Sotto

Sotto came recommended by our hotel. We arrived right when they opened at 530 after a long day of air travel.
We were warmly greeted and seated quickly. The atmosphere is rustic and industrial Italian. Very cozy with their use of candles.
Our waiter was well educated on the menu, wine list and acknowledged our shellfish allergy as we discussed our meal.
We shared a bottle of wine, a sausage pizza, bowl of olives and an order of pork meatballs. Everything was well seasoned, really fresh and served at the proper temperature.
Costs $$ mainly but well worth it.
We were there for almost 2 hours and never felt rushed. The place was packed when we walked out at 730. I would suggest a reservation if you plan to arrive after 6.

I came here for dineLA a couple weeks ago. I’d like to start by saying the atmosphere is very cool, and they have an open concept kitchen so you can watch as the chefs make all the food. We asked to sit at the stool tables (no reservations) which are located right in front of the kitchen. We were able to watch everything being prepared right in front of us, which was pretty cool.
The food was overall quite good. We started with the olives and albacore, which were great. For the entrée, we had the lamb shank and the squid ink pasta. The pasta was a standout — it comes with lots of cheese and lots of ink, extremely cool to eat and delicious. The lamb was a bit chewier than I would have liked, but the presentation was beautiful. For dessert, the pound cake with the mascarpone frosting, walnuts, and fruit was a definite highlight of the meal. It was easily one of the best cakes I’ve ever had, so make sure to get that.
There is parking on the side streets (across the street) and it is metered. Overall a cool hip spot to go to with lots of young, well-​dressed people.

Downstairs from Picca, it’s a small place that’s intimate (but loud) with beautiful rustic décor. Arrived close to 8pm (parking isn’t allowed in the neighborhoods so had to opt out for the $ 7 valet) all they had was an empty communal table or a 20 – 30 min wait. Despite my dislike for communal tables I was borderline hangry so we went for the communal tables in hopes that we would be done with our meal by the time someone else joined us (and of course the loudest family in the entire restaurant ended up sitting next to us).
Dinnnnnerrr:
–Housemade bread with burrata: That wood smoked bread is the bomb dot com
–Charred broccolini with lemon zest and breadcrumbs: Sister thought it was bland but I enjoyed it
–Crispy octopus: The octopus was so delicious and that sauce though! It had a gravy like consistency and similar to taste. I just wish there were more octopus (only 2 – 3 small pieces) considering it was $ 20
–Squid ink mafaldine: The tangy tomato sauce and the texture of the pasta was so divine and they took it further by making the pasta look like octopus tentacles. very fun to eat! Could’ve done without the burrata since this cheese does not have any sort of flavor, it didn’t bring anything to the dish. just a few more unnecessary calories
Dessert was such a disappointment! We ordered the cannoli and the chocolate truffle and I didn’t finish either of them. There was too much of the wanton for the cannoli which made it taste more savory than sweet and I was not a fan of the orange in the cream. way too strong for me. The truffle was a bit too decadent and too rich (bitter) for me to enjoy.
Service was great in the beginning but slowed down after we finished our dinner. Getting slightly annoyed, we were waiting for our server to come by so we could ask for their dessert menu. After 15 – 20 min, we had to wave down another server who let us know that he went home sick. I think she saw my stink face because she didn’t charge us for the cannoli, which was really nice of her and I felt bad afterwards so I tipped generously.
Minus dessert, I really enjoyed their food and will be back to try their pizzas!

I went to Sotto last night with A to experience their dineLA menu. A has been wanting to try this place for a while now — so why not take advantage of restaurant week?
Valet is 7 $
Sotto is located downstairs of Picca. We first went up to Picca on accident.
We arrived early to Sotto but they seated us anyway. We were offered the regular menu and the dineLA menus. After comparing them, it seems that most of the stuff on the dineLA menu was specifically made for DineLA and wasn’t on their regular menu. We opted to just order from the regular menu as the dineLA price didn’t seem appropriate when compared to the regular menu.
Atmosphere — really cute and laid back, nice dim lighting
Apples to Apples $ 14 — pretty strong drink, more than I was used to
Ginger Beer $ 6 — DELICIOUS! Just the right amount of spiciness!!!
Housemade bread with Lardo $ 7 — this was delicious! It was 2 pieces of bread with lots of lard on top of it. The lard was so thick that it was almost like CHEESE.
Squid Ink Malfadine $ 21 — basically squid ink pasta, this pasta had so much texture and was so fun to eat
Margherita Pizza $ 15 — the pizza itself was just average. but the CRUST was so good!
Espresso $ 3
Anyway, so the reason for my 2 star review is because overall, the food was just a little bit above average. Also, we didn’t finish our pizza and had 4 slices left over. The waitress asked to box it up for us — and of course we said yes. Then we chatted and had dessert and the waitress NEVER BROUGHT OUT OUR BOXED LEFTOVERS. We were there for about 25 minutes after she had asked to box it for us. We left and NEVER GOT OUR LEFTOVERS because the waitress never brought it back out!
Not sure if I would go back here. Service was average, food was a little above average. They also didn’t have the olive oil cake on their menu which we were dying to try.

