La Parolaccia Osteria - Long Beach

Holidaying in LA from New Zealand. This is an amazing Italian (truly authentic) restaurant. We sat outside and enjoyed our meal just as you would if you were in Italy. The food was perfection, which kept true to the original recipe, and how Italian food should be presented to the world. The service was great, and the atmosphere inside was exactly what you expected an Italian restaurant to be. We will definitely go there again to try other dishes and pizza. My husband is Italian and this is now our favourite Italian restaurant outside of Italy. The price for quality and portion was honest, and we love that!

Published at 5 months ago

I had high expectations coming here since it seems there is always a long wait at night. We had a reservation so we did not have to wait long to sit. Our server was nice but it took over 10 minutes just to get water when we sat down. The food was okay but nothing that blew my mind. It was more like something mediocre that i could have made myself at home. The drinks were fine as well. Indoor atmosphere was extremely loud so it wasn’t easy to have a conversation. I honestly would not come back here again.

Published at 6 months ago

Everything is always incredible here. I got an aperol spritz and the seafood pasta (had calamari, sea bass, and shrimp). Everything is homemade here and you can tell! The service and ambiance were the cherry on top.

Published at 5 months ago

Dinner for 4 to celebrate a promotion in the family. We each ordered our own meal and shared one table dish. Each dish was unique and tasty. I wish there were two of me so I could try another one. Service was quick, friendly, and informative. Get the Tiramisu.

Published at 2 months ago

This is one of the best pizzas I've had in the LA area. I've been to a lot of pizza spots in Italy and this pizza really reminds me of the pizza I've tried in Italy. They use high quality healthy ingredients in this pizza. I got the Sofia and Italiana and they were both great. They also had good customer service.

Published at 10 months ago

Wow! Food was amazing! Great great pizza and loved eating outdoors. All the food was amazing and I would definitely recommend for a family dinner or a friends night out. We found parking down the street and the customer service was great.

Published at a year ago

Warm inviting family restaurant. Some of the best traditional preparations of Italian food you will find. You can make reservations or show up and wait. We chose the latter option for an early Friday dinner and waited about 25 minutes to be seated. The service is a little on the spotty side. Our server had difficulty telling us much about the dishes on the menu. Several times we had to ask for refills of water. But it was a packed house and the staff were clearly scrambling around. I love that the restaurant appears to a multigenerational crowd. Lots of families, but also plenty of couples and friend-groups as well. We enjoyed everything that we ordered from the Suppli (Roman rice croquettes filled with beef ragu) as an appetizer, to the main pastas such as the Bucatini and the Tagliolini. We also ordered a slice of the delightful pistachio cake which was fluffy and nutty, and not too sweet. We would certainly come back to experience more of the pasta dishes and try a pizza as well.

Published at 9 months ago

We bring all of our friends here to eat because we love this place! We always get the same server and he is great- his name is Austin. The pizza has always been amazing and we never had anything bad here.

My husband is a chef so we don’t eat out much. This is 1 of the few!

Published at a year ago

Great, relaxed ambiance with delicious food. We split 3 pasta dishes and the Bomboni con Salsiccia E Tartufo was the stand out. The Margherita pizza we got was also very good! We went on a Saturday night and they were very busy, but overall we enjoyed our experience.

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Best pasta food ever and cheaper then overpriced Olive Garden. I am never disappointed with the house specials.

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Best Italian food in Long Beach, maybe even all of LA. The pastas are TO DIE FOR.

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The only true Roman pizza in town. Cool collection of classic Italian vintage 2&4 wheel vehicles! For serious Italian aficionados, the rest of you please go to all the other cool pizza places in town! AND they have an awesome bartender who makes fantastic cocktails.

Published at a month ago

Great Italian food!

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Super cute restaurant and amazing food.

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Dinner for 4 to celebrate a promotion in the family. We each ordered our own meal and shared one table dish. Each dish was unique and tasty. I wish there were two of me so I could try another one. Service was quick, friendly, and informative. Get the Tiramisu.

Published at a month ago

Food is always very good. They recently changed their menu and have not updated this online.

Published at 2 months ago

Great authentic Italian restaurant.

