11 Best Italian Restaurants near Bloomington

“Today was my first time eating at Lucca Grill. We went during lunch and I ordered their grilled chicken sandwich dipped in parmesan sauce and homemade chips. It was delicious! Our waitress was fantastic! She greeted us as we walked in and gave us great service! We are definitely going back and will have to try the pizza.“

“Incredible service right at the door. Food was luscious, hot, so special. Crust was delectable and unique. Well worth visiting again & again. Coffees are to die for-a MUST try! Pricing is so reasonable it’s great for a family. Try this- you will be so pleased!“

“My fiance called off the wedding while we were halfway through the Never Ending Pasta Bowl. I was sitting there feeling worthless until Nathan (the GOAT of all servers) noticed the ring box on the table and the empty seat across from me. Without saying a word, Nathan brought out a fresh basket of breadsticks and said, When you're here, you're family, and she ain't family. He then proceeded to keep the Long Island Iced Teas coming until I forgot my own middle name. He even sent me home with a to-go lasagna and made sure my Lyft driver knew exactly where to drop me. 5 stars. If you're gonna get dumped, get dumped at Nathan’s table. Dude deserves a statue.“

“We hosted a family milestone celebratory meal for nineteen people which exceeded even all our high expectations. Between DawnMichelle Alvarez, Biaggi’s Event Coordinator, and Christy, our primary server, we received fabulous treatment throughout our evening. We have celebrated family milestones at Biaggi’s for many years and will continue to do so because Biaggi’s in our opinion is the very best Bloomington has to offer.“

“This is your pizza. Since age 10, on Oakland at Pershing, tables waiting for pie listened for their names called over the roar of the jukebox wailing Zeppelin’s Black Dog or some similar formative 1970’s debauchery. Capping it off, the cherub (I hope?) fountain. Probably won’t hear Black Dog today, but the pizza is the same as it ever was same as it ever was“

“Amazing staff and amazing food!!“

“A favorite spot to have thin pizza that's packed with flavors. Its one of my childhood favorites growing up and I had it again during a recent visit and it was still delicious! Wish this was available where I live now. There are some good choices but sometimes you crave the ones you had when you were a kid once in a while.“

“The wording on menu was confusing 😕.
We thought we got up to 4 ingredients with the calxone and it said extra ingredients were extra cost per ingredient. They don`t have fountain drinks. It is not really set up for eating in. They have good food. Just a lil confusing setup.“

“Love this place best Italian food in town“

“I went to ISU in the 1970's, and Avanti's was always a favorite part of our years on campus. Fifty+ years later, it's always a treat to visit this restaurant and consume their delicious food. Walking into Avanti's is like going back in time to my college days with my friends! Love this place!“

“awesome service. pizza was very good. not serving alcohol right now so had to have a soda instead of beer with my pizza but that was okay. would go again if in the normal, IL area.“