ITALIAN GRILL

ITALIAN GRILL is a quiet keeper — an A kitchen, 94/100, no fuss, last checked March 3, 2026.

It pulls 4.5 stars across 1,211 reviews and ranks safer than 56% of Indian River County restaurants we grade. Look for italian in Vero Beach. Menus here flag options for vegetarian and healthy diners.

Get directions Call (772) 567-6640

Restaurant details

Health grade
A (94/100)
Violations
4 total — 1 intermediate, 3 basic
Address
2180 58TH AVE, Vero Beach, FL
Cuisine
Italian
Categories
Italian restaurant, Pizza restaurant
Price
$20–30
Rating
4.5 stars (1211 reviews)
Seats
118
Phone
(772) 567-6640
Website
Official website
Photo of ITALIAN GRILL
Photo: Herve Andrieu

Community Rating

Reviews via Google
4.5 Community-sourced rating 1,211 reviews
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What diners say — our read

The recurring subject in this corpus is front-of-house, not the food in general. Where the staff comes up, the rating that follows averages 4.4, so it reads as a strength.

More reviewers landed on 5 stars than any other score — 19 of 26. 21 of 26 rated reviews are four stars or higher; 2 are two or lower. Whether it is worth the money shows up in 15% of reviews as well, averaging 4.3.

Against that, the kitchen inspects well — an A (94/100), 1 intermediate and 3 basic violations at the most recent DBPR visit. That result dates from March 3, 2026. The trend across inspections is improvement. On health score it sits safer than 56% of the Indian River County restaurants we grade. What the inspector actually wrote up: handwash sinks accessible.

Both measures agree, which is the least complicated version of this page. Full reviews follow below in the order they were left.

Our own analysis of 26 reviews for this restaurant, set against its Florida DBPR inspection record. How we calculate grades →

  • June 24, 2026

    The service was great, very friendly workers as well as front welcome crew. The pasta was OK. The pasta was thin and just didn't taste as good as I was anticipating.

  • June 19, 2026

    Every time I come out to Vero Beach in Florida I come to visit. I continuously come to this favorite restaurant. Don’t forget to order your spumoni. Every 3 to 4 months, I fly out to make a special trip for spumoni. I’m back again for another three weeks. Don’t forget to visit it’s worth it. It’s a six hour flight.

  • June 19, 2026

    Very good food with generous portions! Lots of Italian classics at good prices.

  • June 16, 2026

    The taste of the food is consistently good and always had pleasant and attentive servers.

  • June 14, 2026

    The soup was strange tasted like nothing I've ever had before the salad was oily. The meatballs were hard dry and tasted weird also . Definitely not worth the price but the service was great..

  • June 14, 2026

    Second time we've gone here. Had Seafode Pescatore. Outstanding, hot and delicious

  • June 8, 2026

    Ok nothing special

  • June 6, 2026

    Delicious and great service a must visit

  • May 18, 2026

    One terrific meal....great menu with huge serving. Top notch service with very courteous staff. Can't wait to go again!

  • May 10, 2026

    Awesome place, same people that opened it still run it. Must be…over 30 years. Great Italian food and a full bar. Spacious but cozy atmosphere. Hockey fans ( another plus ) and more than reasonable prices for a nice sit down restaurant. I had the ravioli, which is one of the smaller meals, and still left stuffed and I’m a 220 lb eater

  • May 8, 2026

    If you like lots and lots of oil in your meal, this is the place for you. Chicken marsala was floating in a thick oil slick with no marsala flavor. Why? Antipasto salad had no flavor, and again, covered in excessive, plain, no flavor OIL. Definitely a pass for us

  • May 6, 2026

    Went last night May 4. To borrow a quote from Phil Rizzuto.... Holy Cow! I had the Angel hair Al Funghetto. Fantastic. We have been there a few times. Never disappointed. Just wow!

  • May 2, 2026

    We used to absolutely love this restaurant and were excited to bring our family members with us on their first visit to Vero. I don't know what happened - new owner? New cook? It just wasnt good. There were so many onions in my Picatta and it was just so oily that it didn't taste like Picatta at all. I couldn't finish it. I went with that instead of the francese because I saw another recent review that said the francese was not good either. My husband got the fettuccine alfredo and it was like noodles in cheese soup, weirdly with chunks of scallions? It is bizarre, and felt as though whoever cooked it had no idea how to cook normally. It wasn't like the food was burnt or anything, it just didn't taste good. I hope this place gets whoever used to do the cooking back, whoever is doing it now really needs to stop.

