The Blue Parrot Restaurant

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For one star Italian, try Blue Parrot in Louisville. Reviewers didn't rate this place very highly. It's known for its vegetarian offerings. When you step inside the restaurant, you'll notice a family atmosphere. This restaurant is very affordable. This place is handicap accessible.

User Reviews of The Blue Parrot Restaurant

Yelp.com Review - by Alden C.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place is legendary for its pasta and it deserves that reputation! Nice family owned place has great Italian food, not quite the same as the Italian food that I had in Little Italy in Boston but...
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Cassidy J.

2.0 of 5 stars. I really want to like this place. I mean, they're a staple of LVille and have been around forever, and they bring back wonderful memories to all those older folks. BUT, I must tell the truth. The...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Phil M.

5.0 of 5 stars. I've been going there since I was a little kid. It's so good.I really only get the take out. Call ahead and it will be waiting for you.Love the thick noodles and the meatballs!
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Danielle Y.

5.0 of 5 stars. The signature menu item, the wopburger, is delicious. This place is fantastic and definitely worth the drive. The decor isn't much, but that's part of its hole-in-the-wall allure. There is a reason...
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Alannah B.

3.0 of 5 stars. I really have to marvel at the horrible reviews this place has received. Since several reviewers weren't specific at all about what they found so offensive/gross about their experience here, I'm not...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Nick G.

1.0 of 5 stars. If I could give this place NEGATIVE STARS I would, trust me. Hands down, the undisputed CHAMPION of the WORST "Italian" food I've ever had. Chef Boyardee puts this place to shame folks. I'm being...
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2009
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Great Food

Great food been going there for 30 years. I think the food was better before the place burned down. The salad they need to add onion and tomato's. You order a large you will take 1/2 of it home :).
citysearch.com - user review - 03/14/2009
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what the Heck?

If you want to try this great food stick with the spagetti and sauce, try the link sausage to go with it. thats what this place is all about. If you are the yuppy type and expect the fancy frills, go for the...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/13/2009
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ick!

good prices, bad food, and poor service. We would NEVER eat there again. We ate 1/4 of the food, had it boxed up, and I brought our food home and seasoned it until it tasted decent again. I had to add some...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/27/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Chris B.

3.0 of 5 stars. I can't say that this is the best Italian food I've ever had but when I'm in the mood for something besides the "chains" (Olive Garden, Macaroni Grill, etc.) this fits the bill nicely and it's usually...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2009
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Loved more by locals

I lived in Boulder during the 70's and went there once. I took my wife there on a recent visit and she was not impressed at all. This place does have a strong local following but I can't understand why. The...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/15/2009
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Was hoping the reviews were wrong

It is unfortunate that such a well known family owned restaurant has one of the most horrible foods I have eaten. I had eggplant Parmesan which did not seem homemade. The breading was pretty bland, not much...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/11/2008
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It's excellent for what it is.... read this one!

OK, I realize everyone that loves this place grew up with it, as did I, but honestly... the noodles are thick and the sauce is not just "watered down tomato paste" it's famous throughout the state. Go to your...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/24/2008
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Poly want a cracker. by Rick R. at InsiderPages

The blue parrot is a quaint Italian restaurant. This place has been around forever. While growing up in Boulder we had several satisfactory meals. I suggest sticking with the homemade spaghetti. The atmosphere...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Scott P.

4.0 of 5 stars. I think the others are off base and while this is not 4 star cuisine it is worth the trip. The food is in the hard to find "Italian homemade" style with thick noodles that have never been dried, the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/14/2008
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Not a good Italian Restaurant

This place is terrible and should have closed long ago. The only reason it is...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 11/12/2008
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A Classic by Angela T. at InsiderPages

We have been going to the Colacci family of restaurants for over 30 years. The egg noodles, the pitchers of sauce, the spumoni! This is pure comfort food. Nothing fancy, nothing you aren't expecting. Just good...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/17/2008
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yuk!!!

