Welcome to La Dolce Vita! Offering age-old tradition and timelessrecipes that have been passed down through generations, the restaurantsuccessfully combines cuisine and atmosphere to create a dining experiencethat won't soon be forgotten. Quiet and elegant, La Dolce Vita is thekind of place that could be your home away from home - smells of spices andhomemade cooking fill the air while a friendly ...
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Posted by restaurant.com
on February 08, 2008, (Edited February 11, 2008)
The Scene With its tin ceiling, whirring Casablanca-style fans and a tiled bar long enough to spread out in, it's easy to see why discerning diners of all ages consider this city bistro a home away from home. The kitchen serves up homestyle Italian food; the staff offers even homier hospitality, and a quirky sense of fun plants tongue firmly in cheek. On live opera nights, a tenor spices ...
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Posted by Citysearch
on April 06, 2008, (Edited February 19, 2004)
There are plenty of spaghetti and meatball joints in Cleveland's Little Italy, but you'll also find plenty of small eateries doing wonderfully inventive things with Italian cuisine. La Dolce Vita does this in a romantically lit, just-hip-enough setting that keeps people coming back for both the food and the feeling. The menu is never in question: a small selection of thin-crust, handmade pizzas, traditional ...
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I've never once been at a restaurant where the owner openly uses profanity and blatant attitude with the workers. The very sweet and clearly stressed-out hostess tried to seat us at a table that was too close to another table, so she tried to move it (for OUR convenience). the boss immediately came over and started screaming in her face---he used the F word twice! i don't care that we were a bunch ...
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My recent experience at La Dolce Vita can only be described as an absolute crime... a complete dissapointemnt given the high expectations our party (4 established, well dressed and influencial young professionals) had in driving to the Little Italy establishment with such a 'fine reputation'. A 30 minute delay for pre-dinner drinks while waiting for our reserved table to be wiped down (not cleared ...
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