Italian restaurant near Bethesda good for families?

[Anonymous]

We have been really disappointed with the options we’ve tried:

Disappointing food: Olazzo, Pines of Rome, Gregorios Trattoria, Pizzeria da Marco, Trattoria Sorrento, La Panneteria. Overall, the food was bland and/or came with heaps of he same sad red sauce on every dish.

Not great for young kids but otherwise excellent: Aventino

Where else should we try?

[Anonymous]

Mama Lucia’s

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mama Lucia’s

It is pretty causal, but tried and true (yummy pizza!)

Without kids, I would say Il Pizzico.

[Anonymous]

No Regrets pizza + pasta. They have coloring pages for the kids

[Anonymous]

Caruso's Grocery in Pike and Rose or Eddie Cano

[Anonymous]

Maggianos.

[Anonymous]

Lia’s

[Anonymous]

I’m Eddie Cano
Sfogolina

[Anonymous]

Cafe Milano in Georgetown

[Anonymous]

We really like Piccoli Piatti.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cafe Milano in Georgetown

Just stop it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mama Lucia’s

It is pretty causal, but tried and true (yummy pizza!)

Without kids, I would say Il Pizzico.

Sorry Mama Lucia is terrible. The pizza is decent but there’s better pizza elsewhere. The rest is salt upon salt upon salt.

We liked Pizzeria da Marco and Olazzo, but both are far superior to Mama Lucia, so if OP didn’t like them, she should steer clear of ML.

[Anonymous]

Il Pizzico will make penne pomodoro or penne with butter for kids. It is slightly more formal than these other places but still kid-friendly (depending on your kid.)

FWIW, I thought Aventino was mid.

[Anonymous]

You sound tough to please, not interested in wasting my time.

[Anonymous]

Piccoli Piatti is great.

If Rockville works, try Ema Rossi