Mushroom pizza is great. Add an egg.
The purée Fava past with crispy thin pita style bread is really good.
Cauliflower with onions and red pepper is ok.
The clam with sausage broth is pretty darn good… and a lot to do because of the amazing bread.
The tall table seats next to the taller table seats we had were likely the most uncomfortable seats I have sat in. The table doesn’t have a foot rest bar and you are stuck in one position of blood circulation cutoff dangle or another blood cut off with feet on the chair foot rest. Do something! Add a table foot rest bar or get rid of it !!!
The cocktail options are a bit complex in their making. I didn’t find one that was a bit relaxed with 2 – 3 ingredients to have.
In this caliber, there are far too many places to try before I return to Sotto. But I did leave a bit less than impressed. What I did learn is that they have very good dough/​bread/​pizza.
I might have to come back if i want a more clear impression

Last night was my second visit to Sotto — and a bit of a let down. The staff and service was great — just like my first experience — however the food seems to have slid quite a bit.
Housemade Bread — ⁴⁄₅ — Good, but hardly worth writing home about… It’s rustic bread!
Wood Roasted Cauliflower — ⁴⁄₅ — Probably the most popular item we ordered. Simple, rustic, delicious.
Grilled Mackerel — ⁰⁄₅ — Terribly. I had this when I visited last and it was fantastic. I can’t prove it, but I suspect that my fish was frozen prior to cooking /​heating. The skin was rubbery and the flesh was horribly overcooked. Under most circumstances I would have sent it back, but I don’t recall anyone coming by to ask how things were.
Pasta — N/​A — I didn’t order it and only had a bite — don’t recall which it was. What’s most telling is that the dish was shared by the other couple, and they didn’t finish it (portions are not huge).
Margherita Pizza — ²⁄₅ — Crust was undercooked and doughy and pizza was drowning in oregano.
Funghi Pizza — 2.5÷5 — Same crust issue as the margherita, however we the mushrooms /​toppings were much better.
Had I written a review after my first experience, it would have been 4, mayyybeee 5 stars. Last night was a huge let down. The quality of food was dramatically different — my fish was terrible — and out of everything we ordered — we only finished the cauliflower and wine.
Part of me wants to give the restaurant a pass for having a bad night, but I struggle to get over the (suspected) frozen fish and undercooked pizza. For high end italian, those two issues are borderline criminal acts!
Oh, and side note (and not reflected in my numerical rating): The restaurant could be a little more accommodating to vegetarians (one in our party). The only vegetarian options are pizza, and pasta with plain marinara sauce. They won’t even add veggies or anything to your pasta to make it more interesting. It wouldn’t take much to be more accommodating — from looking at the menu they already have all the veggies prepped and ready to go :(

