The call
The documented visit included sangria and tiramisu. This record does not turn that order into a recommendation.
What to order
- Sangria
- Tiramisu
Best for
- Ambiance and service
Italian
Ristorante Illando
Top-notch service and date-night ambiance above Landini’s, undone for Roger by pasta he found very disappointing.
From Roger’s camera roll
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Posted 2016-10-09
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Roger’s tips on Ristorante Illando
Food quality is literally what you'd expect in an elementary school kitchen (not even kidding)....disappointing, considering I spent $90 (after tax/tip)...
Posted
Source-backed notes
Visit history
Checked in 2 times on Yelp and Swarm, most recently Oct 9, 2016. See the check-in log
2017year precision · inferred
“Everything else was good (the sangria and tiramisu were a-okay) but the food itself just didn't hit the spot....”
Three stars, soon after the restaurant opened upstairs from Landini’s. Service, decor and window seats were great; the pasta was not, on a $90 tab.
Stay in the neighborhood
More in Little Italy.
Roger’s pick$$
Little Italy
Bird Rock Coffee — Little Italy
Coffee
A Little Italy coffee stop for serious brewed coffee, with nitro cold brew as the dependable move and Geisha pour-over as the special occasion.
- From the order notes
- Nitro cold brew · A Geisha-bean pour-over when available
- Go for
- Coffee-focused mornings · A downtown caffeine stop
Latest recordRecommended 2022
RecommendedPrice varies
Little Italy
The Kebab Shop
MediterraneanMiddle EasternGreek
The Little Italy location of The Kebab Shop, a small local chain, where Roger has checked in nine times since 2012 and shared photos of lamb doners and a grilled salmon doner.
- From the order notes
- Lamb doner · Grilled salmon doner
- Go for
- A quick doner in Little Italy
Latest recorded visit2022-12-13
Worth tryingPrice varies
Little Italy
Nolita Hall
PizzaCocktails
A Little Italy pizza-and-cocktails hall where Roger found the pizza cooked just right and the whiskey drinks on point, but the salad too salty.
- From the order notes
- Pizza · Whiskey cocktails
- Go for
- Drinks with a pizza · Late dinner
Latest recorded visit2018 · approx.
Keep exploring
More like this.
Browse the Italian page, or continue to another place with a matching cuisine.
Worth tryingPrice varies
Middletown
Little Italy Pizzeria & Pasta
PizzaItalian
Roger's late-night fallback near downtown when a taco shop or fast food didn't sound good: freshly made garlic bread and pizza that held up fine at 2am.
- From the order notes
- Pizza · Garlic bread
- Go for
- Late-night pizza
Latest recorded visit2021
ClosedPrice varies
Downtown Culver City
Wildcraft
PizzaItalian
A Culver City pizza-and-pasta spot Roger liked for truffle pizza, guanciale-laced Spaghetti All'amatriciana and a hospitable staff that beat their own quoted wait.
- From the order notes
- Go for
- A historical record of a Culver City truffle-pizza favorite
Latest recorded visit2015