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94.82999801635742% positive |
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It's in a fun neighborhood, but if you want authentic Italian food, go somewhere else. ”
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oh ya, and love the great location too, right by the beach. ”
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The whole atmosphere is great, but. ”
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The place is quaint, fun, clean, well priced, and has amazing food. ”
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Sometimes, you're just in the mood for a nice dinner atmosphere. ”
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The Calamari Fritti was cooked to perfection, and we drank the House Chianti, described to us as being part of an "honor wine system" which I thought was fun and fitting given the atmosphere and decor. ”
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The service is great, the patio seating is cozy, the garlic rolls are AWESOME ( I even take some home with me at the end of the meal with my leftovers), and the food is excellent. ”
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This joint is perfect for the "birthday drama queen" - someone that wants to sing, eat and have a festive atmosphere on their special day. ”
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The ambiance is nice enough. ”
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Great ambience ”
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The atmosphere was romantic tho. ”
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Fun, romantic place with very decent food. ”
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In short, I highly recommend this boisterously fun place. ”
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personally, i didn't enjoy the school cafeteria-like atmosphere nor the food. ”
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The atmosphere is festive, the waiters are attentive (we were told that we could call on any waiter, not just the first one who took our order). ”
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It's a nice atmosphere, but besides the garlic rolls the food is terrible. ”
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the prices are cheap, the food the best, service is awesome, atsmosphere is superb and fun for dining whether on a date or with a group of friends. ”
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Not exactly what I'd choose for a romantic dinner alone, but if you've got family in from out of town and you don't know what to do for dinner - take them to C&O. ”
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The food is delicious, garlic balls are to die for and the best part is that the wait staff hands out the lyrics to some fun Italian American songs like "That's Amore" and blast the music while all the guests sing and clank chianti glasses. ”
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Located right by the Venice Pier, it has the perfect location, food, and ambiance. ”
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Once I decided to post about my great experience at C & O, I was surprised to view DrStoddart's inflammatory and libelous posting. ”
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The location is great but there are just too many better, fun and romantic options in the Venice/Santa Monica/Culver City area to ever make this a regular "must-eat" destination. ”
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The atmosphere touches on romant... ”
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perfect atmosphere; just a few footsteps to the beach/venice beach walk. ”
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great service, ambience, & FOOD! ”
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It's great for parties or romantic evenings. ”
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This place has a great ambience and is good for groups, but I don't understand why some people are obsessed. ”
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C&O Trattoria has the best ambience I have seen in awhile. ”
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Amazing food combined with the perfect ambience at a super price! ”
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| dessert |
100.0% positive |
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and anything w/ cream sauce or cheese on it is recommended too. ”
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| drinks |
85.0% positive |
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The Calamari Fritti was cooked to perfection, and we drank the House Chianti, described to us as being part of an "honor wine system" which I thought was fun and fitting given the atmosphere and decor. ”
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Italian singing in the garden patio, glorious toasts of cheap wine, decent food made delicious by the setting. ”
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The other members of the party had more 'basic' pastas and they fared better- it was decent food, we had a couple of bottles of wine instead of the house chianti so I can't speak for that- but the first bottle the waiter brought wasn't what I ordered, kin ”
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Now it is just a bad wine, unless you are trying to get drunk. ”
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the best garlic rolls that are never ending, pasta that yakes 5 days to eat, and house wine that is f. ”
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Definitely offers solid, authentic Italian with jars of wine and barrel wine taps hung on the walls. ”
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It's great for large groups (I had my graduation dinner here & my friend had her wedding rehersal dinner here), portions are huge, garlic rolls are amazing, the wine by the glass is awesome and I always leave with leftovers. ”
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Better off going up the street to Hinanos for a delicious $4 hamburger and an ice cold beer served from someone who's not rushing you out the door. ”
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The wine is charged by how much you drink and the food is amazing. ”
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The house chianti is a perfect table wine, and it sets well with the classic italian entrees. ”
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| food quality |
85.98999977111816% positive |
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LOVE pasta and although I don't pretend to be a "pasta-know-it-all", I think I know when it's good and when it's not. ”
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The other members of the party had more 'basic' pastas and they fared better- it was decent food, we had a couple of bottles of wine instead of the house chianti so I can't speak for that- but the first bottle the waiter brought wasn't what I ordered, kin ”
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the sangria is delicious and the portion of food is ridiculous. ”
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Upon first moving to Los Angeles, I was told the best place to find Italian food was at a local place in Marina Del Rey. ”
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The service is great, the patio seating is cozy, the garlic rolls are AWESOME ( I even take some home with me at the end of the meal with my leftovers), and the food is excellent. ”
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Italian singing in the garden patio, glorious toasts of cheap wine, decent food made delicious by the setting. ”
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They decided to give their patrons huge portions of this delicious food. ”
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cheap italian food in a mediocre setting ”
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amazing food value ”
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Don't go here if you're looking for good food. ”
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got a wonderful mahi mahi special with garlic mashed potatoes and Italian spinach, and it's one of the best meals I ever had. ”
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Instead of a basket of bread they serve these little, warm garlic rolls that are amazing. ”
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The place is quaint, fun, clean, well priced, and has amazing food. ”
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The food is not so great as well. ”
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The garlic rolls are tasty and they keep your bread plate full. ”
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The food is delicious, garlic balls are to die for and the best part is that the wait staff hands out the lyrics to some fun Italian American songs like "That's Amore" and blast the music while all the guests sing and clank chianti glasses. ”
