Peppone Restaurant — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Not sure where to start with the restaurant as I had someone tell me this was one of their favorite restaurants and I had to try it...last night was the night I tried it. We had 7:00 reservations and walked in to a very quiet restaurant, parking was easy, metered parking and the restaurant was very very quiet.

We ordered a Tom Collins and a Mojito, we were told that they couldn't make a Mojito because they didn't have the ingredients and the Tom Collins was eh ok.

The garlic bread came out and it not only smelled amazing the flavor was wonderful. For appetizers, we ordered buffalo mozzarella and I've never seen it presented in the manner we received it. The cheese was cold and tasted like something we would get at the market, it was served on chopped lettuce with pickles and 2 roasted cherry tomatoes. We also ordered soft-shelled crab (this was an entree portion but we wanted to try it), I can't put my finger on it but it was very mediocre.

We split a caesar salad, but again very bland and we didn't barley eat any of it. For my entree, I ordered the special, veal osso buco with gnocchi and we ordered the filet mignon (sliced). Unfortunately, again it was just ok.

And then there is the glass of wine we ordered, per the waiter's suggestion, but neither one of us drank it.

I am giving this a 2 star because the waiter was very kind and he tried to make it as spectacular as he could. It was very nice that they brought out a birthday cake for me and sang...

I’m giving this awesome place 5 stars not because it’s posh or some trendy, gourmet, bougie place…it’s based on. 5 star old school Naugahyde Italian place where the food is a literal delight to the palate in a way that embodies the love and time put into a traditional Italian family meal. It’s everything you want from this type of place. Parking can be challenging but we got a spot right up front 🎉 The tomato sauce here is literally divine and that is the basis of good Italian food. It takes time and love💗 there is no scrimping allowed or 🤷‍♀️ We got the calamari which was tender and the sauce amazing. We split a Cesar (see picts for size) which was the literal perfect flavor balance 🎉 We god sand dabs and chicken piccata as the 2 main courses. The sand dabs were flavorful (I like them a little more crispy - but there are no half stars so🤷‍♀️🎉). My chicken was delish. The martinis were literally 5 stars - perfectly balanced and ICEY which I love ❄️❄️❄️ They don’t have patron silver - for my personally created patron martini but I now like Don Julio silver Better🎉🎉🎉so good! We ended with a tartufo for dessert which was very nice ( my husband loved it - I prefer to drink my dessert) The darling professional waiter made me the MOST magical after dinner drink: Anejo patron Expresso Tia Maria Amaretto As a martini 😳💗😳🎉🎉🎉wow! I told him to make me a magical coffee drink for dessert and bam 🎉🎉🎉perfecto💗 Personal high level service and soulfully delicious...

Let me start by saying that I am a New Yorker, and therefore automatically skeptical of any "Italian" restaurants outside of the tri-state area.

This place blew me away. It definitely has an old Italian feel and would be an intimate spot for a date night or special family dinner. The wine list is great, but pricey, so opt to bring your own. The corkage fee is $30, though, so weigh your options.

I would argue that everything on the menu is probably phenomenal, but we only had the opportunity to visit once. This also seems like the kind of place where they will make you anything you want, or modify any of the entrees. Obviously a fresh kitchen, which is a huge plus!

Get the cauliflower appetizer. It is not on the menu but is in a creamy lemon sauce (not an aioli - something else, more delicious) and you will not be disappointed. We also split a caesar salad, with some of the most salty anchovies I've had, and a sausage pasta.

I LOVED this place, and would go back time and again. Thanks for a...