Chose Sotto for a holiday dinner with a friend and was happy with the choice. Located underground the popular Peruvian restaurant Picca, Sotto is a dark, cool, hipster-​chic space. Furnished handsomely in dark wood and draped in dim lighting, the space feels hip and modern while retaining a rustic air.
I couldn’t choose between 3 pastas and a pizza, so we got all of them — happy holidays to me! The spread consisted of the Paccheri, Rigatoni, Squie Ink Mafaldine, and the Guanciale Pizza. I really appreciated our waiter, who was more than knowledgeable about the entire menu (both food and wine) and took his time walking us through the various options and their merits. He was really sweet on top of it all, so I was won over before the food reached the table.
My favorites in order from most favorite to least are the Rigatoni, Paccheri, Guanciale, and the Squid Ink Mafaldine. The Rigatoni came with chicken liver ragu, maitake mushrooms, and grana cheese. This is a very earthy dish, with a lot of deep flavors coming from the rich chicken livers and the mushrooms. I personally love this flavor profile and this dish was an instant hit.
The Paccheri is a wide tube pasta that came with sweet and spicy pork ragu, rapini, and fennel pollen. Let it be noted here that all of the pastas of the night came perfectly al dente and were quite lovely. The paccheri noodle in particular was very nice — the wide tube pasta held the flavorful ragu well and it was a cohesive and complete dish.
The Guanciale pizza came topped with house-​cured pork cheek, ricotta, scallions, and fennel pollen. My favorite part of Sotto’s pizza is definitely the dough — soft and chewy with just the right amount of elasticity. I ate every last bite of crust, believe me. Other than that, the pork had good caramelization — although I wish there was more of it — and I couldn’t help but want some sort of light saucing, as the pizza ate a bit dry.
Finally, the Squid Ink Mafaldine was probably the most disappointing dish for me, only because I had the highest hopes for it walking in. Although there was good textural contrast from the crunchy breadcrumbs and the creamy burrata, the sauce was overwhelmingly acidic and tasted more of pungent tomato than anything. It wasn’t what I was expecting and, unfortunately, I wasn’t completely sold.
Overall, I really enjoyed my meal at Sotto. The ambiance along with the great service and pastas made me a very happy camper and I don’t doubt that I will be back in the future.

This was the second time we’ve dined here. I must say the service overall was really exceptional. Food was brought out promptly and wine was always addressed by Sommelier.
The food was very good. The pizza had a very authentic Italian style with fresh ingredients and that dough that tastes as though it was in a Italian wood fired oven, the edges slightly burnt etc. We had the Gem salad that was really tasty with the lettuce having a little char on it. The cauliflower was very good as well but the pork belly was a little too authentic with a long fatty rind, like Mexican chicharrones. I prefer the pork belly with more meat but this was worth trying.
I regret only ordering one pasta because that was really good. I was a little disappointed in the options for the main dishes, with the only steak dish being over $ 110.
Overall good experience, would recommend.

I had big expectations going into this meal and they were not met unfortunately. They place has a great look and feel to it and the service is very good. Waitress had a big smile all the time even when I commented negatively about the pasta. Pasta was listed as having cured egg yolk, anchovy, pistachios, and breadcrumbs. Turns out it also has chili flakes too. Too much going on in the dish — it didn’t work. They should have said something about the «heat» in the dish. I think that is what spoiled it for me. Also had the wood roasted cauliflower. Not so wild about that either. Again too much going on — conflicting tastes. The very nice waitress saw that I wasn’t so pleased with the meal and comp’d me the cannoli desert. Not wild about that either. Pretty tasteless. They should go back to the drawing board on that too. Can’t please everyone.

Sotto is Italian casual fine dining, complete with hipster-​chic strung up lights and vintage décor. Came here for a large group event, where they serve the meal up with four pre-​set courses.
Cocktails were adventurous — «Butterbeer» is vodka drink with a butter cream and cream soda that tastes like a root beer float. Also some variations of old fashions that were very good — «The Big Chill» with bitters and mint, and another cinnamon infused version.
Really strong on the vegetable dishes — «blistering little gems» is their version of a Cesar salad where the romaine is roasted (warning it’s very fishy… if you’re into that kind of thing). The silician olives are also a great option.
The main courses were good without anything particularly shining through. Lamb ragu had fresh, chewy pasta but the stewed lamb was so-​so. The mackerel had a nice crispy sear and is also a good choice.
Overall, great cocktails, above average starting dishes, decent entrees. Definitely a fun place to go.

I came to Soto for a meeting with somebody that I don’t working with for a while, so we came here more for drinks and appetizers and food so be warned.
The big bread basket with olive oil was amazing along with the margarita pizza which is bad ass. For drinks I had a a couple Gin and tonics, which did hit the spot and the service is pretty on point may I add, I would highly recommend anybody try this place out!
First class

Came here for DineLA and enjoyed the meal. 3.5 stars.

