Rate-A-Restaurant, #12 in a series
Restaurant: Marino Ristorante
Location: 6001 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles (Hollywood)
Type of restaurant: Italian
What we ordered: Farfalle with smoked salmon (Mike); Pasta with lobster meat and red sauce (Maria)
We stipulated: Maria was craving Italian-- specifically, spaghetti with meatballs
High point: This is one of those classic Italian restaurants, not a flash-in-the-pan, of-the-moment joint. You can almost imagine Tony Soprano seeking out this place while visiting Los Angeles. Owner Mario still greets you on the way in or the way out.
Low point: Alas, no spaghetti and meatballs on the menu. Maria's jones wasn't satisfied. My dish was too saucy. Maybe it was just an off night-- it was raining outside, and that always throws everything off in Los Angeles.
Overall impression: Just OK.
Chance we will go back: Too many Italian restaurants, too little time. In other words, Marino won't make the regular rotation.
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