Joe's Italian Grill Spencer, Pasadena

In short, this Italian place is AMAZING! everything is made fresh. The bread dipped in olive oil over pesto... the Rib eye steak with noodles and vegetables is top notch. Loved their salad that came with it. Kids loved the double cheese pizza. The service was fantastic. Highly recommended!

The food was fresh and abundant. The bread is made in house and they bring it with olive oil and garlic, the best part of the meal! I ordered eggplant parm which was great, the only reason I gave it 4 stars was because the sauce was a little too sweet on my spaghetti. April, our waitress was so sweet and attentive. My daughter loved her spaghetti with alfredo sauce and meatballs, which has never been offered at any other italian place so she was happy that they made it for her.

1st time & the server, Vanessa,was great &knew it was our 1st time here since they just had an opening! Everyone was very nice the guy as well he was going around helping& checking on tables! The food was so delicious,fresh,fast 😋 & a very big portion for a great price! Definitely recommend coming to eat and try it! 100/10. I'm half Italian & this is so good! 🥰 Sorry everything was so good and demolished but here are some pics! We got Chicken Marsala, Stromboli, Chicken Parmesan, small meatloavers pizza, and a pepperoni kid pizza and they were huge!

The food is great and the servers are very nice and absolutely want to make your visit perfect. We loved everything we had. The Alfredo is very good. Lots of flavor and a great consistency. The lunch specials are a great value.

Absolutely amazing. Can't speak to it comparing to other Italian in the area (haven't tried elsewhere), but this is for sure the best restaurant I've had in Pasadena by far. Absolutely amazing wait staff and hosts, delicious bread and oil, tasty food, and huge portions. Can't go wrong with a simple salad - helps you fill up to be able to take more leftovers! Would absolutely recommend the Chicken Aristocrat to get a taste of their pink sauce(?), chicken, and eggplant, which are all amazing. Dessert (Black Forest Cheesecake) was small, but tasty!

Excellent and Efficient service the atmosphere was very welcoming staff made us so comfortable. Don’t even get me started on the food really tasted like if I was taking a bite out of Italy! 10/10 recommend

The good- I ordered the chicken and shrimp florentina, and it was good. The bread rolls and dipping oil were great. The bad- the chicken and shrimp florentina came with a salad, so I ordered the cesar salad, it was just a regular salad with cesar dressing, no romaine lettuce, no croutons, no parmesean cheese, it was iceberg lettuce, with white cheese, a tomato, and a slice of red onion. We ordered the focaccia bread and a side of pesto. The focaccia bread was just fench bread split in half with melted cheese and a slice of tomato, with marina as dipping sauce. I attached a picture of what focaccia bread is. The pesto sauce was just their oil dipping sauce that came with the bread. Again, attached is a picture of what pesto is suppose to be. Were they good?!? They were decent, but this is still just plain false advertisement.

The food is incredibly delicious! The prices are very reasonable. The portions are more than generous. The water is so good! I think they filter the water. It's is so much better than any other place I've been to. The servers and manager are very attentive.