This might go down as one of my least helpful reviews ever because I came here for the summer dineLA and cannot for the life of me remember what I ate! I remember starting off with some delicious complimentary marinated olives. I ate all of them because my dining partner is not an olive gal. Totally fine by me.
I do remember that everything was delicious and the service was really good. I’m not a huge Italian food person, but I did enjoy my meal here. The dessert is particularly memorable — my friend and I shared the olive oil cake and the cannoli. The cannoli is fine — it might even be amazing if it weren’t for the fact that the olive oil cake simply stole the show. I would actually go back just to eat it because it is spectacular. Bottom line: save room for dessert, and make sure it’s the olive oil cake.
Solid upscale Italian joint around Pico-​Robertson. Located under Picca in case you can’t find it.
PS look for street parking if you can find it!

I’ve been choosy with Italian restaurants ever since visiting Italy last year. But after seeing Sotto on a list of the top 10 restaurants in LA, and with prices being relatively reasonable, I was enticed to try it.
First off: parking in this area is a disaster, so plan to valet for $ 10, unless you know some secret parking area in Beverly Hills which I am unaware of.
The interior has elements of traditional European design (hardwood tables) combined with modern American (darkened lighting, contemporary fixtures, and loungey bar area). I think this accurately encapsulates the essence of the food: traditional Italian ingredients, with a slight, yet noticeable modern American influence.
The menu appears to be fixed (there were no daily specials of any kind when I was there), and includes a variety of small starters, medium and large dishes, pastas, and pizzas.
As a group of 2, I tried one small starter, a pasta, a pizza, and two desserts, which would have been just the right amount of food had I not sprung for the 2^nd dessert. (But who can resist Italian desserts?! Certainly not me!) This all came out to around $ 45 per person with tip.
Overall, I found the food to be good, but short of amazing. Most dishes were slightly heavy on salt/​sugar. Here’s the play by play:
Wood Roasted Cauliflower (⁴⁄₅): This was a unique combination of ingredients, using chili, pine nuts, salmoriglio, fennel, giving it an herby, tart flavor with an echo of spiciness, effectively turning an otherwise plain vegetable into a flavorful party in your mouth. Came with a good amount of cauliflower.
Casarecce (³⁄₅): Thick «S”-shaped pasta, cooked al dente, with braised lamb, egg, and pecorino. The best part was the lamb, which was soft and tender. The rest was slightly heavy on flavor. May be too tough for people who aren’t used to eating al dente pasta.
Salsiccia e Friarielli Pizza (⁴⁄₅): The dough was extremely chewy (almost like eating mochi), which was fantastic. It comes with sausage, mozzarella, rapini (a green vegetable more bitter than arugula), and chilies. The rapini combined with the mozzarella to give the pizza a nice subdued flavor, which contrasted the more heavily flavored pasta.
Panna Cotta (³⁄₅): It said it uses market fruit; mine had strawberries, even though they were not in season. Tasted nice and creamy, but a little heavy on the sugar.
Cannoli (2.5÷5): Comes with 2. Cannoli being my favorite Italian dessert, I may be a bit picky here. The shell was too hard and too thick for the amount of cheese inside, and the marmalade was too overbearing. The menu listed chocolate, but there wasn’t any.
Though I was overall satisfied with my meal, I didn’t perceive any dish to be worthy of 5 stars. Considering their prices and reputation, admittedly, this was a slight letdown. 3 stars («A-​OK») thus seems reasonable.

I really enjoyed this place! It gets really packed (even on weeknights) so make sure you make a reservation. The décor inside was lovely too. It’s pretty dark inside but set up really nice. Oh and it is SUPER loud inside, so be prepared to yell at your friends over the table.
Housemade Bread with Burrata (5 stars) — The bread comes from a brick oven I believe. It has this rich smokey taste to it and is definitely a sourdough. And burrata, do I even need to elaborate?! The burrata they use is A+ all the way
Crispy Octopus — I’m not even rating this one because I don’t eat seafood. It was my first time trying octopus and it was too fishy for me. Bleh.
Grilled Pork Meatballs (5 stars) — So tender and SO tasty. They use a ton of herbs and salt in these. They were fantastic and I highly recommend them, however, the plate only comes with 3 meatballs?! Super small portion.
Squid Ink Pasta — Again, not a fan of the seafood. I tried squid ink recently in some marinara sauce. It was excellent. I was up for trying this one, but the first thing I noticed was how black it was (can you tell I’m a beginner?!) Too fishy for my tastebuds. Am beginning to think my tastebuds are too sensitive because people always tell me certain dishes are not fishy, then when I bite into it, I have to spit it out
Margherita Pizza (2 stars) — This pizza would be excellent if they cut the salt on it! The salt level on this one was seriously ridiculous. It tastes like they had literally poured it on. I wanted to send it back, but didn’t want to be that girl.
So it’s a great place and all, but they have to work on the saltiness factor on some of their dishes. If they were to make the adjustments, I would EASILY give this place 5 stars.

