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    Rosa's Pizza

    3.3 (29 reviews)
    InexpensivePizza, Italian
    Open 11:00 am - 9:45 pm

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    Dated interior - having old carpet might explain the weird smell.
    Stacey L.

    My boyfriend ate here "every day" in college and he and his best friend hold it in high regard. This is his standard for Italian beef sandwiches and it's his favorite fried ravioli. I hope he never reads this review, because I was unimpressed. I will give him that the fried ravioli was tasty; you also get a large serving for $7. It wasn't clear from the menu or ordering process that they dump your sauce of choice all over it, though - it got a little soggy by the time I was halfway through. The fried ravioli is considered an entree (ah, college kids) so you also get a small loaf of bread that seemed fresh-baked. Despite being a decent dish at a decent value, though, there are a couple of Madison spots that outrank it off the top of my head. Service was adequate but not exactly friendly - while waiting for my receipt the printer jammed. The kid went back to get a new roll and pulled out my crumpled receipt and then looked up to ask "do you need something?" I said I was just waiting for my receipt and he said "oh" and then walked away, chucking my crumpled receipt in the trash. *headdesk* Ambiance was also lacking - a weird smell permeated the restaurant and everything was run down. It definitely looked like things hadn't been updated since the 70s or 80s. We've all got our favorite college haunts so I can't begrudge my boyfriend's affections, but as a first-timer in my 30s I don't have any urge to go back.

    1-trip soup and salad
    Daniel B.

    My alma mater's got a lot of charm in the small, quaint town of whitewater. If you can overlook the dilapidated and decrepit/outdated decor, Rosa's Pizza offers a lot of good deals to hungry, penniless students of university of Wisconsin - Whitewater! For instance: One trip salad and soup bar. For around five bucks, you get one trip for salad and soup. The salad bar has a lot of side dishes including pastas and potato salad, but unfortunately lacks any sort of meat (including poultry) toppings. Take heed. Ordered a very unique soup called the "Buffalo soup." Very spicy, buffalo flavored soup with chicken. The broth almost tastes like a chicken flavored version of your run-of-mill buffalo sauce. 5/5 Salad was okay. Some of the veggie ingredients like the peas hadn't yet thawed out yet. 3/5 Total : 4/5

    New take for me on Italian beef.  giardiniera served on the sand which. $5 hot Italian beef! Yes! Looks and smells great.
    Matt C.

    Fell in love with the first bite. Very good, way better than Italian beef place down the street. Friendly staff. Mountain Dew on tap! Plus chocolate shop ice cream to add to the greatness. $5 Italian beef in yummy bread! Juicy beef hidden by cheese. If you like dipped beef may not be your spot. I'll be back

    How many people touched the square clip before it ended up in my sandwich?  Disgusting!

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    1 year ago

    Best restaurant ever! They have such friendly staff, excellent food, and good vibes!!!!

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    3 years ago

    Order from them all the time. Food is always very good and very fast delivery! Haven't had a bad experience yet!

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    3 years ago

    By far one of the most fun family owned pizza places around whitewater! Staff was incredibly friendly!

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    Just what our boys needed after a hard day working out at UWW lineman camp. Food was hot and delicious :)

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    9 years ago

    I love this place! It's the perfect place in whitewater to chill with friends and eat amazing pizza! Definitely recommend to all.

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    7 years ago

    Great pizza, friendly atmosphere, all around great place to bring your family or swing by late after a night out.

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    7 years ago

    Pizza was very bland. Cheese curds were awesome. Overall will probably not go back for pizza. Awesome variety of ice cream!!

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    11 years ago

    Yum! Loved the wings! Forgot what kind I got but they were spicy! I think they were the Buffalo ones..

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    9 years ago

    Today was not my day at Rosas. We ordered and it took one hour to get our food then my fries were cold and my cheese was hard as a rock

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    Olivia's Italian Restaurant

    Olivia's Italian Restaurant

    4.5(125 reviews)
    52.4 mi
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    Luis provided cheerful and excellent service. The cream of…read morered pepper soup was so yummy. I would like to find the recipe. Everyone enjoyed their dinners which could be customized to fit your needs. Very clean, beautiful resaurant with a bar. We will return

    We were excited to finally try Olivia's. We decided to go for an early dinner (5:30ish) on a…read moreFriday evening. First impression, the parking lot was empty. We had heard they were busy, many times with wait times. So we were surprised. The ambiance is really nice, A really nice Italian dinner restaurant. I started with an Old Fashioned and it was one of the better ones I have had. They really nailed it. There are a couple on their menu so I was sure to say "not the one with soda/selter". That a Wisconsin one :) We asked if the Caesar was large enough to split to start. They said yes. Great. There were 3 tables filled so it was finally not empty. Not sure why the bar seating was empty- looked like a great place to sit too. After ten minutes we gave our order, Chicken Piccata for my wife and I had the Pork Chop special. The waiter didn't come by and we didn't get our salad. He was busy making drinks for one larger party (the 4th table). Finally our entree's came. I asked what happened to our salad. He looked confused. I reminded him we asked if it was large enough to split and we would start with it. He was genuinely sorry. It happens. Then we ate the entree's. My wife's Chicken was flavorful and served hot. It was very good. My pork chop was closer to room temp rather than hot. The flavor was really good. Unfortunately I have a thing about eating my food hot, not on the cold side. I told the waiter. He was sorry and asked if he could have them heat it up. I passed .... Didn't want dryer food while my wife ate alone. The manager came over and insisted it didn't sit at the window. Not sure WHY he wanted to argue this point. I offered the plate so he could taste or even feel the dish at that point. He seemed genuinely wanting to help, but he didn't need to make us feel like we were wrong. Again - not the end of the world. So why 3 stars? My wife's food was great. The taste of mine was good. They didn't charge us for my dinner. Their Old Fashioned was out of this world (ask Omar to make it). The truth is we want to try it again and see if this was a glitch. If it wasn't a glitch, it's why they weren't packed on a Friday night.

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