Let me start off with the gelato. For those of you who haven’t tried gelato, you’re really missing out. Gelato is Italy’s version of ice cream, but so much better. My favorite flavor is the limone (lemon), but I also enjoy the pistacchio, caffe, fragola (strawberry), and stracciatella (an Italian version of chocolate chip ice cream). Mandola’s makes good gelato. I’ve had gelato from other places here in the states and they are not always good. You can get spoiled when you go to Italy and get the real thing.
On to the pastries. Mandola’s bakes their own Italian cookies, cakes and pastries. Almost everything I’ve tried so far has been really good. I’m partial to their lemon tarts, fruit tarts, and Italian cream cake. I’ve tried their cannoli’s and was less than impressed. They also have tiramisu, but I haven’t tried it because I make a pretty mean tiramisu.
Okay, I did start out with the dessert, which is the best thing I like about Mandola’s. They do have an actual restaurant with pasta, pizza, soups, salads, etc. Their pasta is good, but like most Italian restaurants here in the states, they drown it in too much sauce. Sauce is, and should be, a condimento (condiment). Good pasta shouldn’t be drowning in sauce, just like you wouldn’t drown a good burger in ketchup or mustard. Their pizza, however is very good. Rustic style pizza cooked to perfection.
Mandola’s also has a nice selection of Italian market type items such as olive oils, balsamic vinegars, pasta, deli meats, cheeses, olives, and some wonderful rustic breads. They have a nice outside patio, but parking can be challenging.
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