Lenoci's Spaghetti House — Restaurant in Lorain

I really wanted to like this restaurant, as it's been around for a long time and I really wanted to give them the business as opposed to a chain restaurant. When we got there it was super busy, and we were told wait time would be around 30 minutes. We only waited about 20-25 minutes and then were seated. I ordered spaghetti and meatballs and my fiancé ordered chicken Parmesan. The soup we got before our meal was the potato soup. And it was very bland. Had to put a lot of salt and pepper in there. It took at least a half hour to get our main entree's. The spaghetti sauce was just plain. No flavor at all. Ragu sauce has more flavor than this. And my fiancé's chicken Parmesan wasn't much better. Very bland. And then there was the price. After the tip it was just about $50.00 for a meal that was worth maybe $15.00 at the most. The bread that they gave was very good. Fresh baked. And the server and hostess were friendly. That's about all the good I can say about this place. I don't...

I was scrolling through the reviews to find out why did not have a higher rating. Some people rated it as pricey. Not sure why, I thought it was a great value. I ordered pasta, was 12 bucks with soup or salad and bread. Enough pasta for 2 big meals, and really good homemade salad dressing. The bread is amazing. They did have entrees for around 17 bucks or so, but they also have subs, salads, pizza and many less expensive options. They also had 3 specials the day we were there, plus several craft beers for 5 bucks. The place is not fancy, so maybe because of that people thought should have been less expensive. I would personally rather get quality food than pay for fake grapes and decor. My husband had ravioli, which was amazing. Obvious that the tomato products they used were imported. The service was attentive and all were nice. If could give more than 5...

We found an Italian place that had good reviews to have dinner nearby the car dealership we had just got my daughters new car, and I was a little concerned when we walked in as a woman was completely ignoring us when we came in and stood at the counter. After a couple of minutes she asked if we were helped and we said no. She said to give her a moment and the someone kindly seated us. We did note the sign when standing at the counter with them asking for patience since they were a small staff and occasionally short handed, but a greeting when the woman walked up would’ve been nice.

From there everything was great. The food was okay with basic salads, warm bread, and everything from our entrees came out hot. The prices are also very reasonable.

I’d definitely come back if we came...