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Pleasant family atmosphere, great service and the food is good

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Great atmosphere, great food, I was feeling at home! BRAVI!

Published at 2 months ago

Favorite Italian spot in Long Beach

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My favorite Italian restaurant in Long Beach. The food is delicious, but to me, it s more of the comforting ambiance that sets this place apart from the others. A place that become a stable for dinner with the family. True gem!

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good was delicious and service excellent

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We love Italian restaurants. Have visited the around the country and the world (including Italy). This is one of our favorites. We had a lot of fun and awesome food. Dietary restrictions: They are super careful about food allergies.

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Best Italian in Long Beach, but most everybody knows that by now. Austin helps us most of the time, but everybody is really nice. Highly recommend

Published at 3 months ago

Best lasagna in ca.i love it ..service the best

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Super great food, very nice staff. I can highly recommend it.

Published at 3 months ago

We went there with the family and got delicious Italian food and a really good service. Grazie mille Food

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Best pizza in LB! Great atmosphere and outstanding service! Food

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Great Roman Italian cuisine......

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Love the food service was superb

Published at 4 months ago

Delicious.

Published at 4 months ago

Excellent food, excellent service! Marco had great recommendations. Thanks Marco!

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Super cool Italian vibe with great food. We got the margarita pizza. Love the decore with the Vespas and Fiat

Published at 4 months ago

This is one of only a few Italian restaurants we will ever go to in Southern California. The food is that good.

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Caesar salad was bland and had the consistency of thick mayonnaise. Pasta courses had a lot of pasta, sauce and not much protein or vegetables. Cannot recommend any dish. Food

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My wife and I went on a Thursday evening and we had an excellent dining experience!! Our waitress Victoria was the Best !! We got the special,Linguine it was amazing!! the wine selection is very good but this time we brought our own and had no problem with the reasonable corkage fee. Next time we go I will ask for Victorias section to be seated in !! Thank you for the dining experience!! See you soon !!

Published at 4 months ago

Food was good, portions was small and service little unfriendly. Atmosphere was awesome Parking: We left the car two blocks from there

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My partner and I have dined here several times. Until our most recent visit, wed always had nice meals that were worth the wait and the price. This week was a disappointment. As we waited to be seated, we heard a waiter describe the days specials. We were particularly interested in an item he described as short rib ravioli in a creamy tomato sauce with sausage on top. My partner loves short rib, and my favorite dish is a creamy tomato rigatoni with Italian sausage. Surely, we thought, this special would be ideal for us. When our server took our order, we asked her to tell us about the specials. Again, she described ravioli with a creamy tomato sauce, stuffed with shortrib, with sliced sausage on top. We ordered it--and a regular menu item (tortellini with sliced ham and a browned butter sauce). What we got was half-good. The regular menu item--the tortellini--had a lovely taste and was exactly as described. The ravioli, however, were a huge disappointment. What we received a was a plate containing exactly 4 ravioli (each about 2x2). The creamy tomato sauce was indistinguishable from Chef Boyardee, as was the supposed shortrib filling. We enjoy shortrib because it is so hearty and savory. But this was almost entirely tasteless. More surprisingly, the advertised sliced sausage was nowhere to be found. When our server came around, I told her that we were disappointed with the ravioli and specifically asked her where the sliced sausage was. She then changed her story and said that the sausage was inside the ravioli. Then she walked away. We had two of the ravioli left. We opened them up..there were nothing in them aside from the tasteless paste that we took to be the saddest short rib in Long Beach. No sausage. Certainly no sliced sausage. Our server never bothered to check in with us again. All of this would have been less of a pain if the four ravioli had been offered as an appetizer. But the restaurant apparently considered these Chef Boyardee disapointments to be an entree, and they charged us $28 for the privilege. The server made no attempts to improve or exchange the dish, nor did she offer to reduce the cost. We like this restaurant and we are happy to be in a position to support local businesses, but I think weve learned our lesson. From now on, well stick to the standard menu items and likely avoid the ravioli entirely.

Published at 5 months ago

An Italian expat recommended this place to us over a year ago. We went then and are here today. I think it is now our go to place for Italian in Long Beach.

Published at 5 months ago

Best Italian food in Long Beach, and even better service. You feel like you re in Italy, and they treat you like family!

