Minard’s Spaghetti Inn
813 E Pike St, Clarksburg, WV, 26301
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Address :
813 E Pike St
Clarksburg, WV, 26301 - Phone (304) 623-1711
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Specialities
- Takes Reservations : Yes
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Dinner
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : No
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Romantic
Noise Level : Quiet
Alcohol : Beer & Wine Only
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : Yes
Categories
Italian Cuisine
The immense popularity of Italian cuisine globally isn't unknown. You can find an Italian Pizzeria around every corner of almost every city in the United States. Not to forget that in every house, people enjoy mac and cheese as comfort food. But it would be wrong to believe that Italian food starts with pizza and ends with good pasta as this Mediterranean country has much more to offer other than these two dishes. In Italian Cuisine, there is a high use of fresh tomatoes, all kinds of herbs, great quality of cheese, all types of meat, seafood and fresh handmade pasta. Many find it hard to believe that Italians have been making noodles long back.
Italian and Greek cuisines are always mistaken to be same, but they are poles apart. The primary difference between the two cuisines is the use of cheese in most of the Italian dishes. Italians love to cultivate their own cheese and process them as per their food requirement. It is believed that some cheese is so expensive that cheese producers secure them in lockers.
If you are bored eating the same old pasta or pizza, you can try some of the authentic Italian dishes like Risotto, Polenta, Ribollita, Lasagna, Fiorentina Steak, Bottarga, Ossobuco, Carbonara, Focaccia, Arancini and Supplì. Another item which Italians love to relish every morning is a good cup of Italian Coffee. Once you taste a freshly brewed cup of Italian Coffee, you might not visit Starbucks ever again. Authentic Italian food is made with heart and soul, so go find a restaurant where you can relish Italian cuisine in your city.
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Jesse B.
Ok, so the filet is awesome here. The house dressing for the salad is amazing. The atmosphere is dated.
(4)Karla C.
Looked for a place that was locally based and found Minard's. Our experience was very positive thanks to great service and good food. We had antipasta salad and Spaghetti and meatballs for our meal. We absolutely loved the sausage and peppers for the appetizer. If I ever find myself in this area again i will stop again at Minard's and have the sausage and peppers for my meal!
(4)Jan S.
I am probably bias. I have grown up eating here about 6-9 times a year. I have been a happy customer for more than 20 years. I can attest that the garlic-laden love that they call the house dressing is and has been consistently delicious. Spaghetti and meatballs are always very good as is the lasagna and "Tour of Italy" meal. Recently I managed not to stuff myself and so I ordered dessert. Chocolate Peanut butter cake. So good, that if I don't have room next time.....it will go home with me in a box!
(5)L P.
I love their vegetable lasagna. I've had the same entree at a few other restaurants and it didn't leave my mouth watering for more like this experience. I highly recommend this entree and restaurant.
(5)Jason W.
Best Italian food in Clarksburg. The meatballs are the best you will ever taste. The salad while it is simple the dressing is so good it will leave you wanting more. Excellent service
(5)Waid M.
Bland Sauce, out dated decor.... Was hopping to add this place to my regular routine as Italian is a staple... Sorry to say after 2 separate trips... Can do it no more... Very friendly staff and portions are large.. But A lot of a bad thing can sometimes be the worst...
(2)Violet Y.
This is a nice local Italian restaurant. We would've never known if it wasn't for a local friend taken us here. I had the Eggplant Parmigiana while my husband had the Sampler. The salad could use a little jazz up but I had the Wedding Soup and it was delicious. The place felt warm and comfy. Servers were friendly. We will definitely visit this restaurant again when we visit Clarksburg/Bridgeport area. Give this LOCAL restaurant a chance!
(4)Erik L.
Okay this review is biased. This is where I grew up thinking spaghetti and meatballs come from. The salad is the same vinegar and oil dressing I remember with some cube tomatoes tossed over lettuce. The meatballs are divine and the sauce screams garlic. The restaurant is an old family house that in my mind has been there forever. This is the place to go if you want to try some clarksburg tally food.
(5)Carey J.
You can always depend on the food at Minard's. I go there any time I am in town. I enjoy the plain lettuce salad with house dressing -- ask for it on a plate and sprinkle on parmesan cheese. With crusty Italian bread and real butter. Their ravioli is my favorite, mild and satisfying, not heavy at all. The burger comes on Italian bread. The wedding soup is good, so is the spumoni. Probably you can't go wrong, whatever you order. My parents used to eat there in the 1940s. I think it's still the same. Check out where you are offered to sit, and if you are too much in the traffic flow, ask for some other spot. There are rooms near the front that are often empty or nearly so.
