Along the stretch of Holcomb Bridge Road that snakes through Roswell, Georgia., there are Italian restaurants serving up traditional and authentic dishes. Roswell is a northern suburb of Atlanta. The Italian restaurants include local and national chains, and some have received awards and recognition.
Ippolito's Italian Restaurant's Holcomb Bridge location in Roswell first opened in 1989, the first in what is currently a seven-location local chain. The other Atlanta area Ippolito's locations are in Sandy Springs, Kennesaw, Norcross, Suwanee, Alpaharetta and Dacula. In 2007, "Jezebel" magazine ranked Ippolito's 35th among the top 100 restaurants in the Atlanta area. The same year, the magazine's reader's poll placed Ippolito's second for Atlanta area Italian restaurants. The restaurant serves lunch and dinner. The menu includes traditional Italian appetizers, pasta dishes, calzones, pizzas and desserts. Ippolito's offers catering services.
According to a 2008 review in the "Atlanta Journal-Constitution" newspaper, the Mona Lisa Restaurant and Pizzeria offers a balance of casual and upscale Italian dining. The menu features made-from-scratch pizzas, fresh salads, soups, sandwiches, calzones, pasta dishes and seafood dishes. Mona Lisa Restaurant and Pizzeria has daily food and drink specials. Catering services are available.
Olive Garden was founded in 1982. The national chain operates a cooking school in Tuscany, Italy. At the cooking school, which opened in 1999, chefs receive instruction and training in preparing Italian dishes. The menu includes traditional Italian appetizers, entrees and desserts. There are daily lunch and dinner specials.
Di Paolo first opened in 1995. The Italian restaurant on Holcomb Bridge Road in Alpharetta, Georgia, which is next to Roswell, has received a long list of awards and recognitions throughout the years. In 2006, "Creative Loafing" newspaper named Di Paolo best Italian restaurant in the Atlanta area. MyFoxAtlanta.com named Di Paolo best Italian restaurant in its 2008 Hot list posting. Di Paolo appeared on the Zagat Restaurant Survey every year from 2004 to 2008, where it was recognized as best Italian restaurant, for best service, best Italian food and most romantic restaurant. Choose from a seasonal dinner-only menu that includes appetizers, pasta dishes, pizzas and desserts. Di Paolo makes mozzarella and cures duck prosciutto on site.
