Alesi’s Italian Restaurant

The marinara sauce is to die for. MARINARA SAUCE! Laaaaaawd! It’s so good I almost drank it. The best I tell you.

OMG!!! i’ve had pizza at Alesi’s before, and commented that this pie was not even as good as a burnt DiGiorno’s, but a new nadir of culinary horror was achieved last night with my visit to Alesi’s.
First of all, the décor here looks like it is from the 1970’s and has not been updated since then. Worn, smelly carpets with pieces of duct tape holding them together grace the floor, those ugly wooden trellis things are hung all over the dining room, and the tables have plastic tablecloths. Really? I’ve seen better décor at Mcdonalds.
Now to the food. We ordered a few things, and the first item was the antipasto salad. Now let me tell you first what an antipasto salad is supposed to be: Genoa salami, kalmata olives, roasted red peppers, fresh mozzarella cheese, provolone cheese, fresh greens, tomatoes and homemade italian dressing. That is pretty much the anitpasto. Alesi’s served up iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, little green olives with stuffed pimentos, packaged shredded cheap mozzarella cheese, cheap $ 3/​lb sliced ham, and a bottle of supermarket italian dressing. This is NOT an antipasto salad. It is a cheap chef salad, and it has nothing Italian in it. To think that an Italian restaurant would try to pass this off as an antipasto salad is truly horrifying. In addition, we saw that their Mozzarella sticks are frozen from a package, and they use that same cheap boiled ham in their pizza and call it Canadian Bacon… lol.
After this absolute butchering of Italian cuisine, we just could not imagine the meal getting any worse, so we paid for our beverages and left before we would find out. This is not Italian food, and anyone who thinks it is, or uses the word ‘authentic’ to describe this place, has never had real Italian food before.

Was not good at all. I was really disappointed. For having been in business for nearly 60 years I have to say I expected more. The cheese sticks were frozen, the spaghetti was cold and the meatballs tasted old like they were heated up. They wanted $ 28 for a choice ribeye. Which is too expensive. I’m sorry to say I won’t be back.

Where do I start…
Since I paid for the substandard meals, I will number all the piss poor excuses for this establishment being called an Italian Restaurant.
1. Just because your reliable sources say it is a tradition, doesn’t mean it is anymore.
2. The décor still looks like it did when I left Lafayette in 1984.
3. The Italian sausage spaghetti fell short of having an original flavor, more like out of a jar from Super 1.
4. The Chicken Fettuccini had some sort of sick resemblance of chicken that tasted liked processed parts of a chicken, simply «GROSS»!
5. Thank God we didn’t order any appetisers, this would have just added to the hard to swallow bill amount for the shit we tried digesting. Hopefully we are not shitting our brains out tomorrow.
6. We will definitely not visit this one of a kind Louisiana «Tradition» ever again, nor be a reliable source an recommend to our friends.
If I could rate any lower I would.
Very disappointed!
M. Robicheaux of Lafayette, LA.

Cute little place reminded me over restaurants gone by. The serve was ok, it was a slow night so server had most of the tables.
The food was good but not great. While nothing was bad, nothing was good.
Probably won’t be back.

It’s not bad for what it is, a neighborhood family restaurant. The only thing I’d say is great is the pizza crust. Not enough to make me want to go back. My wife had the shrimp spaghetti which was underwhelming. Frozen shrimp in a restaurant in southern Louisiana? No.

Amazing food and service! Chicken parm with Alfredo is to die for! Also the lasagna is cooked to perfection with sauce that isn’t acidic at all but perfect!

It’s not what it use to be! All the appetizers aren’t fresh and taste like it came from the freezer. The pizza is mediocre and service really sucks! Bathrooms aren’t clean and the entire dinning room and bathroom is dingy and dated. Disappointed that it’s not kept up. This place use to be the best!

Ate here for the first time in about 15 years — I used to eat here all the time during my college years. In fact, my wife and I ate here on our second date. So, coming back and ordering «The Works» pizza was just awesome. All of the food was good. Only thing holding me from 5 stars is that the prices are a bit high. The décor, furniture, carpet, etc. all look unchanged from 15 years ago, so I think the place can feel a little dingy to some. I think with some updates, the prices may seem more reasonable as a higher priced restaurant. Service was a bit forgetful, but not too bad.
But, the food as always was great. Glad to see Alesi’s still kickin’ it.