Published at 5 months ago

Amazing authentic Italian cuisine. Homemade pasta and pizzas. Prices are ridiculously high!! Two pizzas, 2 pastas, 1 wine and 1 bruschetta = $180. Ridiculously priced. Great food but too pricey for tiny portions and in out so fast I didn t even have time to be upset about the crazy prices. Would not go anymore, no secondis too Parking: Lot in back Kid-friendliness: Noisy

Published at 5 months ago

Everything is always incredible here. I got an aperol spritz and the seafood pasta (had calamari, sea bass, and shrimp). Everything is homemade here and you can tell! The service and ambiance were the cherry on top.

Published at 5 months ago

Holidaying in LA from New Zealand. This is an amazing Italian (truly authentic) restaurant. We sat outside and enjoyed our meal just as you would if you were in Italy. The food was perfection, which kept true to the original recipe, and how Italian food should be presented to the world. The service was great, and the atmosphere inside was exactly what you expected an Italian restaurant to be. We will definitely go there again to try other dishes and pizza. My husband is Italian and this is now our favourite Italian restaurant outside of Italy. The price for quality and portion was honest, and we love that!

Published at 5 months ago

We have found our Italian restaurant in Long Beach! From antipasti to main every thing was outstanding. Ive eaten like this in the North End of Boston and on the Cinque Terre. The staff was friendly and very professional. Food

Published at 5 months ago

The arugula salad was quite good. Mushroom pizza was very good. The margarita pizza was bland, and the bread that you have to order and pay for was also not great. The pizzas are larger than expected so two people can split a salad and a pizza. Service was lovely and they had a nice patio (no heat lamps).

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Thank you, Patrick, for setting the service bar here so high. Its a real pleasure to go into a warm and welcoming place and be treated with respect by a knowledgeable individual. Every explanation helped us select our best dishes. From Cesar salad, mixed salad, fresh Burratta, lasagna, rigatoni, and truffle and my lobster and shrimp ravioli. All to die for.

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We went with our friends for a birthday celebration and honestly hands down a memorable experience. Food some of the best Italian that I can remember. Decor throughout was vibing like I was in Italy with an ocean breeze. Service thumbs up. Finally, the very friendly couple next to us had actually started coming when it opened 19 years ago which says something right there and they were Italian which also says something. So awesome and we will be going back. Wheelchair accessibility: Had no issues with my husband being in a wheelchair.

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Very good food, wood fire pizzas are fantastic as is the wood fired lasagna. Traditional Roman area food. Has been in LB for very long time and food has remained very consistent.. Food

Published at 6 months ago

I had high expectations coming here since it seems there is always a long wait at night. We had a reservation so we did not have to wait long to sit. Our server was nice but it took over 10 minutes just to get water when we sat down. The food was okay but nothing that blew my mind. It was more like something mediocre that i could have made myself at home. The drinks were fine as well. Indoor atmosphere was extremely loud so it wasn t easy to have a conversation. I honestly would not come back here again.

Published at 6 months ago

Such a great restaurant! Everything is homemade, you cant go wrong ordering the half calzone half pizza, great atmosphere, truly is a long beach gem! I would recommend a reservation on weekends, you can bring your own bottle of wine,

Published at 6 months ago

It was my first time in,but the atmosphere was like i was at home, we waited for 20min.then was a great service and delicious food.love the place.

Published at 6 months ago

We worked with Georde to have our rehearsal dinner here for our party of 19 people. She was diligent with follow ups with was very appreciated given the chaos of wedding planning. Georde and the rest of the staff were attentive throughout our dinner. We had pre-ordered our food and drinks and everything was brought out timely! Our friends loved the food as well!

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Food was decent. Service was good.

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Real Italian restaurant! Well done guys, everything is excellent and makes you feel really at home!

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Went here while on vacation. Such really good food, I wish we had something like this in az..

Published at 7 months ago

First time here... of many more to come. Our server Marco was great. Food was outstanding and not overpriced.

Published at 7 months ago

Best Italian food in Manhattan Beach. Extensive regional menu lots of good choices! Reasonable but satisfying wine selections. Can sit indoor or outdoor either is welcoming. Dont be miss it.

