Grand Junction has no shortage of great restaurants no matter what mood you're in. Luckily, if you're a fan of Italian food there are plenty of great options to choose from around town.

Curious, I posted a question asking what Italian restaurants in Grand Junction were your favorite and got all kinds of great responses.

Grand Junction's Favorite Italian Restaurants

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While numerous great Grand Junction restaurants were named as your favorites, a few of them really stuck out as favorites for many. Some of these Grand Junction restaurants include Enzo's Ristorante Italiano, Il Bistro Italiano, Citrola's Italian Restaurant, and Ristorante Pantuso or as it's affectionately called by the locals, 'Pantuso's.'

Here are where the most popular Italian Restaurants in Grand Junction are located:

Enzo's Ristorante Italiano - 707 Horizon Dr, Grand Junction, CO 81506

Il Bistro Italiano - 400 Main St, Grand Junction, CO 81501

Citrola's Italian Restaurant - 759 Horizon Dr, Grand Junction, CO 81506

Ristorante Pantuso - 755 Horizon Dr, Grand Junction, CO 81506

Past Italian Restaurants in Grand Junction

While the majority of the responses to my question were referring to Italian restaurants in Grand Junction that are currently open, some took the opportunity to reminisce about Italian restaurants of Grand Junction's past that are no longer open today.

Some of these restaurants include Mama Longo's and a previous location of Ristorante Pantuso prior to opening its current location inside the Clarion Hotel on Horizon Drive.

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In addition to past and present Grand Junction restaurants, some respondees said that they prefer to get their Italian food from out of town at places like Italian Underground in Glenwood Springs or Davito's in Delta.

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