant and boy are you in for the time of your life. Trust me!

Tried the Calzone Fritto(?) and it was quite good. I usually prefer a LOT of ricotta in my calzone, but this is a different style. I still would have preferred a little more ricotta, and next time I'll just ask them to add some more. Everything else about it was very good. I probably should have taken half of it home, but it was too good to put down. I ate it all. The bad part is that I was too full to have one of their many delicious sounding deserts... This is only the second time I've been here since they opened. I really need to come more often. Everything on the menu looks so good. The first time I was here my friends ordered, and I never even looked at the menu. Our server, Josephina was great. She was very helpful choosing from the menu. Such a nice looking, cozy place with some great menu options.

I've always loved this place. I never thought it would disappoint but this might be our last visit. I'm not sure if they're under new ownership or what has changed but the service isn't the same. It was never anything short of excellent. We ordered 4 entrees and only received 3. When we brought it to the waitress she barely apologized and didn't bother to offer any sort of service recovery. I ended up canceling my entree at this point since my party was pretty much done eating. To make matters worse, they didn't even remove from our check. We had to bring it to their attention again. The quality of the food that we did receive wasn't the same either. The menu has changed, quality of their service has dropped. Looks like we lost the original Mimi Forno which is really sad.

Mimi Forno is one of the few bright spots in Laveen. Some of the best pizza in Phoenix, great service and good drinks.

Pizza was delicious, bread was warm and soft on the inside but crackly on the outside. The calamari was 5/5. The spicy oil to drizzle on everything was delicious. Great for the price

Nice to have five star pizza in Laveen. I've only ever had the pizza but, everything else looks amazing

Getting together with friends was an absolute pleasure to have dinner here Appetizers and salad to start with Order the spaghetti with clams as my entree Service was a bit slow but other than that good place to hang out

Nice ambience. Pizza was decent but the butcher was WAY too greasy. Like a pool of grease making the pizza soggy greasy. If that's your thing, go for it. The fungi was great by comparison. Salad was the best thing, but the pizza crust is great. Willing to try again and hope the other toppings won't ruin the pizza as much. Service was great and friendly.

This place was amazing, jojo was an amazing bartender and the experience was more than I thought I was gonna get. 10/10, thanks to Jo. The food was good & not as expensive as I thought. 2 appetizers, 3 drinks & 4 shots for 80$.

Everything was great, excellent food & wine. The hostess & server were nice & cordial. I highly recommend this place

We visited on a Saturday evening and while the place was packed up, we were still able to get a seat and the service was understandably on the slow side. They say, never order anything in a restaurant's specials but when the wait staff showed me that a seafood risotto was on the specials menus, I could not resist. Food took a long time to arrive which wouldn't have been bad if the food was properly prepared. The Laveen Salad was a disappointing affair for $10. Paltry portions of leafty greens and some thinly sliced cheese thrown together. Then comes the risotto, which was a mix of lobster, fish and clams in white sauce. While everything was delicious, it wasn't until I worked towards the middle of the fish that I realized it was pink and translucent inside. I probably ate some of the pink uncooked portions and didn't realized it since it was mixed in with warm rice and sauce and the lighting inside the restaurant was poor. Uncooked food- Minus 2 stars. We told the waitress about it by showing her the uncooked portion. She asked if I wanted another plate but what purpose would that serve? By then my dinner was almost done and I'm not about to wait another 30mins. The waitress returned with our check and mentioned she told the chef about it but made no gesture to make up for the fact that they served uncooked fish. I didn't expect them to take the cost of the dish off completely since I ate most of the meal and the uncooked fish was the last thing on the plate I worked on but at least a recognition of "hey we messed up, here is 25% off" but nothing of the sort. Minus one star for accountability. The evening when we went home, sure enough I had diarrhea afterwards from the food. Another star taken off. I'll never come back here again.

Amazing food and service. Love the option for weekly specials, lunch menu and happy hour. Truly great Italian cooking, and wood-fired pizzas.

One of the three best places to eat around South Mountain. They are starting to rack up some really nice awards for their food. Pizza is great! Don't sleep on it. Probably the second best Neapolitan pizza I've ever had and I've eaten a lot all over the US. Their other dishes are always good as well. I don't think there's anything that they don't do really well. Service is always good. One of my favorites to eat at.

