Wicked pricey, and unparalleled in Bloomington if you're an actual chef or cook. Much merch and…read morekitchen gear that can't be found elsewhere. Cutlery, knives, top-quality pans and utensils. Actual junk is hard to find here. They have much "gourmet" foods, but some are actually quite good, including vinegars, oils, and sometimes, teas. It won't come cheap. Go to Target if you need cheap. This is high quality gear, and plenty of it. Upsides: Thickly presented merchandise, mostly Euro-appetite based. Downsides: Mostly Euro-appetite based and at retail.

I've been to this store a few times now, and they have literally everything you could need for…read morecooking even down to the basics. Good quality items and beautiful selection of glassware/ceramic goods. What really stood out to me was the fact that when I purchased a gift for my mother's birthday, they gift wrapped it beautifully for free! I love this store so very much.

We went out for dinner here last night and ultimately had a great experience. Our server was…read moreamazing (I don't remember his name but he had long blond hair). He took wonderful care of us and was very attentive without being intrusive and was just very kind. The food was amazing, as always! I got the salmon piccata, my husband got the Diavola pizza and we shared the Tomatoes Vesta appetizer. Literally all of it was soooo good. We got their maple bacon cannoli to take home and ate those later - literal perfection! The only downside to the whole evening was the hostess. She was not very nice and to be honest, we almost left and went somewhere else because of her. BUT, I'm still giving the experience 5 stars - the food is just too good and our server went above and beyond to make up for the hostess and make sure we had a wonderful evening!

Fantastic food. They also seem fairly knowledgeable about gluten and were able to help me navigate…read moretheir menu since I am celiac. Our waitress kept telling me to get the salmon and even though I was thinking pizza, I did get the salmon and it was to die for. My wife got something that started with the word eggplant which didn't sound good, but she swore it was fantastic. The kids got a pepperoni pizza and a margarita pizza and said it was good. They also liked the fact that they got to take some home, but this is a college town and who doesn't like to take home pizza. Just saying. I would come back to this place in a heartbeat and get the salmon again. Since I am celiac, I couldn't get the pasta so I just put it on vegetables, but it was really good I might get an appetizer next time. The place was actually kind of small and not that many tables. A booking through OpenTable would be a good idea for you.

I called the store to ask about a chocolate and the associate Penny was extremely unhelpful and…read morekept repeating that she didn't understand. Don't recommend calling.

I loved the shop and I always come in to buy little gifts boxes for my friends! However, this…read moreweekend, I believe Thursday, I went in to get some gift boxes for a friend of mines moving away and I over heard the associate Penny speaking ill of her coworkers in a very racist and hateful way. I as a black woman who supports this local business was appalled. The business is good however this associate can easily bring this business down. If she's working I would not recommend coming into the shop.

The ambiance, food and wait staff were exceptional! We had the spaghetti with vodka…read moresauce/meatballs and the seafood spaghetti. Both entrees were prepared perfectly and delicious. The atmosphere is low key and relaxing, music is where it belongs--in the background--so you can hear what your friends and family are saying. Our waitress, Makiya, was delightfully friendly and professional while taking great care of us and her other tables. We'll definitely be back! Che Bello is our new favorite place!

The food was ridiculously terrible, it was comically bad…read more Service was wonderful We had bruscetta as an appetizer, the bread wasnt toasted, and the tomatoes were not fresh. My son had chicken parm, and the sauce was very watery. I had a pizza that the menu boasted as having fresh mozzarella, it was terrible quality shredded cheese. My daughter had a cypress sandwich and it had tomatos that weren't ripe and again with the 'fresh mozzarella ' Everything had little to no taste. Stay away

We're big fans of Bucceto's. The food is always solid especially the calzones and pasta primavera.read more

After having eaten tasty pizza in the restauranta few times, we were thoroughly disappointed…read moreyesterday with our puzza we picked up to eat at home. It was like eating tasteless cardboard. It was nothing like the pizzas we enjoyed before. What happened? It was worse than the cheapest frozen pizza from the grocery store. This really makes me question if I want to return there.

A once great local institution, but something has gone awry these days -- two weeks before…read moreChristmas, their website accepted an online holiday order. But as the holidays arrived, there was no sign of life, no answer to phone calls or online messages. It's bad enough for the place to be defunct, but to be defunct with a zombie website borders on fraudulent, unfortunately.

The first time I ever ventured into Bloomington, I stopped in BLU Boy ! I had heard really great…read morethings about their macarons. And I will say - I haven't had a better macaron since I've lived in Bloomington. And the staff are always so friendly.

We ordered: CAESAR SALAD- this was very good.. slightly too…read moremuch cheese for me. BARBAIETOLA SALAD- it was slightly too much goat cheese and wished the walnuts were candied GF PERA PIZZA- this was soooooo good! My absolute favorite. The best GF pizza I've ever had. Would definitely order this again GF B-TOWN PIZZA- this was my daughters fave, but I loved the pera better TRUFFLE TORTELLINI- my daughter's fave.. GF ALLA VODKA- their GF pasta was tasty. I will definitely be back when I visit again