My husband grew up in Boulder and raved about this place, so on a recent trip back we went there. Living in nyc for twenty years, I was used to really great italian. This place was horrible !! The Spaghetti...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica H.

1.0 of 5 stars. Hmm. I'm almost at a loss for words.Almost.I would say this is the Italian equivalent of Casa Bonita, but without cliff divers.....so I'm still wondering why people go here. For over 85 years.And I...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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It's not fancy but it's home!

I grew up in the Boulder area and one of our regular family rituals was to head to Louisville for Italian food. Colaccis, Blue Parrot, Luigi's, Pasquale's, all were good. Now it seems that the BP is all that's...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Anne A.

1.0 of 5 stars. It's too bad they do not salt their water while cooking their noodles. That's how you can tell a quality place that cares about their food. This place obviously does not. Not impressed!
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2008
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Most Expensive GARBAGE you'll ever buy!!!

Last night my boyfriend and I decided to go out for Italian. We were intending on going to Pasquini's, but to our dismay, it was no longer there. So we tried what we thought might be the next best thing; the...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Allison S.

1.0 of 5 stars. Hands down the worst food I've ever eaten in a restaurant. I'll agree with the other reviewers on the "middle school cafeteria" description, but I think I would have prefered my middle school...
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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Restaurant.com | Blue Parrot

Welcome to Blue Parrot! Offering age-old tradition and timelessrecipes that have been passed down through generations, the restaurantsuccessfully combines cuisine and atmosphere to create a dining...
restaurant.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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Good Food, No Frills

My boyfriend has been eating at the Blue Parrot since he was a toddler. He shared this wonderful resturant with me recently and BOY...what a find!!! The pasta is nice, thick, traditional Italian noodles, not...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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Old Style Italian Food with Good Service

I finally visited with Blue Parrot with my husband after hearing about it for many years. His family has been dining there since he was a child. It was a wonderful meal with great service. We had the sausage...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jack G.

5.0 of 5 stars. I grew up in Longmont and one of my favorite memories was of the Blue Parrot spaghetti. We used to stand in line at the back door with our pans to get large portions to take home. I took my family...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jim W.

2.0 of 5 stars. This place packs 'em in on the weekends and I don't get it. I've only eaten here once and I didn't think it was any big deal.Maybe the thick, pasty noodles are an acquired taste. I actually went in...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2008
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May have been good 50 years ago but is absolutely terrible now!

I read the reviews here before I went to the Blue Parrot and thought my family and I would be going to a great Italian restaurant for my birthday dinner. Some reviews made it sound like the Blue Parrot was...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/31/2007
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It would be funny if they weren't actually serious.

Notice that all the "good" reviews are written by people who grew up with the place, or remember going there with their parents, and have all these happy little memories about it. This is NOT a restaurant that...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/23/2007
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Love it.

I love this restaurant. Did this family previously own the Louisville restaurant Three Coins in the Fountain?
citysearch.com - user review - 10/21/2007
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Least Healthful Menu I have seen since the 50'x

Heard about it for years. Tried it and found NOT ONE HEALTHY thing on the menu. When asked if they had minestrone, I was told "no and don't go for the soup, it is Campbell's" NO salad meals at dinner (Good...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/17/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Matthew B.

2.0 of 5 stars. I can't believe someone else used the phrase "middle school cafeteria" to describe this place. It fits the bill perfectly, and it's a phrase I've been using about this place forever.I think it gets...
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Dustin G.

3.0 of 5 stars. This is something of a Louisville classic, and has been around for ages...and I mean ages. The Blue Parrot definitely has its own style and flavor, there is no doubt about that; it even bottles its...
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Amanda W.

3.0 of 5 stars. The Blue Parrot doesn't really make great Italian food, but there's just something about their big, fat, homemade spaghetti and softball size meatballs that will call to me every so often, and I just...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2007
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Terrible food, not so great service

The Blue Parrot war the worst restaurant we visited in Louisville since we moved here a year ago. We were four people and everybody's food was terrible. The kids plainly refused to eat theirs - and we could...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/13/2007
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The best speghetti any where and the same consistent good food for 50 years

I can't believe these snobs that don?t like the place. My parents took me to the Blue Parrot 50 years ago and other than a few years while in the Navy, I have driven up to 50 miles each way, at least once a...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/03/2007
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Best place to get Italian food!

