Don Antonio’s Pizzeria

I’m pretty sure it’s CLOSED.
Rode by tonight and saw several legal documents taped to the door. Usually not a good sign. Too bad. This place ruled at one time.
The Don is gone???

This is a place we will not give a second chance.
This place was chosen by my neice for my sisters birthday. My neice called & told them how many we would be & what time we would arrive. I was the first to arrive & the lady who met me at the door who also turned out too be our server, my neice was supposed to call back & give her an exact number. When my neice arrive she again repeated this to which my neice said she did call & tell them a definite number. Either way, nothing was set up for us & they had to put tables together so we could be seated.
As soon as we sat down we were immediately told they were out of Calamari, Ribs, Veal & something else, REALLY??? Someone obviously does not know how to manage the supply of this place. The place was not real crowded but there were a few other tables seated. We watched her run around for a while & finally I asked if I can order a drink. She said yes, took a few drink orders & left without asking anyone else. After I got my drink at least 10 minutes passed before she came back & asked everyone else if they wanted a drink. Drinks were ordered & then some asked for bread. WELL, we were told bread was $ 1 a loaf unless we ordered food & then it would come with our dinner, REALLY???
Almost 15 more minutes passed before she came back & asked if we were ready to order. We ordered our food & our server decided instead of offering us the choice of soup or salad, she would just bring two big salads to the table. Two people wanted soup instead of salad & this really annoyed our server. Also some people asked for straws because they were not offered with the drinks to which she went & grabbed a handful & threw them on the table. NICE TOUCH!!! The salads came along with the soup but still NO BREAD. As we were finishing the salad, one person in our party asked if we were going to get bread & she said it was in the oven. The bread finally came just before the food came out & the next disaster began. Some of the food was over cooked, some asked for vegetables, no pasta or potatoes & this request was totally ignored. Supposedly they have a Potato/​Broccoli mix, well SURPRISE, they were out of Broccoli so a tiny bit of spinach was substituted with the potatoes that several DID NOT AsK FOR.
The entire night you had to ask for refills as they were not automatic & after the food came out some big guy roaming around looking lost came to our table to ask if everything was ok? We told him it was as he looked clueless & nothing would be accomplished by telling him anyway. We watched him walk around & just chat with people at tables never offering to bring more drink or anything. There were two servers, one seemed to be stuck with all the tables in the place with the other occasionally helping but when asked for more drinks, she brought one out & then went in back & started yelling for our server??? TEAM WORK is not part of this place that is for sure.
Once all the plates were taken off the table, two plates with cannoli’s were brought & literally just dropped on the table with a, «I decided to just bring the table cannoli’s instead of taking desert orders». Nothing was offered to my sister for her birthday, no candle nothing. Finally at the end my sister who I guess has been here been her before asked the two servers who owned this place & what was the issue. They said one of the owners is still a guy named Tony, but he took 3 or 4 days off for the first time in years. Well if this place can go to crap with ONE of the owners gone, Tony should consider getting new partners. The entire experience made you feel like family they had no desire seeing or coming over for dinner. Even if things were a little shaky with Tony gone, unless Tony is the only one who cooks, there is no excuse for OVERCOOKED food. The cooks should cook the same every night. The clueless guy did come & talk to my wife about her overcooked burnt chicken & after she explained the issue, he said I will take care of this. They took her dish off our bill.
OH, the BEST PART OF THE NIGHT, just as we were finishing our dinner food, a table of about 6 came in & sat behind us. After they ordered they were told that the there was NO MORE CHICKEN, they had run out of CHICKEN??? REALLY??? This is one of the main items on the menu as there are several chicken dishes. We were told this was a slow period for them & they BLEW IT. IF the service can be this frightening with 6 or 7 items off the menu because they ran out, the busy high times must really suck for this place. Then the bill came & 20% was added for tip automatically into the bill. This was service, food or experience warranting a 10% tip. They are going to charge you 20% which actually is now against the law or soon to be & charge you for a basket of bread. This is a place going down hill fast.
First and LAST time coming here for me.

