Pietro's Trattoria

My husband and I went for dinner on a Saturday night and it was phenomenal! I had the amatriciana — I have not seen guanciale in the US before!! The mussels were incredibly fresh with delicious tomato sauce It was really tasty and the bread was freshly baked and fabulous! Wonderful service like super attentive and kind. The wine list was full of unique locally sourced wines. You need reservations if you come on a weekend night. Beautiful outdoor patio with a cozy fire. So so good. My husband had the pork milanese which came with a lovely arugula salad and a fancy shredded pecorino romano. I can’t say enough about this place. Perfect for a romantic evening!!!!

The bread here is amazing! Pizza was extremely tasty, this place really banks on the quality of their breads. You can really taste how fresh the ingredients are, sauce was perfect, cheese was perfect, service was amazing. Management is doing a great job with running this place, you can tell it’s a local favorite but they find you a table w no hesitation. I’d def recommend this to anyone wanting a quality meal w a great environment.

Pietro’s Trattoria’s food was absolutely fantastic. We had the Pappardelle with Ox Tail Ragu and the Crest del Gallo with sausage - both were great. Had the vegetable side which was green beans with onions - simple preparation but the green beans were fresh and flavorful. Our server was great. And, Oh the fresh bread with olive oil and balsamic was really good as well. Would definitely return - maybe tomorrow!

I've heard a lot about Pietro's for the past couple of years and finally tried it. It was a little bit of a drive from Stockton to Lodi to check it out, but my wife and I came for our anniversary so the special occasion merits a short trip. The place is beautiful. They get 5 stars for aesthetics. Once you get inside the smell of the cuisine immediately greets you, and then I immediately noticed their cooling system was perfect. It's been fairly hot out recently but it was nice and cool inside and very comfortable. They have a huge dining room, as well as a huge outdoor seating area. This is a very big operation with lots of staff who are all dressed impressively in clean and neat uniforms. The kitchen is open so you can watch the chef's prepare appetizers, pastas, and whatever else they are sautéing on their line. They have the most modern and up to date technology visible for taking orders and getting them to right stations and back out to the servers. So the food was coming out extremely quickly as we were ordering. I was worried when our server didn't immediately take our dinner order after we ordered appetizers. But surprisingly, they were very busy for a Tuesday night and our food came out very much faster than I was anticipating. Our server came back and got our dinner orders in as we were getting started on our appetizers and the entrees were delivered to our table before we even finished the appetizers. They also bring out fresh baked bread for you to snack on as soon as you are seated and we got a refill on the delicious bread before our entrees came out. The bread was definitely amazing. Appetizers were very good as well. We had bruschetta and arancini. I would say the bruschetta was 8/10 and arancini 9/10. I would definitely come back here just for the bread and arancini. We also had cocktails. I enjoyed my Spanish Steps tequila cocktail with agave and whatever else they put in it. I give it an 8/10 and would have that again. I ordered the Chicken Picatta for dinner and my wife had Chicken Parm. I was expecting a little bit better for the entrees for a fine dining restaurant. For me, a chicken piccata should be an encrusted chicken breast, typically pan fried. I received several slivers of chicken and they didn't look like they were breaded at all. The sauce was good. Potatoes were overly salty and some were very burnt and crispy. I would have liked a very nice and soft, well seasoned potato more. I give the Chicken Piccata a 4/10 although I did enjoy the sauce. The sauce that came with the arancini was also very good and was great for dipping my bread in. I would definitely go back just for that. Final thoughts on the visit, they had a ton of staff and everyone was nice and professional. Everyone was prompt. They had music playing but I felt like it was a bit too loud, for dinner, but they also had a very full dining room and their customers were very loud so maybe the loud music helps mask multiple loud and boisterous conversations. It didn't turn out to be quite the intimate dining experience I was expecting. I thought it was be a smaller, quieter, candle lit type of setting. It felt more like a Denny's/Olive Garden feel with a bunch of people in a large dining space. Lots of families. Loud. People enjoying themselves, laughing, eating. I guess you could say maybe it was business casual/country club more so than a high end steak house dining setting. Kudos to the owners for building such a huge and impressive operation. They've done great with the staff.

Wonderful spot to visit with delicious Italian eats. I’m always in awe when we arrive to see all the fresh herbs and veggies in their garden. Their panzanella salad is a must and I love that they highlight was in season so it’s always changing. Their pizzas are probably some of the best! The meatballs were so good, abundant enough to make into a meal.