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For two star Italian, try La Strada in San Pablo. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a romantic atmosphere. This place features lunch.
4.0 of 5 stars.
This is really great place for quality Italian food and drinks. Friday night happy hour is a must. If you live in CC and receive marketplace magazine each month you get a coupon for $10-13 off dinner...
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What a neighborhood gem. This is not the best Italian restaurant around, but it's definitely the best restaurant in the area to go to for old school Italian comfort food. Just walking into the place...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Consistently satisfying, a wide variety of items that are all pretty good. Reliable to the max and not overly expensive. Specials are good, pastas all taste homemade.
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Came here for a corporate sober lunch, so no alcohol review for me.The decor was screaming "I really wanna be upscale and fancy, and make you feel like the Gottis come eat here"The waiter was short...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Some friends of ours took us here a few days ago. A number of people here have panned this place and said that they got bad food and service; that was not our experience. We all had wonderful dishes...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have been to both La Stradas, the food is equally good at both locations. I am in love with their polenta. I order a bowl of polenta with ragu sauce smothering it. That's all. Nothing else....
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I still prefer the American Canyon location. It seemed they only had one waiter trying to wait all the tables. Seriously??? The room was pretty full as well... about 12 tables were going at once and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What a gem!! Much better than what I expected from an Italian place in this neighborhood. Went on a Thursday night. Pretty quiet, maybe 4 other groups, but it looks like they have plenty of room.Our...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We just had a reception at La Strada following my Grandmother's funeral service today. There was a group of 35 of us. We had the room on the bottom floor. Lovely decor. Nice ambiance. The food was...
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of my favorite restaurants! I have been going here for many years and this is the first place I choose when I want a GREAT dinner with GREAT service! I have never been disappointed with...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good food. Awesome polenta! I've been here twice - had a salmon dish one time, and a seafood fettuccine with pink sauce - very good! Super-friendly and accommodating staff and bartender. House salad...
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2009
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The atmosphere is traditional in the spirit of No. Italy. My Italian brother-in-law loved the pasta primavera and my sons and nephews liked the angel hair pasta. My daughter and I prefer special-order veggie...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great place to take a dateI think if you're looking for a place to take someone for the first time (which someone did), this is nice. The prices are moderate. It wasn't very busy when I went, but...
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
nice decent italian place to have a quiet dinner with your family. my parents had their wedding reception here. their staff was amazing. i come here every year to celebrate the joyous ocassion we...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
For the price and convenience, I think La Strada is a good deal and a nice respite from the dives typical of the area (not counting chain crap because I'm not going to those). Delicious bread and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
My boyfriend took me here for my birthday a few years ago, and we were treated very poorly by the hostess and waitress.The restaurant was full of great seats, but we were asked to sit right next to...
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I came here yesterday for lunch and when I walked in I thought this place is going to be good. There were lots of people there having lunch and it looked like there was a private party in the back....
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
What this restaurant lacks in delicious food, it makes up for in tacky decorations. This restaurant probably has more pseudo-Italian decorations than all of North Beach. This considered, I was...
yelp.com - user review - 11/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
THE SCALLOPS ARE AWESOME!! This place has always been a favorite of mine and their scallop dish is to die for.
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2008
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We live in El Cerrito and we go to La Strada on a regular basis. The food is very good, the service is good, and the family-style ambiance is great. Compared to the overpriced "Italian" restaurants in San...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent Italian cuisine. The risotto is heavenly.
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nice neighborhood Italian restaurant. Good, reasonably priced food. Service is friendly though not always quick...they don't want to rush you. I love the polenta and calamari appetizer. It can get...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Not only is it beautiful inside since they remodeled, the waiters are always wonderful- my favorite is Ginger. The food is always excellent and the prices are fair. Don't let the not so great scenery...
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Beautiful italian restaurant. make sure to make reservations on weekend evenings and holidays like valentines.went there for valentines day last year, had a reservation, still waited 25 minutes, but...
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love La Strada! This is my neighborhood Italian joint and quite possibly the nicest restaurant in San Pablo. Ignore that it is in a strip mall next to a liquor store - the interior has been recently...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I thought this restaurant was mediocre. The bread was good and I liked that the oil had lots of garlic. Service was attentive (if not particularly warm) and everything was fast. The polenta was...
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
3.5 starsLa Strada has a classy looking dining room-- a fresh red rose on every table and matching red drapery. The entire place looks well thought out. We walked into the restaurant and our hostess...
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My 5-star rating might be based somewhat on the shock I experienced after discovering this place with my husband. Don't get me wrong; there are plenty of places around San Pablo to get very tasty...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
POLENTA!!! And an excellent place for a birthday party - ask for the back room. Attentive wait staff.
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I go far enough back in these parts that I can remember when this place was a coffee shop called VP's (Or VIP's--it goes back far enough that my memory's hazy on the details!). It's far better in...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If the polenta had it's own category I would give La Strada 5 stars. Simply put, polenta does not get any better than this... creamy, somehow substantial and light at the same time, and deeply...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Had some good food there last night.Must try the Chicken Marsala.. its really yummy! And the polenta was the best polenta I've ever had!!Service was okay, but the food was great.
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I like this joint. It's unpretentious and the food is good. We were seven people eating there for a birthday and everyone really liked the food and atmosphere. (OK, we had one dissenter--my...
yelp.com - user review - 12/13/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
How about this:NOT AS CREEPY AS YOU'D THINK!It's in a little strip mall, and you've just come through some part of Richmond or San Pablo, or whatever the hell else is over there. But holy smokes- the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One word - Polenta.If you go to La Strada and for whatever strange reason you do not order the Polenta - you will be sorry. Your friends will eat dinner there and say, "Hey ____, did you try the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great food! This place is out of my way and there's nothing near by, yet I'll make a trip there when I want Italian. The bread is soft, warm & flavorful. Really. And the dipping "sauce" will keep...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
NEEDS SALT! That was the phrase of the evening used repeatedly by me and my girlfriend. I never realized how one tiny little mineral could have such a significance in my consumption of a meal. But I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2007
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Wonderful Italian food and excellent service. I can't wait to go back. The food was fabulous and and there was no waiting for our table. Easy to get to and park - not too far from Hercules/Pinole area but...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/29/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I lived on the east coast (Philadelphia) for four and a half years and La Strada channels the spirit of an urban, Mid-Atlantic region Italian place. The food is nicely prepared and has an authentic...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2006
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A wonderful Italian restaurant with very comfortable ambiance. One of the best I have eaten at outside the East Coast. Very comfortable family type restaurant with true Italian food, exquisite food!! One of my...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/12/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
First and Foremost, I want to thank my lovely neighbors for the gift certificate...ok, that being said, La Strada, probably the only restaurant in San Pablo that uses tablecloths. After a long day of...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2006
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La Strada Italian Restaurant is located not far from the freeway. They have a parking lot on the side. The restaurant is decorated Tuscany style and sort of casual. They serve warm bread with olive...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/09/2005
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What a pleasant surprise to find excellent Italian Restaurant in San Pablo! Once inside, the ambiance is old world Italy. Service is great and food wonderful. Everything we've had from the pastas to meat...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/13/2004
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