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    Basil's Italian

    3.4 (36 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Kids spaghetti
    Erin P.

    My first time here was such a great experience. First the staff friendly, attentive, and they are all dressed in all black which gives off a fancier vibe. The place is a nice set up of mostly large booths with a few tables in the middle and then a bar area in its own room off to the side. Now the food was so good! They have happy hour everyday from I think 4 to 6 but double check that . The wings were good, mozzarella sticks delicious! I got a kids pizza, kids spaghetti, the chicken fettuccine, and a lasagna for our party. Everyone loved their meal. We got all our food quickly after ordering and our waiter was very attentive but not overly so. Will definitely be back!!

    Ravioli
    Katie N.

    I am surprised by the other reviews because my husband and I were pleasantly surprised with our to-go pasta from Basils. I had the ravioli, which was stuffed with four cheeses and topped with a meat sauce. It was super tasty. I will say they could work on presentation and I do think the price is pretty steep for the portion size. My husband got the spaghetti and meatballs, and he said it was very good. My pregnant self was also excited about getting some ice cream while we were here, but I didn't see anything flavor that sparked my interest unfortunately.

    Mint & Butterfinger ice cream
    Jeff B.

    We split a small Midwest pizza, & an order of stuffed shells. Both were quite good, but really liked the Suffed Mushroom appetizer. We did try the ice cream, Butterfingers & Mint, with nod going to the excellent Mint. Our waitress Kelly made good recommendations for us

    Meat lovers pizza
    Todd C.

    We absolutely loved our dinner! My wife had the Chicken Parmesan and I had the meat lovers pizza. The chicken was very tender and the sauce really tasty. The meat lovers pizza was loaded with topping and had a crispy crust. I could only eat two pieces. We also had the fried onion straws for an appetizer. So good! Loved the service and the homemade ice cream for dessert. Our new favorite Italian restaurant!

    Cup of chocolate with peanut butter cups
    Julie L.

    The name is Basil's Italian and Ice Cream. Huge space at the end of a newer strip mall. It would be great for large parties. Happy Hour is from 2-6 every day with 1/2 price apps. We chose the spinach and artichoke flatbread and Italian meatballs. The flatbread was good but a bit too cheesy and greasy for me. We all agreed the meatballs were too spicy but did like the onion straws. For 1/2 price it made up for it. We all got ice cream- cup of butterfinger, cup of chocolate with peanut butter cups and a strawberry shake. Everyone liked the ice cream but I was disappointed by the shake. There were no real strawberries and for homemade ice cream I expected this. Plus you have ice cream in your name! It should be epic. Lastly our server was rushing us. Which was odd since there was only 1 other table there. We realized he was rushing to be able to have us pay our bill - it was the end of his shift. Unacceptable.

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    I haven't had a decent meatball in 20 year's until now, the pizza was superior as well, prices decent,looking forward to returning.

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