With all of the choices available in the Twin Cities, I can't imagine why anyone would go to La Grolla. The food is not offensive, but nothing imaginative or particularly good. I imagine it is a lot like Olive Garden. And if that were the end of it I would just write this place off as appealing to a certain demographic and leave it at that, but the prices!! The prices rival some of the higher-priced restaurants in town, and that's outrageous.
The space is cozy, Italian kitsch -- quite loud. This could be a fun place to get unimaginative comfort food -- if the price were about a third of what it is.
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