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Old 07-29-2003, 04:20 AM   #1
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The girl wants to go to some good italian food place. Need some recommendations (not olive garden please ). Thanks.
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Old 07-29-2003, 05:56 AM   #2
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Try Drago...on Wilshire, Santa Monica. I forget the cross streets. Good food. Pricey though.
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Old 07-29-2003, 06:46 AM   #3
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buca depeppo's!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOWOOO!!!
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Old 07-29-2003, 10:47 AM   #4
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Maggiano's at the Grove. Good eats and other stuffs to do.
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Old 07-29-2003, 11:07 AM   #5
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C&O Trattoria (stands for cheese & olive) at the end of Washington by the Venice (?) Pier. My first choice for Italian.

Fab's on Van Nuys Blvd south of Ventura in the San Fernando Valley.
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Old 07-29-2003, 11:38 AM   #6
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C&O Trattoria (stands for cheese & olive) at the end of Washington by the Venice (?) Pier. My first choice for Italian.
I will second this. Cheap, but great food, and after about 8pm, they'll play Dean Martin's "That's Amore" and the whole restaurant sings along while the staff walks around clinking glasses with all the patrons. Very fun place. Wine is on the honor system (for the house Chianti anyway), you just draw a hair on the head of the happy face they draw on your paper table cover whenever you have a glass. Oh, and unless you want leftovers for a few days, only order the 1/2 order of pasta.
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Old 07-29-2003, 11:43 AM   #7
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C&O, Yeah I've been there. Looking for some place new. Thanks for all the suggestions guys. Any others are appreciated.
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Old 07-29-2003, 12:44 PM   #8
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(palermos) best italian food ever!!!!! on vermont
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Old 07-29-2003, 12:58 PM   #9
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While the garlic rolls and lines outside would make you think C&O is a great restaurant. I have been less than impressed the 3 times I've been there. There is never any meat in any of the dishes. When I ask for chicken I seem to get shavings and $5.00 added to the bill.

An excellent Italian place in the same area is Pasta Factory on Washington. It is directly across from Islands on Washington one block east of Dolce. I'd give them a try for good food.

However, a girl would be all over the "fun" factor of C&O.

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Old 07-29-2003, 01:01 PM   #10
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sucka i got the spot for you come down to LA up in chinatown theres a spot call eastside market and its the bomb. drop by on tuesdays and thursday not really that expensive prolly no more then 8 dollar but good stuff. can i join you guyz

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been eating there since i was yay high and look how i turned out
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Old 07-29-2003, 01:12 PM   #11
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C&O Trattoria (stands for cheese & olive) at the end of Washington by the Venice (?) Pier. My first choice for Italian.

My roommate said the same thing
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Old 07-29-2003, 01:21 PM   #12
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maggiano's
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Old 07-29-2003, 01:26 PM   #13
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While the garlic rolls and lines outside would make you think C&O is a great restaurant. I have been less than impressed the 3 times I've been there. There is never any meat in any of the dishes. When I ask for chicken I seem to get shavings and $5.00 added to the bill.

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Still stickin' by C&O. The permanent line outside is enough proof for me that they know their Italian.

Plus, you want lots of meat, go to Buca de Beppos, where the meat is plentiful but the food really sucks...
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Old 07-29-2003, 01:33 PM   #14
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Still stickin' by C&O. The permanent line outside is enough proof for me that they know their Italian.

Plus, you want lots of meat, go to Buca de Beppos, where the meat is plentiful but the food really sucks...

I guess I'll leave C&O for the inlanders...while us locals go to the good spots.


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Old 07-29-2003, 01:43 PM   #15
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I really enjoyed Mia Piace. Theres one in the Calabasas Commons if your in the SFV
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Old 07-29-2003, 01:59 PM   #16
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two opposite ends of the spectrum:

Valentino - west LA on Pico = simply the best northern italian food in LA huugee wine selection. chop chop service. amazing meat dishes. and pasta just like in milan. but this all comes at a hefty price $$$$

Alejo's - marina del rey on washington and lincoln = great hole in the wall for hot, cheap sicilian italian. big portions with nothing on the menu over 10 bucks. what it lacks in ambiance, it makes up for in flavor and value. there's another location on lincoln on westchester by LAX too.

happy eating
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Old 07-29-2003, 02:04 PM   #17
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Plus, you want lots of meat, go to Buca de Beppos, where the meat is plentiful but the food really sucks...
Indeed.

