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Los Angeles Map: Il PastaioIl Pastaio Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Cuisine Northern Regional Italian
Hours Mon-Sat 11:30am-11pm; Sun 5:30-11pm
Address 400 N. Canon Dr
Location At Brighton Way, L.A.'s Westside & Beverly Hills
Phone 310/205-5444
Web site www.giacominodrago.com
Prices Main courses dinner $16-$25, lunch $8-$14
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V

Frommer's Review

Sicilian-born chef/owner Giacomino Drago (scion of L.A.'s well-known Drago restaurateur family) hit the jackpot with this hugely successful, value-priced trattoria, located on a busy corner in the shopping district of Beverly Hills. All day long, Giacomino's fans take a break from work or shopping and converse over glasses of chianti and plates of oh-so-authentic pasta. With 57 menu items to choose from, I haven't come close to trying everything, but I can tell you with certainty that you will swoon over the arancini, breaded rice cones that are filled with mozzarella cheese and peas, then fried crispy brown (highly addictive); the pumpkin tortelloni in a light sage-and-cream sauce; the arrabbiata, a simple penne pasta dish in a fantastic spicy tomato-and-garlic sauce; and for dessert, the panna cotta (the silkiest in Southern California). There's almost always a wait -- and not much room to wait in -- but by meal's end it always seems worth it.

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Frommer's Los Angeles 2008 Frommer's Los Angeles 2008

Author: Matthew Richard Poole
Pub Date: October 01, 2007
Price: $16.99

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