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Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Dinner: 4-10 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 4-9 p.m. Sun.Status: Closed
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We arrived at Luigiâs Grotto for lunch with some good friends from out of town. As this was their first time in Seattle, we thought weâd take them for some authentic Italian. Atmosphere was good at best. The waiter (Luigi?) seated all 7 of us and asked what we wanted to drink. He returned with 3 sodas (cans), three glasses containing a single ounce of substandard wine (watered down), and one beer. We were asked if we had any dietary restrictions (3 vegetarians, 3 carnivores, and 1 vegan). We waited for menus. Instead we were served parmesan bread â roughly a bite per person. Then came salad. We assumed this was part of the appetizer and ate and talked while we waited for menus. Luigi appears again with a platter of perciatelli with vegetables and a 5â pizza. No meat for our carnivore friends, no choice of entrée. Despite the pathetic portions of pasta offered and our ravenous hunger, we were unable to eat much more than a bite or two. The pasta was fresh, but flavorless; the broccoli (mostly woody unpalatable stem chunks) was undercooked; the zucchini and eggplant were overcooked, and the tomato pieces tasted canned. We all sensed that we were being served leftovers. The pizza was fair, but was hardly enough for one person as an appetizer, much less an entrée for 7 and we questioned why it was given to us at all. I tried several more times to flag down âLuigiâ to inquire about the cost, but he pretended to be too busy (this despite the fact that we were the only customers he had). We were served a bowl of ice cream and the pasta was taken away and replaced by the bill. $196.00 ($28 per person!) for food that was far from fresh or original. âLuigiâ was thoughtful enough to calculate in a 20% tip for himself. Total bill: $237 for LUNCH. Poor service and food my Sicilian grandfather would have been ashamed of.
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This wonderfully cluttered, dark-red cellar joint (in the best sense of the term) looks as much like an Italian restaurant museum as an Italian restaurant—down to the scallop-shell corner booth, the folksongs and Sinatra on the jukebox, and the Neapolitan waitress (Rosanna). As if all this wasn’t atmospheric enough, during my visit there an actual priest walked in: dark-haired, short-sleeved, be-collared ...
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This is one of those nice, welcoming Italian restaurants where the owner comes by your table for a quick chat. You...
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thestranger
Here you get Mediterranean cuisine in a subterranean location. It's a pleasure to meet Luigi himself in the restaurant and the interior is richly, tastefully decorated. The appetizers are hard to resist and it's only after the bill arrives that you may regret your appetite. Price
Located in the old Undergound, this cozy Italian joint is classy and kitschy. The windowless, subterranean rooms--exposed ... more
Located in the old Undergound, this cozy Italian joint is classy and kitschy. The windowless, subterranean rooms--exposed ... more
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Disappointing Evening
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6 of us went to Luigi's expecting a great evening of wine, food and to learn how to cook Italian from Luigi himself. This was a package promo($180) from a radio station. First, the entrance to the grotto - really named DeNunzios-is steep stairs to a Seattle underground restaurant. Luigi himself was at the bar and welcomed us. However he pointed us to a waiter who took us to a table for 6. A waiter ...
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great food
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thestranger
We go there quite often and even if it is a quick bite or a "dining experience" is is always great. It is where you can go and eat without a menu. Cooking classes are something that is not tot be missed! Wild,informative and yummy
inconsistant
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Something has changed. We used to go in and say "Luigi, make us something for $40 each" (or whatever our price range was) and we always got something wonderful paired with great wine. Lately we go in and the food is awful, the special dishes he makes are uninspired and we wish we had eaten at The Spaghetti Factory because the food would be better. It used to be my favorite restaurant but since I have ...
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