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83.33000183105469% positive |
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love the restaurant: food, the service, and atmosphere. ”
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The atmosphere is warm and romantic, the food is great and so reasonably priced. ”
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The food is superb the atmosphere is delightful clean and crisp. ”
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Convenient location near Sunset 5, DGA and other screening facilities. ”
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Don't be fooled by the shopping center location, this place serves great food at very reasonable prices. ”
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Like the warm and friendly atmosphere and the very good service. ”
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The cafe is romantic, but in a simple, quaint, cozy way. ”
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With the strip mall location, you wouldn't think of getting good food, but that's exactly what we got! ”
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Bad food, annoying service, lackluster ambience and kenny g ”
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| dessert |
100.0% positive |
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The desserts are great as well. ”
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Melt in your mouth, fantastic chocolate heaven is what it was. ”
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My fave is the chocolate-orange dessert that's all fudgy goodness. ”
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| drinks |
100.0% positive |
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The owner and wait staff were all very nice, and they brought some nice wine glasses for the wine I brought in (their list is very limited), and the place was very busy. ”
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met the manager Luigi always helpful and very concerned about food and wine. ”
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The Italian red wine is excellent! ”
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| food quality |
91.96000099182129% positive |
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Don't be fooled by the shopping center location, this place serves great food at very reasonable prices. ”
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We like Italian food and this is probably the best in the area. ”
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was very pleased that the food was so good and the prices were so reasonable. ”
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Their bread is yummy and hot while you wait for your entree. ”
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Great place to fill your appetite with low key fresh Italian dishes. ”
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The clams are so fresh, the serving is the right portion for me, and you definitely get your money's worth. ”
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It's all part of the authentic allure. ”
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met the manager Luigi always helpful and very concerned about food and wine. ”
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Everything is fresh and the service is so attentive. ”
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love the restaurant: food, the service, and atmosphere. ”
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The food is so fresh and comes to the table in large, steaming hot portions. ”
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The food is great, also in an unpretentious way. ”
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Good Service, fresh ingredients, priced right ”
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The food is superb the atmosphere is delightful clean and crisp. ”
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The most authentic Italian food I've had in America ”
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Sevice was top notch and everyone enjoyed the food. ”
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They just want you to have a great meal. ”
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This is the kind of Italian restaurant you find in the suburbs where no one knows what real Italian food is like. ”
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Did I mention that I love the food! ”
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True Italians, who are passionate about quality, make and serve the delightful food. ”
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The food was the best meal I have had in a long time. ”
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The owner is one of the servers and he thrives on serving good food at a reasonable price. ”
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Some of the best Italian food in Los Angeles. ”
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This classy and cute restaurant offers the most authentic Italian food I've had in America. ”
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With the strip mall location, you wouldn't think of getting good food, but that's exactly what we got! ”
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Vivoli is the kind of restaurant rarely found in LA: an authentic neighborhood Italian joint that offers very solid food for the money. ”
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Every bite was simply delicious. ”
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the food is great with very reasonable price. ”
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It doesn't look like much from the street, but it's really nice inside and the food was extremely good. ”
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Evertyhing was just so fresh (yummy pesto & tomato sauce! ”
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I've never had a bad meal here and the staff is incredibly friendly and always remembers you once you've been there a couple times. ”
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Bad food, annoying service, lackluster ambience and kenny g ”
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had the Salmon with a pesto sauce and vegetables and it was by far the best Salmon I have ever had. ”
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Great food, nice staff, highly recommended! ”
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This is not a very expensive restaurant yet the food is perfect, the service is impeccable and not overbearing. ”
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The potato crusted fish dinner is excellent as well. ”
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But it wouldn't mean a thing if the food wasn't so perfect. ”
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excellent food. ”
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The atmosphere is warm and romantic, the food is great and so reasonably priced. ”
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Great italian food and services ”
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We use to love this place, but the service is lacking and so is the food. ”
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Freshly made bread to start was warm and light. ”
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Staff and food are excellent! ”
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My favorite dish: Linguine alle Vongole, which is linguine with clams. ”
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We ordered several dishes and enjoyed them family style, eveything was great! ”
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The food and service are excellent and the owners are friendly and helpful. ”
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They both thought their dishes were very flavorful and carefully prepared (Though I didn't try them because I'm vegetarian). ”
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The food is incredibly delicious, and the price is very reasonable (even more so when you consider the quality of the food). ”
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Fried calamari was not crispy, tough and not very tasty. ”
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We were disappointed on several occasions with not fresh salads, old vegetables or the quality of meat. ”
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The food is excellent. ”
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My particular favorite dish is the Potato Crusted Salmon and any pasta dish. ”
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It's simply good, affordable comfort food, although the kitchen does get creative and the menu is full of so many different things that it's hard to choose. ”
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The service is impeccable and the food is out of this world. ”
