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    Gondolier

    3.4 (108 reviews)
    ModerateItalian, Pizza
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Michael G.

    We had heard of unprecedented reviews of this place. We were in the area and thought about giving it a try. With its brick facade and red awnings, the Gondolier may initially appear to be just another eatery in a strip mall. Don't let it deceive you; this region's Italian cuisine is comparable to Kentucky's bourbon: The harbor is stocked with pasta, pizza, and enough garlic to keep off vampires for ages, and the bright red sign invites hungry travelers like a lighthouse directing ships to safe harbor. As soon as you enter, you are taken to a cozy, welcoming Italian restaurant in small-town Kentucky. The atmosphere perfectly balances "nice enough to celebrate your anniversary if you forgot to make reservations somewhere fancier" with informal family dining. Paintings of Venice's well-known canals and gondolas cover the walls. We started with the Calamari in marinara sauce, made in-house. I opted for the Pork Tenderloin Souvlaki plate, which includes a Greek salad, marinated, trimmed pork cuts served on pita bread with tzatziki sauce, and rice. My wife opted for the Zorba Special, which is slices of gyro meat, chicken souvlaki, pork tenderloin souvlaki & grilled shrimp, served with pita bread. Also, with the Greek salad on the same plate, she opted for French fries and a side of tzatziki. For dessert, we had a combination of both Baklava and cannoli. We also enjoyed a draft Beer pitcher along with our soft drinks. This is the first time I have had draft beer since COVID in 2020. Overall, our experience at Gondolier Pizza was fantastic. It is easily one of the best dining spots in Glasgow, and we are already planning our next trip back to try more of the menu. If you haven't been yet, you are missing out.

    Seven Sins cake. Delicious

    Our first time here - food was very good. We shared the tour of Italy and then had a piece of cake. We will be back

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    Ada S.

    This place truly has great cheesecake, we split the Turtle cheese cake and it was amazing! Very fresh and a hefty slice. They had many options on hand and tell you what they have available when they bring you the dessert menu. I also loved the fried mac and cheese balls. I would recommend you try them! The Greek salad and breadsticks were fine but nothing great, but the breadsticks were free which was nice. The service was good and the staff was Friendly. This place had many seating options and a huge menu! You should find something for everyone here. Don't expect anything fancy though, typical roadside Italian. The standout here was the dessert.

    Chicken and Spinach

    Great food and service! We had appetizers and they give you breadsticks. Our server was great. The only thing that threw me off was the Philly cheese steak was Italian sausage but everything else was great.

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    Tony P.

    I'll be honest, it has taken some years for my fondness of Gondolier to grow to the level it is now. A recent trip to OG made me realize just how good we have it. Gondolier has the best eggplant parmigiana!! Their breadsticks are okay-a bit bland for my liking. Some butter and garlic could take them over the edge. Their marinara has a slight cinnamon touch that has grown on me. Service is consistently good. They have great cream based soups. The cream of broccoli (Tuesdays) is my favorite! I highly recommend it!

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    I do not eat pasta but my kids love it! I get the wings and they are delicious! They have great specials on Monday and Thursday at the bar!

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    Good is ok but service is not. Takes forever to get waited on and no refills. Bread is good. Desserts are amazing.

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    8 years ago

    Love the great cousin of Italian & Greek very good food. Go eat it - It's dam delicious

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    It was okay. Service was good, pizza was not so good. My daughter had spaghetti and meatballs, which was okay, but not spectacular.

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    Great atmosphere and clean. A variety of great Italian food on menu not to mention to die for desserts! Amazing portions worth every $

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    Café Italia

    Café Italia

    4.3
    (69 reviews)
    27.1 mi

    Thought had already reviewed this restaurant. We had been there at least four times since it opened…read morea couple years ago. The salads are one of the best parts and the lobster ravioli are sublime, but pricey. Otherwise, they have combination plates that are very reasonable and no more than what you'd pay it somewhere like the chain Olive Garden. I love the ambience -- it's in an "improving" part of town but once you step inside, it's charming.

    We were in Bowling Green to visit Beech Bend and we wanted some Italian food. We saw Cafe Italia…read morewas highly rated on both Google and Yelp, so we decided to come here. I started with a soup, while my brother started with a salad. They were served with these garlic rolls, which were absolutely delicious to eat both alone and with the soup. Then came time for the entrees. I got the Sausage and Pepper Parmigiana, while my brother got the Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken. My Sausage and Pepper Parmigiana had a delicious mix of flavor and spice which I enjoyed every bite of, while my brother enjoyed his Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken. Additionally, we had thought from looking online that this would be one of our pricier meals out, but Cafe Italia actually ended up being a great value, as our meals included a soup or salad and rolls, and the portions were so generous, I needed to pack some of my entree away to eat in the morning. In short, we wholeheartly recommend Cafe Italia, both because the food is excellent but also because the portions are so large they are an excellent value. We are glad we chose to go here and would definitely come back here if in the area again.

