Valente's Italian Restaurant
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-4965
Phone: (303) 421-5115
- Price:
- $
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm
Editorial Review for Valente's Italian Restaurant – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
Since 1964, this cozy little spot has been serving up typical Italian fare, such as marinated roast beef, burritos, sausage calzones and pizza. Service is chatty, and owner Ray Valente Jr. often drops in to talk with customers. To charm afternoon martini tipplers, there's Sinatra, Bennett and Elvis on the jukebox. Hungry customers might try the gondola--a giant calzone stuffed with meat and veggies, dripping with cheese.
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Insider Tips
When to GoLunch is usually crowded, so shove your way in before noon or after 1:30pm. Check out the beat-the-clock specials from 3pm until 5:30pm.
What to DrinkThere's about a dozen wines offered by the glass, and several more by the bottle.
User Reviews for Valente's Italian Restaurant
11/13/2007 Posted by shotz914
We live less than a mile from Valente's but had never visited before due to all the other local italian restaurants around (Gaetanos, Mikey's, Abrusci's, etc.), we are sooo sorry we waited! Instead of dining at the restaurant we decided to get take out and the experience was great. The food was ready when they said it was going to be, was still piping hot when we got home and it was delicious! My boyfriend got the chicken alfredo and I had the lasagna. My only wish was for a little more red sauce with the lasagna, hence the 4 stars instead of 5. The next morning we got a phone call from Ray Valente asking how our experience was, what a nice touch! To answer his question, I replied, "it was fantastic".
Pros: drive up window, great prices, family owned
Cons: not enough sauce with the lasagna
08/20/2007 Posted by xlsutter
This is the second time I have visited the restaurant and it was even better. We enjoyed the Frank Sinatra entertainment and a great meal with above average service........friendly and efficient. We had an "old fashioned" pizza...........no sauce, garlic oil, cheese, fresh tomatoes and Italian sausage. We also had a combination dinner, ravioli, spaghetti and lasagne. One couple had a special dinner for two several courses and a bottle of wine for $44.00 celebrating there 44 years in business. This is a local old time place not to miss in Denver.
Pros: homemade pasta
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