Palermo-Ballard

Reviews

• James T.

  star star star star star_border 8 June 2026

  Had dinner for the first time here tonight and it was great. Our server greeted us and took our drink orders promptly, and our food arrived much faster than we had anticipated. The pizza was fantastic, I got the Palermo special and it was the perfect combination of topping flavors, rich cheese and perfectly cooked crust. The menu variety was a little shocking for such a small place, I was pleasantly surprised by how many options I could pick from. I will have to come back to try some of the specials that our server suggested, they all sounded delicious but tonight we were in the mood for pizza.
  
  The only downside to our visit was something a few members of our party witnessed. We noticed a young woman eating in the back of house in full view of the restaurant. I'm not sure what her role was, for the most part she was simply standing around talking with other employees and eating from what I saw, but regardless it was pretty off-putting to see what appeared to be an employee eating in the back of house where guests could see her. It made me wonder what the standards for that sort of thing in Palermo's back of house were. Having worked in restaurants for a while I'm assuming that this was a one time mistake that doesn't happen frequently, as I know there are usually strict rules about not eating where guests can see you. I hope that the employee is talked to about the behavior!
  
  Other than that one negative experience, I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere and the food.

• Bailey G.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 1 June 2026

  How can anyone like this pizza... I forget sometimes how bad it is and order it on a whim, because of the low delivery minimum and free delivery fee. But if you're looking for pizza delivery... try something else, if you want good tasting pizza. The only reason I give this place two stars is for the price and the quick delivery... so, this place has that much going for it.

• Monica U.

  star star star star star 22 May 2026

  Hands down this is the place to go if you're craving pasta! It literally tastes like a homemade cooked meal. My boyfriend and I came here twice while we were out visiting Seattle for the weekend, so that says a lot about how good this place is. The food is tasty, fresh and the service is great! Also you can't beat the affordable prices. Loved it and will be coming back again in the near future!!!

• Bridgett W.

  star star star star star 19 May 2026

  Bring your family over to this awesome Italian joint up in Ballard. It's casual and decent, providing you with plenty of food and a HUGE selection of food.
  
  I got a Calzone and it was INCREDIBLE!!! I could only eat about half of it.
  
  It wasn't too busy on a Monday night, and they had plenty of space for my whole party with no problem (we had 5 in our party).
  
  Favorite thing about this place: I love the huge selection of items. It's almost overwhelming. And very reasonably priced. Everyone who ordered pasta said it was to die for, too.
  
  Ambience/Location: The ambiance isn't anything super fancy or special, but they do have nice windows in the front to let lots of natural light in.

• Christin R.

  star star star star_border star_border 16 May 2026

  Came here for lunch with a friend yesterday for the first time. I was pleased to see there was a nice lunch menu. We ordered the mini pizza which is I believe $8.50 and you can choose two toppings. We chose mushrooms and pepperoni (YUM!) It also comes with the soup of the day or salad. We also got the chicken fetuccine alfredo ($10.50) which also comes with your choice of the soup or salad. Since we were sharing, we ordered both a soup and a salad.
  
  The soup of the day was chicken noodle. I was actually really impressed with the soup. I loved how thick the noddle was and the flavor of the broth was really good. The noodle was the perfect texture! The pizza was way smaller than we thought it would be, it was really yummy though. The fetuccine alfredo tasted pretty mediocre, no complaints. The two breadsticks it came with was really good.. nice crunch and yummy garlic flavor.
  
  They have happy hour which is nice, I might come again during those times. They also serve breakfast all day! The food was good but I wasn't blown away.