mondo

i did not like it. the service wasgreatand the place was neat and clean. the food is presented well but the it was too salty and small portions.

love the spot. family oriented but can also enjoy a cocktail or two.greatmenu that doesnt change unnecessarily. fig pizza a must and solid wait staff. look forward to susan's new spot areal sleeper for agreatcheeseburger and very nice wood fired pizzas. cant miss on either

lakeview girl here and have been going to mondo for years. love that lakeview has upscale and classy. my visit last week was as good as ever. pisco cocktail wasgreat- the first time i've seen pisco outside of trips to nyc which is nice. my table had the special pasta, peppers, pate, burger, pear and teleme pizza among other things. all were delicious. the special pasta was an appetizer size but i had it as my main and the richness of the dish allowed for that. the pizza was perfect and something i could eat again and again with no complaints. will absolutely return.

disappointed. went to mondo with high hopes for another susan spicer restaurant. food was good - notgreatbut that was ok. place is much more casual and comfortable. but service was horrible - far from the standards i expected from a susan spicer restaurant. hostess was busy setting tables and leaving guests to wait. wait staff inattentive - had to ask two waiters (neither of which was ours) to get a refill on coffee. don't know if slowness of drink and food service was kitchen/bar backup or wait staff problem, but really detracted from a good meal and night out.

great experience!. i showed up at opening on sunday and sat at the bar. very personable server andgreatfood. i had the grilled pimento cheese that was out of this world. i am definitely coming back

nice but very loud atmosphere.greatservice but was slow. food was ok. some dishes were great...others blah. portions are ok but not for the price. drinks were good. probably not going back.

ate a late lunch so restaurant was not crowded and mood was very relaxed. there was not a single thing on the menu that didn't look like a yummy adventure but i finally settled on a cuban sandwich with a watermelon soup. it was as good as i hoped it would be. my wife had fish tacos which were served with an apple/carrot/onion/cilantro salad which were spectacular. my son had a pizza fired in their brick oven which definitely hit the spot. overall it was agreatexperience.

tasty.greatexperience. mussels were excellent, burger, lamb. good service. all around enjoyable experience.

just had dinner. the pork shoulder was delicious and perfectly cooked. my husband's steak frites came with hand cut fries. he would have liked more sauce but he enjoyed the dish. we were too full for dessert.greatvalue for the price.

chef spicer does it again!. chef susan spicer has a talent forgreatfood and amazing restaurants. i've been there many a times and have loved it every time. the menu is beautifully eclectic ranging from wood fired oven pizzas, kobe beef with bearnaise sauce to classics like ceviche and steak tartare. as a chef i also happen to be a fan of the drink menu and trust me they have some of the best house made cocktails i've ever had! (try the house made white sangria!!) yes it can be pretty noisy in the dinning room when its full and sometimes the food can take some time but that's what a classic new orleans neighborhood restaurant is all about! (plus have you seen how small their kitchen is??) and the fact that they make almost everything in house and use as much local and organic products as they can is a big hit on my charts. overall even with some minor faults i still love this restaurant.

susan spicer rocks.greatburger. pizzas are also a must.

bread baffled. i love mondo. it is agreataddition to lakeview. the food is delicious and i like the modern atmosphere. i have to ask though, what is the deal with the bread? the first time i went, the people walking around with bread avoided all eye contact and would never give us any. the second time, we had to ask but finally did get one piece. the last time, we ordered an appetizer that actually came with bread to spread the cheese on. it only came with four small pieces, not enough for the content of the app. when we asked for a few more pieces, the bread person acted like we just asked for ketchup to put on our steak. i am confused about the bread thing. i will keep going to mondo and loving it and trying to figure out the bread situation.

i'd go back.. stopped into mondo for the first time on 1/17 for an impromptu dinner with my sweetheart. overall, a pretty positive experience but a few notes.

1. we were seated at the absolute worst table in the house. no big deal as we didn't have a reservation and being in the business myself, i understand what it means to have a bad table in a dining room-- you hate to seat it but sometimes you have to.

2. service was friendly although the waiter didn't exactly go out of her way to accommodate my vegan dining companion. i've heard that spicer's restaurants do a pretty good job of handling this but let's just say they didn't seemed overly enthusiastic about it. also, a note on service. i ordered the borscht soup--never received it. i guess the waiter just forgot.

3. the food. pretty solid. would have liked to have tried the beet soup---but that will have to wait. i had the mondo burger. cooked perfectly. thegreathill blue that i chose for a topping was a little too salty/overpowering for the burger--but i enjoyed it anyway. should have chosen the fontina. my companions vegan dish was pretty solid, some sort of curried cauliflower with red kale. i'd say skip the crunchy fried hominy.

4. overall, i'll be back when it's convenient.

great addition to lakeview - superb burger. started with the thai shrimp/pork meatballs. the other lakeview reviewer who said the appetizers were too small must not go out to eat a lot besides applebee's & tgifridays... would you prefer a plate of irish nachos? there were three (2-bite size) meatballs with cucumbers - the appropriate size for an appetizer. the cheeseburger is delicious; ordered it medium with cheddar. the pickles are made in-house. tried the jicama-apple salad in place of the fries since my sweetie got the fries. jicama had a hint of cumin that was nice. food was presented about 15 mins. after ordering, which wasgreatsince there was a large holiday party going on in the main dining room. we ate at the bar and the bartender was very cool, quite friendly - not over-bearing and not at all snobby. another nice feature is the beer selection. nola brewery's 7th street wheat = yum. hope this isn't seasonal.

went to mondo for my birthday. had heard about the crowds so we went early. we walked right in. it was delicious. everything we had was yummy. there was a special salad with beets, blue cheese and apple and pear. the appetizer we ate was also a special. it was fried oysters over an artichoke bread pudding. the oysters were amazing. the artichoke was good but not outstanding. i had the lamb chops. they were out of this world. i loved the mint jelly sauce. for dessert we split a lemon tart. the meal made agreatbirthday celebration. the portions however are small, so if you are hungry an entree will probably not be enough for dinner. service was excellent.