Romantic spot for Italian chow & wine with traditional pasta dishes that use local seafood. Based on 435 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
701 Barksdale Blvd, Bossier City, LA 71111
Phone: (318) 747-7777
Website: http://www.thelitalianorestaurant.com/
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Hours
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–9 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 5–10 PM |
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Reviews
Mike G
We tried this restaurant on a Thursday evening. Looks nice on the outside and as you walk in you will see a the dining area on the right, and some guy playing Magic the Gathering ccg on the left. As we sat in the very back of what felt like a cramped dining space, we were greeted by our waiter fairly quickly. I inquired about their beer selection, they only had two; I think Coors & Michelob Ultra. The wine was about $8 a glass. So I ended up oredering a Dr. Pepper, which came out in a glass & in a small bottle that it came in; I’d take this over fountain drinks any day. Our waiter was great, very attentive even though he was sweating like he was running a marathon. Our bread was fresh and delicious. My wife had ordered some smoked salmon as an appetizer, that ended up coming out after our entrées. But she enjoyed the salmon. Her entrée was shrimp on top of spinach, this dish was pretty good. I ordered cheese stuffed tortellini with a tomato based meat sauce. The meat sauce was good but the tortellini was bland, I forgot they were suppose to be stuffed with cheese as it was flavorless. A friend of mine had ordered their special, which was some fish with a side of spaghetti. He enjoyed the fish but when he got his small side of spaghetti to go he added some meat sauce to it. The amount of sauce is probably barely one large spoon since it was such a small serving of spaghetti & he was charged $6. I had a large plate of tortellini with far more meat sauce & was charged the $6, you would think there would be a price difference. The atmosphere was nice, the waiter was good, the food was a hit or miss on somethings, a bit overpriced, imo, but the place maybe worth another visit for a different Italian dish.
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Jeffery Copelin
Definitely a place that I would suggest getting reservations before you show up. Very fancy and nice different spin on decorations I really liked food and the atmosphere and service was excellent.
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Richard Carroll
We haven’t done L’Italiano in a while. Apparently we’ve been missing out. Located along barksdale boulevard in the newly emerging East Bank entertainment area this restaurant is a high class alternative to bar food type dining.
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Shaneil Guidry
My waiter was amazing! However, the food was a major disappointment. I decided to revisit the restaurant, as I had a great food experience my last visit in Bossier, LA. I ordered the lasagna just as I did the last time, with hopes of recreating my last experience. EPIC FAIL!! They brought out what seemed to be a frozen two day old lasagna saturated in an extremely bitter tomato sauce that would give anyone lock jaw! The chef decided to garnish my mountain of tomatoes sauce with ice cold mozzarella cheese that didn’t even have the opportunity to melt. As I waded through the piercing acidic sauce to locate my lasagna, I discovered that my noodles were of a blacken color and I’m not referring to the crusted edges. The center of my noodles were blackish and grey. The ricotta must have called out sick, as it was not present and the meat sauce was a suggestion of this establishment being a victim of inflation. Meaning, the meat was spread so thin that it might as well pulled a no show like the ricotta. All in all I was extremely DISAPPOINTED and this was diplomatically conveyed to management, along with cíao indefinitely!
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Johnny Cao
Food was ok at best. The fresh rolls and butter were good. But my veal plate was $18 and it had 2 baby pieces of veal in a watery Marsala sauce that was more like a water down gravy on a bed of spaghetti noodles. I still ate it but the execution was bad. Maybe I ordered the wrong thing. Pizza looks fire though but I didn’t try any.
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Jonathan Agee
This place needs a deep cleaning, badly. Looking at the vents, walls, and ceiling, you can tell it hasn’t been cleaned in some time. Restrooms and dining room are dusty and grimy. There are tables by the bar that are apparently used for staff’s personal items (coats, bags, etc). The food quality is overall positive, but the portions are weak. My wife and I both ordered Marsala dishes and were both disappointed with the portions, considering the price. Veal marsala was served with three tiny medallions and the chicken marsala was a half of a chicken breast. The bread and calamari were delicious.
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J F
I am seriously perplexed. Some dishes were just bad, others abjectly mediocre. The only dish we truly “enjoyed” was the calamari – in fact, it was some of the best calamari I’ve had.
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Crystal Peralta
I felt a little under dressed when we walked in and looked at the menu. But after looking around at others and at the walls, I felt better. I hated that they sat us next to the host stand. Fried mushrooms were totally burnt but lucky for them, we didnt mind that. Chairs we sat in were uncomfortable. We really enjoyed the food though!
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M.T. Bussell
This is seriously GREAT food.
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Tina Travels
We have been here many times over the years, and tonight was nothing short of disappointing. After ordering one of the only non gluten entrees on the menu (I know it’s Italian, but I have been here many times and was prepared, I knew they had redfish and mahi, lol) I was told I couldn’t substitute the side that came with it, spaghetti, but I could add another side at full price. The fact that a $36 piece of fish comes with only a very small side of spaghetti is disappointing anyway, no salad, no vegetables, nothing else. I ordered a side of grilled eggplant, it had decent flavor, but was floating in olive oil. The mahi mahi blueberry cream sauce was actually very good, but I can’t imagine the blueberry sauce going well with marinara. The mahi mahi New Orleans (special tonight) was very well presented, but the flavor was sweet, maybe honey, don’t recommend it. Our waiter was ok, not very attentive, but not terrible. The host was probably the least personable person in the place, definitely should not be the person every diner interacts with. It’s just not what it used to be, sad.
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