A heaping platter of spaghetti and meatballs in glossy marinara on a red-checkered tablecloth, lit by a single candle in a straw-wrapped Chianti bottle

Where Sunday Gravy Simmers and Nobody Leaves Hungry

Mario's is Dubuque's candlelit corner of old-school Italian comfort—red-checkered cloths, straw-covered Chianti bottles, and plates of spaghetti that arrive with a nonna's insistence that you eat more.

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However You Take Your Pasta, We've Got You

Pull up a chair under the Chianti bottles, or let us bring the Sunday gravy to you. Mario's feeds Dubuque four ways — every one of them generous.

Dine-in — candlelit tables, red-checkered cloths, and plates that keep coming until you say basta

Takeout & delivery — the full Mario's menu, packed hot and sent home with you

Catering — big pans, bigger portions, and sauces made the slow way for your next gathering

Daily specials — a rotating reason to come back, dreamed up fresh in the kitchen each day

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