Lido Pizza: Authentic Italian Dining Experience in Van Nuys, CA

I've been here twice now. Once for an 80th birthday and mine - celebrated yesterday. Ambience is like old style Italy. Large comfy booths and tables down the middle to accommodate larger folks and/or parties. Their kitchen is super small yet efficient. They have a broad menu with a selection to meet anyone's dietary needs. They serve beer and wine, also. This location is on Victory Blvd. on the other side of Sepulveda. They are part of the family chain of restaurants Chi Chi's. Haven't had a bad meal (garden salad and Al forno lasagna) nor bad service here. Also, the staff is very stable which gives the establishment the family feel. It is my sincere desire that one day chicken parm will be on their menu.

The service was great and the pizza was good, im a cheese fiend so i asked for extra cheese... did not expect sooo much cheese on the pizza tbh . Was still good tho. The sourdough was absolutely heavenly-- i will literally be thinking about it till my next visit to California. Ambiance was nice too! Just a tad bit dim for me

I've been coming here for YRS! Since 2003. And the food was always great and not to mention the service was excellent. Rey was our waiter for a while and we still miss him but the service isn't bad, we had good service the other day. We've actually never had bad service here. I don't know if there has been a change in ownership but there's a few things that were noticeably different. Starting with the staff. The host was INTERESTINGLY wearing a red safety vest... IN A RESTAURANT? A safety vest??? I don't want to be offensive and bring up being mentally challenged but a host should be wearing something professional like a clean shirt and wearing that red vest doesn't look normal in a restaurant setting. It made no sense. No more plants. And whatever plants were left are dying. Place doesn't look cared for anymore. Food: the rolls were not good. They were way too heavy and not very tasty. Not enjoyable rolls. The onion slices on the salad were too thick and too much of them. Seems like no detail went in to the salad. Pasta and pizza were still good. But it's just not the same. I'm not saying don't go there, I would still go there if I wanted pasta. It's just changed through out the years.

One of our favorite places to have family dinners at. It has been in business for over 65 years. The pizza is delicious here. I love their supreme pizza and the cheese pizza the most. Their house antipasto salad is amazing and I always order it. Pastas are good as well. The linguini in clam sauce is perfection. I can go on and on. The service is great so is the ambiance. It's very dated but it works just fine. I love the atmosphere of this place. Feels like you are back in the 60s (not that I was alive in the 60s lol) anyways you get the point. A must try if you haven't been. We used to live nearby years ago and would visit very often. Now not so much but from time to time I feel like dining here. Last night we ordered to go food while visiting some family nearby. It was a great meal, even for take out.

This restaurant is one of our regular spots and we went here last week on a Sunday for a family lunch. There's only one thing I always order here - the fresh pasta spaghetti with meat sauce. I order it to go and even when we dine in. Many years ago when I first moved to the area I always wondered what the restaurant was, from the outside it looked old and dark. Well it's quite dark when you get in but I got used to it. It has that old school vibe with large booths. Severs are always attentive and the orders doesn't take that long. Love how they give you really warm if not hot bread to start. I love the fresh pasta - you can taste the difference. The ravioli is also good, I had the linguini with clam sauce before. The pizza is good but depending on the toppings - it can a little bit too oily for me, for pizza I think the less toppings the better. The full order of the pasta is A lot! I always have leftovers. Parking is available in the front and back. Sometimes it's hard to find parking though as both lots get full. I would recommend this to groups/ families as the food is good for sharing.

The cheese. Only worth it if you're getting a regular pizza. The amount of cheese is ridiculous. Watch them make your pizza, you'd be amazed at the mountain of cheese! I've ordered other foods and didn't really care for them, but this place is known for their pizza, so stick tot eg standard and just order a regular pizza. Don't go for too much toppings or changes, stick to the norm and get a regular pepperoni and be happy :)