Merrillville restaurant reviews

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Olive Garden 1106
Feb 9, 2009 by JLH from Crown Point, IN
Overall Rating: 8
Food:[8] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[8]

• Great food and family friendly atmosphere.
• Can be a long wait for a table.

“I love the food here and the restaurant is clean and the staff is always friendly. The only drawback is that the restaurant is always very crowded. It is not unusual to wait 15-30 minutes for a table on average and around 60+ minutes on Saturday nights. The noise level can get very loud. Definitely worth it.”

Don Pablo's
Sep 6, 2008 by The Greasy Bag from Valparaiso
Overall Rating: 5
Food:[4] • Service:[7] • Atmosphere:[6]

• Not too pricey.
• Bland food. Screaming children.

“To me, the food wasn't spicy enough. It was like it was dumped down in the spice department for children and adults, sort of like Taco Bell food. For an appetizer, I had guacamole with tortilla chips. The guacamole was pretty good but needed some spice. I had chicken chimichanga. The chimichanga itself was okay. The accompanying rice and refried beans were terrible with no salt and absolutely no taste. Both were all dried up. I had a strawberry margarita. It was rimmed with salt instead of the customary sugar and was nearly undrinkable. All in all I'd say their biggest problem is lack of spice, not authentic Mexican food, but rather food for the masses.”

Texas Corral
Dec 11, 2007 by Bill from Valparaiso
Overall Rating: 8
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[1]

• Food and service.
• Smokey atmosphere.

“The food was excellent. Service outstanding. I just returned from lunch and upon walking in could smell a strong smell from cigarette smoke. Must be poor ventilation. I just got home and my clothes reek. Won't be back. I don't smoke, and can't understand why the restaurant smelled so bad when I was the 3rd customer of the day.”

Angelos Sicilian Cart Inc
Feb 15, 2007 by Howard
Overall Rating: 9
Food:[9] • Service:[9] • Atmosphere:[7]

• Excellent veal!
• It's a bit Smokey.

“This place is surrounded by chain restaurants that all seem busier but they are not as good. Here you can get very good Italian food at a reasonable price and the staff is exceptionally nice. I plan my trips around eating here!”

Shoops Hamburgers
Nov 16, 2006 by capt bob from racine
Overall Rating: 9
Food:[9] • Service:[9] • Atmosphere:[8]

• Great hand made burger.
• There are no shops where I now live.

“Best burgers around--when we travel north from Georgia we always say -"let's be sure to stop at shops, we miss their burgers".”