Pagliai's of Carbondale,

509 South Illinois Avenue, Carbondale, IL 62901

"Simply the best pizza and Italian food in Southern Illinois! Great atmosphere and service. Always look forward to family dinners at Pags!"

"First, the place was not busy, and poor quality food preparation can't be an excuse for the meal I received. You had a cook that didn't know how to prepare Alfredo Primavera. In fact, I didn't get Alfredo sauce, but a simple white sauce that was poured over the pasta. The pasta and vegetables were not added to the sauce and rolled into a thick, heavy cream and cheese sauce. But it wasn't, The pasta was cold to luke warm, and the vegetables were also cold! Then, a thin butter on the skimpy side and plain milk and poor quality cheese was used. The garlic bread wasn't garlic bread. It wasn't bread. It was a toast with some butter, no garlic flavor, and no parsley on the bread surface. It was just hard toast, with a thin coat of butter spread on top. The sweet tea tasted like it was from the bottom of that day's Vat. Bitter and I paid $3.05 for that drink and only sipped 1/3 of the contents. The server was very good and took the order, and delivered the food in good fashion."

"I had the large thin crust pepperoni, absolutely delicious! I’ll definitely be coming back repeatedly! Service is excellent !"

"Been visiting Pag's for almost 40 years and I'm astonished at the consistency of their pizza over 4 decades. Always great service and food - kudos to the management staff and all the hundreds of SIU students that have worked there to keep Pag's as one of the best pizza spots in the midwest!!"

"I was debating on three or four stars. The service was so good you see the result. We ordered a couple of pizzas. Both thin crust. The house pizza with sausage, onions and green peppers and the chicken ranch pizza. I preferred the house pizza. We ordered a couple of breadsticks for the grand baby. I will say, the marinara that came with them was fantastic! Tangy, complex with the right amount of salt. Really good."