They have added impossible meatballs to their everyday menu. Here with vegan spaghetti. at Albano's Pasta Shop in Valparaiso
Impossible meatballs at Albano's Pasta Shop in Valparaiso

  • CLOSED: Albano's Pasta Shop
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  • White Veg-options
Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
Italian
Beer/Wine
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. A small, locally owned restaurant. You can have a tasting while you wait or bring a bottle to your table. Menu changes daily so if you call a day ahead, Nick will make anything on the menu vegan or fix a separate vegan dish not listed. Closed Chesterton location ealy 2018 and opened here Oct 2018. Reported closed November 2021.

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4 Reviews

First Review by dentaldiva85

Avatar happycowgirl

happycowgirl

Points +6145

Vegan
24 Aug 2020

Bad Vibes Abound

I was treated so rudely by the hostess the first time I went here it really left a bad taste in my mouth. I told her I was vegan and she said there was nothing vegan for me. She said it in a condescending, dismissive manner; had it been said apologetically I'd have no issue.

Undefeated, I returned a second time. This time the owner was there and he customized a vegan dish for me. It was delicious. But it was flavored with a dash of passive aggression. He bashed vegan ethics in "jokes" while he made my dish.

This is 2020 not 1970. There should be not just one but several vegan options on the regular menu. Beyond disappointed.

Avatar midwestvegan

midwestvegan

Points +95

Vegan
05 Jan 2020

Make sure to call a day ahead

I ate here for lunch today (though there's no separate lunch menu - you do pay the dinner prices) and it was great. I'd called the day before to let them know I was coming, so they had vegan pasta dough prepared. When I arrived the waitress gave me an option of three different kinds of vegan tortellini, and chose the butternut squash. The tortellini were fairly large, and came with squash, green beans, and celery root on top.

The prices are a bit high, but the portion was large and very filling. The waitstaff was very friendly and knowledgeable about what was vegan (a salad and a cauliflower dish are currently options without having to call ahead). It's a small, quiet space that made it easy to chat and enjoy lunch.

Pros: freshly made food, tasty

Cons: need to plan ahead by at least one day, pricey, especially for lunch

Avatar Devon Colleen

Devon Colleen

Points +256

Vegan
24 Dec 2018

Didn’t offer me anything but salad

Went in and asked the hostess stand if the restaurant could accommodate vegan and they told me yes. Sat down and was told by the waitress that I could only have a salad and that was it. Wish I was informed this before I was seated. The salad was ok.

Avatar dentaldiva85

dentaldiva85

Points +29

Vegan
Owner
06 Mar 2017

I would eat here everyday.

I can not say enough good things or visit this place enough! Everything Nick makes is amazing and his edgy vibe is a breath of fresh air. Love calling ahead for a vegan dish and knowing anything he makes is going to be nothing short of amazing.

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