Lou Boccardi's Restaurant 5424 Magnolia Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63139

"Pasta and salad was great! The pizza was just ok. Sherry was our sever both times we were there. She's new but did a fantastic job both times, very attentive.the upstairs seating is very cozy."

"A collegue from work and I truly enjoyed the evening dinner! I was totally amazed by the hospitality, service and atmosphere. For sure I will stop by again once I make it back to STL. We ordered pizza and salad, it was just great. Very fresh and homemade. I loved it!"

"I absolutely love Italian food, and this is some of the best I've ever had! The calamari and seafood pasta were amazing. My girlfriend and I were originally going to cunetto's house of pasta but they had a really long wait, so we went here. Best decision ever!"

"This was highly recommended so I was excited to try it. I ordered a two topping small pizza $12 and the special salad for $8. I also left a $3 tip. I was very surprised when I got home with a salad that had one slice of overcooked egg, old cabbage and lettuce, one lone tomato and tiny pieces of a meat. The pizza had one visible topping and overly done as evidenced by the brown cheese. I should have known as I was the only customer in the place. Try elsewhere for pizza."

"**1st visit** They have a sidewalk sign for 1 LG 2 topping pizza for $10 between 4-6. I have seen this sign everyday for a month, so I finally decided to pull the trigger. Here’s my experience: A Friday night @ 5:30pm Order: 1 lg Hamburger & Bacon, 1 lg Sausage & Onion, 1 lg house salad. Total: $30 excluding gratuity. 1) The initial phone greeting was very friendly. Curbside only, obviously. Upfront payment not required 2) The pizza Since it was my first visit, I was a little surprised to see the pizza is a square shape. That’s not a bad thing, just unexpected. It reminded me of the way pizza was served when I was a kid. The bacon was tiny, hard to find, pieces. I guess I’m just used to slices of bacon. The onions were also tiny, hard to find, pieces. I’m just used to seeing sliced onions. Overall, it’s a decent pizza for $10. 3) The salad I actually called back to add the salad. When I asked about their house dressing I was told they had two to choose from. The first was an anchovy based dressing. I chose this one because I thought it might be like a house made Caesar. For some reason, they decided to toss my salad..ha! Maybe they always toss the salad if it has that dressing or maybe someone tossed it by mistake. Either way, why would anyone want a to-go salad swimming in dressing? It just starts to become a soggy mess. What if I was going to eat it the next day? The salad/lettuce part was kinda like the toppings; a bit skimpy, not outstanding in any way, and pre-tossed. The anchovy dressing was strange and not good. It was very clumpy, like someone tried to purée a cucumber and then put it on top of the salad. So when the liquid settled you were left with a clumpy, greenish pile mashing down on the lettuce. Not a pretty sight. I did not like the flavor and thought it was awful. You might like it. So, since they put the dressing on top of my to go salad and I hated the flavor, I had no choice but to throw it away. Kind of upsetting to throw a $10 bill in the trash. Honestly speaking, maybe it was an off night. Maybe others will say...”oh, you should go when so-and-so is working”. I don’t know if that’s the case or not. If that is the case then I guess they would only end up being busy on the designated nights the “good” pizza/salad guy works?? Otherwise there shouldn’t be a drastic difference regardless of who prepares the meal. I can literally see this restaurant from my house and have to say, that, I likely will not order from them again. It was memorable for the wrong reasons and I won’t be putting their number in my phone."