I'll add another to the list, a little more pricey (figure $15-25 per person without wine) - Pane e Vino on Beverly Blvd. (between La Cienega and Fairfax). Pretty good food, great atmosphere. If you want romantic, request the courtyard.

If you want an overall phenomenal restaurant (they says it's French/Mediterranean, but I had killer Osso Buco and my girlfriend's dinner had risotto), The Little Door on Third St., just west of Crescent Heights. Expensive ($60-80 per person with wine) and reservations required on the weekend, but that meal was worth every penny.
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Old 07-29-2003, 02:08 PM   #18
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two opposite ends of the spectrum:

Valentino - west LA on Pico = simply the best northern italian food in LA huugee wine selection. chop chop service. amazing meat dishes. and pasta just like in milan. but this all comes at a hefty price $$$$

Alejo's - marina del rey on washington and lincoln = great hole in the wall for hot, cheap sicilian italian. big portions with nothing on the menu over 10 bucks. what it lacks in ambiance, it makes up for in flavor and value. there's another location on lincoln on westchester by LAX too.

happy eating
Finally someone else agrees with me. Pasta Factory use to be Alejo's until the owners' divorce a couple years ago. The Alejo's on Washington changed its name to Pasta Factory. Alejo's also has a location on Lincoln in Westchester. Great food but crummy atmosphere. Pasta Factory has the exact same food but is far more of a date type place.

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Old 07-29-2003, 02:25 PM   #19
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Miceli's
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Live music and the best Italian food in LA!!!!
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Old 07-29-2003, 02:38 PM   #20
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Too bad you aren't going to be eating in Santa Barbara. I could rattle off Italian restaurants for days. They are my favorite!

Palazzio
Pascucci
Piatti's
Ma Dolce Vita
Bucatini
Aldo's
La Piccola Mollie
Tutti's
Via Vai
Eladio's
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Old 07-29-2003, 03:41 PM   #21
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Hmm...for some reason I never tried C&O and my girl loves pasta. We'll check it out. Not really a date place, but my buddies and I love Little Toni's on Lankersheim (about a mile east of Universal Studios). They have the best pizza and lasagna I've ever tasted, and it's famous among the porn industry, so when I was single it was quite fun to say the least.

At work we frequent Ciao in Downtown which is very good!

As for atmosphere, I would recommend the Anaheim White House, Capo Trastevere Trattoria or Valentino in Santa Monica.

Also, Remi's on the promenade has a flavorful smoked goose dish that will just make your girl wet!!

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Old 07-29-2003, 03:48 PM   #22
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It's a bit of a hole in the wall but I recommend Spumoni in Sherman Oak's.

Here's the map...

http://yp.yahoo.com/py/ypMap.py?Pyt=...r:regT:4:fbT:0

It's about $10 for your average pasta dish. I like their pesto. And it's actually a nice place too. My gf really likes the place...she thinks it's romantic. A couple of times actually gave us free Tiramisu!

I've had Alejo's and C&O also. They're both good. The Spaghetti Carbonara at Alejo's is really good.
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Old 07-29-2003, 04:11 PM   #23
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Wow great responses guys. I will have to do my research on each of those places. Didn't know we had that many people on this board who love italian. I dare not start a mexican food thread. Cause I love mexican food more than italian.
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Old 07-29-2003, 04:18 PM   #24
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I dare not start a mexican food thread. Cause I love mexican food more than italian.
Its a good thing you didn't, because here is one that was started last week.

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...hreadid=395075
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Good Italian food in L.A.?

Sure...just drive to LAX and get a ticket to New York...
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