It's so hard to find good Italian food. Often you get microwave pasta and canned sauces. Not at Eatalian. The food is authentic, and delicious. Something simple as a pizza or fancy as a filet. They are all amazing. Would recommend this place to anyone.
Quickie:
+ Large dining area, great service
+ Amazing food selection and delicious cuisine
+ Gelato bar and dessert selection is on point
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Things to try:
- Carbonara
- Pesto gnocchi
- Brando pizza
- Rock pizza
- Tortelli verdi
Food:
Like it's sister cafe, I just love this place. They do dine-in, take-out, whatever you need. I love the Carbonara and I've had a good assortment of their pizza selection. The thin crust recipe is delicious - you can't go wrong. The Marlon Brando is one of my personal favorites. They have a yummy gelato selection too.
Parking:
Small-sized lot behind the building, plenty of street parking around.
Location:
It's seems a little out of place around all the industrial buildings on the street. This ain't no Olive Garden lookin' place. While the surrounding area looks a little sketch, not to worry, just park nearby and you're fine.
Overview:
Super highly super super super recommended. Love this Italian dream of a restaurant. You won't be disappointed with whatever you choose off the menu.
Great food and great service in an unsuspecting location.
Good service wait time is long
Lasagna was super delicious
Great food and desserts but not conducive to conversation. Kind of tricky to find too.
Excellent, everything very rich. The very good cappuccino
I really liked this cafe, the desserts are delicious
Unassuming exteriors opens up to a warehouse-style Italian eatery. Wait staff is efficient and friendly, food is fresh and delicious, burrata and parmesan cheese are made in-house as well as the bread and bountiful authentic Italian pastries. Parking is difficult.
I've been here few times now. Always a friendly service and great food!
This is a very quaint and real Italian restaurant. They have great desserts, great selection of pasta and great drinks.
I highly recommend the carbonara - it was light, flavorful and relatively cheap. Afterwards, grab some desserts because they make desserts in house.
Overall great experience.
Delicious food for good value! Rustic industrial dining area amongst the kitchen and catering production rooms. Don't forget an affagoto from the gelato stand for desert.
Their food is good: fresh ingredients, nice selection, reasonable presentation. Wait staff are friendly without being intrusive. Pretty quick for "real food." I like the atmosphere, but it wouldn't be for everyone: very open, a bit loud.
Only definite minus: Their parking is not so great.
Our work group had a great lunch. We had 9 people. The service was quick and friendly. The food was good, with appetizers and desserts too. I plan to come back with my family.
If I could say Muy Authentico in Italian, I would. Food, dessert and service are INSANE! You will not be disappointed. A++
Authentic food, tried the Lasagna, it was excellent
THIS IS MY GO TO PLACE!! Favorite meal is a margarita pizza, with basil and tomato, and a plate of the frutti di mare risotto.
Great Italian food with a great dessert selection! Try it you'll love it.
Authentic Italian style. But the pizza is too salty...
Unique industrial location with no signage. Valet parking and street parking. Food is superb. Dessert bar including a dozen flavors of gelato forces me to habitually break my no dessert habit when I come here.
Quality, authentic Italian food. No frills or a fancy setting, just solid food. The pizzas are amazing as are the pastas. Almost everything I tried there was phenomenal. I will definitely be back
The food here is consistently great, the service is always very fast and nice.
This is about the closest experience to going to northern Italy that you can get in the area.
Don t let the neighborhood fool you!
Also, don t forget to get the gelato before you leave!
Location sucks, parking is bad. But food was good, portions not that large.
The Eatalian Cafe is a pleasant surprise, it's located in the middle of an industrial area in Gardena, I wasn't expecting to find such tasty food in an industrial neighborhood when I found this place. I have been here many times and always enjoyed it, they have great food as well as a wonderful selection of deserts including gelato that is made on site. The wood fired pizzas are always a good choice!
This place is amazing. Kind of hidden and in an odd location. Food was great!
Food was great but poor
service brought down what could have been an excellent expericence.
