A hidden gem! I had no idea this place existed in the middle of an office complex, but apparently it has been there for over 20 years. Interior décor is very classy and looks brand new. The blue cheese goddess house salad dressing is amazing! The garlic bread is delicious! The homemade meatballs are incredible! I had a simple entrée of spaghetti with garlic butter and cheese and I was extremely pleased with it. Very friendly and personable service. Will definitely return.
Michael B.
Place rating: 5 Fontana, CA
Quaint little spot my gf introduced me to next to the Aloft hotel. We are both really picky eaters and I have enjoyed my meals there everytime. The staff has been polite and pleasant the couple times I’ve been so I have no complaints. The last time I had lunch there I noticed they do a «Paint Nite» that sounds fun and I’m interested I trying. I also noticed a few people on Unilocal complaining about food taking more than a few minutes. If you’re looking for fast food in less than 5 minutes get some slop from McDonalds or Taco Bell, real food actually takes a little time to cook and the food here so far has been worth the short wait but don’t take my word, try them for yourself.
Latoya S.
Place rating: 5 Moreno Valley, CA
I love this place! The food is always great, and the servers are really friendly. My boyfriend and I come in to eat when we’re in the area. I’ve had several things on the menu and I like them all. It’s kinda hard to have a favorite, and I’m a very picky eater. I definitely recommend this place.
Nancy M.
Place rating: 3 Fontana, CA
Food is not as good as it has been made to sound, me and my wife came here for a quick meal before a reign game and if that is what you want, do not come here. We showed up at around 5pm and we are 40 minutes in and well I have not seen my calzone and she has not seen her pasta only a bunch of bread. With my calzone order we got garlic bread and minestrone soup, the soup was not good it tasted like canned tomato soup with vegetables added later I am glad I made it to my game and I didn’t miss anything important
Shannon B.
Place rating: 5 Ontario, CA
I ordered delivery tonight & it was amazing! !!! The delivery person was nice & it didn’t take long at all. The food arrived still hot. I ordered the gnocchi dinner, fried zucchini & canoli. My friend ordered stuffed mushrooms, crab ravioli & tiramisu. The food was seriously the best Italian food I’ve had in a long time. I can’t wait to order again. You won’t regret eating here.
Dana D.
Place rating: 5 Fontana, CA
Stumbled upon this location and couldn’t have been happier. Ordered: minestrone soup, pizza, baked spaghetti, garlic knots and a side salad. EVERYTHING was amazing! The garlic knots alone are reason to try this place. Food prep took a little longer than I would expect for the amount of people that were there, so if you’re in a rush, I would recommend ordering ahead of time. Def going back asap :-)
Zack S.
Place rating: 5 Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Best Italian spot I’ve been to hands down. I travel a lot throughout the world & have tried many different Italian cuisines but none have even came close to this gourmet meal for such a cheap budget I mean yeah you can go spend $ 500 on a ticket & have a wonderful Italian meal but here you can spend $ 5& enjoy a killer baked spaghetti along with bread!!! My personal favorite is there buffalo chicken sandwich or Cajun chicken sandwich super yummy!!! The owner has to be the best manager/owner/cook I’ve ever seen he shocked me when he told me this lol! Not many people can handle even being a manager let alone all 3 in 1 this place & its magical ways never let me down Even if there is a bad experience they know how to settle it & make sure your taken care of a free meal free desert hell even a free whole check at times. why I guess its to do anything to please the customer not sure how anyone could dislike this place
Bob D.
Place rating: 1 Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Very disappointed. The JC Grinder had a whopping three pieces of meat. The bun was toasted to the point that it hurt my gums to bite into it. When I asked about the toasted bun I was told that they only toast them on in house orders, orders to go do not get toasted. Never in my life have I seen or even heard of a toasted grinder. He walked away before I was able to ask about the lack of cheese. So I asked the other guy: Don’t you put cheese on the grinders? to which he replies: «not that I’m aware of». So I point out to him that the menu says: JC Grinder Italian meats and cheese. His reply? «oh, I don’t know». I will definitely not be back.
Anna R.
Place rating: 5 Moreno Valley, CA
Café Calato to the rescue! I was in a jam to feed more people than I previously had anticipated and wouldn’t have the time to prepare anything more for my gathering. I placed my order with Café Calato for lasagna, salad and garlic knots(must have with every meal) and it was a absolute hit at my gathering! The owner made sure that my order was hot, fresh and ready at the time that I had requested. The food was super delicious and everybody was full and happy. It came catering style so it was super easy to set up and serve. Highly recommend for must eat food! Thank you again Café Calato for helping me out of a jam! I will be using you again in the near future.