  • May 1, 2026

    Still the best in town! Good Italian food with great service. Full bar available. Friday and Saturday nights can get busy. Actually, most nights can get busy. If you don't want to wait, come early. If you don't mind waiting, you can always get a drink from the bar while you wait. Update: Still fantastic. Service with a smile. Servings are huge. Fodd is fantastic.

  • May 1, 2026

    Very good food and nice wine selection. Service was professional and timely

  • April 29, 2026

    I special order the "sarina" everytime I go there and tonight was the best I've ever had.thanks to whoever made it tonight! Delicious

  • April 22, 2026

    Possibly the best Italian food in Vero Beach. A great family owned establishment. Super friendly staff. Incredible Italian staples with obvious care given to food preparation and the customer experience.

  • April 21, 2026

    Christine was a great server. FOOD WAS AMAZING* def will be back

  • April 11, 2026

    Nice place with a lovely atmosphere, but they definitely don't know how to make chicken francese. There was absolutely no lemon in that dish at all. Whatever sauce they used was pretty runny and flavorless. The chicken was tender at least, but I was really disappointed in the dish. Chicken francese is my favorite meal, and this was not even close, unfortunately. The waitress brought over desserts to make it up to us, but we are not dessert eaters. We told her we didn't want them, but she brought them anyway. We had her take them back so they wouldn't go to waste. Hopefully she told the kitchen to check their recipe, as we requested. If you're a chicken francese fan, definitely don't order it here. You'll be very disappointed.

  • April 3, 2026

    Great food and service always in our dining rotation

  • March 26, 2026

    Could never go wrong with this gig.

  • March 21, 2026

    First time eating at Italian Gril. Great atmosphere. Food was great. Very generous portions. Will come again for sure! Ariel was great!

  • March 15, 2026

    Stopped by because the parking lot was fullon a Sunday at 5:00. Simple spaghetti and meatballs was fantastic. Service was great, place was full, great experience.

  • March 15, 2026

    Wonderful atmosphere, delicious Italian food. We were seated right away and wait staff was great

  • March 12, 2026

    Read the reviews before I went there and ate. Review was 100% correct. The staff was very, very welcoming and friendly.

  • March 11, 2026

    Our family loves the food

Overall Score

71 / 100

  • Health inspection grade 40/40
    Grade A
  • Dietary transparency 7/20
    2 options listed
  • Community rating 18/20
    4.5★ average
  • Hidden-gem status 0/10
    Not flagged
  • Track record 6/10
    Improving, 0% clean

Composite score from health grade, dietary options, ratings, and inspection record — distinct from the state-derived health grade.

Opening hours

Monday
4 to 9 PM
Tuesday
4 to 9 PM
Wednesday
4 to 9 PM
Thursday
4 to 9 PM
Friday
4 to 9 PM
Saturday
4 to 9 PM
Sunday
4 to 9 PM

Inspection history

The following records are from Florida DBPR public inspection records, most recent first.

  1. March 3, 2026 · Routine - Food

    Inspection Completed - No Further Action

    0 high-priority · 1 intermediate · 3 basic

    • 02 — Consumer advisory, date-marking & labeling of ready-to-eat foods
    • 14 — Food-contact & nonfood-contact surfaces properly designed/maintained
    • 31 — Handwash sinks accessible; handwashing supplies & sign provided
    • 36 — Floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained; proper ventilation
  2. December 3, 2025 · Routine - Food

    Call Back - Complied

    0 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 1 basic

    • 14 — Food-contact & nonfood-contact surfaces properly designed/maintained
  3. September 30, 2025 · Routine - Food

    Warning Issued

    0 high-priority · 3 intermediate · 3 basic

    • 02 — Consumer advisory, date-marking & labeling of ready-to-eat foods
    • 08 — Cross-contamination: raw foods separated; food protected during prep/storage
    • 14 — Food-contact & nonfood-contact surfaces properly designed/maintained
    • 21 — Wiping cloths; clean & soiled linens; laundry
    • 41 — Chemicals / toxic substances properly stored & used
    • 53 — Food manager certification; employee food-safety training

This grade is calculated by us from Florida DBPR public inspection records — Florida does not issue official grades. How we calculate it →

Data last updated: March 3, 2026