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really can't remember because I was busy stuffing my face with the delicious garlic rolls. ”
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love how they give out garlic rolls while you wait, and the entrees are huge & yummy (particularly the gnocchi and eggplant lasagna). ”
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love this place, and have been here a dozen times, but I never come for the food, the only thing memorable for me and keeps me coming back are the garlic rolls. ”
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The chicken parmesagn and the eggplant parmasagn are both really good. ”
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Ok, I will say the good first: Killer garlic rolls that will make you want to eat here often, great food, and large portions. ”
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Don't fill up on them, because the food is good and portions are pretty generous. ”
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The food is Mediocre at best! ”
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The food here is fantastic & the portions are gigantic. ”
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and anything w/ cream sauce or cheese on it is recommended too. ”
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The food was delicious and very affordable. ”
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Definitely offers solid, authentic Italian with jars of wine and barrel wine taps hung on the walls. ”
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Great food in a lovely setting! ”
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Average Italian food (never bad but never great) and the much-ballyhooed breakfast/brunch is often cold upon arrival and salty -- also mediocre -- the cafeteria/assembly line feel of the place isn't for me. ”
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Good food but terrible service ”
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They have the best pasta dishes you can imagine and a huge variety too. ”
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The food is so good that you can't explain it to others without taking them here. ”
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The house Chianti was a perfect match to the food served, and the pasta was simply delicious. ”
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The food is amazing, the portions are MASSIVE (a half-order is plenty for one person, even o. ”
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But the food is AMAZING. ”
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Great food. ”
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great food. ”
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Fun, romantic place with very decent food. ”
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am amazed that anyone can offer such great service, food quality, and generous portions at reasonable prices. ”
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Great pasta. ”
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the prices are cheap, the food the best, service is awesome, atsmosphere is superb and fun for dining whether on a date or with a group of friends. ”
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the food was sub-par, although the portions were big; if that's your thing, this is your kind of place. ”
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The food is acceptable for the price, which is partially why I'm giving it only four stars. ”
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The food is above average--nothing fantastic, but for the price, it works. ”
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The food was more than satisfying and the singing impressive. ”
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it's such a great place, great servers, the best italian food i eer had here in California! ”
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If you are looking for this kind of food (but better quality) Bucca de Beppo does it better and has really nice servers. ”
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The hardest part is ordering because everything looks so delicious! ”
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It's in a fun neighborhood, but if you want authentic Italian food, go somewhere else. ”
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The food palatable. ”
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The restaurant also has amazingly authentic Italian food and really nice and atte. ”
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The C&O never fails to give me a great meal and great memory! ”
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The pasta is delicious, but listen out for a good special! ”
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Better off going up the street to Hinanos for a delicious $4 hamburger and an ice cold beer served from someone who's not rushing you out the door. ”
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good service, bad food ”
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This is some good italian food. ”
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personally, i didn't enjoy the school cafeteria-like atmosphere nor the food. ”
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it is pretty hard to make pasta taste bad but the food was so bad that i got sick from it afterwards. ”
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It's a nice atmosphere, but besides the garlic rolls the food is terrible. ”
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Located right by the Venice Pier, it has the perfect location, food, and ambiance. ”
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the best garlic rolls that are never ending, pasta that yakes 5 days to eat, and house wine that is f. ”
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Amazing food combined with the perfect ambience at a super price! ”
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The wine is charged by how much you drink and the food is amazing. ”
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The rigatoni and pollo marsala were delicious and everybody got to take home left overs. ”
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The quality of the meats and vegatables was very bad. ”
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The service was quick and the food was tasty. ”
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good bread rolls ”
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Great food but Bad service ”
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I've never had a bad experience at C&Os. The food is great (garlic rolls are SO GOOD). ”
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| menu variety |
60.0% positive |
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They have the best pasta dishes you can imagine and a huge variety too. ”
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The location is great but there are just too many better, fun and romantic options in the Venice/Santa Monica/Culver City area to ever make this a regular "must-eat" destination. ”
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then they wow you w/ their vast menu, which comes in 1/2 size or full portions (i usually get the full & take the left overs home). ”
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The servers are always friendly and make ordering easy (which may seem overwhelming because of all the options). ”
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i've eaten pretty much everything on the menu here, and while everything's not excellent, most are on the 'very good' side. ”
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| overall |
68.75% positive |
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Upon first moving to Los Angeles, I was told the best place to find Italian food was at a local place in Marina Del Rey. ”
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The service was never great, long wait to sit and long wait to get served, but it was the best place to take a large group out. ”
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This is honestly my favorite restaurant up until now. ”
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This is my #1 favorite restaurant of all-time. ”
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Not a good place to go to relax. ”
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This is my absolute favorite restaurant ever. ”
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it's such a great place, great servers, the best italian food i eer had here in California! ”