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Their sauce is the best I've ever had. ”
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friend of mine used vivoli catering for her wedding reception and it was amazing food. ”
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The Salmon with pesto was so yummy as well. ”
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| menu variety |
37.5% positive |
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It's simply good, affordable comfort food, although the kitchen does get creative and the menu is full of so many different things that it's hard to choose. ”
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have visited many different places and yes, there are more expensive menus and snooty servers at other high price places, but I would not trade them all for this small, intimate restaurant. ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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Still, dollar for dollar, Vivoli might be LA's best Italian restaurant. ”
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The owner and wait staff were all very nice, and they brought some nice wine glasses for the wine I brought in (their list is very limited), and the place was very busy. ”
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vivoli is probably my favorite restaurant in LA. please please try the cotoletta di vitello. ”
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For the past three years, Vivoli has been my most favorite Italian restaurant in all of Los Angeles. ”
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Long story short - it was a great place to have a birthday party of 14. ”
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Not the best place in town. ”
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| service |
86.75999641418457% positive |
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service is excellent giving you the warm, intimate feeling. ”
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The waitstaff here is amazingly friendly and helpful. ”
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The manager Luigi was awesome, definately ask his recommendations. ”
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Plus, the manager was so attentive and bent over backwards for us! ”
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The prices were excellent and our waiter was very nice. ”
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went like a week ago and I got surprised how friendly people were. ”
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The waiters are extremely nice and knowledgeable, and they all seemed to all be Italian. ”
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Once we got seated, the waiter was fast and friendly offering up suggestions and specials. ”
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Our waitress was annoying, why do people feel the need to put on an act and try to come across as itialians when they are not. ”
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Donato is a perfect host-owner-chef and his staff could be friendlier. ”
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Great food, nice staff, highly recommended! ”
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The food and service are excellent and the owners are friendly and helpful. ”
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met the manager Luigi always helpful and very concerned about food and wine. ”
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The service is impeccable and the food is out of this world. ”
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The owner is one of the servers and he thrives on serving good food at a reasonable price. ”
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Bad food, annoying service, lackluster ambience and kenny g ”
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Everything is fresh and the service is so attentive. ”
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Helpful and gracious staff, good knowledge of what to recommend, etc. ”
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The staff is friendly (good luck finding that in LA), the specials are consistently fantastic, and their apple/mango/martinis are $3.99! ”
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Excellent service, highly recommended. ”
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This is not a very expensive restaurant yet the food is perfect, the service is impeccable and not overbearing. ”
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The service there is amazing, everyone is very freindly and they treat you almost as family (we were on a first name basis with them after our second visit). ”
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Everyone was friendly and catered to our party very well. ”
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love the restaurant: food, the service, and atmosphere. ”
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The waiters and waitresses are extremely friendly - and when they mix in some italian into their conversation, it just makes you feel like you're really dining in Italy :-). ”
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The owner and wait staff were all very nice, and they brought some nice wine glasses for the wine I brought in (their list is very limited), and the place was very busy. ”
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The place was empty, so we had fully attentive service the whole time. ”
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Like the warm and friendly atmosphere and the very good service. ”
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the service is great and so friendly. ”
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The staff is friendly and always excited that you stopped in. ”
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have visited many different places and yes, there are more expensive menus and snooty servers at other high price places, but I would not trade them all for this small, intimate restaurant. ”
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I've never had a bad meal here and the staff is incredibly friendly and always remembers you once you've been there a couple times. ”
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We use to love this place, but the service is lacking and so is the food. ”
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poor service ”
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| value |
85.0% positive |
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The food is so fresh and comes to the table in large, steaming hot portions. ”
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The owner is one of the servers and he thrives on serving good food at a reasonable price. ”
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Vivoli is the kind of restaurant rarely found in LA: an authentic neighborhood Italian joint that offers very solid food for the money. ”
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The prices are unbelievably reasonable too! ”
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The prices were excellent and our waiter was very nice. ”
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The clams are so fresh, the serving is the right portion for me, and you definitely get your money's worth. ”
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the food is great with very reasonable price. ”
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This is not a very expensive restaurant yet the food is perfect, the service is impeccable and not overbearing. ”
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It's simply good, affordable comfort food, although the kitchen does get creative and the menu is full of so many different things that it's hard to choose. ”
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The food is incredibly delicious, and the price is very reasonable (even more so when you consider the quality of the food). ”
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The prices are shockingly reasonable and the portions ample. ”
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Still, dollar for dollar, Vivoli might be LA's best Italian restaurant. ”
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was very pleased that the food was so good and the prices were so reasonable. ”
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Don't be fooled by the shopping center location, this place serves great food at very reasonable prices. ”
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have visited many different places and yes, there are more expensive menus and snooty servers at other high price places, but I would not trade them all for this small, intimate restaurant. ”
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| wait time |
100.0% positive |
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The food was the best meal I have had in a long time. ”
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