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La Bona Pasta

3.8 (330 reviews)
ModerateItalian
Open 4:00 pm - 9:00 PM
Updated 3 months ago

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Dogs allowed
Good for kids

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Debra U.

I love this locally owned restaurant. Everything in their kitchen is from the owner's recipes. I usually get their Lasagna and my husband chicken parmigiana and the meal starts with soup or salad. The bread is fresh and shape of a heart it's yummy.Lots of wine to choose from and I can't forget the homage desserts. They don't rush you in any way it's a nice relaxing environment. Prices are very reasonable.

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Jenny S.

La Bona Pasta is our family's favorite Italian restaurant in the West Valley. It reminds us of our time in Europe with its cozy atmosphere, warm family-friendly service and slower/ homemade meals. The food is fantastic, fresh and delicious! And, they have a great varied wine selection. Tonight my family had the shrimp scampi, the lasagne, shrimp risotto, pollo Alfredo, and I had the special of the day: a white fish with angel hair pasta and veggies (fabulous!). Several at our table had the special soup of the day which was clam chowder....so yummy!!! The spot comes highly recommended by myself and my entire family! When you are ready for a European style Italian experience....this is the place!

Bolognese Pasta
David M.

Welp... this is not what I expected when I ordered a Bolognese. $20 for pasta, ragu, and what I'm pretty sure are frozen meatballs. There is literally no meat in this "meat" sauce. I really do try to support small local business but this is no good. I'm sorry but this will be my last visit.

Bruschetta, bread & oil
Janie G.

Took my mom & kids for a birthday lunch. Place was pretty empty I'm guessing due to location. It's stuck in the corner and we first thought it was closed. Thankfully we saw a sandwich sign outside, went in & realized it was open just dark inside. Staff was friendly, sweet, attentive, knowledgeable. Drinks were made strong but tasty. Food was amazing. We were all very happy with our orders, and serving sizes. Little pricey but totally worth it for a celebration!!

Dill salmon with pasta and vegetables
Melanie B.

I'm originally from Rhode Island and I had not found any great Italian places in the area. A friend recently recommended La Bona and I thought I would try it out. I got the dill salmon which was served with pasta and my husband got the lobster pasta dish. Both were really good. Not as good as the places on the east coast, but a close second. My only complaint is that the pasta was not al dente, but the sauce was very flavorful. Service was good as well.

Pollo Parmigiana
Carlie W.

Went in at 11 AM on a Saturday, no one was there. So surprised because the food was very, very good. Service impeccable and friendly. Will be back. Love little hidden gems like this.

Beautiful Setting
Mike R.

La Bona Pasta is small mom & pop business that really wants to share the love with their cooking. After entering last night, the owner quickly greeted us with a smile. He gave us our choice of tables and we were quickly seated. The tables were nicely covered with linen tablecloths and napkins. The dining room was nice but there were supplies and beverages is display cases that would be better out of view. Also an upgrade in some of the decorations and pictures would add to the appeal. It did take a little while for the sever to show up to ask for our drink orders, but he did manage the dining room pretty well for being the lone server. We did order several glasses of wine and then dinner. The menu was pretty in-depth with salads, pastas and seafood. I wanted something with a cream sauce so the server suggested the Lobster Pasta A La Bona and my wife got the Champagne Scampi. After ordering, I went to the men's room to wash up. On the way back, I looked through the small serving window and watched the owners prepare our meals. It was really awesome watching the tall flames and flipping pans. My advice is to knock that wall down so that your customers can watch you work! Really, that would add a whole other element to the dining experience there. The owner brought the food out after a bit, again with a smile. It was very nicely presented. She then asked if we wanted cheese. Yes please! So the brought out a bowl of cheese an sprinkled it over our food. I am a Parmesan cheese junkie though and really would prefer a shaker at the table. Still, she wasn't stingy and I got as much as I wanted. The food was very good and leaned more toward authentic than some others in the area. I have no complaints there and will most certainly be back! It has been a rough couple of years for our mom & pop's. I hope you will consider giving these nice folks a try. Thank you La Bona Pasta! It was a very nice dinner.

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Edgar D.

This one is a tough one for me. I really wanted to like this restaurant. It seems like a local favorite and who am I to take anything away from their Italian restaurant. Seems like they have been here quite a few years. We stopped by for dinner on a Saturday night. It was kind of a red flag only 2 tables were seated. One would hope a symphony of aromatic delicious food would permeate the dining room as the kitchen is close to the front door. Rather a certain dirty dishes smell greets you right as you walk in. We almost walked out. Decided to give it a chance anyway. The server was nice and attentive seated us immediately. Offered the nightly specials. But we ordered right off the menu. Their version of caprese salad comes with 1 strip of prosciutto but it all worked very nice. Seemed fresh & delicious. The bread is not any version of Italian bread it's more like a biscuit texture with garlic & parsley. It's very dry. We didn't get balsamic or olive oil with it. The pasta was cooked well but the marinara sauce was pedestrian. I don't believe it was house made. The risotto with Italian sausage is an explosion of flavors. Very unique and tasty if you like meat sauce. I ate the entire plate of it. The Lobster pasta La Bona was where it all went wrong. The lobster was not fresh and rather had a fishy taste to it. The season was ok. We mentioned it to the sever and he didn't offer to replace the dish or waive the fee for it. The deserts were ok tasting. The cappuccino was not as strong as I prefer but still had a nice flavor to it. We had the restaurant all to ourselves for at least 1hour 30mins. Although drivers were picking up mobile orders. The wine was decent too. My take is that this place has been here a while and older customers seem to love it. Maybe mostly senior citizens who don't come out late night. The ingredients don't seem to be high quality. We have had mozzarella de Búfala in Italy this caprese salad claims to be that but I don't think so. The cook seems to be set in his ways. It would have been nice to have him come out to speak with us regarding our lobster dish issue. But that didn't happen. This place might be good for you but not for us. Good luck.

Bruschetta with 'garlic' was completely overpowered/drenched in balsamic. Not good.

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amazing food and amazing service! I loved the cozy warm restaurant with beautiful atmosphere! Will definitely come back!!

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