Italia Mia

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  Great food and outstanding pizza from this locally-owned gem.  The pizza is NY style and as good as it gets in Indiana.  We get a lot of pizza take-out there but we have never had a bad meal or poor service on the occasion that we dine in.

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  Posted on 02.18.13 Greg T.

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  Would not go back. Food is just okay portion are very small.

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  Posted on 02.08.13 Erich F.

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  It was ok.
  
  Went with my girlfriend the other night, we'd been wanting to try it out for quite some time now.  As we walked in it smelled of garlic, which we both love.  We were sat in a corner by ourselves, and the service was decent aside from a few errors(asking for refills on drinks and bread).  The bread was good, but plain, and was served with olive oil and what I believe to be Balsamic Vinegar.  Flavor combination there was awful, for me.  I'd have much rather had a blend of salt, pepper, and herbs with the olive oil.  But that's just me.  We started off with two appetizers, the Calamari and the Mussels.  Let's start with the Mussels.  They were steamed in a garlic white wine sauce which was delicious, and the mussels were cooked well.  No complaints there.  The Calamari on the other hand was awful.  It was WAY overcooked, and served with a dry salad.  Not very creative at all.  I could barely chew it.  I work in a kitchen myself, so I AM very picky and judgmental, but there is no excuse for overcooking Calamari that bad.  In a deep fryer it should be dropped no longer than 30 seconds.  For our entrees, I chose the Veal Saltimbocca and my girlfriend chose the Penne a la Vodka with a Vodka sauce, clearly.  The Veal and the prosciutto were both cooked very well, with an appropriate amount of sage.  Very good, although I'll admit I was disappointed to find no crispy outside.  It was served with spaghetti.  Very simple, a definite classic.  The Vodka sauce was decent, but I'll admit I'm not a fan to begin with.
  
  Overall it was a good dining experience, but I feel as though I shouldn't have paid for the Calamari at all, because it was truly the worst I've ever had.  For what you get with the Calamari, even if it is cooked right, it is grossly overpriced.  Had I not have paid for it, or consumed it, I'd have been happy.  I give the restaurant 3 stars.

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  Posted on 10.04.12 Matthew G.

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  The food here was fantastic. I had the bruschetta before my meal. The bread they serve at the table is divine. Its slightly chewy on the outside and soft on the inside.
  
  I had fettuccine alfredo, and it was quite good, though I will say that the sauce itself was a little thin. The noodles were cooked perfectly. This is why I took off 1 star.
  
  The decor was pretty nice. Run of the mill upscale Italian dining. Don't let the fact that its in a strip mall deter you too much. Service was fast and incredibly friendly.

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  Posted on 05.04.12 belinda s.

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  Helpful to know:
  1 -- They are NOT at the location indicated by Google Map.  They are in the strip mall at the NW corner of 32 and Carey Rd.
  2 -- They do have a very reasonably priced lunch menu.
  3 -- They close from 2-4 most days -- call ahead to see if they're staying open during that timeframe.  I got lucky :)
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  Enjoyed hot bread, fresh salad (could have been a little larger), and penne alla vodka.  Entree portion was good for me; might be smallish for a hungry male.  Sauce was delicious -- light and tasty.  Will definitely be back to sample the rest of the menu.

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  Posted on 04.25.11 Junie D.

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  If you want excellent food and presentation at a great value, you couldn't do better than Italia Mia.  Also one of the very few places to get a true New York style pizza in the Midwest.  I am Italian and from New York, so I consider myself a pretty good judge.  Italia Mia makes up for the strip mall atmosphere with some of the best food presentation I have seen at this price point. Order some simple bruschetta or maybe fried eggplant appetizer and be dazzled by the beauty of a dish less than $10 from what could be considered a simple hole in the wall.  Also, for those of you that have heard, or know that white pizza does not include Alfredo sauce, Italia Mia serves the only real white pizza that I've had outside of New York and California.

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  Posted on 09.14.10 Andrew C.

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  Excellent authenic Italian food!!!
  
  A friend of ours told us about this place and we checked it out.
  
  Excellent food, and excellent service.
  
  A must place to dine for authenic Itialian.

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  Posted on 04.12.10 Jose B.

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  I heard of this new Italian place from an associate, so I thought I would give it a whirl on my day off.  The restaurant is located on the North side of SR 32 in a strip mall.  If you are coming from downtown Westfield and you passed the CVS, you've gone just a bit too far.  If you are coming from the Noblesville direction, turn immediately after seeing CVS.  You get the idea.  
  
  Anyway, upon being seated in the dining room, appropriately festooned with holiday decor, I glanced on the cover of the menu.  To my surprise and delight, a photo (albeit fairly pixelated) of the piazza in Bari stared back at me. This is particularly meaningful for two reasons: I traveled through this very place during my time abroad, and the owner grew up there.  He came out in his chef's coat and had a fine conversation with me about the restaurant and his own past, and how he came to Indiana after a life in Italy and New York.  
  
  Anyway, what you probably care about is the food.  It was superb.  I started with the pesto soup, one of the day's specials.  Wow.  I love basil, but anyone could love the creamy warmth and tang that it offered.  The server (very attentive) then brought out bread and my salad.  The bread came with those trendy little plates of oil and spices, but this one seemed to have sun-dried tomatoes and little specks of balsamic vinegar, and though I might be completely wrong of what it was, it was really very tasty. The house salad, all Romaine, red onion, pitted whole black olives and tomato was just fine with a vinaigrette.  After being congratulated on my correct pronunciation of my entree, the stage was set for my Gnocchi Verdi to arrive.  And it soon did, and boy-oh-boy was it great.  Slightly al dente in a lightly spiced pesto sauce. Melt in your mouth perfection.  Large portion, too.  
  
  The cannoli (cannolo, I guess) for dessert was very nice.  The owner, Vito, explained that they import the cannoli shells (which tasted fantastic with just a hint of cinnamon) and they make their own filling.  For $2.25, it was a hearty and rich dessert that could easily be shared.  
  
  I took off a star since they seemed to lack wine or beer, or at least didn't offer it to me.  The place could use a bit of jazzing up too, though I liked the old Italian American hits playing on the house system.  So, for seemingly authentic Italian (I mean, Bon Giorno, a real Italian guy made it) cooking in an unlikely place, you should probably go check it out.

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  Posted on 12.08.09 Ross M.

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