(5)Mike C.
This place is the Mexican restaurant of Italian restaurants. Food was blah, service was worse. Seriously, my veggie lasagna reminded me of Fizoli's. Salad wasn't fresh, seemed store-bought. Bread wasn't special. And the waitress only came back because I had my credit card sitting on the table. But the place seems very popular among the locals. I guess if you have to live and eat in Clarksburg then it's OK.
(2)Anna N.
I just cannot understand why this place gets the high reviews it's getting. Honestly, I usually don't feel this strongly when disliking a restaurant. My boyfriend and his friend ordered the baked lasagna and that's all it was, a small piece of falling over, soggy piece of lasagna. With that being said, that is not a meal. They were still hungry when leaving!! My broiled seafood pasta was just smothered in butter. The other women we were with had a huge piece of steak that wasn't cooked as she had asked. I will never be back to Minard's! 4 out of 4 people we were with did not remotely enjoy their meals!! The service was okay, nothing extraordinary. Take it from me, don't believe all of these reviews.
(1)Gary M.
In town for business and, thus, decided to give a local place a try. I was placed in an entry path of the restaurant. No air flow and marginal air conditioning. The restaurant's decor is something out of the cutting room floor of Kitchen Nightmares, with a dreadful carpet and the type of chairs you would see in a hospital cafeteria. The restaurant had an older crowd, with no real families and at least three oxygen tanks. I was placed next to a china cabinet that did not appear to have been dusted in ages. Never a good sign. Basic bread and butter was brought to the table. Nothing really Italian about it. Then, my salad came out, and appeared to be basic iceberg from a bag. I opted for basic spaghetti and meatballs, and the sauce and noodles were, again, something from a hospital cafeteria. I did enjoy the meatballs, which were cooked and seasoned well, albeit on the small side. A forgettable experience and not one that I would repeat.
(2)Bryan R.
Another fantastic meal, great service, great food, great price. This place is a gem!
(5)Rob G.
A descent meal. The place is a bit old fashioned looking but the clientele is also on the older side so perhaps that is for the best. The portions are generous but a bit pricier than you would expect in this area. The marinara sauce is very good as is all the pasta I had. The salad was just lettuce a few tomatoes and bottled dressing. I expect a bit more in a restaurant salad in this price range. The service was very good and I never had to look for a refill. A bit of redecorating and a better salad would easily make for a better review. If it was in a lower price point I would also be more forgiving.
(3)Maria N.
Stopped for dinner while passing through Clarksburg. Wonderful local spot. Old school decor, great rigatoni, wonderful salad and crusty Italian bread. Just like I remembered from over 20 years ago when I lived in this town. Can't wait to come back when I am passing through again!
(5)Lisa D.
If you dont mind waiting a long time, then it is okay. Food wasnt anything special though.
(3)Aileen B.
7/26/10 What a great experience!! This was my first evening visiting my sister in WV (whose family just moved here in late winter). She's never been to Minard's, but she had heard good things about the place. (I bookmarked it on Yelp months ago even before I had purchased my plane tix!) (I had called ahead to check on business hours and was surprised to find out that Minard's kitchen closed at 10p. No one greeted us at the door, nor at the "Please wait to be seated" sign, so I stuck my head into the dining room and was soon greeted by server who said we'd be seen to very soon.) This business of over 70 years is family-owned and operated and invites its guests to "come to our house for dinner." Now, we've all heard commercials that offer the same invitation, but how many really do live up to its promises? Not very many! However, Minard's truly is the real deal! From the moment you walk through the glass doors and lead your way through the wooden front door, Minard's and its staff welcome you into the fold. Cozy surroundings envelope you- from the couch, chairs, and knick-knack cabinets that greet you in the waiting room to the floral-bordered walls, clothed-tables and chairs in the family dining room. I could tell that tonight's experience would be a treat! Minard's menu is quite extensive, so be prepared to spend more than a few minutes to check out its contents. It was after much discussion that we finally decided we would order and share w/ everyone the following: Eggplant parm and spaghetti (w/ accompanying side of soup- minestrone, which sis remarked was the best she's tasted in a long time), Lasagna and spaghetti (side salad w/ house Italian dressing), Stuffed shells (salad w/ blue cheese), and a side order of Beef Cacciatore (supplemental $4 w/ entree order). The kids ordered a meat ravioli w/ meat sauce (w/ side salad w/ Italian going to the adults) and a fried shrimp dinner w/ fries (side salad w/ ranch). The table bread here was