Published at 7 months ago

This was a lovely surprise. It is a big restaurant with very charming, different rooms. The welcome was friendly. The food was exceptional, the Carbonara made in the classic Italian style, with guanciale, eggs, pecorino, parmesan, and pepper, a delice. The drinks perfect, an Old Fashion with an Italian touch. My friends dish, which I dont remember the name of, included shrimps, it was amazing. That I fo remember definitely. The calamari fritti appetizer was perfect, not excessively oily, and served with a nice marinara sauce. The Tiramisu, homemade, was to die for. This Italian restaurant, its a give me more very soon. It makes going out for dinner an enjoyable experience, again. See you very soon La Parolaccia. Vegetarian options: Plenty of dishes without meat. Parking: If you lucky they have a small parking available, otherwise street parking... you will find a place on the street, dont get impatient.

Published at 7 months ago

Great pizza place with dog-friendly patio seating.

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Incredible Food!

Published at 7 months ago

I came for dinner for one. Well, the girl wanted to seat me at either a table that was in the street or at the pizza bar. Because I refused both and asked for a table by a window, of which they had at least half a dozen of those, she told.me I had to wait. So I waited, but half an hour went by. And I waited. No table. I wonder if I had been blonde and blue eyed if I would have been made to wait in light of all those EMPTY windowside tables..?

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Great place to eat.. muy grandson love there spaghetti

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10 out of 10 I highly recommend and I cant wait to go again! I had the Burnia pizza & rughetta salad with a glass of sangiovese. It was about $50 before tip. I thought everything tasted amazing. Friendly note to definitely make a reservation because they were pretty full at 7:15 on a Thursday. Parking: There are about 5 parking spaces in the back or street parking so arrive early. Also make reservations.

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Every morsel of food was tasty! ... And our server was excellent, I really enjoyed the experience, thanks to her. Her Italian pronunciation was impeccable. And I dont even speak Italian lol. Will definitely come back to visit this place for both the food and experience.

Published at 8 months ago

This used to be my favorite Italian in SoCal. Was disappointed during my most recent visit. Food was average at best.

Published at 8 months ago

The food is amazing here and it always hits. The ambience is very settled and romantic. I ll be hitting this spot up more often!

Published at 8 months ago

This business needs to do a better job of turning off their online ordering systems. Last night for the second time i ordered from them [through doordash] and for the second time i was left in the dark sitting and waiting for my food. The restaurant does not confirm the order and as i try to cal the restaurant either no one answers repeatedly or like last night the phone went straight to User Busy and doesnt even go through. The first time i eventually was able to reach the restaurant the next business day and they submitted my refund. Second time door dash was able to cancel but now my account is flagged as repeatedly having issues and will be investigated for each claim now. I ordered at like 8pm and takeout is through 8:30. It is really frustrating to be hungry and think you have food coming only to realize after a while it isnt working. It seems like a really simple thing to adjust your online ordering hours to ones you will actually honor. Still hoping to eventually try this food but wow are they making it difficult.

Published at 8 months ago

Delicious pasta and pizza. Pesto pizza is a must.

Published at 8 months ago

Friendly waiter; fresh pasta and quality food

Published at 8 months ago

Delicious. We focaccia as an app and then two pasta dishes. The bomboni was one of my best meals this year. Life changing.

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We had the lasagna and bambino. Unbelievable. Loved it

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A neighborhood gem! Everything was delicious!

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Hot damn, I stumbled upon this restaurant in LBC during my vacation with my family. I just so happen to find it and I am so happy I did. All the pastas are absolutely made with 100% love, and the sauces, quality of everything is just fantastic. The server, food runners, bussers were all really sweet and very attentive. Canolis were extra crispy, and the ricotta filling, omgosssh it was heaven! *I am stttill dreaming about them* Negroni was spot on and they even had Fernet! You cant get anymore authentic than this. I really wish they had one in Chicago....I would literally go everyday if I could.

Published at 8 months ago

One of my favorite Italian restaurants in Long Beach. Every bite takes me back to Italy. Carbonara and Romana Pizza it s my favorite. Great service and Great staff. Expect to wait if you re having dining in on a weekend. Worth the wait!

