Campioni Restaurant — Restaurant in Jersey Village

I ate, for the first time, at Campioni yesterday. I'm giving it it 4 stars, but it could just barely shy of 5 stars.

Let's start with the negatives, since there weren't many and they were relatively minor.

When we arrived, we had to wait quite a while before the hostess eventually showed up and seated us. To be fair, she was in the kitchen helping prepare a to-go order, but it was quite a wait, which really got under the skin of my elderly mother.

The other issue was that there was quite a gap between when my mother's entrée arrived and when mine did. At one time, the waitress asked my mom is she required a to-go box, and I had to point out that my entrée still hadn't arrive. Because lunch is served with a salad, it wasn't a big deal, but it's one of those little things.

OK, now to all the positives.

The dining room was very clean, and I thought it was a nice place to dine, especially with the large windows overlooking the garden. On cold day, like yesterday, when that front door opens, you get quite the arctic blast racing across the dining area.

Even though there were a couple of little hiccups, I thought the staff did a good job. They were very friendly, professional and pleasant.

I had the Chicken Pamela with the Greek salad.

The Greek salad was absolutely delicious, and it was pretty big for a starter. The dressing was really good, and all the vegetables were fresh and crisp. I'd be very happy ordering the full Greek salad as a meal.

The Chicken Pamela was fantastic. I highly recommend it. It was cooked just right, and the combination of the apples, walnut and chicken worked perfectly.

The Chicken Pamela comes with a side of green beans. They weren't crisp, like I prefer, but they were very tasty.

The combination of Italian spices they put on their bread is right on target.

I told my wife about my meal, so she wants to go real bad.

If Campioni weren't on the other side of town from me, I'd definitely be a regular, based on this initial experience.

Additionally, the bar area is large and looks like it would probably be a great place to meet with friends before dinner.

If you live in the area, and have not tried Campioni's yet, you're really missing out on a good meal.

BTW, the Chicken Pamela is $15.99 and comes with a choice of salad (if you like Greek salads, definitely choose it) and bread. For the quality of food, this is a good price. My mother had the full Greek salad ($10.99) with grilled chicken on top (I think that was an extra $4, but I...

The food here is great. I've eaten here a lot with my family. But the last time went the waitress was a disaster. She had to have been high and/or drunk, her eyes were barely open. The first sign that there might be a problem was when she brought us out waters. She spilled one all over a member of our party's menu... and then just left it for a while as she took our drink orders a 2nd time (pretending to enter them into tje handheld ordering thing) Every single thing we ordered, we had to order it at least 3 times because she would either forget we ordered something at or she'd forget what we ordered - or both. Everything took a long time to come out because i believe she was not entering them in her little handheld computer thing right so the kitchen didn't know - and she couldnt remember. ALSO, the whole time she made a whole show of taking forever to enter our orders into the handheld... the first receipt she brought us was wrong. She took ~40 minutes to get us the check and we had to ask for it 3 times, when she brought it she saw wine glasses on the table I guess and remembered we ordered wine. So she brought one check, asked us what drinks we got, entered them on the handheld (which we had already seen her do for drinks twice), and then brought a second correct check. She kept giving us 2 thumbs up about everything and was borderline too enthusiastic - especially someone who was doing a terrible job. It was one of those things that started out kind of funny and then became super annoying because we weren't making special or strange requests. We just wanted food and getting it really felt like a CHORE! It was also my birthday dinner and that was a mess... but this review is already so long and ranty... I'm not even going to get into that rn.

Once we finally got the correct check, we waited 5 minutes for her to come get it and our credit card so we could pay and leave and no signal she'd remember we existed again any time soon... we had to get up and go pay at the bar. It was honestly the worst dining experience I have ever had and was so disappointing because Campionis has good food and we had never had an issue with the service there before... usually it's...

This place has a Killer Non-Pasta Entree called Chicken Pamela that is not only foodgasmic but one you can't find on any other Italian menu. The restaurant is a neighborhood and local favorite and has been around for almost 3 decades. As a food blogger/vlogger I did my research as always before scoping it out and recommending it to my photographer who wanted to try an Italian place. Based on its reviews, we both decided to go for Campioni. She went for the lasagna. But since I'm not huge on pasta, I asked our waitress, super friendly, about the pasta-free dishes. She recommended the chicken pamela and after seeing some of My FAV Things: Butter, Gorganzola, Apples and Golden Crusted Chicken - I said: SUPER SIZE ME!! ok ok, so supersizing aside, as my friend and I talked business over lunch, their manager pamela came over to introduce herself. Turns out, the buttery entree I was scarfing down was named after her after she and the owner bickered over which of her favorite things to create a new entree around. Both Pam and Chicken Pam are Bomb! They are quintessential neighborhood, local friendly restaurant with some traditional Italian staples and then some really unique dishes like Chicken Pamela. --Seasoned, Breaded Chicken, Golden Fried, WALNUT BUTTER SAUCE (to die for), Gorganzola cheese, sliced granny smith apples, served over sauteed spinach and served with crisp, cooked green beans. I could have eaten 4 chicken pamelas - and it's a killer option when you're looking for a low-carb, diet-friendly entree. They have a number of other pasta free dishes that make it hard to choose from. And Pam is happy to share as much about the menu and the restaurant. More Good Signs? --A huge party of locals, ladies who lunch, and lunch break business professionals who have been going there for years. I stopped to talk to some (like I usually do) and they'll tell you they're long time regulars. For me, I'll be back for more Chicken dishes and any other pasta-less entree they have with some friendly stories from Pam! Menu Items are also pretty descriptive and the price point is excellent! I'd support local like Campioni any day...