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    Tra Di Noi Ristorante

    Tra Di Noi Ristorante

    4.2
    (31 reviews)
    28.1 mi

    We wanted Italian. And this looked like the place to go with all five star reviews…read more First the parking. There is a lot of free parking in the adjacent Stadium Park Plaza garage. It's a bit confusing to find the restaurant though from there, as there is no access from the first floor. But from the 2nd and 3rd floor there is access using the elevator. The bulb in the elevator area needs to be replaced because it's burned out, and all dark like a scene from a horror movie. The restaurant faces the ballpark stadium Inside the restaurant there weren't many customers on a weekday for dinner. It was our waitresses second day and she messed up quite a lot. Like the bill/check had us all ordering drinks and extra meat with our pasta, but we didn't do any of that. But she was nice about it all, and even comp'd us a $5 beer which I pointed out to her that she didn't add to the bill yet (that being the one and only omission in the midst of all the wrong add-ons). The fried calamari appetizer was good. Only the rings. No arms. The pomodoro sauce was nice. But overall it was just an average dish and much better at other places. The New York strip was good. But they didn't have asparagus. That would be ok if not for the fact that they only have 3 sides to choose from: roasted potatoes, rice, and asparagus. So it was either double potatoes or the rice. So we got the rice. And it was super boring, and tasted overcooked and chewy. The steak and potatoes were good though. The kid's Alfredo was good too. But the carbonara was kinda bland. The waitress and said it was a white sauce but upon checking it was butter sauce she told us. But it was really not worth it. The complimentary bread they served with the meal tasted like pretzel bread. Kinda hard and chewy. But hot. It was good. It comes with olive oil for dipping. Over $100 for 3 people. It was kinda steep. And add to that a 3% surcharge for using a credit card. Well that really was like salt in the wound. Is all of bowling green like that with credit surcharges? Sure hope not.

    We stopped for drinks and dessert. Yummy. The crème brûlée was creamy and the topping was…read moretoasted just like it should be and it was so good we ordered a tiramisu to go. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable. Can't wait to go back for dinner sometime. We sat outside and there was a concert at the farmers market next door. So it was really good evening.

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    La Cosa Nostra

    La Cosa Nostra

    4.0
    (52 reviews)
    78.2 mi

    This WAS a favorite but, for some reason has really declined during our last two visits. Tonight…read morethere were four (4) of us -- upon arrival, they had no record of our reservation which was done (AND CONFIRMED) last week via FB Messenger. Nonetheless, they were able to accommodate us with only a brief wait -- overall, not a big deal. Service was average at best. Server was polite but did not write down our orders which meant coming back to confirm -- both drinks and food several times. We always enjoyed the pizza here so when we inquired about the pizza menu, none was provided but the server "rattled off" three pizza options. Not a good impression since, once we got a menu from the manager, there were plenty of choices. Took, what seemed like, forever to get drinks -- still not sure if there was actually a bartender or if the servers were handling the drinks. MUSIC IS INSANELY LOUD!!! TERRIBLE! Food was mediocre -- it used to be off the charts fantastic. Shrimp and Grits (two orders) were floating in grease from the onions and peppers -- it was awful. Pasta Alfredo, with shrimp and chicken was very good! Salmon with risotto was just okay. Long story short -- this place used to be fantastic, an absolute no brainer to visit regularly. But after three recent visits, we'll take a year or two off until they get their act together.

    Email sent to beau@copperandoakky.com (taken from La Cosa Nostra's Facebook page) last night with…read moreno response (yet); will update review if a response is received: "I really don't know where to begin, I'm so taken aback. You're a restaurant in the business of hospitality, right? Perhaps share that with your employee named Ellie, who took it upon herself to nastily and aggressively berate my sister this evening. Let me paint a picture for you. Our party dined with you in observance of three family birthdays (my sister's being one of them) and brought a homemade cake to enjoy, just as we did last year when we reserved the vault room. Imagine our surprise when, upon receiving the checks, we were charged a $25 "cake cutting fee." I realize that's just semantics, like a "corkage fee," but maybe call it something else when the servers do no such thing. I digress. When questioned by my sister about the charge, Ellie told her in no uncertain terms that the cake cutting fee was clearly posted "on the door, the menu, and the website." Multiple members of our party thoroughly checked all three places and found it stated NOWHERE. The audacity! How rude and misinformed can one person be? Needless to say, an otherwise pleasant experience was instantly and wholly ruined by one person's lack of professionalism and tact. I've never had a bad experience at Copper & Oak, so I'm not sure what's gone wrong at La Cosa Nostra, but none of my meals there have come close by comparison. And you can be assured I'll never spend my hard earned money there again; in fact, I'll be hesitant to support Copper & Oak by mere association. And I'll be quick to caution others regarding both establishments. I'll be curious to see if this email is ignored (my prediction) or handled in a timely, professional manner. And even more curious to see - if acknowledged - how you intend to remedy the situation. Oh, and you might consider updating the website, as you highlight both spaghetti and meatballs and saltimbocca, but serve neither."

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