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Excellent balanced homemade pasta! It s a rare find in USA! Highly recommend. Food

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I was taught if you dont have anything nice to say, dont say anything , so I wont.

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Incredible food and service. You will feel like you re in Italy. Fantastic restaurant by any standard. We will be back many times to try the entire menu.

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First time here and it was delicious from the staff that were very hopeful and knowledgeable about the food to the drinks thank you

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Good food, good attentive service but horrible parking. Get ready to find a side street and enjoy the walk. :)

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FABULOUS ITALIAN CUISINE

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Went with a party of 18 for a family celebration (on the request/recommendation of the person being celebrated) and came out thoroughly impressed. All the food was outstanding, wine and other alcoholic beverages were delightful, and the desserts were to die for (see the image of my Tiramisu). My entree (lobster ravioli with limoncello sauce) was exceptional! Our server, Austin, was tireless in his efforts and attention and made a special occasion all the more so.

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Real authentic Italian restaurant in heart of Long Beach. You wont be leaving hungry or disappointed! Thank you for having us! Food

Published at 9 months ago

Warm inviting family restaurant. Some of the best traditional preparations of Italian food you will find. You can make reservations or show up and wait. We chose the latter option for an early Friday dinner and waited about 25 minutes to be seated. The service is a little on the spotty side. Our server had difficulty telling us much about the dishes on the menu. Several times we had to ask for refills of water. But it was a packed house and the staff were clearly scrambling around. I love that the restaurant appears to a multigenerational crowd. Lots of families, but also plenty of couples and friend-groups as well. We enjoyed everything that we ordered from the Suppli (Roman rice croquettes filled with beef ragu) as an appetizer, to the main pastas such as the Bucatini and the Tagliolini. We also ordered a slice of the delightful pistachio cake which was fluffy and nutty, and not too sweet. We would certainly come back to experience more of the pasta dishes and try a pizza as well.

Published at 9 months ago

There were a lot of people waiting outside, but we were able to get in right away. Its really delicious. We recommend carbonara pasta, truffle pasta, and for dessert, tiramisu and panna cotta!

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Took literally two hours to deliver a pizza 1.9 miles (6 mins) away in Long Beach. The pizza arrived cold. I also specifically stated NO ONIONS. You ignored that. You dont deserve the rating Google currently has for you, and I will make it my mission to make sure the overall rating is lowered to where it belongs so it can reflect the poor quality of your service and lack of care for your customer.

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This place is our go to for our anniversaries and valentines. We used to go just as a couple but we now take our mini mes and they love it just as much as we do. They also helped entertain the tots w pizza dough for play dough. They loved it, and we appreciated it too. Food is great, beer is great. Ambient is hospitable. Def recommend this place to anyone who likes REAL Italian food. 10/10 recommend

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Everything about this place is amazing. We came in around 4:20 PM on a Friday no wait. It gets busier around 5 and after. Drinks were delicious, food was amazing, and service was incredible. We can t wait to go back

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Amazing experience, good and service was incredible!

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the food here is the best, I got a cacio e Pepe, Pinot and bread. I was so happy and full after going here for dinner & I am def going here again

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Still great. Friendly, good food, and does well with family/friends groups.

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The food is mediocre not much flavor the appetizers and the wine were good.

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This is one of the best pizzas Ive had in the LA area. Ive been to a lot of pizza spots in Italy and this pizza really reminds me of the pizza Ive tried in Italy. They use high quality healthy ingredients in this pizza. I got the Sofia and Italiana and they were both great. They also had good customer service.

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First we would like to thank Jordy and Austin as well as the other waiters and waitresses that assisted them, your service was impeccable and we were so grateful to have such a wonderful experience and as well as our guest who loved the food, atmosphere in the staff. We celebrated our daughters baby sprinkle here and all we heard was raving reviews from our guest. So Jordy and Austin we will be in touch soon for the our next family event though for this event well probably need to shut the restaurant. God bless all of you and please know how grateful we are for the magnificent service and absolutely delicious pizzas and also very importantly I dont want to forget thanking the chef for making the salad for one of our guests who has a special diet she has to follow. It was beyond appreciated. And if there was 10 stars, wed be giving them all. I only wish I had pictures to post. Sincerely, Christina Jo Carreon-Hernandez Dietary restrictions: We had a family member that suffered a brain aneurysm and right now her diet is a bit restrictive and the chef was kind enough to make a special salad for her that would eliminate as much salt as possible. And had vegetarian pizzas at also meant the needs of our vegetarian family members and friends Kid-friendliness: The staff was very personable very approachable and eager to make sure that each one of our guests as well as ourselves for very well taken care of and that all our needs were met. We are very grateful and were still talking about it late this evening about how everything went off flawlessly. Not even the rain got in the way

Published at 10 months ago

Great Italian food in an inviting space. Many food options with cocktails and wine as pairings.