I'm able to admit when I'm wrong, and I was wrong about Da Vinci. And I was wrong without ever…read morestepping foot in the place. I'll be there more often now that I've experienced it in person. Prior to my recent visit for my son's birthday, I had only enjoyed carryout from Da Vinci. Usually a pizza, sometimes the Chicken Parm which is often a go-to Italian dish for me and both were good. But not mind blowing good, especially for the price. We ordered it for some variety, and enjoyed it, but going in person was a completely different experience. We went on a Wednesday night (half-price wine bottle night) and it was crowded. I understand it's always crowded and is only open for evenings during the week. But we were seated immediately as there were only three of us. There were a couple of larger groups waiting for a big table. The restaurant is downtown'ish' and the parking isn't the best, but plenty of side streets around and we were able to get a spot within a block. The only real parking lot is across the street and is owned by the church charging $7 a day for parking. Not sure what the evening rules are and I was neither interested in paying $7 to park in Bloomington nor being towed so we went with a slightly longer walk. Table started with the garlic cheese bread appetizer. It was huge. A full platter of their special bread, cheese and a sauce that may have had some ricotta in it but that didn't deter me from liking it. Normally ricotta is an automatic 'no' but it was delish. I might mention they also provide a carafe full of water so I didn't have to wait for constant refills, which is a great addition. For our mains, son and wife ordered pizzas, and I had the chicken parm. Both enjoyed their pizzas of course and luckily wife didn't eat all of hers so I was able to enjoy a piece as well. The pizzas are individual sized, though on the larger side - maybe 12"? Still a bit pricey at around $18 for a 12" pizza which is probably why I didn't love the delivery option. Plenty of delivered pizzas in Bloomington below that price point. But in the restaurant which was nicely decorated, great service, etc. it seemed appropriate. My chicken parm was amazing. Plenty of pasta on the side, just the right amount of gooey cheese on the chicken and all in all a great dish. Much like the delivery reaction to the pizza, the price and quality in the restaurant for my dish was just better than the delivery option. My only complaint might be that with my pasta/chicken dish a piece or two of bread would have been nice. We were full and didn't have dessert. A great experience, and we will definitely return. For a town that has just about every ethnic food option available it's remarkably under-served in the Italian space. Now that I have this as a sit-down option, the world is a little better. Next time I'm sitting outside on the patio, it looked like fun as well.

I love D'Angelos on the Eastside of Bloomington. My favorite server is off duty on Sundays and…read moreMondays so I try to come in whenever he's on duty. He's very attentive, professional and works flawlessly in the dining room . Though on Sundays , it's the special "all you can eat spaghetti with meatballs . I love spaghetti . I've been dining in on Sundays for the spaghetti special every three weeks or so . The first time was awesome.., I ate two full servings of spaghetti with meatballs. Making a note that the second serving only came with one meatball instead of two . I honestly can't eat more than two servings in one sitting . The restaurant does allow you to take home your last serving whether it's your second or third serving. This is all great except the inconsistency about the servings... there is not enough spaghetti on the plate but a lot of marinara sauces. The two meatballs only served on the first plate . Your second serving or third for take home only comes with one meatball . This is entirely inadequate and makes me wonder why the kitchen staff would serve this spaghetti with only one meatball when a loyal diner like myself would especially ordered the spaghetti on Sunday's special all you can eat . It's just a principle to be mindful to your customers expectations. Let them eat spaghetti to all their heart content.., two meatballs per servings as expected!!!. I will be dining in on a Sunday from time to time and hopefully my spaghetti will be adequately served with two meatballs per servings.

My husband and I were looking for a new and exciting Italian restaurant to try. Ambiance delightful…read moreand classic Italian. Beautiful decor. Classic throwback Italian music playing. Wonderful bread with garlic olive oil dip. Delicious cheese ravioli with marinara sauce. To die for lasagna and very rich and tasty mushroom ravioli. Highly recommend this place. Adios Olive garden - we're coming here!

Great food, great service, ambience is always calm!!! This is my 2nd time coming in before going…read moreinto the navy and they treated me with respect and kindness I love it!!! Thanks everyone

Great simple Italian-American food. It has the vibe of a local restaurant even though it's part of…read morea chain. Stepping inside is like going back to the 90s or early 00s with the funky art and style of furniture. I've done takeout a few times and dined in once. I made the mistake of ordering takeout once on a game night when they were slammed and a little behind, but the staff was very friendly even though it was a little chaotic in there. Under regular conditions, my order was ready on time, and the service was great when we dined in. The menu has lots of choice under the banners of pasta, pizza and calzones, chicken dinners, sandwiches, and dessert. They also have a pretty decent selection of beer (draft and bottles) and wine. Almost all of the menu can be made without gluten (but gluten is used in their kitchen so they don't guarantee 100% gluten-free), and there's also some pretty good vegan options. It's mostly classic stuff, but there are some slightly adventurous pizzas. I really enjoyed all of the food that I've tried. Their pizza and American-style thin crust which usually isn't my preference, but there's a freshness and subtle sweetness to the dough that I like. The Bama Jam pizza was really good with the sweet-savoury onion jam combined with the distinct taste of the gorgonzola and rosemary, although it was so heavy on the sweet that I kind of felt like I'd eaten both dinner and dessert. I think the Queen of Hearts calzone was my favourite out of everything - the crust was great, the artichokes and olives in the filling were abundant as was the cheese. The spinach ravioli came in a tomato sauce that, while not heavily seasoned, tasted juicy and fresh. Dessert is not to be skipped. I've tried most of the desserts at this point. The tiramisu and carrot cake are my most recommended, but all are good. The carrot cake had lots of nuts and carrot pieces inside and a tangy cream cheese frosting. The cheesecake is very rich and creamy. The optional strawberry sauce was delicious - it was so bright red that at first I thought it was just a flavoured syrup, but it tasted like real fresh strawberry puree. Honestly I liked the sauce more than the cheesecake. All desserts are big enough to share.

Ordered a 4-bone Prime Rib for Christmas. They separated the bones and trussed it together!! We…read morehave never cooked one before and were very excited!! This was a Choice cut and came out delicious!! Thanks guys!! You made this a great experience!!

We got catering trays for a graduation party: brisket, potato salad, coleslaw, baked beans,…read moreassorted individual bags of chips, and a vegetable tray. So delicious, great service. There were so many wonderful looking things in the shop-my only sadness is discovering this place as my kid is graduating and leaving Bloomington!