Bambino's EOLA Restaurant & Bar — Restaurant in Los Angeles

DIscovered this inconspicuous spot thanks to DineLA. We were warmly greeted and seated right away. Appearance-wise, it's a Mexican dive bar which it used to exclusively be but the recently opened restaurant within the bar serves higher end Italian food.

Friends started with the Burrata Caprese and another friend and I had the Homemade Wagyu Meatballs. Delicious! Along with the toasted bread, we were already sold and looked forward to the other dishes. The Homemade Spinach Ravioli and Chicken Picatta were good. The Homemade Garganelli Pasta was overcooked and a touch bland but was otherwise quite nice. I had the White Sea Bass and was very pleased. The asparagus was perfectly charred and smokey. The baked cherry tomatoes were cooked just enough to burst but were somewhat cold. The fish was tender and lightly complimented by the other flavors. Oh, and the Panna Cotta had just the right texture.

It wasn't perfect but it's a 4.5 rounded up because I will definitely be...

It was a nice dive bar and Italian restaurant combination, me and my two friends we all order the Dine LA set menu, appetizers we got spinach salad and truffle soup, both were super yummy, dinner I ordered the Squid Ink seafood pasta, tasty and healthy, my two friends ordered scallop risotto, they both enjoyed it very much, while we were about to finished our main course, the chef came out of the kitchen to greet us and thank you for coming, he also mentioned he lived in Italy for many years to learn how to cook delicious Italian food. It was a pleasant experience and the 3 course menu was super reasonable. We will definitely coming back here again. Please go check out this cute little neighborhood bar...

I live locally. I entered the restaurant and was asked to find a seat. There was only one server/bartender. We spoke Spanish, but he kept speaking to us in English despite his obvious accent. They charge $7 for a bottle of water, which I wasn’t aware of. They also added an automatic 20% gratuity fee to a party of two. Nowhere did it say that a charge would be automatically added. The meal bill was $60 and the grand total was $80 with the added fees. I would’ve disputed the automatic tip, but I went to the restroom while my boyfriend paid the bill. The food was fine, but if I ever eat there it...