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Pizza · Grantville, PA
Fabio's is a family-owned Italian restaurant and pizzeria right here in Grantville — brick-oven pizza made with fresh dough and homemade sauce, a full menu of authentic Italian dishes, and a unique dining room inside a beautifully restored barn. It's the closest thing to a must-visit dinner spot in our own backyard.
Our take Fabio's is practically next door to our shop, so if you're headed up this way anyway, stop in and see us first — then go to dinner with one less thing on your mind.
We don't have many restaurants in Grantville to begin with, so when one is genuinely worth going out of your way for, we pay attention. Fabio's has earned a strong local following by doing the fundamentals right: dough and sauce made fresh daily, brick-oven cooking that you can taste, and a menu that goes well beyond pizza into the full Italian repertoire. The barn setting is also something you don't expect — original overhead beams, wood and stone walls, warm lighting — it makes dinner feel like more of an occasion without being formal about it. The BYOB policy is a nice bonus too.
Fabio's is a family restaurant with a dining room built inside a restored barn — warm wood tables, original ceiling beams, and a mix of wood and rustic stone on the walls that gives it character you'd expect from a place that actually cares about the experience, not just the food. The kitchen uses fresh dough and homemade sauce made every day, which comes through in the pizza. The full menu includes pasta dishes, seafood, chicken, and veal alongside the pizzeria side of things. It serves the Grantville, Hershey, Hummelstown, and Harrisburg area — and for travelers passing through on I-81, it's a worthwhile reason to get off at Exit 80.
A little history helps explain why Fabio's feels the way it does: it's a family-owned spot that grew from a Grantville pizza carryout into the full sit-down restaurant it is today, and it's been at it for the better part of three decades now. That long run shows up in the menu, which reaches well past pizza — house-recipe brick-oven pies like the "Old World" (thin or Sicilian thick crust), stromboli and calzones, and signature plates such as Sal's Special Ziti, Chicken Ala Nonna, Seafood Alfredo, and Boom Boom Shrimp. They cater too, with party trays and even three-foot subs for a group. Beyond the restored-barn dining room there's a heated, covered screened porch, parking is on site, and they're set up for families with highchairs. One practical heads-up: the dining room reportedly stops seating about an hour before the posted closing time, so plan a sit-down dinner a little earlier than the kitchen's last call.
These hours are published on Fabio's official site as of our last check, but restaurant hours change seasonally and around holidays — confirm on fabiositaliangrantvillepa.com or call ahead before a special trip. Also note the dining room reportedly stops seating about an hour before the posted closing time, so dine-in ends earlier than the kitchen and carryout window.
Fabio's Authentic Italian Restaurant & Pizza is in Grantville, PA. The map shows both pins — Fabio's Authentic Italian Restaurant & Pizza and our shop in Grantville — so you can see exactly where it sits relative to us.
A sampling from the pizzeria and Italian menus to give you a feel for the range — Fabio's publishes its full menu as images and we didn't see posted prices, so confirm current offerings and pricing on their site or by calling.
Yes — Fabio's is a bring-your-own-beverage restaurant, which means you can bring wine, beer, or whatever you'd like to enjoy with your meal. It's worth picking something up before you arrive since there's no liquor license on-site.
Yes — gluten-free brick-oven pizza, gluten-free pasta, and gluten-free subs are all available on the menu. If you have a serious sensitivity, it's always a good idea to call ahead and discuss preparation with the staff.
Fabio's offers delivery to local hotels and businesses — but coverage is limited to nearby locations. Call them directly to confirm whether your hotel is within their delivery area, as third-party delivery apps may not be the right route here.
Yes — in addition to the indoor restored-barn dining room, Fabio's offers heated, covered outdoor seating on a screened-in porch. It's a nice option in the shoulder seasons, though outdoor availability tends to depend on the weather and time of year, so it's worth a quick call if that's what you're after.
Plan to arrive a bit early for a sit-down meal. The dining room reportedly closes about an hour before the posted closing time, so even though the kitchen and carryout window run later, seating for dine-in stops earlier. If you're cutting it close to closing, call ahead to confirm they can still seat you.
Fabio's sits right in Grantville, so it pairs easily with the other local spots we point visitors toward — a low-key afternoon close to the shop that ends with a real Italian dinner. Since Fabio's is BYOB, a nearby winery makes an especially natural first stop.
A family-owned Grantville winery a few minutes away on Mountain Road — since Fabio's is BYOB, it's an easy place to grab a bottle (or a wine slushie) to bring along to dinner.
Another Grantville stop in our guide — browse the market in the afternoon, then settle in for a sit-down Italian dinner to round out a relaxed day near the shop.
The biggest draw in Grantville — visitors at the casino or racetrack can drop down to Fabio's for a family-friendly meal away from the floor.
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Verified via: Fabio's (official site) · Fabio's — Tripadvisor · Fabio's — official restaurant page (hours, restored barn, heated screened-in outdoor seating, BYOB) · Fabio's — official pizzeria page (named specialty pizzas, crust styles) · Restaurantji listing (family history, signature dishes, screened porch) · ReadyLink listing (crust styles, stromboli/calzone, 3-foot subs, dining room closes an hour before close)
Fabio's Authentic Italian Restaurant & Pizza is an independent local business we're featuring in our guide — we're not affiliated. Details are from the business and public sources and were accurate at the time of writing; please confirm current hours before visiting.