09/03/09

The best Italian food I've ever had!

by Kasra Saboktakin

This place has simply the best Italian food that I've ever had. The quality is exceptional and you feel like you're having home made dishes and desserts. The portions are so big that you can feed a couple of people easily! I highly recommend this place to anyone who has a passion for Italian food.

And don't forget to try the one of a kind gelatos!

• Pros: Excellent Quality and great value for the money
• Cons: They don't accept creditcards

08/13/09

Amazing dessert

by persianturquoise

I must say that their desserts( especially the tiramisu) is this side of heaven but their food is overpriced and oversauced. Not impressed with the food menu but the dessert alone is worth making a trip.

• Pros: Tiramisu, gelato
• Cons: Food, overpriced, cash only policy

04/30/09

good gelato, bad pizza

by sixe

we live close by and get gelato here all the time... sooooo yummy. 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. the crust tasted like smoke. the sauce was just... sour. i couldnt finish. the moral of the story is, have dinner somewhere else and come here for desert.

• Pros: gelato
• Cons: pizza

03/24/09

price gouging

by Antondio

As a patron of Al Gelato for 10 years now, most recently I was dissapointed with a drop in integrity. When requesting more bread, I was informed there will be an extra charge. Sorry, that is nonsense. A staple of italian dining is the bread to sop sauce. I have never been in an italian restaurant that charged me for bread. Very sad about that Al. Snap out of it. If I am going to spend 40 some-odd dollars for dinner with a guest, do not charge for the bread. Shame on you to take advantage in these tight times.

• Pros: food
• Cons: hidden costs

02/05/09

Best price, Best food, Best Italian in LA

by zoegolightly

I found this place because a friend swore by it.

The food is reasonable, delicious, and the staff are great.

Make sure you bring cash - only form of payment accepted.

And know up front it's not a flashy restaurant - very casual - but the food is seriously the best Italian I've had outside of Italy.

• Pros: food, service, price
• Cons: you have to pay cash, not a first date restaurant - decor and ambience not fantastic

01/02/09

Great gelato even, greater pasta marinara!

by RAVA777

I see alot of reviews all talking up the fantastic gelato served there. While I feel the enthusiasm is well warranted, the reviewers have neglected something special. The SAUCE! Their pasta marinara is some of the best I've had. Its truely addicting and recommend everyone to go try it.

• Pros: Marinara Sauce, Meatballs, Tuna fish salad, Egg salad
• Cons: they only take cash

08/17/08

Best "casual" Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills!

by 1fullOPU2U

Generous portions, quaint decor, tasty pastas, salads and deserts and all served with friendly smiles. A welcome if you want to get away from the crowded and hectic pace of upper Robertson Blvd. Informal attire and a great family place to dine.

Pros: Generous portions, tasty food, casual dress, friendly staff. Warm, quaint decor.

Cons: Limited parking during weekdays and payment by cash only.

05/24/08

good gelato bad pricing

by mikedou

I paid aloto for the gelato. It was good. I had the 2 selections.

But I do have a grevience.....asked if I wanted it to take out or sit outdoors at the table....I said

well...I'll sit, thank you. Then since you are staying...we offer you a SAMPLE 3rd selection, but they

did not say it would cost me more.

I don't like paying for something that I see as a posted price and get a check for another price. I like to know up front what I am paying for ....and have the ability to change my mind if I don't agree. If there is

a posted price....there should be a price for take out and a price for eating in.

05/10/08

Best Gelato/Italian food since Original Italian Grandma walked the earth

by FoodieInMe

Al Gelato has played a very important part in my life, but we'll save that for another day. 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.

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?

No, it's not fancy..that's the point. It's simply delicious. I've run into everyone from Rickie Lee Jones to Tom Hanks to Bruce Willis here. Yes, it's that great. Do yourself a favor...GO!

• Pros: Best Authentic Italian Food on the planet
• Cons: Wait staff are young, not perfect, deal with it!

04/25/08

Truly a great find in a city starved for good Italian food.

by krypto69

I just got back from there with a friend of mine. He swore by the place. As I was under some time restraints, I wasn't all that excited (had to be in Burbank by 4:00). That all changed after I tasted the food. We split the rigatoni in the sweet tomato basil sauce and the rigatoni and pesto. This was the first really good Italian food I've had out here in Los Angeles and I've been here 5 years. The bread that came with the pasta was fresh and deliciously paired with a hot pepper and olive garnish. We also split a huge meatball that was perfect. Unfortunately, no time or room for dessert but I'll definitely return (maybe tomorrow). Gotta try the apple pie. The parking, pet, and credit card issues that others have with the place are immaterial in light of how good the food and service is.

Go! GO!! GO!!!

• Pros: Great food. Great service. Unpretentious. Very reasonable.
• Cons: None I can think of. This place is a real gem.