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La Viola

253 S 16th St, Philadelphia, PA | Map it  

19102 39.947900 -75.167800

(215) 735-8630

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Features

Neighborhoods:
Rittenhouse Square, Center City
Cuisine:
Italian
Price:
$$
Categories:
Restaurants

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Restaurant Special Features:
Local Favorite, B.Y.O.B., Date Spot, Romantic Dining
Payment Methods:
Cash
General Info:
Open 7 Days

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Reviews for La Viola

Donnamomo

Member since Mar, 2012 View Profile
5Reviews
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Joined 2 months ago
4.0
March 14, 2012

Pretty good. Not bad. Maybe a bit over-hyped, but good nonetheless.

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Lil kells

Member since Nov, 2011 View Profile
4Reviews
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Joined 5 months ago
4.0
December 21, 2011

I love this place!. I really enjoy La Viola. This is one of my favorite Italian restaurants. If you are looking for a great traditional Italian restaurant, La Viola will not disappoint. Their staff is great. It seems like they have the system of each person doing one job (one person brings the bread, one person tells the specials, etc.)

I have never been disappointed with anything I've ordered here.

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dbrc

Member since Feb, 2011 View Profile
2Reviews
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Joined 1 year ago
5.0
February 22, 2011

absolutly Fabulous. I absolutely love this little secret the food is amazing!!!! and soooo reasonable.. I cant wait to go back me and my girlfriends always go with a few bottles of wine and have an amazing experience!!!!!! love this place and the staff and owners are FAB!!!!

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mserafini

Member since Aug, 2010 View Profile
1Review
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Joined 2 years ago
1.0
August 23, 2010

What's the hype???. La Viola should definitely not be rated 5 stars. I believe that the staff working there are actually unfriendly dead people; no personality, energy, enthusiasm, charisma, and definitely DID NOT encompass good customer service skills. Immediately after spending $75 a person, my party and I were asked to leave the restaurant because the establishment needed to sit a party of 14...such an insult.

The food wasn’t even anything worth mentioning. The “homemade” buffalo mozzarella, was defiantly not homemade. It was grayish in color and did not speak anything homemade. The antipasto salad was cooked prosciutto, Genoa Salami, and a few roasted peppers…seemed more "American" to me than Italian. The bread was sliced and then toasted...who does that??? The entrée special(s) were forgettable; swordfish and veal shank.

I really don’t understand what the excitement is about La Viola. I would NEVER patron them again. Being from Calabria Provincia di Cosenza, Italy, there is nothing Italian about La Viola…I’m purely disgusted and insulted!!!

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BR392

Member since Aug, 2010 View Profile
1Review
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Joined 2 years ago
5.0
August 14, 2010

Wonderful Experience. We were greeted by friendly staff members and immediately escorted to our table. Our food was expertly prepared and presented and the wait staff was attentive and responsive. We would totally recommend this restaurant and hope to return again whenever we visit Philadelphia.

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