La Bola - (Near Rochester, NY)

R Brice I had a half order of chef spaghetti. I am not a small person, however, a half order is plenty to eat. It comes with a garden salad. The chef spaghetti has restaurant made pasta fresh that day. The sauce is well balanced, they definitely do not add corn syrup in it however, I do not know if they add a pinch of sugar or just use vine ripened sweet tomatoes. There is a lot of meat in the sauce as well as a meatball one sausage, several mushroom shoulder, sliced up, however, I believe the mushrooms were canned not fresh. I could be wrong with that. The three people I were with one had a special order hamburger and a baked potato, drowning, and butter because they asked for it to be drowning in butter. The hamburger was cooked exactly the way they wanted. The second person had ribeye. I may be a little old-fashioned, but the ribeye look to be between six and 8 ounces. It was cooked the way a rib I should, on the rare side. They ate all of it. The third person had some type of fish. As I remember them saying the fish was delicious, not overcooked. We were seated at a table. Which means all of the sound from the other 15 or so tables interfered with our conversation. I have eaten there at least 20 times and we typically get a booth which keeps most of the noise out. We always eat on a Saturday and make reservations. Those people that don’t make reservations can usually wait 45 minutes or more to get seated. There is a zero step entrance so it is handicap accessible. There are two doors to get in through so someone will have to help you open the doors. It is mostly an Italian menu, so there are not very many vegetarian dishes available. I am not certain that the sauce is meat sauce so ask

Debra Gorman I can’t give enough positive feedback about La Palina. If I could give 10 stars I would. While visiting my daughter I wanted some authentic Italian food and found this place one mile from her home. The minute you walk in it was like being with family. The staff (possible owners?) are so attentive, funny and kind. The food is better than my mom’s and my naunie’s (sorry mom) which I didn’t think was possible. The prices are fantastically fair for the quality and portions given. We started with the calamari which was fresh, delicious & perfect. We ordered 2 meatballs (I wanted to try everything), chicken parm and linguine Alfredo. All were THE BEST I have EVER had. No one makes meatballs like my mom used to and they were better! The chicken was tender and delicious. The red sauce, drinkable. The Alfredo sauce to die for. The BEST. The Italian bread and garlic bread… fabulous! We made a reservation. The place was packed. Vibe was old school, Italian music, buzzing with laughter and chatter. We will be back every time I visit my daughter.

Renee Blake We had 4 specials suggested by WAYNE, the best Waiter in town— shrimp risotto, paella, tequila clams and seared tuna. The drinks were raspberry lemon drop and lavender blossom martini. Everything was fresh and delicious, and it was clear that the head chef is committed to and in charge of the kitchen. Go just to experience the highest service by waiter Wayne. He is friendly, kind, attentive, and the most thoughtful. We will return!

Caitlyn Anderson Went for breakfast on 2 separate occasions on our vacation. Great food! We went right at opening, there was a bit of a wait getting food, about 40 minutes both times, but the food is worth the wait. Lots of food on each plate.

Andrea I’ve dined here and gotten take out several times. The food is consistently good and all the waitstaff are very friendly! They have a great outdoor seating area also! I highly recommend!

Deanna Barrett If you find yourself in Endicott this is a must stop kind of place. We had a great time, the craft cocktails were fun, the food was delicious and the people we met were super friendly. We ate most of the menu and plan on working our way through the rest of it soon! Fall of the Bone Ribs, Brisket, Smoked Wings, Garlic Parmesan Salt Potatoes, Smash Burger, Sweet Potato fries Cornbread like dessert. All memorable.