Everything here is wonderful except the Iced Tea. Not a show stopper. Mangia Mangia!
An unexpected treat.
I've been to Italy several times, and this contemporary restaurant is literally plucked from the side of an Autostrade (highway) in Northern Italy. Highway rest stops in Italy (aree di servizio) are nothing like the U.S., and in addition to fuel many offer light shopping (kind of like a truck stop), a snack bar that always serves espresso from machines the size of Volkswagens, and a scratch restaurant. Enter Etalian Cafe.
The food here is fresh, they bake their own bread on site, have a cheese laboratory, and a medium size dessert display.
For an appetizer my friend and I shared the small Emilia Salad. It was definitely more than enough for two. A medium plate of hot, perfectly grilled eggplant, zucchini, onion, yellow and red bell peppers with hand shaved Parmigiano Reggiano cheese flakes, drizzled with aged balsamic vinegar. Honestly, it easily could have sufficed as a lunch plate if you weren't looking for a big lunch.
For my main meal I had the Tagliata di Pollo con Verdure. When it came, I was a little concerned because apart from the chicken, it looked exactly like the Emilia Salad appetizer with chopped rosemary chicken, grilled vegetables (eggplant, zucchini, onion, yellow, and red bell peppers) with shaved Parmigiano Reggiano and an aged balsamic vinegar drizzle. That's what I get for trying to order and chat with an old friend at the same time! BUT, the rosemary chicken completely transformed the entire plate and made it totally different. What a surprise. It was amazing how most of the exact same ingredients tasted completely different with the addition of the chicken, and as a bonus, I feel pretty good about having a large lunch of mostly vegetables. It was amazing.
My friend had the lasagna, of course with home made fresh pasta, and meat sauce. He ate the whole thing, minus one bite (that's how I know it was incredible, I stole a bite before he could finish).
Finally, my friend had an espresso, of course, and a few bites of my House Cake. When I go back to D.C. I will think about this desert. It's the mischievous cousin to tiramisu, with biscotti dipped in espresso and layered with cocoa, chocolate and thick white cream (probably mascarpone), with sliced almonds sprinkledon top - OMG - this alone would be worth the trip.
This was as close to an Italian experience as you're going to get in the United States. The flavors will never be exactly the same as they are in Italy because the milks, cheeses, and meats taste different there overseas. But minus the variations in ingredients, this is the real deal.
Dress casually and step into a contemporary Italian Autogrill hidden in an industrial building that looks like a tire warehouse from the outside. But most of all, enjoy, because the food and the atmosphere scream Italia.
Bravo.
Truly a hidden gem! It s one of the best Italian restaurants I ve been to. Good prices and even better food! Large menu and selection of desserts as well. I like the industrial ambience and service is great! They even do catering. Every time I leave here, I m full and happy.
Food is excellent! Fantastic gelato bar! Even better service!!! Highly recommend!
The food and the service was excellent. Highly recommend for Italian food.
The food was delicious and we'll worth it! Had the gnocchi, the gelatto, and pizza to go. Will definitely visit again!
Amazing Italian food. Friendly and quick service. Absolutely will be back!!!
Great atmosphere amazing pizza! Super fresh ingredients and great service.
you can tell the food is homemade. It is delicious. The servings are not too big.
this place is a sleeper. I didn't even know it was there. Had lunch it was great, and reasonable. ;-0
Disappointed:
Came in Hungry excited with my daughter because I saw all the great reviews about how awesome the food is. I tried the rib eye steak & it had no flavor. I actually only ate about 1 third of it before I stopped eating it. I know it s not a steak place, so I felt dumb ordering it in the first place.
My daughter tried the panne con pollo. She left most of her plate as well. . . Since she wasn t eating it, I thought I would finish it for her, but I honestly didn t like it either.
Presentation was great. On picture and to my eye, it looks delicious. But once we tried the food, it was a huge disappointment.
Spent $75 on 2 plates & 2 fountain drinks.
