A Sea Of Red

There is more to Italian than just pizza. This is for the true Italiano experience.

Can we add None Of the Above? And isnt Gaetano's closed?
I vote for Chef Boy Ardee!!

If Gaetano's is indeed closed then I can scratch it from the options.

I'm going La Villa. Haven't eaten at all of the others, but that place is by-far my favorite of what I've had.

Not much love for Italian these days on the mountain?

Sly Fox wrote:Not much love for Italian these days on the mountain?

I like it but every time I eat La Villa I get sick, Every single time, Ive tried to get different things 4 or 5 times, just get sick. I like Lil Cuccis a lot

I don't like Italian, but my wife loves it. In that case, if its still open, you have to include Isabella's. If I have to eat Italian, it has to be there.

Isabella's is still open, and its VERY GOOD...though very expensive.

ATrain wrote:Isabella's is still open, and its VERY GOOD...though very expensive.

It is expensive, but BY FAR the best around. Considering I HATE Italian, that's saying something.

It has now been added to the choices.

Who voted for Olive Garden? You are an idiot. Olive Garden is not Italian.

SuperJon wrote:Who voted for Olive Garden? You are an idiot. Olive Garden is not Italian.

I like the place but even I wouldnt vote for Olive Garden. I voted Vinny's...best Italian Ive had since I got here 6 years ago

What is Olive Garden?

LUconn wrote:What is Olive Garden?

Not true Italian. It's an insanely Americanized version of Italian food.

SuperJon wrote:

LUconn wrote:What is Olive Garden?

Not true Italian. It's an insanely Americanized version of Italian food.

Jon hit it right on the head with that definition. Its good food but not what I would call good Italian food

Quit being snobs. It's obviously Italian food.

LUconn wrote:Quit being snobs. It's obviously Italian food.

I'm not being a snob. It's not Italian food. When you have a great grandmother that was born in Italy cooking for you growing up and you're friends with the owners of the local Italian restaurant you know what true Italian food is, and Olive Garden is not that.

Italian is like American .. it is a wide genre with many different styles. Olive Garden's menu is Italian-based. The execution often isn't up to standards but to deny its Italian label is being a little over the top.

Sly Fox wrote:Italian is like American .. it is a wide genre with many different styles. Olive Garden's menu is Italian-based. The execution often isn't up to standards but to deny its Italian label is being a little over the top.

It's Italian based but not true Italian food. That's what I was saying.

SuperJon wrote:
I'm not being a snob. It's not Italian food. When you have a great grandmother that was born in Italy cooking for you growing up and you're friends with the owners of the local Italian restaurant you know what true Italian food is, and Olive Garden is not that.

ha, the ironing is delicious

LUconn wrote:

SuperJon wrote:
I'm not being a snob. It's not Italian food. When you have a great grandmother that was born in Italy cooking for you growing up and you're friends with the owners of the local Italian restaurant you know what true Italian food is, and Olive Garden is not that.

ha, the ironing is delicious

You're probably saying that because the local Italian restaurant is Americanized too. The thing is, they cook us the authentic stuff whenever we ask for it.

You probably think alfredo sauce is Italian.

you probably think the spaghetti I make in my kitchen is not tue Italian. What makes something Italian? Does it have to be made by somebody from Italy? If that's the case than Alfredo sauce is italian.

LUconn wrote:you probably think the spaghetti I make in my kitchen is not true Italian.

Neither is the lasagna.