La Viola

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"Latimer St & S 15th St is the closest PARKING lot, 2 min. walk"

Address: 253 S 16th St Apt 1 , Philadelphia 19102, PA, US

Phone: (215) 735-8630

State: PA

City: Philadelphia

Zip Code: 19102

Opening Hours

Tuesday: 11:00-15:00
Tuesday: 17:00-22:00
Wednesday: 11:00-15:00
Wednesday: 17:00-22:00
Thursday: 11:00-15:00
Thursday: 17:00-22:00
Friday: 11:00-15:00

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Reviews

FANTASTIC- this was the experience I’ve been looking for in Philly. Quaint restaurant with fantastic food, excellent service- owner came over to us multiple times to personally offer us help- and they let us hang out and talk at our table as long as we pleased. Did not feel rushed at all. BYOB!! We got the squid ink pasta with calamari and the NY strip steak special. Fantastic home cooked Italian meal. Adding this place to my list of favorites!!!

Checked out this cozy BYOB for the first time.  I immediately felt right at home.  Our server Anthony was knowledgeable about the menu and was appropriately engaging. It was clear that each dish was made with fresh ingredients and great attention to detail. This restaurant is added to my short list of Philly favorites.Food: 5/5

I had a delicious lunch here, it was restaurant week. Spinach gnocchi w salad. Bread.  I tried two of my aunt and Uncle's dishes. Also very delicious. Broke diet in a big way with the tiramisu. Ate half my aunts tartuffo as well, she asked me. I couldn't let it just melt. Located in center city. I love how you can tell the building has been there. La Viola makes the spot cozy. I will miss the greater PHL area and this spot. Cheers.  Parking: it&#39;s center city so you can be like George Costanza and drive around until you find a spot for free that is not a tow away zone or you can park on locust?  My uncle parked in a high rise garage due to the street with a parking lot being blocked or closed.

Restaurant week lunch was excellent. I really enjoyed the chicken and shrimp marsala. I’m glad it wasn’t weighed down by a mound of pasta. Also cash only.Food: 5/5

So delicious. Some of the best Italian food I ever had. Servers were nice and attentive. Everything was clean. Perfect date spot.

I had a mostly positive experience but a few things left me feeling put off. I'll start with the positive... the food was good not amazing, basic in it's preparation, presentation and flavors. But I find that often, simple food can be some of the best. The service was good not great, ample but not particularly personal,  special or friendly, very robotic. The issue that was very off-putting to me was an atmosphere and booking issue. I looked at pics of both locations across the street from each other online and specifically chose and made a RESERVATION for La Viola WEST because of the atmosphere and ambience as compared to the Bistro. When arriving at La Viola West we found a sign on the door that said "we are open across the street". So instead of sitting in a charming restaurant, we were sat in what reminded me of my grandparent's living room. See pics of the difference below. The restaurant should not give the option or illusion that you're able to choose a location if you are not, it's misleading. And we were given no explanation or apology. The tiramisu was really good.

Although the food was very good, the room looked like nothing short of an alleyway that had just been enclosed. We ordered off of the prix fixe menu for lunch and when the bill arrived we were told that the restaurant took cash or checks only. This was never mentioned on the phone, on the website or on the menu! There were twelve of us and I had the corporate credit card ready to pay for the meal. When I inquired, I was told "there is an atm behind you!"  So, knowing I would get reimbursed later, I went to the atm...Sadly, the atm had insufficient funds in it, but the manager told me "You must not have enough money in your account to cover the bill." Then I was told "You need to figure out a way to pay the bill." I was with a group of senior citizens from a retirement home who had to help me come up with the cash to finalize the bill. I was mortified! I can assure you that there would have been no tip if it hadn't already been added. How they stay in business without being forthcoming of this practice is beyond me! If we knew in advance, everything would have been fine! Needless to say, the meal left us all with a bitter taste in our mouths!

Terrible experience, with racial and religious discrimination! I went with a group of my friends all hijabis and we were placed in a separate room, that was closed off from the rest of the restaurant. I specifically had booked a reservation for La Viola West, but only after we had all finished our meal, we were told that we were in La Viola East, which only accepted cash. We were not informed of this beforehand. Additionally, the food did not taste good except for the dessert and we felt very hurt by the entire experience. Do better!!!

Wonderful food. Three of us all loved what we had. Service was great. Small place with nice atmosphere. It's byob.Food: 5/5

RACIALLY MOTIVATED TREATMENT AND BAD FOOD. Me and my friends went to lunch for restaurant week that we had reservations for. As soon as we walked in a group of hijabis, the host said we were getting seated somewhere else. We had to walk out and into another dining room that was completely empty and we were sat in the very back. Mind you, the main dining room had plenty of room to seat us, and our reservation was made days in advance. This is supposed to be a nice fancy restaurant, the area we were sat at had folding chairs and tables with a table cloth on top. Aside from the treatment, the food was very bland and the texture was weird. If I could give them 0 stars, I would.

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