The only good thing was the server and staff were really nice. Who knows, maybe next time I might give this restaurant another try.
A hidden gem. Walk up to what appears to be an industrial warehouse and open the door. I was immediately greeted by a savory smell which encouraged salivation. The host sat our party quickly with a pleasent smile. Surprised by the very cool atmosphere. Tasteful menu with options for all tastes. Gelato and coffee bar are a bonus. Food was outstanding. Highly recommend.
The food here is absolutely delicious. The restaurant is located in a warehouse, but don't let that deter you. Looks are definitely deceiving as far as this restaurant is concerned. We had a reservation for 5pm. By the time we left a couple of hours later, there was a huge line of people waiting to be seated. Everyone in our party loved what they ordered.
Really authentic pizza pasta and Gelato in a down to earth atmosphere. Great service!
I always go there for my family get togethers and each time I try a new dish. Every single one of them are mouthwateringly delicious!
Excellent food and dessert! Wine isn't too bad either. Great place
This place is everything an Italian Cafe needs to be.
The platter of meats and cheeses was outstanding.
The pizza was crisp and light.
The pasta was fresh and delicious.
The cannellino was just the right amount of sweet.
The espresso and gelato were just great ways to end a meal.
And to top it all off: 32 beer!
I love this stuff and never expected to see it at a local restaurant.
It's a little pricey, but it's absolutely worth a visit.
This place is a hidden gem. The food is excellent and the staff are warm and welcoming. We were advised that no alcohol is served on Sunday so don't expect a glass of wine while eating a traditional Italian meal. The desserts are amazing and I can recommend the chocolate mousse. Visually it's a bare bones warehouse which makes it more casual and appealing, no foofoo just great food. I highly recommend going!
The menu said that you can make changes to an order to suit your liking. I really felt like having a creamy chicken pasta with sun dried tomatoes. There is a similar shrimp dish, when I asked my waiter if I could have chicken instead, he replied no because it wasn't a traditional Italian dish, that the chef would not serve it. Are you kidding me? Ok, so since I couldn't make any changes, even though the menu states you can, I just ordered the tortelli verdi, a spinach filled pasta dish. It was super salty and my plate was spare when it arrived at the table. For thirteen dollars plus tax, I could've had a more memorable experience at the California Pizza Kitchen, the sad part is that I am dead serious.
My first time at this restaurant. Food was amazing and people were so friendly! I will be back!!
We love to come to Eatalian and we are never disappointed. The pizza is always so thin and crispy and all of the pasta is delicious. Seriously one of the best Italian restaurants we have experienced outside of Italy. Everything is delicious but especially if it includes their house made Ricotta or Mozzarella. You can't go wrong at Eatalian, Buon Appetito!
The food is good. They a bit pricey but you get what you pay for so its koo.
Always delicious! I love the gnocchi here but honestly I've never been disappointed in anything I've had. Plus I love the Gelato!
Awesome! The veggie pizza was a great appetizer! The lasagna and the dish I love but can't pronounce was excellent!
Pasta was delicious. Fun little pastry bar for dessert.
The food is good. Parking is tight, so plan on the possibility of searching for street parking. Staff is busy but friendly. I'd recommend for a large party, (but anticipate some wait time).
All very delicious delicious coffee Desserts delicious service at the bar excellent service at the table very bad
Food was yummy great service. The best part was that everything tasted really fresh.
Amazing place. I love their margarita pizza. The best that I've had
Good food. Ask for medium cook stake but I received medium well. It was a little over cook but good stake.
Very fresh and authentic Italian food. One of my favorite places to visit. The pizza is my first choice.
Spending some quality with my son. Eating at one of my favorite places.
Never fails me the food and environment are always perfect
Found a hair in our calamari plate and when brought up to waiter he only took plate .. Not once did manager Patrick come over to apologize and server acted like it was normal .. what a disappointment how this disgusting situation was handled .. Lost my business !!!!
The service and the food are both outstanding. Like yu are n Italy
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