delicious! (And after sampling other breads from different venues, I must say that the town of Bridgeport, and its neighboring towns of Clarksburg and Morgantown, have a few great bakeries!) Other Yelp reviewers were correct in saying that the dressing(s) here are addictive! All were home-made; the creamier versions of ranch (oh my!) and chunky blue cheese were the best, I thought, as the lettuces stayed crisp all throughout, whereas the lovely Italian caused the leaves to wilt. (I wish to not let this review turn into a novella, so forgive me if I try to keep this short.) While my niece loved her shrimp dinner, she did end up peeling the bread coating off, stating that it "tasted funny." I wasn't surprised that she hardly touched the fries- they looked stale and soggy the moment they landed on the table. My nephew's meat ravioli were filled w/ cheese instead, so our server promised that a new batch of meat ravioli would soon be delivered. (It wasn't- we were almost all done w/ our meals before his plate arrived, and even then, the dough wasn't cooked, not even al dente.) The stuffed shells were filled w/ sausage and covered w/ a great marinara- I found them to be good, if not the sausage a little overdone. The spaghetti pasta's texture and flavor good, the lasagna OK, but I'd have to say the star of the evening was the eggplant parmigiana! The eggplant layers had to number at least three in depth, breaded just so, and w/ just enough cheese and marinara to make the serving meaty, yet not too greasy. Indeed, I've tried enough parm dishes to accept that the layers will slide over each other the moment teeth descend upon them, but every bite here was perfectly divine! What made this dish stand out, listen to this, were the slices of hard boiled eggs that also made up the layers! Truly, too-die-for! What kept this review from being five stars was the still-raw ravioli dough. It was too bad that my nephew would not eat the cheese version, for the pasta was perfectly cooked. Thankfully, the entree cost was not included in the bill. The beef cacciatore also wasn't a hit- Mom was the sole commentor on how good (or should I say, bad?) it was. I must add that this statement was accompanied w/ a not so subtle grimace. (Another minor point is that for a such a home-y feel of a venue, I was surprised, if not a little disappointed, to find that the women's restroom wasn't decorated to match the rest of the "house"- I felt that I was back in grade/high school w/ the steel-beamed stalls and stone-tile floors! Oh, well.) We discussed our hope in having another chance to dine here before heading home (which doesn't look too promising as I type this). Whether we do or not, Minard's is definitely on our list of must-visits everytime we stay in WV!
(4)Henry M.
OK, if you're looking for a revelation, you're not gonna find one at Minards, except that the cod in the fried seafood platter IS as good as it gets, and the scallops and shrimp in it are also very tasty. That said, the small rings of calamari don't fair as well in that dish or as an appetizer. We got there late and closed the place as the last table, but they didn't rush us, and owner/chef/former resident of the house Mr. Minard came out and talked with. Nice people. Nice!
(3)Marne W.
We ate here while passing through Clarksburg on Route 50 this weekend, and I've got to say I don't know what all the fuss is about. The salads were plain iceberg lettuce, the bread was nothing too special, and the portions of the entrees were very small and quite bland. It was just fine, but next time we're in Clarksburg, we'll try something else.
(3)Scott C.
I thought this place had good flavor and great atmosphere. The food was plentiful and I enjoyed all of it! I would defiantly renewed.
(5)Jason B.
Great place, food awesome and it's inexpensive. Just came back from an early Mother's day dinner with my mom and my wife and the 3 of us had appetizers, salads, entrees and desert for around 40 bucks. We also buy their spaghetti sauce frozen in the local grocery store and use it home, it's killer.
(5)Gary K.
I am shocked to see the high marks this place has received from others. I was very disappointed on my last visit. Yuck. I was there during a special they had which was all you can eat with a choice of three dishes. One was Spaghetti with either meatballs or sausage, another choice was gnocchi and I don't recall what the third choice was. This being a very strong Italian town you have a certain level of expectation for these places. None of the three dishes was even in the ballpark of what I expect. Very, Very bad. I can't even express how bad the food tasted. The highlight in my memory was the meatballs; they resembled the meat from the center of a Chef Boyardee ravioli, that is not a compliment. The service was very poor. We were placed in a room off to the side of where the crowd was and we were alone in the room, the server very seldomly even checked on us. It was like we were eating in an abandoned wing of the joint. I have nothing good to say, the salad even tasted like it was pre made for days sitting in the fridge with the dressing on it. Is it hard to dress the salad fresh?