Published at 10 months ago

Went for a nice solo dinner and mostly enjoyed my visit. Started with an Aperol Spritz and well cooked calamari. My main was oxtail bolognese; pasta was cooked well but either the pasta water or sauce needed a little salt and the chop on the veggies was pretty rough. The star was the bread pudding. Incredible. If Im ever in town, Id love to give them another try.

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great food ! best Pizza in town

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Wonderful food and service.

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Acoustics arent good. Can be very loud.

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We bring all of our friends here to eat because we love this place! We always get the same server and he is great- his name is Austin. The pizza has always been amazing and we never had anything bad here. My husband is a chef so we don t eat out much. This is 1 of the few!

Published at 10 months ago

The last time we were here was maybe 2 years ago, and we had remembered it being better. What I do enjoy is the very neighborhood vibe. Also, the non-alcoholic aperitivos. Prices have been raised, I get it. But $14 for a clump of arugula and the same for a meh ceasar salad. My $19 glass of valpolicella was warm. Ot really should not be room temperature. My vaccianara pappardelle was fine, but the pasta was overcooked and there was hardly any oxtail in it. Im not sure what my husbands dish was called, but it looked like rigatoni with some truffle and it was really very good. I would say just come here for the wood fired pizza, but the sauce tasted like tomatoes straight from a tin. Maybe I sound like a jerk, but $145 is a lot for a disappointing meal. Only one alcoholic beverage, btw. Im sad to say we probably wont be back.

Published at 10 months ago

Our server Sabrina was amazing!! The food was out of this world!!

Published at a year ago

Great experience!! Authentic and tasty. Portions are generous! The service was superb (Tiffany ) attentive and knowledgeable. Will definitely recommend and is a stop next time Im in town. Thank you La Parolaccia see you next time!!!

Published at a year ago

When you just want genuine Italian food to pair with your favorite wine, friends and family.

Published at a year ago

I had very high expectations for this Long Beach Italian restaurant, based on reviews Ive read and on the fact that the owners are from Rome, the city where I was born and raised. I mean, its a good restaurant and the food is good, but if I compared it to any good restaurant in Rome, it would totally lose. We had suppli (fried rice balls with a ragù sauce and mozzarella) as an antipasto, which is a staple of Roman street food, and that was the first disappointment. Like I said, I dont mean to say the food was bad, but it was on the bland side, when compared to what you can eat in any Roman rosticceria or restaurant. I can say the same about the Amatriciana pasta. The pasta itself was very good and well-cooked, but the sauce was nowhere near as savory as what youd typically get in Rome. I suspect one of the reasons is that real guanciale and 100% pecorino cheese (what the original recipe calls for) make this dish a tad too pungent for people who arent used to this flavor. The pizza was much better and pretty much on a par with an average pizza in Rome. But not with the best pizzerias in the city. Finally, the panna cotta dessert was OK, but nothing special. Consider that this isnt a cheap restaurant, and my reviews are always based on value for the money.

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Not your average Italian food, high quality, authentic Italian, I can personally guarantee you will never have any better, unless you were in Italy. I wish they had more of an expensive menu like they did, pre COVID..but alas, great food, parking is a hot mess but seriously worth the trouble..

Published at a year ago

Got the romana pizza and it was just awful; no flavor whatsoever. The bread came in an In-N-Out fry container and it cost $2 dollars. That felt like the biggest middle finger to us. The portions for our non-pizza orders were laughably small. Of the 4 people in our table, all of us left unsatisfied. :(

Published at a year ago

My favorite Italian spot in the area

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There are not enough superlatives to describe the dining experience at this restaurant. Our waiter was very attentive to our needs, the food was cooked to perfection, and the atmosphere was pure Italy. From the rosemary foccacia bred to the bread pudding, all was a delight. The owner and chef came to visit us at our table and was charming and a delight.

