Good italian in Los Feliz?

[wendycooper]

Any recommendations? Thanks!

[ohmygod]

If you are with a limited budget or are simply looking for good pasta or pizza, Di Carlo, at the cross of Hollywood and sunset is a must... Not only do do they make their own pasta, but they also bake in a wood oven. + they won't mind you to byob if you ask politely.
Althought they are on a busy street, they have a quiet patio in the back and an ecclectic non commercial music selection that I'd like to hear more often in restaurants.. Favorite cheap eat in the whole Los Feliz/ Silver lake area... and of course since they do pizza , they also deliver!

[silverlakebodhisattva]

I'm surprised at the lack of response here. For the future, Cappricio (the one on Vermont) , Farfalla, Michaelangelo (Rowena at Glendale Bl.) Aroma (just outside of Los Feliz; Sunset at Silverlake Bl.) all have good Italian at various price points; Little Dom's and Speranza I'm less crazy about, at Palermo's I would order nothing beyond the pizza, and I've never tried the place which took over Michaelangelo's old space on SLB.

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Little Dom's
2128 Hillhurst Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Speranza
2547 Hyperion Ave, Los Angeles, CA

[cls]

Domenico on Silver Lake Bl. When it opened, it was very good. It's cramped quarters, high price point for the area, and a bit inaccessible menu seem to be the death of it and it's gone a bit downhill since opening.
Although I generally agree with your order, I would disagree that there is any good Italian in the area unless it's relative. There's nothing that comes close to Angelini, Madeo, Drago, Mozza, et al.

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Madeo Restaurant
8897 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048

Drago Restaurant
2628 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90403

[Clyde]

you're right. it was very good when it opened. i was there a few months ago and didn't think it was nearly as good as the two times i went before when it was byob.

[carter]

While not an Italian place, per se, you might like Barbrix on Hyperion at Tracy, which has a bit more eclectic menu, yet last week I had a very tasty pasta/short rib dish. Chef is Don Dickman, who has cooked in many of the better Italian restaurants in LA, and could probably teach most Italian chefs a thing or two.

[cls]

You're right, Barbrix does a lot of Italian dishes very well.

[ronsilverado]

Has anyone tried Speranza on Hyperion? I don't see it mentioned anywhere on the board...

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Speranza
2547 Hyperion Ave, Los Angeles, CA

[maxzook]

You might take a look at Il Capriccio on Vermont, about halfway between vermont and Palermo on the west side of Sunset. Reasonably priced pastas and Italian entrees.

Avoid at all costs Capriccio di Carlo on Hollywood Blvd. north of Sunset, which has gone downhill since the Il Capriccio people sold it and the new owner expanded their menu.

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Vermont Restaurant
1714 N. Vermont, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Palermo Italian Restaurant
1858 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Il Capriccio On Vermont
1757 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027

[maxzook]

"about halfway between vermont and Palermo on the west side of Sunset"

I meant, of course, the west side of Vermont Ave.

[Clyde]

i like farfalla! they also have gluten free pastas, so that's a big plus for me. but their salmon farfalle and the mushroom pasta are great.

[rednyellow]

Farfalla is the only consistently good italian in los feliz

[crema]

Do you like Thai? Wat Dong Moon Lek Noodle on Fountain is always good. Excellent service and you can eat for about 10.00 per person.

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Wat Dong Moon Lek
4356 Fountain Ave, Los Angeles, CA

[sushigirlie]

They deliver too.

[carter]

Well, if you don't need to have alcohol with dinner, and Persian food might be an option, then try The Sidewalk Grill on Vermont, immediately north of the Bank of America and across from vermont restaurant. Big patio seating area, set up in fast food format, yet everything cooked to order, and is it good. The filet mignon or chicken skewers are realllly tasty.
www.thesidewalkgrill.com for details. Nothing fancy, yet good, and if you spent $20 a person, you ate everything on the menu.
But Marouch mentioned by others is very good on Santa Monica at Edgemont.

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Marouch Restaurant
4905 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90029, USA

The Sidewalk Grill
1727 N VERMONT AVE #102, Los Angeles, CA 90027

[Layne Murphy]

I like Little Dom's but sometimes feel old and unimportant there. Prices are about 20% more than feels right but that might just be the old talking. I have never had less than a very good meal with warm, professional service at Farfalla. If you're not locked into Italian, Marouch on Santa Monica is outstanding and very reasonable. Enjoy.

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Marouch Restaurant
4905 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90029, USA

Little Dom's
2128 Hillhurst Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027

[sushigirlie]

I second all three recs.

[troublemaker]

Does it have to be Los Feliz? The options in the area aren't the most ideal. Little Dom's is probably the best out of the bunch but it isn't authentic Italian, more like some mix of new-american/creole-inspired cuisine with an Italian backbone. If you don't mind travelling a little farther, we've had some decent bites at Osteria Mamma. And if you're willing to West Hollywood, you can always do Osteria Mozza, Angelini Osteria amongst others.

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Angelini Osteria
7313 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036

Little Dom's
2128 Hillhurst Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Osteria Mozza
6602 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Osteria Mamma
5730 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038

[wendycooper]

A little pricey, and hard to get a rez. Maybe another cuisine in Los Feliz? We're attending at book reading at 5:00 and want to go to dinner after . . .

[perk]

Vermont is good. As is Blair's. I guess both would be categorized as American
cuisine. Barbrix is fun....small plates and great wine selections.
And although I agree that Little Dom's isn't authentic, it's really quite good.
And there's Canale in Atlwater village. Mostly American comfort food....very well done.
Or...for something totally different...Umami Burger on Hollywood Blvd.

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Little Dom's
2128 Hillhurst Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027

[wendycooper]

yikes, guys, i need to bring the price down a little!

[cls]

Forage on Sunset

[Robert Thornton]

If you want a reasonably priced, old school red sauce/meatballs/checkered table cloth type of place, there's Palermo.

[cls]

Yes, as long as you don't care about food, there's Palermo.

[Robert Thornton]

Zing! You got me. But seriously, are you simply in principle opposed to that style of food or do you just think that Palermo does it badly?

[cls]

I would like to like Palermo, that type of restaurant has a certain nostalgia for me, and I'm all for sloppy cop restaurants (I used to go to Chicago Pizza Works as a kid, and I am a fan of Eastside Market, for example.)
Palermo is just bad.

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Eastside Market
1013 Alpine St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

[carter]

Palermo gives bad a new meaning.
Dreadful does come to mind, however.
Gives Olive Garden a good name.

[lil mikey]

I like Tropicalia, but it's going to be $20 per person with a drink. For less expensive, there's Best Fish Taco in Ensenada on Hillhurst. Or Yuca's (I like the one on Hollywood and Vermont).

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Yuca's
2056 Hillhurst Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Tropicalia
1966 Hillhurst Ave, Los Angeles, CA