(1)Sally S.
If you want real traditional "Italian American" old school dishes then you really can't beat Minards. I've been going to this place since I was a child and on my last visit back to WV I couldn't wait to eat there again. I took a guest with me and I was slightly nervous wondering what they would think of this "No Frills" style Italian food. My guest absolutely loved it and even wanted to go back for the Spring Fling all you can eat specials. Our dinners consisted of a Bit Of Italy Platter and the Open Faced Meatball Parmesan Sandwich Platter. The Bit of Italy was great, I love their meatballs and lasagna but the beef cacciatore was really fantastic and is one of those traditional items you just can't find out at other Italian restaurants. The Meatball Parm sandwich was so gigantic that we took about 5 pounds of leftovers home with us (I say this in a good way) and it just tasted to die for. We both skipped the salad and instead had a Minestrone and Italian Wedding soup, both soups are homemade and you can really taste it in the flavor. Another big plus for us is that Minards uses only all beef in it's Meatballs and Meatsauce where most other Italian restaurants use a mix of beef and pork, for people like us who don't indulge in pork products this is a special piece of heaven. Our server was also very friendly and treated us like we were family members. We even had real Spumoni for dessert and it was soooo good! My disclaimer with Minards is that if you want some more "New School Italian" then go to Oliverio's or Muriel's but if you want real classic Italian American fare where you feel like family then it's Minards all the way! Also it's always very clean and the prices are super reasonable for the portions you get!
(5)Carrie D.
I hadn't been to Minard's since I was a little girl but WOW, I was so impressed when I went back there with a friend, a couple of weeks ago. The food is delicious, service was good and the prices were very reasonable! The perfect place to go for some home cooked Italian food!
(5)Daniel C.
Most likely one of the better places locally. Food was good. Drinks to be desired. I would come back.
(4)Steve L.
A nice quiet place with authentic homemade Italian food. I had the bit of Italy platter and it was delicious. My wife had seafood pasta and it was equally as good. Very reasonable prices too.
(4)Amanda P.
I love this place! I live in NYC where Italian is abundant and let me tell you, Minard's holds a tight first place in service and quality. The meatballs are amazing and the spaghetti sauce is great as well!
(4)Kathryn M.
It doesn't get much better! I've been a Minard's fan since I was a toddler and spent many summers with my grandparents. It was always a treat having spaghetti and meatballs and fresh bread from Tomaro's bakery. It's been at least 15 years since my travels have taken me this way. I was not disappointed - the food was great and the decor hasn't changed. The small antepasta salad and sampler platter were tasty. Don't miss out on the homemade Italian dressing and meatballs! Cheers Minard's. thanks for being the fabulous family restaurant!
(4)Greg T.
Very Americanized, but inexpensive. Its an old added onto house thats been around for years. Couches in the waiting area, never crowded, good for families, great value for a sitdown restaurant.
(4)Shayne T.
I'm not a huge fan of Italian food, so this review may be a little skewed, but as far as Italian food goes, this place was very respectable in terms of atmosphere and pricing and the wait staff are fantastic. Unfortunately while not bad per se their food is nothing to write home about. A great place to take a large group especially for a family gathering etc.
(4)Lys W.
For many, many, many years, this was the ONLY place I would consider for my birthday dinner. I came here for graduation dinner and any other event I could possibly celebrate. It is patronized mainly by the aging population of Clarksburg, who can still get out and have a long leisurely lunch. I can still walk in there today and know at least one person, and I frequently run into my great-godparents. You must try their famous spaghetti and their homemade salad dressing. The cheese ravioli is a personal favourite.
(5)Daniel C.
In town for business, I quickly flipped to Yelp, and came across Minards. Pretty neat ambiance. Definitely old school italy type feel. Food was good. Drinks to be desired. I can see this place offering consistent quality at fair prices. Would recommend if in the area.
(4)William S.
Highly respectful towards customers and make you feel as if you are dining in their home. Senator Minard has continued his family atmosphere at this fine dining establishment. Soft sounds of the great crooners serenade you as you enjoy home style cooking and generous portions of Italian cooking at it's best. My family would dine here on special occasions and when my parents couldn't go to the restaurant anymore I would pick up their meals from the full take out menu. Imagine home cooked take out to enjoy at home.
(5)justin p.
Totally retro Italian place. Real gauche interior - one of a kind. A local institution.
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