Fazoli’s

Great breadsticks, clean environment, good service. For fast food style Italian, I was impressed. Price was fair.

OK. I will not going to lie here. As a college head coach of a track and field team looking for a place to eat and loading up with carbs this is the place to eat. A few things here…
1. Thanks to Amy, the store manager, for putting up with us. We had a tax exempt form for being non for profit/​government and it can be a pain. We actually had to use it twice since my assistant coach came in later and it was packed already. Amy and her crew were able to do what she usually does with those forms without a problem.
2. This was the quickest service I ever saw of any Fazolis I have ever been too. They were quick, no mistakes, and service was incredible.
Very clean restaurant and awesome service. Price was just right. Great place if you are a college team looking for a place to eat if you are competing against Indiana State or Rose Hulman.

Got the spicy sampler — it was pretty good stuff!
There were families dining in, a definite plus. Staff was pleasant and cordial.
I’ll stop again.

My husband grew up in Terre Haute and really loves Fazoli’s. We do not have Fazoli’s where we live now and do not have anything close to fast food Italian really. Every time we come anywhere close to a Fazoli’s he insists on eating there. Some locations in the past have not been so great, but I think this one generally has pretty good food and service. It would still probably have only been rated a three for me in the past, but on this occasion I noticed that they have stepped up their game a bit and if you eat in the restaurant they now have real plates and silverware. I appreciate this a lot and makes the food seem better somehow.
It is also nice that they have a drive thru, if we had a Fazoli’s close to our house I am sure we would eat there fairly often. It is nice to be able to get something other than burgers in a drive thru. Granted the food is probably not really any healthier. My husband’s family always loves their breadsticks that comes with any meal and eats all that are brought out and gets more since they are unlimited. I try to stick with just one with my meal and alway supplement with a salad. Typically I get the chicken parm, which comes with spaghetti. The pastas are very filling. My kids love spaghetti and pizza, both of which you can get here, which means they were happy campers.
We came here on our first night in Terre Haute after a long drive from Chicago, the night before Thanksgiving. We came with a fairly large group of ten and everyone filled up and were satisfied for relatively little money. We took over several tables in the back and because it was so casual they had no problem with our kids running around a bit after being cooped up in the car for hours. I feel this is better than your typical fast food restaurant, especially after the plate and utensil upgrade.

I’ve started cooking my own pastas over the summer, so perhaps my expectations for Italian food have shifted a bit. The specials that Fazolis has from time to time allow you to get good food for cheap. However, for anything on the menu, it’s not as cheap as one would think it is. It’s alright for those who are too lazy/​busy to make pasta on their own.
I usually just order the Ultimate Sampler and it’s generally alright standard-​fare pasta. I’ve definitely had better.