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La Famiglia

La Famiglia

8 South Front Street Philadelphia, PA 19106, United States

Fish • Steak • Pasta • Italian


"Overall, La Famiglia is a good place to visit for a good meal and we will be going back soon. Pros: The peach cheese and tagliolini seafood appetizers were both excellent; The bread served before the meal was warm with just the right amount of soft inside and crusty outside. The brushetta served before the meal was some of the best I 've had. The penne prosciutto and Filet entree 's were just the right mix of al dente pasta and tasty, medium rare, meats; And the lemonciello dessert cake was to die for! And while one of the reviews I saw thought the 'bible ' size wine list was a reason to give this place a bad review, we appreciate good wines and were very impressed with the sheer 'size ' of the wine list. Cons: The room volume level was unexpectedly just a bit on the louder side; we kind of prefer one or two servers, and on this occasion, we couldn 't keep track of who was actually responsible for our table; That probably contributed to service being just a tad bit on the slower side (i came here many years ago and the server literally wouldn 't let my glass get half empty before refilling it, so the bar was set high from that previous experience; unfortunately, that didn 't happen on this occasion); The Filet, while done to a wonderful medium rare and quite flavorful, came across with a slight hint that the meat might have been previously frozen and thawed and not actually full on fresh. It 's worth noting, though, that NONE of the cons here are convincing enough, in our opinion, to prevent anyone from coming to La Famiglia. It was a wonderful meal and we 'd certainly recommend it to others."

Tanino

Tanino

1043 Westwood Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90024, United States Of America

Soup • Fish • Meat • Pasta


"Very good food and attentive, although imperfect service. The decor is very nice and upscale although the tables are kind of small. My group had the calamari and a crab cake salad special to start. The calamari was very good. We 'll beyond typical flash fried restaurant variety, with a unique and spicy sauce almost like a mustard in color. The calamari wasn 't the best ever, it 's not like the stuff they have straight from the fish market at Parm in New York City, but good. The crab cakes were less impressive; small pucks of squishy crab meat with mixed greens and a light dressing. Fine but not amazing. Main course was also a special, the osso bucco lamb shank with red sauce over a risotto or chunky polenta. Very good. Extremely tender, fall off the bone meat in a hearty portion. My only complaint is that the meat was less marbled and more covered in thin layers of sinewy fat that were sometimes too stringy or plasticky. The service worked hard and were nice but there were some weird misses from a place that seems to put out a very high class vibe. E.g., 'Okay Boss, finito? ' when asking if he could take my plate. I appreciate the Italian attempt but it doesn 't really work with the random American slang. The reading of the specials menu also could have been clearer. It was read at high speed and without much care for personal flair or explanation, despite the fact that we were the first customers in the restaurant. We brought our own wine but the glasses were high quality. Corkage $20 per bottle. Decor was fancy Italian with faux earthen type walls. Tuscan style I guess? Anyways, it feels nice, but it 's also a bit too crowded with decoration at the same time and pretty compact once they seat many people. Overall solid upscale Italian. Would go again and enjoy the food. Hopefully their other dishes are consistent with our experience."