Iceberg lettuce, really? Four squares of tomatoes. I got five kalamata olives and my companion got one. That’s it. Saddest salad ever! Sandwich buns warmed in the oven passed as «fresh bread from the oven». At least the garlic knots were decent, although piled with way too much garlic. I used to love the marinara, but now it just tasted canned and doctored up with some oregano and garlic. The entrees were a little better… Linguine and clams and fettucine carbonara. Although still not up to par with what used to be one of my favorite neighborhood spots. Service was friendly, albeit slow paced. Won’t be going back any time soon :-(

I have been eating at Don Antonio’s since they opened. They were a big hit back then and then they switched to DeMarcos (and the quality went down) because of some personal issues of the owner. Then he came back and it improved a lot but the owner still seems a little distracted and its not as good now as it once was. Sometimes I think they are a little short handed in the kitchen.
All of that said, they have some really great lunch specials and their pizza rules.

I’m not sure if it was a off night but I had very high hopes for this place, according to the reviews.
We were about a party of 20 and while I didn’t have to pay for the food, I was extremely disappointed. The server was very rude, she seemed like she’d rather be somewhere else. She didn’t come around again for more drink refills and the food was cold.
I tried the chicken parm, which tasted old and it was cold. Also a rigatoni that was so over cooked. I was there from 6−8pm and there were only about 2 or 3 tables occupied. That says it all.

If I could eat Italian food everyday and not look like Honey Boo Boo’s mom than I would. But, I can’t. If I could Don Antonio’s would be in my weekly rotation. They are killing it over here!
Whatever you do you must get the garlic knots. Hands down the best I’ve ever had. Also a fan of the Italian Wedding soup they make from scratch here. Pizza is decent, too although I can’t rate it in my top five. I need to give them another try at that. Pasta dishes are incredible. The gravy is well developed in taste and texture. Definitely would like to try more like the eggplant or chicken parm. Service is friendly, too.
Overall a great place to dine in the neighborhood. You can tell because on any given night it will be packed with locals.
If Italian food is your thing or good food is your thing than this is a great restaurant to check out. Just don’t kiss me with that garlic breath.
On a side note I feel I need to create a new list called: GARLIC BREATH and/​or TOOTIE BOOTY. That way people will know that if you are meeting your online date for the first time these places may not be the best idea. Unless your date is like me and encourages garlic consumption. Sexy time is second place to garlic. That is all.

Horrible long waits for take out. Poor service & organization. Gave them three chances. They blew it long ago.

We decided to try this place because they were close and had a good rating on Unilocal.We ordered a pepperoni pizza to go and it was ready in about 25 mins. The crust was just doughy enough and a little crispy on the outside — it was excellent. The toppings tasted very fresh and were equally good. The sauce wasn’t really to our liking; it seemed they had way too much oregano because we tasted it the next day! Overall, the pizza was very good and we will go there again — maybe we will just skip the sauce!

to first start out by saying that I do enjoy the food at this restaurant, and what happened to me could have happened in my own kitchen, and it is the customer service and how I was handled that led to this 1 star review. I got food poising from eating the Italian wedding soup. It was the first time that I had ever eaten it, and I decided to try something new. I didn’t get to eat my eggplant Parmesan which is what I normally order cause I got full off of the soup. I work on call and got called into work. I left the restaurant around 4 pm. I arrived at work around 7pm. My stomach started bothering about 30 minutes before, but I didn’t feel totally bad so I went to start my shift. around 7:15 pm I started throwing up and didn’t stop until the ambulance showed up at my job and gave me anti nausea meds in an IV.
The next day I called the restaurant to report what happened. I call to speak with the manager after spending the night in the hospital to voice what happened and my first call was ill received by the waitress that took my first message. After I called three days later to speak with the manager. I got blown off saying that they would have the owners contact me and they never returned my call. Since I wasn’t insured. I missed a night of work. The hospital and ambulance is billing me for $ 5000. Needless to say I will not be eating there again.
But since no one that we know of reported getting sick but me. It was an isolated incident, and one I won’t forget. What I was hoping for was an apology, and at least an offer to find out what happened. They didn’t even ask if I were alright, and if I had any info from the hospital on what happened, and if they should be concerned.

Our family went to eat at Don Antonios on Durango, on 4÷28÷13 and I thought it was great. Although, they didn’t have any kids cups with lids. Most restaurants try to be kid friendly, but this was the first place that didn’t have them. An employee eventually brought us some togo cups with lids and that worked. The food was good and the service was okay. They weren’t selling liquor yet but they looked like they were on their way. A great restaurant so far, but not as kid friendly as most basic restaurants.