Alexandra R.
Place rating: 5 Upland, CA
This hole in the wall Italian spot is so good. Don’t forget to order the garlic knots. The week day lunch special are a steal. There is a big back room for parties. The food is excellent. Some times the food wait is long so make time to hang out. It’s worth it though.
Kay V.
Place rating: 1 Miami, FL
Tried lunch there. It’s not crowded, I asked how long it takes to get lasagna. Server said«5 to 10 min.» well, after 15 min., asked again. she said«5 min.» About 10 min. Later, skimpy portion of lasagna was brought. 2“x2″ 2layers, no meat? Thin layer of cheese on top, hard. Wow… never had this bad lasagna at Italian restaurant before. I didn’t have much time to eat anyway after the long wait… but really disappointed.
Rocio M.
Place rating: 5 Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Loved it. The manager was extremely nice with our requests. We had a party of 60 guest and everything was set up early. We started dinner right on time. Everyone loved the food. We had buffet style all you can eat fettucini Alfredo and baked ziti along with bread and salad. Thank you again we will be back soon!
Tracy S.
Place rating: 4 Santee, CA
LOCATION: bit strange for an italian restaurant, it is in the middle of an industrial area The place was empty when I walked in but filled up as the meal went on. MANICOTTI: good amount of sauce, cheese and flavor and was a decent portion side. DINNERSARE served with garlic bread and a generic house salad that had lettuce, tomatoes and croutons. GARLICKNOTS: please do you stomach a favor and order these, a half order is plenty and inexpensive. they are delicious balls/knots of dough with garlic saucy and parm cheese. nom nom nom nom nom!
Rochelle C.
Place rating: 5 Monrovia, CA
My family and I been coming here for years. Best Italian food in the inland empire. Food is still delicious!
Araceli V.
Place rating: 4 Ontario, CA
Still as good as I remember it. The garlic knots are on point and the baked lasagna was delicious.
Justina S.
Place rating: 5 Rancho Cucamonga, CA
I love love love this place! We used them for a wedding reception and there service was so prompt and amazing. They stayed the whole time and made sure food stayed warm and was fresh. The food was delicious! We are absolutely hooked! We have to have them at least once a week! The food for the reception was delivered by Ashton and Travis, they were both so friendly and made sure to interact with our guests as well. We ordered food for work a week later and Zach was our delivery boy. He was prompt and smiled and explained everything we had delivered and was so friendly! We will definitely be eating here often! Thank you!
Eryka C.
Place rating: 1 Rancho Cucamonga, CA
My husband and I have been coming here for over 15 years. There have been ups and downs with different owners. We were always willing to put up with the so so service because the sauce was so good. Now the food and the service are bad. So sad, we love supporting mom n pop shops but we are done giving this one the benefit of the doubt. It was so good in the beginning. :(
Angel D.
Place rating: 4 La Verne, CA
Food is good. Décor could use some updating but the food is good and really affordable. They have a banquet room, great for gatherings, baby shower, office gathering.
Lark F.
Place rating: 4 Pasadena, CA
Solid 3.5 but I rounded up. Really good food, I got the crab ravioli and bf got the turkey sandwich, yum! Both were delicious! And the garlic bread was hot, fresh, and amazing. My salad was really boring, for a restaurant claiming to be authentic Italian it was such an ‘American’ salad. Lettuce, tomato, croutons, dressing. C’mon you can do better than that! I also got the tiramisu, um yeah that mess was frozen in the middle. My biggest problem tho was with the service. The young blonde who served us was perfectly sweet but she didn’t know what she was doing. I asked if there was crab in the ravioli sauce and she’s like ‘yeah um I’m pretty sure, yeah, like it’s got crab inside the ravioli’, great, that’s not what I asked, then my bf ordered his sandwich and asked what was on it and again she stuttered and had no idea. I still tipped nicely cuz I used to be a server and remember what it was like to be that young. She might have been the owner’s daughter or niece or something but come on, at least learn the menu! It makes the establishment look unprofessional. The décor also needs an update and so does the bathroom. Overall tho, the food is what would bring me back here, but pretty sure I’ll be taking my order to-go.
Kent H.
Place rating: 2 Anchorage, AK
This place was swamped during the noon rush hour. It’s in an office park, and gets a ton of the office crowd for lunch. There was only one server and he was mobbed. Consequently, the service was substandard, although he tried really hard to keep up. The food was just okay. I had the fried ravioli app, and a small personal pizza. Both just«Meh».