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A lovely charming restuarant. Been there quite often when Im in CA. On NY Eve 4 of us dined there. No bread was provided with the dinner. I ordered bread - just the plain sliced Italian - 4 little slices were delivered in a cardboard little basket - not a regular plate. Most nicer restuarants usually provide some kind of bread with their meal. The food and dessert were very good. Parking: Limited parking in the immediate area of the restaurant

Published at a year ago

Well deserved 10/10 from me. Had my birthday dinner here, with total of 11 people in our party. Austin took care of our table and he was incredible, along with all the staff who were extremely attentive the entire night. My group really enjoyed the calamari and focaccia as appetizers. I enjoyed the pappardelle with the oxtail ragu. My party was very pleased with all the dishes they ordered. Our dinner ended with the staff singing happy birthday. A truly pleasant experience here.

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amazing food and kind people recommend the ravioli

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Great Italian restaurant with delicious food. Great for gf dietary restriction. We got the margarita pizza and cheese ravioli which were delicious!

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Pretty much the best Italian food in Long Beach. Not terribly expensive. Full bar. Reservations recommended. Outdoor seating is comfortable but no heating. Dog friendly.

Published at a year ago

The pizzas are cooked in a wood fired oven with a house made dough that takes 72 hours. The crust is incredibly thin, yet sturdy, and supports the toppings of high quality meats and cheeses. Good wine list with some not-so-common Italian varietals and the lasagna .*chefs kiss*

Published at a year ago

Published at a year ago

Wood fired roma style pizza was perfect!

Published at a year ago

Food was fabulous, but service lacked and we felt they were rushing us out we were there 1 hour. We were never asked how things were no offer of another drink we had to flag the server down to get one and noticed our server was attentive to other tables but not us. Asked if we want dessert before we were done eating we said probably not and check was presented immediately!!! The bussers were only interrested in getting the plates off the table when we were still eating.

Published at a year ago

A little of a wait,but,worth it. Cozy,great atmosphere and the food was awesome. The staff really caters to the customer. Our waiter really took care of our party. Definitely recommend you try it out. Parking: Small private lot,street parking is a small walk.

Published at a year ago

Published at a year ago

I was with a large group, but Marco was a great server. He explained the menu and gave us suggestions. We had the fried calamari as a starter. It was so tender and tasty that I didnt really need the sauce. The whole meal was flavorful; I ate every morsel.

Published at a year ago

My favorite Italian restaurant, delicious Rome inspired authentic dishes.

Published at a year ago

Published at a year ago

Published at a year ago

Parking: Located behind restaurant, narrow parking lot Food

Published at a year ago

Love this place! Service is always great and the foods better. drinks were delicious!

Published at a year ago

Very delicious food and good service. Thank you

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Published at a year ago

Pizza was perfect !

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Published at a year ago

Simple the best in the LBC!!! Their calzone!!!

Published at a year ago

Pasta dishes are amazing here. Sadly, the wine is always warm when served.

Published at a year ago

Published at a year ago

Best Italian food in LB!

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Published at a year ago

I think this formerly fabulous restaurant changed ownership because nothing tasted right or good. It was fun while it lasted.

Published at a year ago

Published at a year ago

Awesome food even better service.

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Published at a year ago

The best Italyan restaurant in Long Beach , big plates !! I know a lot about italyan food !! Thank you so much for all !!! I discover this restaurante true my son !! He invited me for Mother s Day now I m going all the time!!

Published at a year ago

Best Italian Ive had in Long Beach!

Published at a year ago

They have amazing tasting pizzas here!

Published at a year ago

Theres parking in the back. Never mind the signs that say, Fiat, Mercedes, etc. You may park there. Food

Published at a year ago

Love the Sophia. Pasta is amazing.

Published at a year ago

Food was amazing! You can never beat cold beer with pizza.. dont sleep on the suppli and some homemade galeto! They can be busy, make sure to make a resevation.

Published at a year ago

Published at a year ago