Pizza and gnocchi and everything is delicious! Service is amazing and I live they have specials each weekend that is a different dish than the menus so you get to try new things all the time! It's a great place for a date night! So glad they opened in our area.

We came here to try the pizza on a Thursday night, although fairly busy we found 2 seats at the bar right away. The pizza was delicious crispy crust and the cheese was very flavorful. Service was great, very friendly and efficient. The place is cute not too big but they get quite a few tables in this place!

We loved this place- food was good- so glad to have a sit down restaurant. We all had pasta dishes- but saw other with amazing looking pizza's which we will try next time.

With an Italian mother, I was raised on Italian food. The food here was just OK, nothing special. Where I could live with that, I CANNOT understand an Italian restaurant where you have to order, and pay for, bread to go with your meal. I've eaten in countless Italian restaurants and have never seen this. Cheap.

Isela phenomenal hospitality!! Great suggestions, ambiance was awesome! Food absolutely amazing and presentation was amazing. Our first time in other guest were great and welcoming. We can't wait to go back.. Thank you for a wonderful experience. Didn't get pictures because we couldn't wait to eat..

We've been twice now to Mimi's and the food is always super fresh and tasty. I love the pizzas and pesto pasta! It's a great local place owned locally! Give it a try, everything we've tried has been fresh and yummy!

Fresh, delicious food and friendly service! The polpetta was great and the pizzas and our favorite Neapolitan style.

Went a second time and the ambiance, food and service was still as incredible as the first time. I had spicy salami pizza, calamari and a bottle of pacific rim riesling wine.

It's been a while since we've been here but they never disappoint us always good service great food and this will used to be our date night Spot almost every other weekend haven't been in here in a while but we truly enjoyed the Atmosphere and food here FY there will be changing the menu on Monday so you definitely have to get in here and see what they're gonna have new

I love this place, the food is amazing and the service is always top notch. Best Italian restaurant in the south valley!!

Food excelent. Serviced couldnt be better. Great place to meet new folks. Great place to hang on the weekend.

Came here for lunch and was super pleasantly surprised. The waitress was super great and funny and the vibe was so laid back and nice. All the food was fresh, healthy and delicious. Will be back for sure. Loved it so much!!

One of our favorite establishments! Amazing, authentic food, superb service....10 Stars!!

Hands down the best local restaurant in Laveen. I have tried their calzone Fritto veggie, veggie panini, parmigiana panini, pappardelle, rigatoni funghi tartufo, and fichi pizza. My favorites are the calzone (it's ENORMOUS) and the veggie panini with a side salad. The pizza was good, but not filling enough to share. The pastas were also tasty, but a little pricey for what you get in my opinion. Service is a bit slow, so I prefer to go during lunch hour when they aren't very busy.

My kid loves Alfredo if you Dont have alfredo i can't eat there lmao please get alfredo and I'm sure you can post it on social media and everyone with show up for best Alfredo in Laveen. I did have good lasagna here. I its been a while but also had no complaints about the service.

Very good! Ordered the calzone bianco with fresh garlic instead of sausage because I don't eat pork. It was very good, highly recommended! Also ordered a marg pizza was very good.

Absolutely wonderful dinner, 10/10 recommend. We started with the arancini app, a white sangria and house merlot. Hubby had the Italian Grill and I had the ravioli special which was crab ravioli in a pink sauce topped with a lobster tail. Everything was divine. We took home the mascarpone cheesecake and it was literally the best cheesecake I've ever had! Was planning to save it for tomorrow, but... Excellent and friendly service as well. We will definitely be back any time we're visiting the South Mountain area of Phoenix!

A little pricey considering the atmosphere but worth it for the food quality! It's a little crowded and noisy but tolerable.

We got boxed pasta, canned sauce and I was offered the "grated Parmesan" you would find at a Pizza Hut. Food produced a turd so it was edible and it did not make me sick. If you have an Italian restaurant at least have some fresh Parmesan. Safe to eat but don't' expect handcrafted anything from what the website described.

Great I like it......thank you nice place !!! I like I'll come Back soon 100 recomendado!!

Isela made our night!! We have lived in Laveen now for 2 years and drive to Ahwatukee to eat all the time! Well we found a new place we will be coming to now!!! Great food, fantastic service!!!!