Palmieri’s Restaurants

Delicious! We started with fried cheese — freshly made. I had a special, shrimp pizziaolli, nice sized shrimp in garlic butter with tomatoes and bread crumbs. My husband had another special veal braciole, rolled veal with stuffing. Old school italian restaurant.

Went with my friends and here two parents. A typical Italian food craving scenario.
We arrived at a time when we one of singular persons in the restaurant [saturday before dinner rush] so the food was quickly served.
We started with simple drinks, a few pops and a few beers. The selection is your house selections for the pittsburgh area.
The waitress was quick and personable and we enjoyed a few sample appetizers [cheese zucchini]. The portions were on the larger side and all scrumptious.

These guys cook great food. Have been here for lunch, when working in the area and dinner with multiples of other couples. The dishes are beautifully prepared, with large portions and fairly priced. Have always had timely and pleasant service. Cannot leave hungry. Excellent selection. Upstairs bar looks to be a fun place for sports telecasts or live bands. Recommend highly!

Driving up, I had no idea what to expect from a place that looked like it was part of an industrial park. Walking in, I was further confused as to what I was about to experience. On the left, there is a large bar/​night club which was emitting a cloud of smoke. Directly in front of us was a bar straight out of the 1960s (ish) and to the left was the dining area. It wanted to be five star in look and feel and sort of made you feel awkward because unless you were expecting it, from the exterior it seems to be more casual.
Overall, I was impressed with this place. The menu selection is huge. Everything from sandwiches and salads to pasta dinners and even steak and seafood. Prices and portions were very reasonable and you get a lot for what you pay for. While you are browsing the menu, the server brings you a small plate with olives and a few veggies along with your bread. Its nice to have something small to tide you over if you are super hungry.
Most entrees come with two sides. There are soups, salads and traditional sides that go with your meal. I chose a salad and a side of spaghetti to go with my chicken fra diavolo. My husband had the chicken parm and chose spaghetti and stuffed pepper soup as his sides. The chicken parm was HUGE and extremely tasty. When we come back for another visit, it is likely what I will order. The fra diavolo was wonderful as well. The chicken was tender and flavorful and there was a real kick to it. It isn’t usually served over pasta, but when I asked the waiter about the dish he thought it was, so since he had misinformed me, they put it over pasta at no extra charge.
Desserts looked tasty, but we were so full that we both had doggie bags to go.
One down side is that we were seated at the walk way area. Apparently to get to the banquet room, guests needed to walk through the restaurant, so when a party was gathering, we had many people walk past. It was a bit distracting.
Overall, a good experience with tasty food. We will be back, especially since it is so close to home.

We chose Palmieris based on the recent reviews and were oh, so disappointed. We expected something great — at least something really Italian. Not tonight. Pasta was overcooked, marinara sauce was bland, ravioli special wasn’t memorable. It wasn’t an awful place but it was nothing special. Prices were expensive for the quality of food. Waitress was fine and it looks like it could be a nice place. Just needs to step it up a notch.

Palmieri’s makes their own meatballs and sauce, breads their own fish and chicken, and doesn’t take shortcuts. Specials are always good and service is friendly. Wish the dining room was a little more full!

Chicken Parmigiana is excellent and a good size portion. Staff is friendly and they generally run drink and food specials nightly. Overall great italian food spot!

Really a nice place. Food is good, staff is attentive and the pricing is very fair. Chicken Parmesan was fantastic.

This is a cool place to go, but they only have one person running the whole bar and tables that are trying to eat in this restaurant’s bar! For that they get a 3. Unbelievable you have to go to the bar wait like you are waiting for a drink, and order your food and get some silverware tossed at you. As we waited at a table she never came over to check on us and when our food came our she briskly threw it down and ran off. Not a word is everything ok, can I get you anything? I had to go to the bar, wait again, because she didn’t bring any salt or pepper, and she certainly didn’t apologize. I have been there when it wasn’t so busy and had a better time, but come on! How do you expect a tip when you have to track down the waitress/​bartender/​dishwasher/​foodrunner!!! Kind of pathetic on the management side. I mean one person!!! There are probably 10 table plus a bar to look after! I don’t blame her as much as you could tell she was frazzled but there is a point of common courtesy and I would think that should have occured to her. Otherwise food is good, prices aren’t bad, and they have specials a lot. Just don’t eat in the bar if you expect to be serviced.