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    Avanti's Italian Restaurant

    3.2 (181 reviews)
    InexpensiveItalian, Pizza, Sandwiches
    Closed 10:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Large sausage pizza minus the 2 little pieces that I couldn't wait to eat!
    Marie N.

    I ate at Avanti's many, many times from 1977 - 1980 when I attended ISU. I am staying in Normal this weekend as my husband attends a conference. I was anxious to see if the food was as delicious as I remembered it. I am rating the food as 3-stars. The sausage pizza and garlic bread were adequate. I personally, would categorize them as flavorless but they will appeal to those who do not want a strong sausage flavor or a strong garlic flavor. Service was good. The food was ready when promised.

    A bag of dole lettuce at $10 instead of $2 at jewel.
    AM R.

    Do NOT order the "salad". Pizza ok. Super midwestern. Not Chicago. And yeah. Thanks a lot

    S. F.

    Simple and good. Staff was nice and accommodating... If I'm ever back in the area, I'll be stopping by.

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    We have always enjoyed Avantis, twenty years ago and today. You get great food.Awesome service. You just can't get any better combination.

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    10 years ago

    Who cannot love the gondola's? Every current or former ISU student falls in love with Avanti's and that is a comfort food for life!

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    11 years ago

    The bread is the only good thing. I make better non watery pasta at home. Quality is not good! Cheap though.

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    11 years ago

    Avanti's is a Bloomington Normal classic. The food is pretty good but I would avoid ordering online. They lost our order.

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    17 years ago

    not impressed ! - drove down for work related training coworker had to get food here.... wont come back

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    I really enjoyed my visit to Schooner's Friday night. Set up in a house with outdoor seating in…read morethe back yard, with lots of greenery and ivied trees to enjoy. A beautiful wood bar greets you when you walk in, with some booth seating off to the side. We sat outside for dinner and enjoyed the space. Waitress was attentive with our beers and our dinners were great. We had to order the pork tenderloin, which was incredible. Moist pork within a beautiful fried coating. This kitchen knows how to fry their food. My chicken was a deep golden brown with a moist chicken breast within. YUM! I will definitely stop back in when in Bloomington. Thanks Schooners!

    If you like (and can eat breaded (and fried) foods, then this is the place for you! That King…read moresandwich (breaded steak, I believe) is ginormous and looked AMAZING! It was HUGE! As a celiac, my options were limited to the Grilled Chicken Salad and the Chicken Wings. I went with the healthier option and enjoyed my salad! Service was friendly and informative and everything you expect from small-ish town in the Midwest! I also am not able to enjoy beer any longer, so I was grateful that they offered some cider options. Delish! Would I go back? This place would be a dream if I did not have a restricted diet. So yes, if this is where my group wanted to go, I would... and I would try the wings and get another salad. Gluten-free rating: **TWO STARS** Overall rating: ****FOUR STARS****

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    This spot came highly recommended and took a couple attempts to finally stop in because they were…read moreso busy. You order your food at the door then sit down and they bring it to you when ready. I ordered the og sando and truffle fries. The fries were ok and the sando was pretty solid. It's a massive sandwich and could easily feed 2-3 people. It was a couple meals for me. If i lived in the area, i would probably come back. Good food and good vibes. Service was nothing special.

    The person at the front entryway where you could order takeout was so super friendly and helpful…read more He seemed very passionate about his job. I got some tenders for my kids, a medium spice sandwich for myself and a special pbj burger for my husband. We also got some truffle fries, onion rings, and jalapeño curds. The chicken was high quality and well battered. The tenders were large, and so was the sandwich. My husband loved his weird pbj sandwich. Unfortunately I discovered the medium spice sauce was essentially spicy BBQ and I hate BBQ it was described to me as "similar to wing sauce" so I was thinking of red hot wing sauce. Thats on me! Can't hold that against them. My husbaad ate both somehow. The truffle fries I wouldn't order again. They were thin shoestring and very greasy with some parm shaved over the top. The jalapeño curds were good. They also forgot our onion rings which was a bummer. I didnt realize til we were on the road and we didnt want to go back.

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