I was looking forward to eat here. When we arrived we liked the décor and the vibe and we were seated at a communal table
The menu looked good
We ordered the fungi pizza which was good but not great. To doughy. Crust not crispy enough. The topping were good though
The grilled gem salad was on
The fried chickpeas with parmigian cheese were tasteless
The Orata fish was disappointing and the side salad with tomato had mushy tomato
The pork chop was good but overly seasoned with fennel so there was to much of a licorice taste
The best entrée dish was the brick pressed chicken
The cauliflower was ok but it had too much lemon that made a good dish a mediocre dish
The broccolini was good
Dessert was ok. The best was the chocolate hazelnut
Cappuccinos were ok
Would I come back? Probably not unless I heard they changed the chef and the menu
I give this two stars because other than the environment I can not understand how this place can be popular and have customers actually return here.

The 3 ½ stars are justified. The service was terrible and the food was forgettable.
We waited about half an hour to have our drink order taken. After our server took our order, I don’t recall seeing him come by again to check on us.
Grilled pork meatballs: TOO salty… And I love salty food. But this was too much.
Spaghetti w/​spicy octopus ragu: the very fishy after taste was overwhelming.
Casarecce w/​braised lamb, egg, pecorino: extra chewy
Margherita Pizza: Nothing special. Just another Margherita pizza with tons of bread and not enough cheese
Guanciale pizza, house cured pork cheek, ricotta: I loved the ricotta. But some of the pork cheek pieces where burned. The burnt taste overpowered the rest of the flavors.
We skipped dessert because of how disappointed we were with dinner. We waited another half an hour after our table was cleared to have a server bring our check. Our server never came back.
At least my company was great and my night wasn’t entirely ruined.

I see Sotto as a darling little spot suited for a casual date night. Its underground vibe comes off intriguing while the dimly lit interior sets the mood for an intimate setting. I’m digging it.
Instead of doing DineLA, we decided to stick with their regular menu. I came here to try their Squid Ink Pasta but that wasn’t part of the prix fixe — out the window that option went.
Grilled Pork Meatballs ($ 12) — Three pieces of nicely charred balls placed on top of a bed of salad that albeit a tad overly seasoned for my salty taste buds, I enjoyed the overall smoked flavor.
Guanciale ($ 18) — You probably shouldn’t skip the pizza when you’re here. Fresh from their artisan wood burning oven, it’s quite a sight to behold with circles of char and a glorious piece of fried egg right smack in the middle ($ 2 extra) of it. I was hoping for more of the house-​cured pork cheek to balance out the subtle taste of the ricotta cheese, however, the scallions and fennel pollen were great contributors to enhance the entire taste profile. As for the crust, expect thin, chewy, and soft-​centered. Fantastic!
Squid Ink Chitarra ($ 19) — Ready for the moment of truth? Drum roll please… Black as can be, it’s safe to say that this exotic and delightful plate had that punch-​in-​your face flavor that I really enjoyed. The pieces of squid could have been more abundant but nothing the bits of pistachios couldn’t hold on its own for that textural contrast. As for the pasta, each bounce was a mouth feel of al dente perfection.
Rigatoni ($ 17) — The mini elastic tubes were another proof that they’re not messing around when it comes to making their own pasta in-​house. Did I mention the earthy and delectable sauce made with mushrooms and chicken liver yet? Enough said.
Olive Oil Cake ($ 7) –The cake itself was moist and exuded a hint of orange spice which I didn’t mind. The almonds added a good crunch and the raisins more sweetness. Though I can’t help but be reminded of a fruit cake. I liked it but why is it called olive oil cake? Should’ve listened to Mr. J. Gold and got their cannoli instead.
Our lovely server was on top of her game without being intrusive. Our glasses were never empty and the timing of the food was exemplary. With that, you can’t go wrong if you get their pizza and pasta when here.

