Ala Maria’s

405 Lemoyne Ave, Washington
(412) 296-0270

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Christina Dranzo

Fantastic Food and Great Service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kat Sellers

Got dinner for the family, they loved the spaghetti and meatballs. I had the gnocchi and meatballs which was very good. I personally love my food with lots of garlic, but still very tasty. The owner and waitress were both lovely people and very friendly. Will definitely go again!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tom Friend

Very good food and atmosphere. Had a beer while the waiting with the wife. Try it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Matt Mitchell

Horrible place. You pull in and see a hole in the wall and think, I'm sure the food will make up for it....No!!

It took over an hour to get get our food, and we were the only people in there. Our beer was warm, they served processed salad dressing.

And our main courses were clearly just caned, processed food.

If you don't believe me, go ahead and check it out. Let me know how it goes.

Horrible service even when it was just us two. Worst food I've ever had. You'll see if you're brave enough.

Don't say I didn't warn you. 🤷‍♂️

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Margaret Rebecco

Not a fan. The sauce tasted like crushed tomatoes with too much salt, and I like salt. They gave us white American bread. The ravioli had an extremely thin smear of cheese, not good at all. The cooler was broken so no cold beer.
The waitress, Kim, was very nice. She is the only reason that I gave one star.
Don't waste your time.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 5

Natalie Smith

Italian comfort food at its best. So glad I stopped by on my roadtrip. Worth the time! Run by truly lovely people, as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

T Cloonan

Well, finally ate diner here. See the pictorial essay provided.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 5

Mary Louise

Gnocchi were better than my homemade!! Super sweet lady and the interior is a well kept secret!! Thanks Maria!!!

Kevin Collins

After looking to try this restaurant for some time, I finally had the opportunity.

The atmosphere is modest and seating limited. I'd been concerned about not getting there early enough to get a table on the occasions of being in the area. Arriving at 5:30 on a Saturday, had no issue getting a table. Driving past, one may not be sure, from the outside, that they are open. Just try the door, it's worth it.

When it comes to Italian food I've a high bar which the meal met. Pasta fazool, lasagna, gnocchi and meatballs were all fantastic and authentic, in-house made. Provided a great value for cost.

Looking forward to returning.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Julie

Ya gotta try it.. delicious! And great service. The sauce is the best

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Julie Rager

Do not even waste your time trying this place. The place has a weird, old people - antique smell. The food tastes awful. The atmosphere is like you’re sitting in an old basement. It was very strange.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Rich McGervey

Appears to be closed. Sunday 3pm. Not open.

Ronald Humphreys

My wife and I have ordered food here quite a few times! All the food is great, service is great, the wait time for your food is normal for the quality of the food. It’s a very cozy atmosphere and a perfect place to have a small party. We are getting dinner there tonight!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jamie Clark

The food is absolutely delicious. The sauce is the closest that I have found to my grandmothers. The portions are large. The service is a bit slow, but they make everything fresh as ordered. The salad and the bread is nothing that you cant buy in a store. The atmosphere leaves a lot to be desired. Smells like an older grocery store. But the food is worth going there. Have plenty of time.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 4

mark lee

April 20242 seniors. Carry-out on a Sunday evening. We're very particular. We don't patronize chain restaurants. We look for places like Ala Maria's, home cooking, independently owned. Maria is in the kitchen, cooking. Literally. It was almost closing time on Sunday evening and the place was empty because Maria had been doing carry-out all day. She greeted us and told us what was still available. Most of her menu was sold out. My husband had spaghetti and meatballs and I ordered the veggie lasagna. Her tomato sauce is perfect. Not too thick, spiced just right. It "coated" the pasta perfectly. The meatballs were good if a little bland for our taste as we like garlic and lots of it. I loved the lasagna, lots of texture, and taste other than just the taste of pasta. The accompanying white Italian bread, and basic salad were fine but nothing special. No deserts as they were sold-out. We'll be back.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spaghetti with Meatballs, Vegetable Lasagna

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