Via Bologna’s

I placed a takeout order of angel hair pasta with marinara sauce and meatballs along with eggplant parmesan with two orders of clam chowder soup. I was quite excited to get some good italian food and ended up not being happy.
Tell me this — who on earth puts green bell pepper chunks in marinara sauce? I thought maybe I was missing something but I cannot find ANY recipe that has big chunks of green pepper. It was plain NOT GOOD. Plus, they forgot to give me meatballs so I had to drive back to the restaurant to get them. I walked back in and the owner said, «did you need something?» I said, «yes, they forgot to give my meatballs with my takeout order». He comes back with a container, gives me a totally lame, half-​hearted ‘sorry’ and that is all. No «hey here’s a cannoli or dessert for having to drive back», I doubt he even asked who messed up on the order. Wow.
The eggplant parm was so-​so, I’ve had much better. One positive I will say is the clam chowder soup was really very good. Surprisingly so. I may go back but probably not. Prices were a bit high too for the quality of food.

I sometimes find it shocking what Michigan restaurant-​goers will find worth decent in any genre of food except bar food. And this spot didn’t change anything. Drab. Pricy. Pedestrian. Our strange journey to mediocrity began when we sat down. We were given bread with an odd sweetness completely out of place with an Italian flavor profile. With the bread we received a dish of olive oil with herbs that was like sludge… almost like the mixture hadn’t been refreshed in a month. It seemed less important that it had no flavor. It was disconcerting to stay interested in eating with this on our table. We ordered the calamari to start. It tasted ok but was rubbery and sat in a swamp that was less appetizing to look at than the olive oil mixture I just described. Geez. My son ordered the steak, which was ok but it came with a risotto that looked like mafungo. He never touched it. I had the veal saltimboca which had no flavor and sat, again, in a swamp of veal stock. You cook a delicate piece of veal, wrap in prosciutto… get the prosciutto crispy like bacon… then sit it in a freakin’ puddle! Do you have a clue? The meat is served n a «life raft» of spinach. But everything sunk in a watery grave. Please don’t put dishes on the menu you don’t understand. Please. Veal saltimboca is a dish I fantasize about. It could be a meal I request before facing a firing squad. But if this rendition is my only choice thn, please, go ahead and shoot me. Was happy to see Spumoni on the menu. Again, please do some research. What you are calling Spumoni really isn’t anything more than pistachio ice cream I could buy at a supermarket. I might come back for their pizza but will try to get this experience out of my mind first. Maybe in the spring.

We go here at least once a month and love it. My wife has some food allergies and they are always accommodating. I would go more if there prices were a little lower. We have always had good service.

Food was above average. they where out of sour cream for the gazpacho soup (no biggy). Main course came, filet and roasted potatoes. Asked for A-​1 and ketchup and they had neither. Out of 3 things??? Would try again and would only stick with the pasta dishes.

Food is always on point and the staff is great! The best Italian food around. Proud to say it is one of my favorite restaurants.

I love this little place! Cute, good food and nice people. Most importantly good vino and service too!

Our visit was a disappointment. This is what I’d call a wanna-​be Italian restaurant trying to act upscale. Food prices were out of line from the food quality. We eat out a lot so we have many experiences and a variety of price levels to compare against.
The prices were about 25% higher than I expected. When we walked in, we were asked if we had reservations. Seriously? In a strip mall? Half the tables were empty! It took forever for someone to take our drink order and service all night was horrible. The young girls working there weren’t very conscientious about the needs of the patrons. One girl seemed to wander around wondering what to do. She could have wandered with a pitcher of water. That’s what restaurants get for hiring kids who don’t know what good service is all about. They’ve never experienced it so how would they know how to provide it.
I try to go out of my way to give deserving restaurants amazing reviews but I really couldn’t think of anything good about this place.
We will not be going back again. It was a terribly pricey, poor quality experience. What a shame because we love to give our service to small locally owned establishments.

I’ve been to this restaurant a few times now and the food doesn’t disappoint. The bread is fantastic, the pasta is delicious and I love the small and cozy atmosphere. My only complaint is the prices are a little high, in my opinion, which is why I’ve only gone there a few times.

