Winner of the 2012 OpenTable.com Diner's Choice award, the family-owned Michelangelo Ristorante is a great choice for authentic Italian cuisine. The elegant but comfortable dining room makes it a great choice for a romantic dinner, or go during the day for the budget-friendly lunch specials, available from 12pm to 4pm.
In this upscale Brentwood neighborhood since 2004, Palmeri boasts an extensive wine list. It has a private room that can accommodate parties or even private wine tastings. Palermi is also of course known for their pastas and pizzas. They tend to be on the pricier side, as is typical of the neighborhood in which they reside. Valet parking is also available, or you can try your luck with the metered streets. Another location where you might spot a celebrity or two, there is also seating outdoors on the heated patio for the more casual occasion.
Miceli's Restaurant is a family-owned Italian restaurant. The menu features Italian favorites, including appetizers, salads, soups, pastas, pizzas, sandwiches, main dishes of chicken, seafood and veal, desserts and a full bar. The wait-staff sings Broadway show tunes and Italian songs during meals, and free delivery is available within a two mile radius of the restaurant.
Pomodoro Trattoria sits on the corner of Westwood and Wilkins Avenues. At lunch, panini sandwiches are served on homemade bread along with many of the dinner menu items. Pasta dishes include tortelloni alla boscaiola, linguine alle vongole, penne con turkey sausage and rigatoni alla Toscana. A few risotto dishes are also served. Eight different thin crust pizzas are made in two different sizes. Customers can also create their own pizzas with more than 20 toppings to choose from. Gnocchi is made fresh daily, served with various sauces. Chicken and veal dishes are served with pasta and sauteed vegetables. Italian, Californian and French wines are served.
Sprazzo Cucina Italiana serves authentic family recipe Italian cuisine. Stephen and Odilia Chinelli, originally from Abruzzi, Italy, own and operate this restaurant decorated with the charm of a European cafe. Several paninis are served at lunchtime, along with some of the dinner selections. Pasta choices include fettucine al salmone, ravioli portabello, linguini diavolo and risotto scampi. Several chicken, veal and fish plates are served, along with a New Zealand rack of lamb. A specialty here is the gnocchi, with eight varieties made from an old Florentine recipe. Four different 10" pizzas are served all the time. The extensive wine list here includes many varietals from Italy, California, Oregon, France, New Zealand and South Africa. Reservations can be made by phone or online.
