| ambiance |
81.99999809265137% positive |
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Roberston is a cool street, and the ambiance alone makes this place worth it. ”
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Generous portions, quaint decor, tasty pastas, salads and deserts and all served with friendly smiles. ”
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Generous portions, tasty food, casual dress, friendly staff. Warm, quaint decor. ”
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The best ice cream I have ever had and the ambiance is delightful. ”
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Limited parking during weekdays and payment by cash only. ”
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| dessert |
83.92999649047852% positive |
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Everything is vastly overpriced, from the sandwiches to the deserts. ”
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But it depends if you like gelato's rich texture over plain old ice cream. ”
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like chocolate hazelnut. ”
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ice cream is good, get it and eat at home so you dont have to deal with the nasty waitresses. ”
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The best ice cream I have ever had and the ambiance is delightful. ”
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The best is chocolate chip, sounds maybe a bit boring, but not here. ”
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The gelato wasn't horrible overall - if you're in the neighborhood anyway and want some dessert, I wouldn't avoid the place - but certainly not worth going out of your way for. ”
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good ice cream, gourmet prices ”
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could buy a couple of pints of Haagan Daz for the same amount, which is probably 10 times as much ice cream and just as good (if not better). ”
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Since there are tables outside I thought it would be a nice place to have some ice cream. ”
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If you feel the need to have a bit of dinner with your dessert, though, they offer a really tasty house salad. ”
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The cannoli, gelato with real whipped cream and the tiramisu were also great. ”
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Also, all the chocolate based ones are amazing. ”
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And all their desserts are outstanding. ”
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The chocolate hazelnut is wonderfully authentic. ”
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The gelato and the other desserts are outstanding. ”
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The wait staff stated they could not serve nor allow us to sit outside on the curb with our dog and enjoy our desert. ”
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Also chocolate, and hazelnut, strawberry and other fruits very good. ”
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Generous portions, quaint decor, tasty pastas, salads and deserts and all served with friendly smiles. ”
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While Al Gelato has been one of my favorite desert places for years, I must say that everytime I visit I pray the owner is not scooping gelato that day. ”
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Again, dont get me wrong, the ice cream is good, but dont expect TOO much! ”
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Good ice cream, not good everything else. ”
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found the pie crust curiously hard and stiff (kind of like a tasteless Chicago pizza shell), but the fillings were great. ”
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must say that their desserts( especially the tiramisu) is this side of heaven but their food is overpriced and oversauced. ”
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Outstanding desserts ”
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The gelato's alright because they let you choose between fresh whipped cream on top or a sample scoop of another flavor. ”
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Amazing dessert ”
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like ice cream so I don't mind dropping by for some at Al Gelato every now and then. ”
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| drinks |
100.0% positive |
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Great coffee too. ”
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The cappuccino is so rich with coffee buzz it's almost black. ”
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| food quality |
84.54999923706055% positive |
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Delicious food and great staff ”
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Fresh pasta, perfect sauce - their meatballs and chicken cutlet are a perfect companion. ”
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Everything is vastly overpriced, from the sandwiches to the deserts. ”
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Those places have a better selection, and are very yummy, although nothing in LA is TRULY authentic. ”
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The gelato's alright because they let you choose between fresh whipped cream on top or a sample scoop of another flavor. ”
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The chocolate hazelnut is wonderfully authentic. ”
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The most delicious tomato sauce (and great source of lycopene) in LA ”
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Claire, the original owner/chef from the original Al Gelato in Chicago's burbs, oversees the kitchen, bakes the best homemade thick bread, pickles their own olives/gardenia, makes their own sausage and meatballs, should I go on? ”
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highly recommend this place to anyone who has a passion for Italian food. ”
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It comes with very nice olives, peppers, and bread. ”
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usually order the meat ravioli which comes in the best marinara sauce! ”
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Probably the best in LA, with quality dough, tons of cheese, plenty of meat, and good sauce. ”
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great food ”
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The food is fairly good and they have one of the sweetest sauces I have ever had. ”
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love love love the open face meatball sandwich. ”
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Generous portions, quaint decor, tasty pastas, salads and deserts and all served with friendly smiles. ”
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What we will talk about today is the fact that Al Gelato not only serves the best, freshest, creamiest gelato in the United States , it also serves some of the best authentic Italian food on earth. ”
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The gelato and ice are tasty and rich. ”
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good gelato, bad pizza ”
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Generous portions, tasty food, casual dress, friendly staff. Warm, quaint decor. ”
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By far, Al Gelato has the best red sauce and meatballs in LA. ”
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If you feel the need to have a bit of dinner with your dessert, though, they offer a really tasty house salad. ”
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If you still have room have the meat ball before you cool off with some fabulous gelato. ”
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Truly a great find in a city starved for good Italian food. ”
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Best Gelato/Italian food since Original Italian Grandma walked the earth ”
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found the pie crust curiously hard and stiff (kind of like a tasteless Chicago pizza shell), but the fillings were great. ”
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got a small and the portion was HUGE and the soup was fantastic. ”
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This place is average at the best and bellow average if you are talking about Italian food and Gelato authenticity. ”
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This was the first really good Italian food I've had out here in Los Angeles and I've been here 5 years. ”
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ordered a full order of spinach ravioli and meat ravioli, while my friend had a full order of the gnocchi. ”
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Someone told me it is the water, in any case, this place has food that is even sub par for LA, Icecream is good thouugh. ”
