Al Dente's

Type	BUSINESS
Al Dente's
Appears in	Grand Theft Auto IV Grand Theft Auto V
Tagline(s)	"All the mamma mia you can eat"
Type	Restaurant
Location(s)	Liberty City Los Santos

“

Heavily processed food, deep-frozen in huge warehouses, just like mama never used to make it.

”

— GTA IV Manual Description.

Al Dente's is an Italian restaurant chain featured in Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto V.

Description

The restaurant has several locations around Liberty City and Los Santos, but the player cannot visit any location. Al Dente's serves "authentic" (heavily processed and deep-frozen) Italian cuisine the American way, with is large portions that are "tasteless and unhealthy".

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Advertisement poster.

According to a GTA IV radio commercial, Al Dente's restaurants are conveniently located near strip malls, much like any real-life casual dining chain.

Al Dente's is one of only a handful of businesses advertised on the radio that appears in-game in Liberty City. Its chain of restaurants is predominantly dotted within Algonquin, with the Al Dente's signage, represented by a fork and pasta, present on each restaurant.

They are one of the official sponsors of the CNT program I'm Rich.

Influence

The restaurant is likely a spoof of the Olive Garden, as both companies use a green colored cursive script and a symbolism of Italian cuisine in their logos. It could also be a spoof of Al Fresco's as both companies are Italian and share a similar name.

Locations

GTA IV

• Frankfort Avenue and Iron Street, The Triangle, Algonquin.
• Columbus Avenue and Amethyst Street, The Exchange, Algonquin.
• Albany Avenue and Calcium Street, The Exchange, Algonquin. (highlighted in the Grand Theft Auto IV manual)

Big Willis Mall, Tudor Street and Saratoga Avenue, Willis, Dukes.

Triangle Building, Burlesque and Hematite Street, The Triangle, Algonquin.

GTA V

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Aguja Street and Magellan Avenue, Vespucci Canals.

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Magellan Avenue and Sandcastle Way, Vespucci Beach.

Hawick Avenue, Burton.

Prosperity Street Promenade, Del Perro.

Trivia

• The term "al dente" refers to pasta cooked so as to be firm but not hard.
• L.C.H.C DJ Jimmy Gestapo rants about how Al Dente's made him puke on his guitar player's foot and goes on to say "Why do we funk up other country's foods?"