Maria's Italian Kitchen
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: (310) 441-3663
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Malcolm Avenue
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 11:30am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-10pm
Editorial Review for Maria's Italian Kitchen – by Citysearch Staff
In Short
With its black, white and red colorscheme, Maria's is a bright, welcoming place full of families, ritzy ladies out for dinner and couples grabbing a quick bite. A handy neighborhood hangout, the menu features Italian dishes and pizza. The fried zucchini appetizer is spotted with sesame seeds, while the capri salad or spinach salad--with Gorgonzola, pancetta, and glazed walnuts--make lighter starts. Porcini mushroom risotto comes with artichoke hearts and peas, and foccacia bread sandwiches the grilled chicken panini.
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Insider Tips
Save MoneyKids 10 and under eat free on Wednesday nights--with the purchase of an adult entree. Remember, there's a limit of two per family.
User Reviews for Maria's Italian Kitchen
02/18/2008 Posted by foodloversarah
When I moved to LA my mom and I drove past this place near my apartment and now we have decided to make it our italian place to go to down here. Their appetizer bread with rosemary is some of the best bread we have ever had!! Their portions are also HUGE so come hungry for this place or at least ready to take home leftovers!! They even have a picnic basket option you can have premade to take with you to a park somewhere complete with dessert and utensils. Our pasta dishes were perfectly seasoned and nothing was oily at all which you often find at italian places. A great chain in LA for easy comfort italian food
Pros: great food, huge portions, AMAZING BREAD
Cons: sometimes slow service
07/04/2007 Posted by lovemakesall
I've attemped to like this place but I'm just about done! I've tried it on several occassions but they always seems to screw up one way or another. They make customers wait until they are done arguing over who is going to take the table (Being Lazy neither was interested in taking the table). Service was awful! There is better service @ Norm's. Waiters were too busy hanging out at the bar with one another than checking on their tables. One could never make eye contact with waiters because they never looked at you. Horrible experience and will never return. The food is decent but not worth the price. FYI I was there Sunday July 1st if the owners read this!
Pros: The bread is good but not worth the disaster of being there.
Cons: Everything