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The Gelato is good, is tasty and fresh but you can get this in so many places, since they dont make their own. ”
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The food is reasonable, delicious, and the staff are great. ”
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If you desire to stuff you face and belly, go for it because the portions are very large, however the pastas and sandwiches are not good and not Italian. ”
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It has more of a diner feel and is not fancy, but it is good homestyle food. ”
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The food was OK, large portions of pasta (I do not like pasta), and the meat was just OK, we had our gelato to go and once we were far away from the evil waitress, the gelato was just marvelous. ”
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Their NY style pizza I rate one of the best in the city, a superb Pesto sauce (we had over rigatoni), and amazing garlic bread (and regular bread) made on the premises. ”
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you have to get the rigatoni (i don't like red sauce, but i love theirs!) ”
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have heard the pizza and Italian food are great as well, although we have yet to try it. ”
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The sauce is amazing and the pizza crust is terrific, crisp on the outside and chewy. ”
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so we decided to sit in for dinner one night and ordered up some of the best sounding and worst tasting pizza ive ever had. ”
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The food was OK, Gelato was great, and Service was horrible. ”
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Imagine a slice of fresh bread being smothered by a giant meatball swimming in red sauce. ”
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The gnocci was obviously fresh and therefore impeccable- the best I've ever had. ”
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Hot, baked bread with thick crunchy crust is offered with the main entrees - and not to mention the delicious olive tray. ”
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Recommend the rigatoni w/ marinara, the chicken soup w/huge pieces of chicken meat, and of course the gelato. ”
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love their olive and pepper assortment that is offered with the bread. ”
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We believe Al Gelato offers the most authentic tasting gelato you can get here in Los Angeles. ”
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Forget the Gelato and start out with a homemade bread and tuna salad sandwich that's huge. ”
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Best price, Best food, Best Italian in LA ”
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must say that their desserts( especially the tiramisu) is this side of heaven but their food is overpriced and oversauced. ”
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The best Italian food in LA ”
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This place has simply the best Italian food that I've ever had. ”
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Do I dare say that the pasta sauce is the single best I have ever had. ”
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There's a full menu of salads, pasta, pizza and sandwiches. ”
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| menu variety |
33.3299994468689% positive |
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Those places have a better selection, and are very yummy, although nothing in LA is TRULY authentic. ”
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Service is not that great, it is of the "with a little bit of attitude" variety. ”
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There's a full menu of salads, pasta, pizza and sandwiches. ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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great gelato place opened in Laguna Beach and it is 10x better than this place. ”
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Since there are tables outside I thought it would be a nice place to have some ice cream. ”
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| service |
87.5% positive |
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Delicious food and great staff ”
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Generous portions, tasty food, casual dress, friendly staff. Warm, quaint decor. ”
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Really friendly cool people work there. ”
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ice cream is good, get it and eat at home so you dont have to deal with the nasty waitresses. ”
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The portions are so big that you can feed a couple of people easily! ”
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Generous portions, quaint decor, tasty pastas, salads and deserts and all served with friendly smiles. ”
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The wait staff stated they could not serve nor allow us to sit outside on the curb with our dog and enjoy our desert. ”
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It's a family run place, the owner Joe is friendly and caring, and the wait staff do everything they can to make you happy. ”
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The place is unpretentious and the staff was very friendly. ”
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The food is reasonable, delicious, and the staff are great. ”
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The employees were kind and helpful (I'm new in town) and the coconut gelato is really good- there are toasted coconut bits in it! ”
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The food was OK, large portions of pasta (I do not like pasta), and the meat was just OK, we had our gelato to go and once we were far away from the evil waitress, the gelato was just marvelous. ”
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| value |
69.43999767303467% positive |
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Generous portions, quaint decor, tasty pastas, salads and deserts and all served with friendly smiles. ”
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My only complaint would be that the gelato is a bit pricey, but it's worth it when you really need a gelato fix! ”
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Recommend the rigatoni w/ marinara, the chicken soup w/huge pieces of chicken meat, and of course the gelato. ”
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We also split a huge meatball that was perfect. ”
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Best price, Best food, Best Italian in LA ”
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Forget the Gelato and start out with a homemade bread and tuna salad sandwich that's huge. ”
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good gelato bad pricing ”
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they give you good portions and have great flavors. ”
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good ice cream, gourmet prices ”
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must say that their desserts( especially the tiramisu) is this side of heaven but their food is overpriced and oversauced. ”
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The portions are huge, so definitely go hungry. ”
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If you desire to stuff you face and belly, go for it because the portions are very large, however the pastas and sandwiches are not good and not Italian. ”
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The portions are so big that you can feed a couple of people easily! ”
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The food was OK, large portions of pasta (I do not like pasta), and the meat was just OK, we had our gelato to go and once we were far away from the evil waitress, the gelato was just marvelous. ”
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The gelato wasn't horrible overall - if you're in the neighborhood anyway and want some dessert, I wouldn't avoid the place - but certainly not worth going out of your way for. ”
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Everything is vastly overpriced, from the sandwiches to the deserts. ”
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Generous portions, tasty food, casual dress, friendly staff. Warm, quaint decor. ”
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Roberston is a cool street, and the ambiance alone makes this place worth it. ”
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| wait time |
100.0% positive |
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Service was outstanding as well- nice, courteous, and quick. ”
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