15% of my reviews are 5 stars. Don’s is one of them.
Absolutely Outstanding on every level. Serious!
Ignore the «hater» reviews. This is one of those out of the way Vegas places that pleases you to the point of goose bumps. Again… Serious!
Sitting with my wife and two children, 13yo & 11yo, and looking around after the meal I had this warm fuzzy feeling in my gut that’s hard to explain.
Ambiance. Outside walking in? Not so good. Strip mall parking lot… ick! However, you enter a new world once inside. Checkerboard tablecloths? Check! Open kitchen for viewing? Check! Clean, warm, Mediterranean atmosphere? Double Check! The photos attached above are good and give an indication of what you’re going to encounter but once you’re there, it’s even better. A LOT better!
The good vibes were flowing through me upon entering and only went through the roof from there. I read some of these reviews and still went there. Bad service and rude employees? Puh-​LEEEZ! Over the top and out of control NICE and POLITE to the extent that an off duty waitress chatted with us Montanan’s for 20 minutes when she could have been en route home.
Before I get to the Pizza, I’ll start with the Sausage & Peppers in gravy (red ragu). Our kids normally wouldn’t touch this dish. We couldn’t keep them off it. Even the pepers and onions they were all over. Good thing I didn’t tell them what they were eating LOL =]
That dish was delicious and we treated it like an appetizer. Not spicy at all which at first disappointed me but later I appreciated it for what it was. A tad sweet with a tangy aftertaste. Wonderful.
The pizza however is off the hook (I’m 46 so it’s really something for me to use this phrase). It doesn’t matter what pizza you order. The secret is in the dough and crust of the pizza.
Most may not recognize greatness when they taste and chew it. This crust is the best you can get bar none. Here’s the test… when your pizza arrives and is hot out of the oven, take a slice an place in on your plate. Before you dive into the section with all the toppings, rip off an enormous hung of the back end of dough that doesn’t have any cheese, sauce or toppings on it. As you bite in to the crust, you’ll enjoy that wonderful sensation of «crunch» from the outer shell of the crust but that’s not from being over cooked. There’s no crumbling of dough to the table from your mouth like a piece of dry toast. The crunch is the result of a masterfully designed crust that is followed by a chewyness that only bubble gum can compete with.
You can’t appreciate the crust with all the cheese and toppings on it so try it before you dive in to the heart of your slice just to see how how good it is. Then, when you attack the pizza you ordered you’ll have more appreciation for the pizza as a whole instead of judging it solely on the toppings and cheese which may, or may not be up to your standards. Let’s face it: Every pizza place chooses different types of cheeses and toppings of varying quality. My type of pizza sausage does not match what some restaurants decide to serve. That’s not their fault.
But I digress… You want a good pizza? Come here and order one. And go simple. Choose a topping or two that you love, try the crust before digging in, then enjoy a spectacular meal the likes of which are hard to find in the pizza world.

The only bad thing I can say about this place is THEY DO NOT DELIVER! Such a bummer. But the pizza is sooo good! I had a few slices of the veggie pizza which included artichokes, onions, tomatoes and feta cheese! We ordered 2 extra large pizzas and they were bigger then my wingspan. The fried zucchini was perfect! I did not dine in only takeout, but the place was pretty busy for a thursday night. The pizza was ready for us when we got there and they staff was speedy with checking us out!
I usually don’t eat pizza but on a drunken night, this place was great! I will be back when I have another night like the last!

This amazing Italian joint is tucked away in a out of the way strip mall cloaked in an unrevealing store front that yeilds no clue as to the amazing deliciousness you will find inside. Despite it’s nonspectacular exterior inside you will find warm scrumptous, chewy, fragrant bread with excellent olive oil on the table. The food is spectacular and the service attentive. Even with its out of the way location the place was packed at 530 when we stopped. We had pizza, a sausage calzone, pesto gnocchi, pesto fettucini and the chicken angelo. All were perectly prepared not to heavy very flavorful. Highly Recommended!!!

I have been here a few times. Today I got linguini and clams. It was great. The server was on the ball and it is not that expensive.

