Your New Favorite Italian restaurant in Matthews, NC. Stop by our restaurant/bar for pizza, pasta, drinks and more. Are you looking for a pizza shop that doesn’t cut any corners? Craving something cheesy and delicious, made to order with fresh ingredients? Get the best in Matthews, NC when you visit Mama’s Pizza and Pasta. From our quality food to our full beer and wine menu, there’s something for the whole family to enjoy when you come to our Italian restaurant. What makes us special? As a locally owned pizza shop, we take pride in our ability to provide you with high-quality cuisine and excellent customer service every time you visit.
Pizzas, pasta & meat dishes are menu highlights at this comfy Italian spot with a casual atmosphere. Based on 354 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ Delivery
Address:
15080 Idlewild Rd, Matthews, NC 28104
Phone: (704) 882-5815
Website: http://mamasitaliannc.com/
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Hours
| Sunday |
1:30–9 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed
Holiday hours
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| Tuesday |
Closed |
| Wednesday |
3–9 PM |
| Thursday |
3–9 PM |
| Friday |
3–10 PM |
| Saturday |
3–10 PM |
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Reviews
Gabriel Molina
The pizzas here are the best pizzas around. The crust is just right and the quality of toppings perfect. We usually order the pizza with a side of garlic knots which are amazing. And the staff are all great. This is our go to pizza restaurant.
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Clarissa Terrell
My husband and I were looking for a last minute restaurant for a date night. A friend who had already tried Mama’s suggested the place.
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Angie Deckard
New ownership has made all the difference at this place! The food is delicious now and the portions are crazy-big. They renovated and it’s so much nicer inside. The food is very fresh. seemingly from scratch and the garlic knots are SO GOOD. We forgot to take pictures of our dishes which is too bad because the stromboli was giant. We also had a pizza and the sauce was delicious. If I had to say something critical in an effort to be more objective, the pizza could have used a few more mushrooms and onions for our preference but it was still delicious. They also have a nice dessert selection. We were really pleased and will be back regularly.
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Jerimarie Teregeyo
I know my photos doesn’t do any justice to how good the food was at mamas. You should definitely try. I ordered a medium pizza because I only wanted a small one but it’s still huge for me and my daughter. Same thing with the Alfredo pasta, big portions. Also ordered mozzarella sticks and a blackberry martini. So so good. Definitely worth your money. Looking forward to coming here again.
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Alena To
We ordered wings, fried calamari, bruschetta and 4 different pizzas. All were hot, fresh and delicious delicious!
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Angelica Corcoran
The kitchen was short-handed, so there was a bit of a wait for our food. Our waitress did a great job keeping us comfortable in between. Everything was delicious when it did come out. Get the garlic knots!
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Noah
This place is probably great for carry out or delivery. However, the service at this place is awful. It took a few minutes to get seated when there was almost no one in the restaurant. This is not the first time this has been an issue either sadly, we have walked out of this restaurant before due to being left waiting for a table with no one helping us for over 6 minutes when they were not busy. I would hate to have come here during a busy time. Staffing was not the issue as several employees stood around doing nothing while we waited. The service staff spent 3/4 of our visit just talking behind the bar instead of tending to any of the customers. We also noticed our waitress drop a knife from a plate of food and still bring it to the other table that asked for it without saying anything. I do want to specify the real problem employee seemed to be the one that was maybe the bartender (I don’t know her name but she did not have glasses and she was shorter than the other waitress). I would say this is a classic example of an establishment that has poor management at least for their front of house. The food and drinks are good whenever you actually manage to get them. Would recommend you try takeout or delivery but avoid the dine in experience at all costs. Hopefully management can fix those issues but until that changes I will not ever return for dine in.
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Leigh Coleman
Went there for the 1st time yesterday. Food was fantastic! The garlic knots were huge! Pizza was crispy crust! Will go back for sure! Great Place
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Cassandra Makowski
Hidden gem. Great wine selection, and ask for off menu wines if you’re a connoisseur. We got the chicken piccata, lasagna, and penne Ala vodka with Italian sausage. Everything was amazing. Literally allowed my son to drink the chicken piccata sauce…. it was that good. Laid back atmosphere, prices low for the fresh- cooked quality! Enjoy!
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Terri Manring
Our waitress that night (Torrie?) is also the manager. She was like a one woman show – waiting tables/cleaning tables; bartending…& did fantastic; her personality was amazing.
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