Italia Mia - St. Petersburg

What an amazing experience! Went here with my son and the food was excellent!! Abbiamo adorato il cibo!! You can definitely tell the staff has quality ingredients, it's such a rare occasion to slow down and enjoy a meal. This is definitely our new favorite place to eat. Local restaurants are definitely welcome instead of the chain types. Thank you for an amazing meal!

The service was not the problem it was the food. Ive been going here for years but not again. The rools served were burnt and flat. The butter was in plastic container with not enough for one roll. Eggplant Parmesan was burnt and they had no black olives only green. The sauce was diffeent it tasted frozen. They had no idea how to use the credit card machine. There has to be a reason all the help walked out.

Florida Department of Health needs to shut this place down. It is disgusting and dirty. No air conditioning. New owners. All the previous employees quit probably because they weren't treated properly. The employees that are there now look horrible. We waited two hours for food. Guy making the pizza was smoking while making pizza. The utensils, napkins, table were filthy. One young man waiting on 8 tables without wearing a mask. No employees wearing a mask and no air conditioning. They are spreading COVID here. Please be careful. This place is not how it used to be with the previous owners. More concerning is how shady dangerous looking people come in the back door. One guy dressed in all black just stood in the middle of the restaurant and stared like he was looking to harm people. It's not safe to be in this restaurant. I have felt safer eating in the Bronx New York than this place. It's a disgusting disaster. I will never go back here and I don't want my family going to this place ever again.

Husband and I went to Italia Mia today to have late lunch and was never so disgusted by this restaurant. Our food order was taken, but waited over a hour for a cheese pizza that never came and was never even started. I ordered veal and peppers which came with salad, bread and spaghetti. They brought the veal and peppers about 45 minutes later but never got the spaghetti , bread or salad. . When asked about it was told they had no spaghetti made and bread was available but none was ever given to us. Waited another 20 minutes and still no pizza or spaghetti or bread. Then there were also nats every where on tables. It was filthy on tables. We tried moving several times, but they were everywhere. I'm taking 15 to 20 on our table. I finally told girl who took our order that we were not staying and we were leaving. There were other customers that did the same after we left. Staff were going outside to make calls or smoking. If you tried to ask a question they ignored you. I will never go their again. The Health Dept should check this place out.

I have been to Italia Mia twice now and both times l had the Chicken Parmigian. It was very good and flavorful. The thing l like about this place and l believe it is their trademark, is the large portions of food that you get to fill you up and give you satisfaction. You don't walk away hungry from here. You get quality food. My chicken cutlets were nicely breaded and tender. The pasta filled a big second dish. I got meat sauce on it and it was very good and had a nice thickness to it. They give you nice rolls/buns with the dinner that are very good. I also got the Italian minestrone soup as an appetizer. It was very good and my only complaint about the restaurant was both times l was there the soup was so hot you couldn't eat it. I had to save it both times until after the meal and by then it was just right and still warm enough to eat. The place is very casual and in a plaza off 62nd Ave. The food is very good and you can tell the staff puts effort into making quality meals that taste good and fill you with comfort food. The staff is very pleasant and you leave there happy because you are filled and you had good food for a reasonable price. They have a winning formula there and l will go back again to enjoy it some more.