Alongi's Italian Restaurant

“ Seen ad on facebook and had to try let's say we wasn't disappointed the food was amazing the atmosphere was great service was great all in all very pleased and most definitely will be going back ”

“ Alongi's is a locally owned, family business that has been serving yummy Italian for years. It used to be one of my favs, but I hadn't visited in a while because of the hours not working out when I'm in town. We tried it for lunch on a Saturday following a basketball game at the local high school. Park right out front in the street parking spots. They weren't very busy at all. We were seated immediately. Drinks, appetizer, and food all came out quickly. It was all hot and fresh. We all had the lunch special and it was a good size portion of pasta with a salad or soup. Great price for lunch and you definitely won't leave hungry! I would like to note that several reviews speak about teenagers working there. We had a teenage waitress and she was fantastic! I commend Alongi's for allowing the younger workers a place to gain knowledge and skill, while attending school. They may not all have the same work ethic, but that also holds true for adults. Be sure and check it out when you are over this way! ”

“ Ahhh... old school Italian is best when experienced in a small town! We took a little day trip specifically to have lunch for my guy's birthday at Alongi's. About 90 miles from our home, we were in a relaxed Sunday drive state of mind. We arrived to a somewhat sparsely populated dining room. A few families here and there and an older couple in the back chatting with THE Mr. Alongi. It's a comfortable, homey vibe. We started with the sampler platter for an appetizer. Featuring garlic cheese bread, toasted ravioli and breaded mozzarella, it was a simple but tasty start. The garlic cheese bread is the star here. Not too buttery, which can make the bread heavy, it was perfectly prepared and the bread was both crisp and chewy. Texture was completely on point! Our main courses included Pasta Demare for me and Baked Pasta Roma for my other half. I'll start with his dish. The Pasta (ziti noodles) is combined with a slightly sweet marinara that includes some green peppers and pepperoni. Traditionally, this dish comes with mushrooms as well. However, he ordered it sans fungi. I liked the bite the green pepper gave the dish and the pepperoni taste as well. A cheese top was perfectly broiled to allow for complete melting and a slight char around the edges. Divine. My choice included linguine noodles with a butter garlic sauce and crab, shrimp, clams and mushrooms. You can opt to have it served with Alfredo sauce instead and I can see this would add a delicious depth to the dish. I found the dish lacking salt and wished the butter garlic was more saucy to hold onto the noodle better. Hence, another reason I might opt for the Alfredo Sauce. The dish was quite large and had a lot of seafood on the top. However, a reduction of pasta noodles by at least half would make it a better ratio of pasta to seafood. The extra Pasta was useless as it was really too much and created a disproportion. However, I do think the flavor was good. Mr. Alongi was a friend of the late Jack Buck (rumor has it) and by the pictures and memorabilia hanging in the restaurant, this rumor appears to be fact. There's some really neat stuff to look at including a super vintage Cardinals Bobblehead. If you're a Cards fan, you'll enjoy looking. As a Cubs fan, even I could appreciate the items. The food is good. It's not 5-star but it's reasonably priced and consistently solid. A meal you can count on! Add to it the ambiance and old school feel and folks, you've got a winner. ”