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Average Italian food (never bad but never great) and the much-ballyhooed breakfast/brunch is often cold upon arrival and salty -- also mediocre -- the cafeteria/assembly line feel of the place isn't for me. ”
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| service |
79.48999881744385% positive |
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The atmosphere is festive, the waiters are attentive (we were told that we could call on any waiter, not just the first one who took our order). ”
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the prices are cheap, the food the best, service is awesome, atsmosphere is superb and fun for dining whether on a date or with a group of friends. ”
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If you are looking for this kind of food (but better quality) Bucca de Beppo does it better and has really nice servers. ”
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Great food but Bad service ”
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The manager is also very rude. ”
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Immediately upon arrival to the restaurant I was greeted by a very friendly host who made sure that we got to try one of the famous "Killer Garlic Rolls" while we waited. ”
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The servers were pushy and unhelpful. ”
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Great service. ”
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Good food but terrible service ”
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The food is delicious, garlic balls are to die for and the best part is that the wait staff hands out the lyrics to some fun Italian American songs like "That's Amore" and blast the music while all the guests sing and clank chianti glasses. ”
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good service, bad food ”
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am amazed that anyone can offer such great service, food quality, and generous portions at reasonable prices. ”
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The staff are wonderful and their style is very original. ”
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The servers are always friendly and make ordering easy (which may seem overwhelming because of all the options). ”
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Food was good but service was terrible. ”
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The service is great, the patio seating is cozy, the garlic rolls are AWESOME ( I even take some home with me at the end of the meal with my leftovers), and the food is excellent. ”
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The service was quick and the food was tasty. ”
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The other members of the party had more 'basic' pastas and they fared better- it was decent food, we had a couple of bottles of wine instead of the house chianti so I can't speak for that- but the first bottle the waiter brought wasn't what I ordered, kin ”
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The restaurant is hectic and crazy, but once you are seated, the friendly wait staff helps you forget the mayhem around your table. ”
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This place has a great ambience and is good for groups, but I don't understand why some people are obsessed. ”
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The server was friendly and knowledgeable, and amidst the frustrating LA traffic we had endured to get here, the energy of my friends and myself changed to jovial play. ”
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This place is rude. ”
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great service, ambience, & FOOD! ”
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The service was never great, long wait to sit and long wait to get served, but it was the best place to take a large group out. ”
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it's such a great place, great servers, the best italian food i eer had here in California! ”
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We were there with 20 people for a birthday party and we were told we had to order right away and rush thru our dinner. ”
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| value |
92.8600025177002% positive |
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We ordered the Antipasti Platter, $17.95, for an appitzer that contained: Roasted Peppers- two small slices, Artichoke Hearts- a huge pile straight out of the can, Kalamata Olives, Marinated Mushrooms, Fresh Mozzarella- two slices, Roma Tomato- one slice, ”
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then they wow you w/ their vast menu, which comes in 1/2 size or full portions (i usually get the full & take the left overs home). ”
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Amazing food combined with the perfect ambience at a super price! ”
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The portions are BIG so you might want to get a half order not full. ”
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Don't fill up on them, because the food is good and portions are pretty generous. ”
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This place is great for the money. ”
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Big portions, all pastas are really good. ”
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great price! ”
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The food was delicious and very affordable. ”
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Garlic roll heaven and great value ”
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The food is acceptable for the price, which is partially why I'm giving it only four stars. ”
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the pastas here are great and they give you LARGE portions. ”
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love how they give out garlic rolls while you wait, and the entrees are huge & yummy (particularly the gnocchi and eggplant lasagna). ”
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for a very reasonable price. ”
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the prices are cheap, the food the best, service is awesome, atsmosphere is superb and fun for dining whether on a date or with a group of friends. ”
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am amazed that anyone can offer such great service, food quality, and generous portions at reasonable prices. ”
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The portions are huge, the flavor is there, and who doesn't like Frank and Dean singing in the background? ”
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The food is amazing, the portions are MASSIVE (a half-order is plenty for one person, even o. ”
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They decided to give their patrons huge portions of this delicious food. ”
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cheap italian food in a mediocre setting ”
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The food is above average--nothing fantastic, but for the price, it works. ”
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Ok, I will say the good first: Killer garlic rolls that will make you want to eat here often, great food, and large portions. ”
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the food was sub-par, although the portions were big; if that's your thing, this is your kind of place. ”
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amazing food value ”
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Italian singing in the garden patio, glorious toasts of cheap wine, decent food made delicious by the setting. ”
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They have the best pasta dishes you can imagine and a huge variety too. ”
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It's great for large groups (I had my graduation dinner here & my friend had her wedding rehersal dinner here), portions are huge, garlic rolls are amazing, the wine by the glass is awesome and I always leave with leftovers. ”
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The food here is fantastic & the portions are gigantic. ”
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| wait time |
83.33000183105469% positive |
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The service was never great, long wait to sit and long wait to get served, but it was the best place to take a large group out. ”
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Not having been since before the holidays, I looked forward to an enjoyable night at the ol' C & O. The day ran long, however, so we settled for a take-out order. ”
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The service was quick and the food was tasty. ”
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