La Gondola Italian Restaurant

2914 N Ashland Ave, Chicago
(773) 248-4433

Recent Reviews

Brian Schoeck

Some of our favorite thin crust in the

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Thomas Baron

Wonderful food at great prices. Check the specials on Monday and Tuesday.Parking: Never a problem to park.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lasagna

Mary Torres

Years of following this place when it was exceptionally old school Italian cuisine. Not so much anymore. Keep trying but always disappointed. Food is prepared ahead of time, kept on hold, and then heated. The food during the days when it was located on Ashland and Montana and owned by a guy named Pino was 100% better. Restaurant business is an entirely new game today and if you don’t step it up, places like Olive Garden will eat you up .

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

Agustin

28 dollars for a very average carbonara. All of the proteins we had tasted strange. The pancetta on the carbonara tasted old, the steaks did as well. The giant meatball was mushy. Our server forgot our utensil, we came because of the positive reviews but did not have a positive experience.

Teri Gidwitz

This is one of our go-to restaurants for ordering Italian food. Their pizza and pasta dishes are delicious, and delivery is fast and hot. They have a small number of tables for in-restaurant dining. Download their app and get on their mailing list to take advantage of regular coupons they offer.Vegetarian options: Menu offers a large number of vegetarian options, and there is flexibility to custom order dishes that will be suitable for vegetarians.Parking: Restaurant is part of a large strip mall with a large number of parking places.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lasagna, Meatballs, Dinner Salad, Thin Crust Pizza

Marc Gotanco

Ordered via delivery app, shortly after placing the order it stated it was out for delivery. Over an hour later I called for status and they said they were understaffed and overwhelmed, and promised delivery in the next 15 minutes. After 15 minutes the order was marked as delivered and food was never delivered.Edit: I received my delivery at 8:10, initial order was placed around 5:50. I refused delivery and driver showed me the receipt for the order being generated at 7:10. No communication from the restaurant other than my initial call.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Jessica Vo

Amazing restaurant. A cozy atmosphere for date night and the food is always delicious and well portioned. You can get an appetizer and an entree to share. Their steak is to die

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dinner Salad

Chris Mann

Tiny spot for great Italian. Don’t let the strip mall location fool you the food here is fantastic. Good for take out or nice quiet spot with the wife when you need to get away.

Christian Holmes

I have been here on 3 different occasions and every time I had great customer service, food was delicious. I'm thinking about having some today.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dattakiran J

Wonderful Italian pasta. Great service with a smile. Reasonably priced as well. Would love to visit again.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dennis Yu

Andy, the owner of 20 years, truly cares about his food and customers.There are only 8 tables in this tiny restaurant, so it feels like being served by family.They have a Stromboli like menu item called the Panzeroti, which is filled with a ton of mozzarella cheese and meat. They don’t skimp on ingredients.I’ve had the pizza there a couple times. Pretty good— my friends raved about it.The place is in a strip mall and doesn’t look like much from the outside.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tony Johnson

Great food. They are mostly a carryout establishment, but they do have a small dine in area as well. They are very busy, so call ahead for seating.Parking: They are in a strip mall with a Jewel, so there is plenty of parking.Wheelchair accessibility: A wide open parking lot with plenty handicap parking spots up front.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Gnocchi, Meatballs

Katie D.

We visited La Gondola in our ongoing search for the best chicken parm in the city. If you want to dine inside be sure to make a reservation as it is super tiny. We ordered the chicken parm, eggplant parm & lasagna. It was all super delicious. The lasagna is vegetarian and then you can choose if you want marinara or meat sauce over the top. While Avvio is still our favorite chicken parm this was a close second. Our server, D, was fabulous. We'll definitely return.

Dimitri F.

Great food with great service. The portions are very generous and the prices aren't too high. The specials are the way to go.

K. H.

Not a very cozy place for a leisurely dinner. The service us ok nothing special. The food is good if you didn't misunderstand the menu (the pork belly is not from fresh pork it's actually from a big hunk of. cured bacon.

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