La Gondola Spaghetti & Pizza House
1501 E Vernon Ave, Bloomington
(309) 664-6363
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Great food again, as always.
La Gondola's bread makes this restaurant outstanding. Their spaghetti is great, love their pizza bread and their meatball sandwich is one of the best I've ever had. The drive through is always fast and convenient. The rest of my family loves the torpedos, but I don't like ham, so I don't eat them. Any variation of their bread is great - plain, garlic bread or Cinnamon Sugar - they're all really great.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
This place is amazing! Their torpedo sandwich is awesome, especially if you get it hot! Definitely a great place to eat! Highly recommend it!
Food: 5
Service: 5
My Torpedo was absolutely amazing!! The bread was so soft you could tell it was freshly baked!!! Imo waaaaay better than Avantis Gondolas!! They're longer and wider and fresher!!! ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Review written 9/22/2025. Delicious garlic bread. Best I’ve ever had.
Drive up window if you call to order ahead.
Very friendly and professional service.
The older woman who works here told me I need to learn how to read after SHE gave ME the wrong order. She's extremely rude and I won't be back at this location.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Its 3 stars only because of the type of restaurant it is. You aren't expecting it to be like a top 5 star steak house. But for the type it is, its good. Not expensive compared to other food places, and it tastes really good. The flavor balance is really good on the gondola! Its especially good on hot days, to grab some for dinner when you dont feel like cooking.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
I won't be returning to this restaurant. I'd rather go to the one on Oakland Ave. It looks like half a portion of lasagna. A joke.
It's a shame this place has really gone downhill. Current staff love to play loud music over speakers, and when you ask to turn it down, most say they can't and give you dirty looks and talk negatively about you. The music eventually does get turned down, but the 5 times I have been back, it's been loud as can be, and we can't even talk among the table. Needless to say, dine in is not an option due to the music volume.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Bloomington location was not as good as other locations
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Food was not great. Burnt garlic bread, watery spaghetti with plenty of sauce that had very little meat in it. Service was not good.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
My husband and I stopped here at 8:56 on Saturday night not remembering that they close at 9! We grew up in blono but moved away about 17 years ago! Torpedos have always been my favorite so when we do get to town which isn’t often, I have to have one! The man that was working was so kind and got everything back out and made us two for the road! I cannot thank him enough! I was craving a torpedo so bad and I really appreciate him doing that as I’m sure he was ready to call it a night! Great service and great food! Thank you so much!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love this place the food is very good. I love their pizza bread it is so delicious it came out at a fast and efficient time. I also recommend monster cookie deluxe it is a very good dessert and big enough too share with you and your friends. The staff is very friendly especially Allison she was very fast with taking my order. The manger was also super nice and welcoming. I very much recommend :)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
I love this place the food is excellent💛💛
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Building could use some updating not sure if the air conditioning was down or just underperforming. to be fair was very hot outside but the thermostat said it was 92 degrees in the building I feel bad for the staff as I am sure it was hotter back in the kitchen they were very friendly and the food came out in a reasonable time frame my daughter and I like our meal my wife was not a fan of her Italian beef the bread to us had a strange flavor we could not determine why
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
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