Food 3.5−4 stars
Service 2 stars
Cocktails 3.5 stars
Atmosphere 4.5 stars
Prices for the portion size $$$$
Extremely extremely slow service despite it being friendly. Took 20m for our server to bring us menus once we sat down, another 20m to take the order, 15m for cocktails to arrive after ordering them. Food pacing was good but all of the wait time throughout the meal was ridiculous. Dinner was 3 hours long not because of a large order but because of so much lag time. Luckily we were just enjoying our conversation to get too pissy about it while there.
Rigatoni-​loved the thicker handmade pasta itself though some of the pieces were underdone and crunchy in the middle while other pieces were perfectly al dente. The sauce was super rich and gamey, so it was hard for me to eat my proper share of it. For those who like liver, this would be a great dish.
The tagliatelle bolognese special was delicious. The pasta was delicate and had a slight snap. The sauce was hearty and meaty. The portion was so small for the price though. Actually, the prices in general were considerably high for the portion size. Pastas were more appetizer portions but at entrée prices ($ 20 tagliatelle, $ 17 rigatoni). Because of this, my friend and I were still hungry after 2 apps and 2 pastas (I’m usually a light eater too). We fattied it up and ordered a pizza to satisfy the hunger after we had finished everything else. That’s how small the portions are. Pizza was a good size though.
Pizza was so mushy and wet even before cutting into it. It was basically impossible to transfer to another plate without all of the toppings sliding off. The entire underside of the pizza was mush upon arrival. The sauce was on the tart side. The taste however was fantastic. Chewy, charred crust and good dispersement of toppings.
Chickpea fritters-​I expected balls of dough, but they were sheets cut into little rectangles. Not too exciting in the flavor department, but I needed some carbs and grease to soak up my cocktail.
Lamb meatballs-​they were good and well-​seasoned. Not super moist though. The star of the dish was actually the salad that they sat on top of. Nice acid, sweetness and crunch.
The house margarita cocktail was great. It was served in a coupe instead of on the rocks. It looked like a strong syrupy drink but was surprisingly refreshing and potent and not anything like a regular margarita.
I requested a blood orange margarita, since it is blood orange season. The waitress hesitated and kind of asked how I wanted it done. It didn’t seem like a confusing request to me. She suggested a bartender’s choice using tequila and blood orange. What I got was exactly the type of drink I dislike. Sweet, syrupy, one note. It tasted like liquid orange candy, so I gave away half of my drink and wasted half of my remaining half. If she had ordered my blood orange margarita, I probably would have left impressed with the bartender. Instead, I suggest sticking to their house cocktail list since it was safer.
Overall, I loved the venue’s setting and the textures of the handmade pastas. Iffy on the drinks and execution of some of the dishes. Disappointed in one of our 3 drinks and the price to quantity ratio. Definitely dissatisfied with the speed of the service. We were told that this place trumped any other Italian/​pasta place in the city, but I have to disagree. It’s good, and I probably would return if I wanted Italian and was in that part of town. However, I can’t see myself referring this to others as the best out there. If service was better, I would rate it higher for sure though.

This update is for DineLA 2015 dinner…
A couple of caveats if you’re considering Sotto’s for DineLA dinner:
1. The only thing that is different from the regular menu for DineLA is the Lamb Spezzatino;
2. The items offered on the DineLA menu will almost certainly total up to less than $ 40 per head;
They don’t tell you these things so I’m letting you know that you aren’t getting any real break by ordering the DineLA option unless you really wanted to try the Spezzatino (but then you’re limited during the first course and the dessert course). It’s too bad Sotto isn’t open for lunch anymore, everything was better: DineLA offering, parking, less crowded…
They couldn’t seat us any sooner than our 915pm reservation for three, I would have wished they just told us this when we walked in 90 minutes early hoping to get some accommodation. Parking is such a crapshoot in the area after 600pm that I didn’t want to move the car after we found parking across the street (you’re actually competing with the valets for parking). It would have been nice if they told us that they couldn’t seat us any earlier rather than have us go through the indignity of waiting inside the doorway all that time. They could probably tell that I was in a shitty mood because they wound up comping us the bread and the panelle orders, the stuff that we ordered that was not expressly DineLA (they had a good vantage point from behind the wine rack since we were seated next to it)…
The best things on the DineLA were the meatballs, the Margherita pizza, and the Olive Oil Cake. Everything else was either just meh or the portion size was too miniscule to be appreciated…
Come to Sotto for their pizza and pasta, but my advice is to avoid during DineLA…