I ate here a couple of times. Absolutely horrible! The décor in here is atrocious. They literally have not changed it since the 70’s. I dig the vintage sign outside, but for god’s sake, modernize the place! Service is very bad and you will wait for an eternity. The food is so disgusting. One time I had ordered the sampler, which is supposed to be a little bit from every appetizer. Not until it came out that I realized everything was deep fried! First of all, what an incredibly odd thing for an Italian restaurant. Second, deep fried ravioli? Why on earth would you do that? Everything is over salted. The marinara sauce tastes like glorified ketchup and is used to smother everything. One time I had gotten a veggie/​meat pizza and the crust was so under cooked. Will never go back!

If you’re looking for a good pizza, come here. Being from New York, I was a little skeptical about how good this place could be, but it’s probably the best pizza I’ve had outside of NY. Nice thin New York style crust. Good sauce & ample toppings!
Service is really good too. We were warmly welcomed upon entering & served very quickly. They have plenty of parking & a lot of seats to accommodate even largest of parties.

This place is mediocre at best. I had the spaghetti and meatball. The sauce was bland and kind of tasted like meatless ragu. The meatball was mushy and tasteless. The noodles were chewy, and my salad was obviously out of a bag. The garlic toast had raw jarred picked garlic on it. No standards. I would not recommend this restaurant.

Great pizza. My advice is to keep it simple. Less is more. Cheese with extra sauce or pepperoni and mushroom are both standout pies in my eyes. Spaghetti with meat sauce and antipasto salad do not disappoint either. No frills, Classic Italian American cuisine.

Great AUTHENTIC Italian food here. If ur idea of pasta is a special from Pizza Hut then this might be a little advanced for your tastes. I’ve eaten here at least a dozen times and never had a bad meal.

Long time customer, love pizza … Mushroom and breakfast bacon! With a cold heineken! Hard to beat!

Best thing about Alesi’s is the old neon sign. I realize they have been a Lafayette tradition for years, but the pizza is just not that great. I went once and that’s enough.

The food was delicious as usually. I had the half order of ravioli and the wife had the eggplant Parmesan. We ordered breadsticks and Pizzia for the kids which were gobbled up while hearing «more more» which is an unusual sound from these two. The waitress on the other hand needs to learn how to pre bus through out the meal.
The food though makes up for her inadequacies.

Alesi’s is just not that good. I tried two of the pizzas here. One was the namesake Pizza Alesi and one that had pepperoni, ham and onion. I love tomato sauce and their pizza has hardly any on it at all. The crust was really bland and flavorless and a little to crispy in my opinion.
The Italian Antipasto salad was just okay.
Alesi’s may have been established over 50 years ago here in Lafayette, but that doesn’t mean it’s any good.

I have always wanted to try this place, its always pack all the time, good sign right? Wrong. We had the following:
— Sampler — how can you go wrong with fried goodies? this was a good choice, a basket full of fried deliciousness
— Pizza Alesi — decent pizza, nothing that great
— Chicken Parmesan — their marinara was not good, ruined the whole dish, and the chicken parm was not good at all.
— Spaghetti with Italian Sausage — again, their marinara was not good, ruined the dish for me
I was really disappointed. will not be back.

I have eaten a lot of pizza in my life. A lot of pizza. After i finish eating a slice, I do not judge it tastiness on a scale of one to ten, rather, I judge it on a scale of one to Alesi’s. The chefs at Alesi’s make the best pizza I have ever eaten. Why is it so good? Those masterminds behind the glass cracked the code that many others have tried and failed to accomplish.
Over at Alesi’s, they address the essentials of a good pizza. Their sauce is arguably the best tomato base I have ever eaten, and that is coming from a person who usually prefers an olive oil base. Their crust is one of my favorites too. Its thin and crispy, but I assure you that you won’t break your teeth on it. It has a sweet undertone and a brick oven-​like flavor. Their toppings are also great. They don’t overload you with meats and cheeses, you aren’t going to drown in extras, that would be insult the amazingness that this thing is.
This historic joint is home to a no frills pizza that finds itself at number one on my long list. You just can’t argue with this place. If pizza isn’t your thing, still give Alesi’s a try, they have great pastas and the some italian sausage that I could eat as a meal by itself.
Side note, the pizza makes for a great breakfast the next day straight out of the fridge!