Best Italian for the $

Man I have been driving past this place for years and it is always packed. I kept saying I gotta try it, so today I did.

Fantastico, guys no BS lunch specials $6.99 !! you get Garlic bread that is so good it will set you Free, a nice salad and the food was Delicious!!

Is that in Bridgeport?

Yepper, have you been there or driven past it?

Driven past many times, never tried it. I'll have to try it. I've wanted to try that old time diner close by too.

We eat there every time we're on our way home from the deer lease.

good to know. we sometimes go through that area & have seen it before. if we have the time, next time we'll stop & eat.

Really good food and a great owner. You won't be disappointed.

The old diner you are referring to is Yesterday's. It is ok. Some things are really good like the fried pork chops, malts, loaded french fries and the rest is marginal.

Giovanni's in Palestine. Great food and service. Prices are very reasonable. Beautiful atmosphere. It looks small from the out side but the inside is really comfortable and welcoming.

If you are ever in Mexia, eat at Frankie's Italian. And get the Chicken Scarparela. So good!

It's right on Hwy 14. These folks are Italian from the old country. They go back to Italy for 3 or 4 weeks every summer. I moved up to this area from Houston, where they have plenty of good Italian, but for food quality and cost, Frankie's can compete with any of them, with the exception of that Italian place just south of downtown Houston on Smith Street (can't think of the name). That place is beyond good and in a league of its own, but not cheap.

"Really good food and a great owner. You won't be disappointed."
In our neck of the woods Leonardo! Pretty good Grub

That Pronto's is always packed when I drive by, I've heard good things about it, will have to try it.

Have also heard that Go Go Gumbo in Boyd is awesome cajun fare.

Thanks for the review. I'll try Pronto's first the next time I stop in Bridgeport to eat.

Exactly. The owner here hasn't been off the boat long!

Campezi's is pretty good for cheap Italian.

Bella's in Bowie.

Hi Stub,

Likewise on Pronto's, I have been driving past there for year's chasing dove out west of DFW. Great tip, because I have been stopping into Taco Mayo in Bridgeport and this will certainly be a nice upgrade.

Here in Dallas (Carrollton), it is hard to beat Alfredo's and their pricing is excellent. Got to love their chicken cacciatore (chicken "hunter style"!) and it comes with a side of spaghetti for $8.99. I get that spaghetti with their meat sauce for an extra buck.

Regards,

frankie's in mexia tx. frankie knocks it out very reasonably priced and great food

Pasta Bella in Fredericksberg has the best alfredo ive had. I also like the Pastafina restaurants in Stephenville, Granbury and Weatherford.

Mancusos in white settlement.Family friends of ours for 30yrs...straight up people and people you wouldnt wanna piss off.born and raised in sicily and italy.little pricey,but made from scratch from the sauce to the sausage.

went to Frankie's tonight... not bad.. had chicken parmegiana... not great but reasonably priced and a little above average

Parma's in Lewisville off of 3040 has a great lunch menu, & cheap. Dinner is a little pricey, but not terrible. The food is good & authentic.

Little italy--killeen texas. best bang for your buck west of the mississippi