Any ideas to a REALLY GOOD italian restaurant...spare me the olive gardens...?

Question

Any ideas to a REALLY GOOD italian restaurant...spare me the olive gardens...?

Answer 1

Yes Casa Bianca on Colorado Blvd in Eagle Rock...

http://casabiancapizza.com/

also the Capri on Eagle Rock Blvd, But Casa is the best in town

Answer 2

bucca di beppo is very very very good

second

maybe johnny carinos

but the best of all is always the non-chain, family owned kind, with real Italians cooking

(im Italian so its nice to find real Italian food)

but those two chains are very good

Answer 3

carrabba's italian grill. i LOVE them!!!

Answer 4

Vito's in Santa Monica and Guido's in West LA and Malibu....both are very old school and romantic.

http://www.vitorestaurant.com/

http://losangeles.citysearch.com/review/...

Answer 5

Please don't listen to those that say Bucca di Beppo is a really good Italian restaurant, etc ...

Right now there are quite a few REALLY good, and really popular Italian Restaurants, including (in this order):

1. the new and really popular Osteria Mozza

2. Angelini Osteria - like the name (Osteria) this is a casual place serving really good Italian.

3. and I think also La Terza (also by Gino Angelini, the chef from Angelini Osteria) - this is a quieter, more formal place

other places to consider is Il Pastaio in Bev Hills

Answer 6

maggiano's at the groove on fairfax

Answer 7

carrabba's is excellent

also

johnny carino's is pretty good and cheap

Answer 8

bucca di beppo

magianos

mamma d's

Answer 9

Vitello's on Tujunga in Studio City is good.  Miceli's on Ventura & Lankershim is good.

Spumoni in Santa Monica (7th x Montana) is excellent