Joe Italiano's Maplewood

Was quietly pleased with this cheesy named locale in a mall of all places. But the sangria was tasty and the scallopini was so thin it melted in my mouth. Fries had no salt, but I loved the steamed veg option for the meals at lunch.The salad was like olive garden but the bread was great and enough for me to take home. I suggest you stop in and try at lunch and take your time to relax, because that sangria is worth it - even though there is no happy hour or lunch pricing for drinks, there are for food. MANGIA

The seasonal spinach salad was a really small portion and a terrible presentation and meh. it was 9 plus 8 for chicken so I did expect a dinner salad. I've never ordered an entree salad and didn't have enough greens. It was served on a small side dish bowl and the chicken was hanging off the plate. It could have used some roasted seasonal vegetables like butternut or sweet potato. The chicken was warm and freshly grilled though and dressing was really good..

Overall the visit was average. The French onion soup was bland and the salad didn’t have any romaine. My penne with meatballs was ok. I asked for chocolate and vanilla ice cream for dessert and it was a very small portion. The dinner portions were huge so I was surprised. I liked the garlic bread and the bread that they brought to the table. We would return here to try other meals. Service again was a little slow but average.

This location is attached to the Moorestown mall. They have an entrance outside as well as one inside one of the malls hallways. Seating wise they have outdoor patio style seating while inside you have bar, high tables, Regular tables, and booths. We ordered the calamari to start us off which was delicious. It was a very generous serving that included fried jalapeños and cocktail sauce. All entrees come with a salad and bread. The bread was a loaf and some garlic bread. These were soft with a bit of crunch. The salad was tossed in the home dressing nicely however I wish the onion was cut up more. I mistook a giant piece of onion for lettuce. I ordered the wild corn and crab bisque which was fantastic. This was by far the best thing here. It was thick but still liquid with bug chunks of real crab in it. The pasta comes with either meatballs, Sausage, or mushrooms. I went with mushrooms with the cheese calvatelli. It wasn't bad but didn't knock my socks off like the soup did. Each piece was not too small or large with cheese filling. They included a good helping of mushrooms with mine. The wait staff were fantastic helping us get a high chair for our son. They came over periodically to check in on us without it being every couple of minutes or a long break between. They were also so friendly when our son accidentally threw a plate on the ground shattering it. I recommend this place for the appetizers and the soup along with the wait staff.

Surprised my daughter with my family of 12 including myself for her Birthday. Some of the sauces were delicious. The service is very slow. Clearing off our table was very very, slow. We had to keep asking to remove dirty dishes to make room for our food, which took over a half hour. Everyone is friendly, and our server was pleasant. My food came out wrong, not once but twice, and had to send it back, because it was so much sauce, you couldn't eat it, so I had them take it off the check and did not get to eat. Other then the mistakes, they have some delicious food worth trying, as my family has stated.