Homey branch of a chain outlet featuring pasta, pizza & other Italian basics alongside a full bar. Based on 47 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 3.6 stars. Price $$
Address:
3900 Centerpoint Pkwy, Pontiac, MI 48341
Phone: (248) 333-3606
Website: http://www.papavinositaliankitchen.com/
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Charlie Gosh
Very reasonable prices, tasty food. Extensive menu. Our server was Cory — he was bright, attentive, upbeat, highly recommended. I had the pizza with BBQ chicken/gouda/bell peppers/onions ($9), my wife had a gigantic salad (and it was just the medium size — their large salads will feed two adults). Complimentary large, warm loaf of fresh bread with olive oil, dried garlic and spices is a nice touch. Dinner for two, including 20% tip was $25.
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Josh Anzicek
I frequent this restaurant due to its proximity to my office. The food is sub par, wait staff is hit and miss. The salads are usually good.
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Patrick Berg
Decent service, our waiter was polite and attentive, but the food was less than great. I got the Chicken Parm and Lasagna and the chicken was burnt, the waiter even mentioned it. The lasagna had half cooked noodles, I wasn’t impressed and don’t plan to return.
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Diane LaForge
TERRIBLE! First we were seated at booth in the center of the room near a noisy large group. When the hostess asked if this seating was okay we said we would prefer a quieter booth. Plenty were available as the restaurant was nearly empty.The hostess hemmed and hawed and made it seem to inconvenient for the server so we just said okay. But the real disappointment was the food. The garlic in the dipping sauce was burned and bitter. I ordered the chicken piccata. It was lukewarm,flavorless, oily, and glutinous. Nothing lemony about this,just a lot of oil. The waitress inquired what was wrong with my meal when I declined to take the leftovers,which was most of the plate. So I told her ,no I didn’t care for it and what I thought. She spoke to the “chef”and came back with” I must have had this dish at another restaurant that didn’t know how to prepare it” Further explained that it’s a butter sauce not lemon. Let me tell you my friends I KNOW HOW CHICKEN PICCATA SHOULD TASTE! I can tell you it wasn’t even real butter. No flavor,not even a chicken flavor. The waitress was nice but what’s the point in asking where would like to sit and how was dinner if they don’t care. My husband had the spaghetti and meatballs, pretty basic. He said the meat tasted like dog food and he left his dinner as well. We had a slice of cheesecake that looked like they poured Pepto Bismol poured all over it. I guess they were trying to cover up the dry bland cake. Sigh…need I say more. We paid and were polite but we will never be going back for expensive food that clearly came out of a bag. Good luck to that chef in his microwave career. Now I understand why there were so many empty tables on a Friday night. THIS IS NOT ITALIAN!
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ILP
Good food, good prices, a tad pricey. But the lasagna i got was so big I could only power through half. The house bread is yummy and the garlic bread is very good and very inexpensive. I’ve been coming to this location for years and have never had a bad experience.
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Will Haverty
The most amazing pork chops in town! Didn’t have to wait long either. They had a huge party of tall basket ball players in and some other large parties and my pork chops came after our house salad. Great staff! Hey next time I come in I am going to try what the table had next to me a Ribeye, Surf n Turf style with scallops!
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Amanda J
I ordered carryout for lunch yesterday, and to say I was disappointed is an understatement. I ordered the chicken Parmesan panini and the portion was ridiculous. The sandwich was literally 2 sliders. it was not a panini. and it came with 15 steak fries and a loaf of bread. not my idea of a $10 carryout lunch.
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Aundrea S
Mediocre at best. Ordered a ceasar salad that arrived way over – dressed. Chicken marsala was lukewarm. It had a good flavor though but was a bit greasy and gelatinous. Restaurant fixtures were caked in dust which made me wonder about the cleanliness of the kitchen. Won’t be back.
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Nellie Ivascu
Just awful. The worst pasta ever. For a $16.00 dish I would expect a little flavor.the last time I was there four years ago I had pasta also because you would think it’s an Italian restaurant right. It was awful then as it is awful now. Never again will they get my business ☹️
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Emanuel Grozea
I waited for 10 minutes to be seated and no one came even though the waiters didn’t look that busy. Half the restaurant was empty. So I left. There’s another restaurant in the same parking lot.
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