Lil' Ricci's NY Pizza & Pasta - Golden — Restaurant in Golden

Alana was the name on our receipt so I believe she was the server but I’m not 100% sure. The food was delicious and the drinks were good and strong which was great. However, the service was terrible. It took at least 15-20 minutes to get our drinks which came after our appetizers. Usually I’d expect drinks first. She didn’t check on us even one time and then we over heard her talking about about her coworker, very unprofessional. Then proceeded to talk to her coworkers about what we tipped her. I work where I live off of tips so I don’t tip bad often. Especially because if someone isn’t doing too great I think “maybe it’s just a bad day,” but she had absolutely horrible service, not acceptable even if she going through something personal. So, yes I will be the first to admit no we didn’t tip good because she didn’t even do the bare minimum for her job but you should not talk about it in front of your customers to your coworkers. Please be more...

Greek pizza had very little taste and fewer ingredients. Sausage rolls should have been pepperoni and cooked less than scorched crunchy. The studded shells had a great flavor & the marinara was very tasty but seriously, stuffed manicotti would have been a better choice with less sauce and provolone instead of mozzarella. Stuffed shells are just a lazy cook's manicotti. There needs to be an edit done to the map location to reflect the right amount of dollar signs. They should be rated at $$$ instead of just two. This is Colorado but the map suggestions should reflect a NATIONAL rating instead of a local one. In general restaurants in this area should all be raised by at least an additional $ across the entire listings. If you are from the Midwest, be warned. It's far more expensive here than back East. Bring tons of money with you if you expect to do anything more than just drive through the area. If this is your destination ... BRING...

I visited the location in Golden twice over two days. I always look for New York style pizza whenever I travel. This place has very high ratings

First impression was the incredibly friendly staff. Presley was very welcoming from the onset and made great suggestions.

I ordered two cheese slices on each visit. The crust was great, the cheese and sauce were very good. Unfortunately, in my experience NYC pizzas are a tad bit more greasy than NY style pizzas in other cities, this went the other way. It was too greasy. The oil on the second slice literally soaked through the crust and made that slice impossible to finish.

However, overall it was good enough to visit a second time. Not as bad in the second trip but still would benefit from a little less oil. I shall certainly try to visit again but may ask them to go easy on the oil.

I would love to give this place 5 stars...