Great little hidden romantic spot. I really love their entrees, especially the eggplant. My ONLY wish is that they offered a better salad/​salad dressing and that their bread was more flavorful, it’s really missing something. They give you oil and herbs to dip, which is just ok. If you want good bread go to Deer Lake Inn.

I just moved nearby and was excited to try the Eggplant Parmesan. I ordered takeout and inquired about what it comes with, it doesn’t come with anything, just the dish. For ten dollars a small side salad or two breadsticks should accompany it, but whatever. The hostess said 15min, I arrived on time and the young hostess said she had to check on my order (a to go bag was on the counter next to her). She returned and didn’t address me at all, after a few min. I said excuse me you didn’t tell me how long. She responded the waitress is getting it now. After about ten min. a waitress came out and asked if I’d been helped, I said the hostess had. The hostess then said to the waitress I was waiting for a to go order and the waitress said it’s right there ON THE COUNTER! I told the hostess I thought it would be cold, she felt the bottom and said it’s still warm (no apologies). Irritated I went home (2min away), it was cold. Reheating a dish like this in the microwave is not the same! Very disappointed and I would not recommend the terrible service to anyone. Customer service is lacking…

Great food and great service. The owner Danny is also a joy! Had the Alfredo and loved it. Loved it even more considering how picky I am with Alfredo sauce. All in all great place and I will definitely be making a trip back.

We are new to Clarkston and have dined in once and ordered out several times. Our dine in experience was good although my wife didn’t love her pasta dish. The sausage and meatball deal. More recently we have been ordering take out.
Again my wife didn’t care for her pasta, in our most recent order. Alfredo this time. Not great, not terrible, just meh. I always get the same thing and it is usually good. Tonight i was calling in an order and asked if I could substitute a side of pasta for the soup which has yet to be worth eating or the salad which is usually good.
I was told they would not do the substitution by the kid on the phone and then had it confirmed by the manager. The owner is not letting them do it they said. No sir, even if we charge you extra, you cannot substitute a side of pasta. This place is Italian right?
I informed them that I actually drive by Andiamo’s to come to their business and that we take out at least once every two weeks (still unpacking). Still, they remained vigilant in the protection of their pasta. Despite being informed that they would be losing a customer, they wouldn’t budge. Funny thing, the pasta isn’t that great, I just think it goes better with my dish than clam chowder…
So for like $ 1.50 worth of pasta and marinara, they lost a customer. Their loss will be Andiamo’s gain.
I will not be eating their mediocre strip mall Italian again.

I am going to give three stars because they had table cloths (otherwise only two stars). You dont have to eat on a naked table. But that was the only highlight. Our waitress didnt pay attention. It took her ten minutes to bring as the menu after we sat down at our table. Our son didnt get any water — we were three people and we only got two glasses of water. We ordered a bottle of wine, got dirty and too small wine glasses (customers at the other table got big red wine glasses). I got my side dish (noodles with tomatoe sauce) five minutes before I got my entrée (veal). So I had to eat it separate. The noodles and the sauce were not self made. That was for sure some supermarket stuff. The meat was ok. We got two pizzas. But this was just an Amercian Pie Pizza (not a «real» Pizza at all) and didnt taste anything. We found can vegetables on the pizza — not fresh. That restaurant is better than a lot of other ones but doesnt meet our understanding of a good standard (no fresh food, not self made, less taste, bad service).

The spinach egg plant ricotta pizza was fantastic. Great crust well made good portion size. 5 out of 5!

My family and I have now been here several times and it really is excellent. It is a very small place — really a hidden jewel. The service is very good and all of the food items we have ever tried are delicious. Pricing is quite reasonable for the high level of service and quality of the food. I highly recommend trying this place — it will become one, if not your favorite Italian Restaurant.

Took forever to get seated — twice as long as was estimated when we arrived (45 mins became 1.5 hrs). Tiny place, but we waited at the bar. Bartender tried to discretely use cheap liquors when the good stuff was displayed prominently. Service was slow when we finally got seated. No menus, no drinks, no bread for 10 minutes. Food was … ok. I will not go there again.

Always great food and service. Not fancy, but always cozy. Good pricing for moderate upscale Italian