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| - I love downtown Chandler and really wanted to love La Stalla, but my experience fell a little short in several ways.
First, the decor is very cute, classy, and welcoming (although I don't like paper table cloths either).
Our group of 4 came at 7pm on a Saturday night, and it was pretty slow. Disappointing, but it is Chandler.....
Now I don't usually do pasta since I watch my figure, but I was looking forward to trying a new dish. The bread that comes out was good, but seemed bland with just the olive oil. We got one small basket for the 4 of us, and had to ask for more with our meals. I hate asking for more bread (does that make us seem like pigs?), and wish it would have been offered.....but I get it, it's free and the free shouldn't be abused.
So my husband and I started with the caprese salad, which was just okay. We asked for a side of balsamic to flavor things up a bit, but it never arrived. I went with the Gnocchi, which was absolutely delicious and absolutely a very fattening dish. The gnocchi was stuffed with cheese, followed by a creamy tomato sauce and chunks of mozzarella. The men of the group had the lasagna, and raved. The pizza looked pretty tasty too.
Overall, we just weren't all that impressed, especially for the price and the sophisticated vibe that came up short.
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