La Gondola Spaghetti & Pizza House — Restaurant in Bloomington

Went for all you can eat spaghetti night. I was told the Alfredo is good, so disappointed that it is no longer offered as part of the All You Can Eat promo on Tuesday and Fridays. For $6.09 it is a good amount of food however you get what you pay for. The meat sauce barely had meat in it and tasted like canned pasta sauce. It didn't have a lot of flavor or spice but it was like food service grade pasta sauce. I was excited to get bread and hoping that the foil wrapped bread was warm /toasted/garlic bread but no, it was just the bread they use for sandwiches cut in half. The young lady working the register was nice enough but there were definitely some workers with attitude when my dining partner asked for more spaghetti & bread. Had the monster cookie for dessert and that was most enjoyable thing about the visit. Decor was outdated and a bit run down but that is always a challenge for local businesses. This is a cheap place to take your family to eat and load up on carbs. Lots of single use plastic and...

I went in tonight just to get an order of garlic bread. The woman that took my order was very nice. I paid and took a seat. While waiting, two other parties made orders. A guy from the back walked up to the counter and placed a bag on it and looked me dead in my face. I figured it was my order, but didn't want to jump the gun. I waited while the other parties had their number called out and their bags placed in their hands to see if someone was waiting for the first bag placed. It wasn't until someone else walked in, that I stood up and asked if it was indeed the order I had been waiting on. The girl apologized, but it never should have happened in the first had they all been doing their jobs. I usually visit the other location and I think that's where I'll continue to give my business. I found the behavior to be rude,...

Having lived out east for 9 years, it’s been nearly a decade since I’ve had a torpedo. Mind you, I had a dream about going to the LaGondola near my house from childhood a few weeks ago and had an incessant need for a torpedo ever since.

Move over Avanti’s, this is the taste of childhood. The torpedo- ham, salami, American cheese and sprinkles of shredded iceberg, just as I remember, but the bread was even softer than I thought. Maybe it’s a better quality, maybe it’s the modernization I didn’t know I needed.

And the garlic bread- get a loaf, a ladle of the red sauce and call it a day. Dip that loaf, heck, spoon the sauce onto the blackened sweet butter slices of garlic goodness and get your sweet fix.

I have Italian restaurants out the wazoo where I live, but no one does it like...