Oh Don, you’re hanging on by the thinnest little thread. A few years back, this would have been 5 glowing stars. What happened?
I mean, I know a lot happened, you opened, then you closed, then you opened under a different name in a new location, then you opened back up in the old location. But the most important thing is you’re back! And we were excited that you were back! You were the best! You offered great food at a decent price. Service was never your forte, but it was at least bearable. We brought people from many miles away to your restaurant because you were that good. On a lazy Saturday night we ordered your food and rented a movie and considered it a «perfect» night. On Fathers Day we brought Pops by to enjoy the lunch special because that’s what he wanted… but things have changed…
So we came back, after so many years of loyalty there was no doubt that we’d be back. In the interim we hit up Mama D’s and the food was great, tasted just like Don’s. This time around, in the old, but new venue we ordered our traditional favorites. #1 on the list was the Fettuccine Carbonara. Back then, the sauce was better than some of the finer dining options in this city. So the excitement to eat this bowl of awesomeness was brewing. My frown was not turned upside down though. It was bad. Bad in nearly every possible way. The sauce was flat, tasted nothing like the «olden days.» The bread prior to the meal became tasteless breadsticks. Gone are the days of Oil & Vinegar at the table. The meatball calzone we ordered had 6x’s the amount of ricotta cheese to the mozzarella that was in there. The service was bad. It took a while to get a drink order in, then another 15 minutes to get salads, then another 30 minutes to get entrees. This was on a Friday night when the place wasn’t even a ¼ full.
Something has changed. The meal felt effortless, and that more than anything is what bothers me most. I don’t know if the challenging ways of today’s economy has gotten the best of ol’ Don Antonio and his famous recipes, or if a new chef was hired, or what the heck happened. But whatever it is, I want the old Don Antonio’s back, and I want it now! Do it right, or don’t do it at all. This should be a one star review but Don has some street cred with me. I hope Don Antonio’s returns to it’s old glory, otherwise this guy is riding off into the sunset never to return again.

We went here for a friends bday.
Large party was easily accommodated but it was kind of squishy. The staff was a little icy and not around as much as they should have been for a big party.
Food took a VERY long time to come out — almost an hour after ordering for the last meal to get to the table! (1 pizza, chicken parm, 2 sandwiches a salad, and a calzone).
The prices were reasonable and everyone seemed to enjoy the food but the service really left something to be desired here. I might try it again for take out.

I am very glad this fine restaurant is getting back on it’s feet. It has seen a few changes over the last year.
The food is delicious, the service was great at the last visit, but this had been my experience before all the changes. I believe this waitress’ name was Tamara. (Sorry if I got the spelling wrong) She was very helpful and had a great smile. My guest and I walked out full and very pleased.
Welcome Back!

Recently re-​opened.
Never been there before.
Only went for lunch.
Great lunch specials with great lunch special prices.
Warning: service is super super slow

I’m so excited that this place is back to being Don Antonio’s. From talking to the waitress, the switch happened on December 4^th (or maybe January 4^th, I forget). For those that don’t know, this location used to be Don Antonio’s but then went out of business and became DiMartino’s. Don Antonio’s took their business a few blocks south and became Mama D’s. Mama D’s had the same menu as Don Antonio’s did, but was more of a to-​go type of place instead of a sit-​down restaurant.
The menu is much larger than DiMartino’s is and more affordable.
The best part about this place is the lunch specials. Today, for $ 5.99 I got bread (all you can eat), salad, lasagna, and a soda. I was very full.
It took a while to get our food today. It looked like there was only one cook in the kitchen. That’s the only reason why this isn’t a 5 star review. I’m sure the amount of staff will increase though as people slowly realize that Don Antonio’s is back.

I give up. After 3 bad experiences at Mama D’s I was excited to get better/​faster service at Don Antonio’s since it reopened. No such luck. Our sandwiches, which normally took over 20 minutes to get at Mama D’s, now took over a ½ hour. Barely warm and fries were not fresh. We were there at lunch time on a Saturday and the waitress was overwhelmed with just a few tables, let alone when more showed up. We had to go up to the counter to get our check since we’d been sitting there with our plates stacked in front of us. While we were waiting a table of 3 guys who had just sat down got up and walked out after hearing a unhappy customer LOUDLY complaining about how long her food took and when it did arrive it was wrong.
So bummed because the lunch specials are awesome and affordable. Just cannot stand the sloooooow crappy service at either place.