Ian W.
Yelp
Had a decent meal here recently. Located at the corner of Valley Street and Belmont Street, Luigi's Bar & Grille is a local neighborhood restaurant/bar in South Central LA (I mean Manchester), which serves up typical pub fare including fried appetizers, pizza, calzones, burgers, sandwiches, subs, wraps, Italian dinners, seafood, steaks, kabobs, and more. The prices here are reasonable and the portions are good. Dinners include choice potato or rice (except pasta dinners) and salad or soup. Drink specials include $1.50 Bud drafts on Sundays and Mondays and $1.75 Labatts everyday.
The place has two entrances with the front entrance for takeout orders and the back entrance for the lounge/restaurant. The dining area/lounge is situated in one room (pub atmosphere) with the bar area and surrounded by booth, table, and high top table seating. The bright atmosphere is semi loud here with video games, touch tones jukebox, and several TVs with sports on. The rose colored painted walls have tasteful decor from framed art, New England Patriots stuff, to beer lights.
I stopped in here for dinner on a typical weeknight and sat myself at a booth (menus already at the table). The friendly waitress promptly came over to my table and took my order. I ordered a Small Sausage Pizza ($6) and a Haddock Parmegian Dinner ($10.50) served with a garden salad (bowl of iceberg, shredded carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, & green peppers drenched in creamy bleu cheese dressing). The pizza was okay with a thin dry airy crust topped with sauce, sausage bits and cheese, a slight step up from Mama Celeste Pizza. The Haddock Parmegian (breaded haddock over soft linguine (actually fettuccine) & topped with sauce and lots of melted cheese) was baked in a small casserole dish and served piping hot with toasted buttered garlic bread. The haddock had a fishy smell (not the freshest), but overall, the dish was decent because it was cooked really hot.
I dined to some konvict muzik by Akon (curse words edited out), which was pumping out from the speakers. I quietly ate my dinner because I "don't trouble nobody" so I wouldn't get "locked up." The place is actually family friendly with a mixed clientele of older and younger folks.
The service here was pretty good and attentive. My waitress brought out my food in a timely manner and checked up on my table a few times.
PARKING: The parking lot in back of the restaurant is very tight. On street parking is also available out front along Valley Street.