I can't believe what I am reading. I have been going to the Blue Parrot since I was a little girl. We'd go for all kinds of special occasions. It is a family owned business, not a franchise, so if you want all...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/11/2007
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Avoid Avoid Avoid

I don't know how this restraunt is still in Business. I drove from boulder and had never been to Historic Louisville. The only thing this restraunt has going for it is the location. Inside it is like a Sizzler...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/11/2007
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Great food for generations

I was really upset to see other reviewers comparing the Blue Parrot to those cookie cutter chain restaurants. I have been going there for 30 plus years. The food has been exactly the same wonderful food. It...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/26/2006
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Worst Red Sauce Ever! Horrible experience

I am a native to Colorado and have heard of the Blue Parrot for many years. I finally drove up there with my wife, three boys and mother all of us from Denver. This place is terrible! I should have read the...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/20/2006
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Great Old town historical restaurant

With our towns Italian heritage, this restaurant has been a trademark for the Italians who live here. The blue parrot restaurant is not only a place to enjoy GREAT italian, homeade spaghetti, but it is always...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/15/2006
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Simple meal gone YUCKY!

Had crooked pictures on the walls and chairs looked like they belonged in a senior centr. The waitress was very unfriendly,she barely made eye contact and had that "what do you want" attitude. The dinner salad...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/13/2006
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Great Italian Food!

If you are looking for an inexpensive place to get some great homemade Italian food, go to Blue Parrot! They have wonderful pastas, salads, bread and their meatballs are huge! It is family owned, so t...
judysbook.com - user review - 02/09/2006
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Fire Hoses With Red Sauce by Tony M. at InsiderPages

How this place got its reputation is beyond me. The food is average at best and dismal at worst. The average age tends to be about 102. The spaghetti looks like fire hoses covered in red sauce. Better food can...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/22/2005
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Best Italian food by S R. at InsiderPages

This restaurant is the best Italian Restaurant I have found. Their noodles are the freshest, best ever. The sauces are world class as well. My kids, who are very picky, clean their plates every time. The place...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/04/2005
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Excellent Italian food in an old mining town

The Blue Parrot is one of those long-established restaurants that truly deserves the reputation that they've garnered over the years. If you're used to the generic Italian food found at any national ...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/10/2005
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Horrible Nursing Home Food and Environment!!!

My husband, best friend and I decided to try the Blue Parrot, due to its longevity. All of us have tried many Italian restaurants and think ourselves pretty knowledgeable when it comes to authentic, good...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/13/2005
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Long time favorite

My family and I have been driving 40 miles to the Blue Parrot from Denver for years. It is a unique restaurant. The homemade pasta is heavier than most because it is homemade. We think it is delicious, as is...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/12/2005
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Stop the pasta please

Has all the right things about a near-century old red sauce Italian place, but some traditions should be axed. The red sauce is the basis on which this restaurant is built, and it's a fine "red gravy", rich...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/23/2003
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Skip it, it's bad

We have lived in the area for over 20 years, but have never eaten at the legendary Blue Parrot. Not sure why not, but we just have not made it there. Some friends (former locals) from out of town, suggested...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/30/2002
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Great food for 100 years

My family has been going to the Blue Parrot for the last 50 or 60 years. This restaurant is the best. The sauce is wonderful. Anyone who has ever had homemade pasta and sauce will recognize the quality of Blue...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/14/2002
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AOL CityGuide

it's all in the sauce...
cityguide.aol.com - user review
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AOL CityGuide

i have been wanting to eat here for a long time. me and ny wife dined on the 'margerine' of italian food. the sauce had a almost sour taste...
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5280 Magazine

this fourth-generation italian restaurant has been family run since 1919...
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