This was a nice little Italian restaurant! Nestled in the sleepy part of Los Angeles at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains is Cafe Sole Trattoria Italiana. First of all, they have one of the tastiest house bread that I've ever tasted. They're practically addicting. That's when you know you're off to a good start! Add some olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette and you'll be telling the waiter to keep them coming! Luckily, the rest of what we had was delicious. To my delight, for the Antipasti (appetizer) they have one my surprising finds in Rome, the Prosciutto e Melone - Cantaloupe melon and Prosciutto di Parma. The combination of cantaloupe wrapped with prosciutto ham and paired with soft cheese is as tantalizing as it is unique, and if you haven't had this Italian delight, you must try it. For our main course, my friend ordered the Spaghetti Puttanesca, and although I'm not a fan of anchovies, it is a pretty good dish with Kalamata olives, extra virgin Olive Oil, garlic, capers, and arrabbiata sauce. For myself, I ordered the Pappardelle Sole, a wide flat pasta with Italian Sausage, extra virgin Olive Oil, garlic, artichoke, and tomato sauce. It's a delicious, savory, and yet not really heavy pasta. It is nicely balanced, with no particular ingredient overpowering the others. There is a lot of other dishes that we want to try out here, so we'll definitely have to make a return visit, hopefully with some room for dessert, too.
Cafe Sole
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This was a nice little Italian restaurant! Nestled in the sleepy part of Los Angeles at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains is Cafe Sole Trattoria Italiana. First of all, they have one of the tastiest house bread that I've ever tasted. They're practically addicting. That's when you know you're off to a good start! Add some olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette and you'll be telling the waiter to keep them coming! Luckily, the rest of what we had was delicious. To my delight, for the Antipasti (appetizer) they have one my surprising finds in Rome, the Prosciutto e Melone - Cantaloupe melon and Prosciutto di Parma. The combination of cantaloupe wrapped with prosciutto ham and paired with soft cheese is as tantalizing as it is unique, and if you haven't had this Italian delight, you must try it. For our main course, my friend ordered the Spaghetti Puttanesca, and although I'm not a fan of anchovies, it is a pretty good dish with Kalamata olives, extra virgin Olive Oil, garlic, capers, and arrabbiata sauce. For myself, I ordered the Pappardelle Sole, a wide flat pasta with Italian Sausage, extra virgin Olive Oil, garlic, artichoke, and tomato sauce. It's a delicious, savory, and yet not really heavy pasta. It is nicely balanced, with no particular ingredient overpowering the others. There is a lot of other dishes that we want to try out here, so we'll definitely have to make a return visit, hopefully with some room for dessert, too.
We had good experience there. Food is authentic, tasty. Glad that I found this place
We had good experience there. Food is authentic, tasty. Glad that I found this place
My family, friends, and I have lunch and dinner here regularly. Over the years, Allessandra and her family have become good friends and always treat us like part of their family. From food to wine to service, they are always 100% on point. Consistency is key to me, and consistant they have always been. Some of our favorites include the homemade fresh bread, (Its addicting), margarita pizza (no tomatoes), lobster pasta, ricotta and spinach ravioli, rigatoni bolgnese, rigatoni with braised filet mignon....the list goes on and on...but please make sure to save some room for the ultimate dessert. Alessandras famous homemade panna cotta, WOW! Its the best dessert I've ever had. She makes it using real vanilla bean, tops it off with fresh strawberries and it is out of this world! It will make you want to come back for more, so make sure to take one or two to go. (Thats what we do).... :-)