5/5 Jess F. 7 months ago on Google
This
review
is
personal,
and
probably
a
little
bit
too
heavy
for
someone
who
just
wants
to
know
if
this
is
a
good
place
to
eat.
Long
story
short:
it’s
a
wonderful
restaurant.
I
grew
up
in
Kalamazoo
but
rarely
ever
ventured
out
to
Paw
Paw.
My
grandmother
lived
in
a
nursing
home
near
La
Cantina,
and
my
mom
and
I
were
craving
Italian,
so
we
enjoyed
a
nice
meal
on
the
deck
overlooking
the
water.
It
was
bittersweet.
The
food
was
phenomenal,
but
I
just
want
to
thank
our
waitress
for
going
above
and
beyond.
My
grandma
was
dying,
you
see,
and
she
was
Italian,
and
I
just
really
wanted
to
give
her
a
last
taste
of
spaghetti
sauce.
But
I
didn’t
want
to
make
a
big
deal
out
of
it.
So
I
discretely
asked
our
waitress,
and
she
slipped
me
a
tiny
to-go
container
with
sauce.
My
grandma
and
her
friends
always
used
to
drive
out
to
Paw
Paw
on
Tuesdays
to
get
the
discounted
spaghetti.
In
Kalamazoo,
we
always
used
to
enjoy
Mangia
Mangia,
but
a
busy
downtown
restaurant
on
a
one
way
street
isn’t
exactly
easy
for
a
group
of
old
ladies
to
get
to.
I
literally
just
learned
that
the
owners
of
La
Cantina
also
own
Mangia
Mangia,
which
explains
so
much.
Mangia
Mangia
was
such
a
huge
part
of
being
born
and
raised
in
Kalamazoo,
and
it
was
always
my
favorite
place
to
eat.
My
cousin
had
her
rehearsal
dinner
at
Mangia
Mangia.
This
is
way
too
much
information
for
the
sake
of
a
review,
but
I
just
want
to
make
the
point
that
this
place
is
a
little
bit
magical.
The
food
is
everything
Italian
food
should
be,
and
it’s
a
place
that
brings
people
together
through
a
good
meal.
Again,
I’m
such
a
long
story.
My
point
is,
La
Cantina
is
a
special
place,
and
I
hope
you
enjoy
it.