The Best Italian Restaurants in Los Angeles

"The founders of Uovo, a growing chain of pasta restaurants, were so entranced by the quality of handmade pasta made in Bologna that they decided it needed to be flown in regularly from the homeland instead of made stateside. The secret, they say, comes from the egg, translated as uovo in Italian. The tight menu at Uovo features beguilingly good fresh pasta, sporting a pleasant chewy but slippery texture that adheres to creamy parmesan sauce, ragù bolognese, and all’arrabiata. There’s also a handy tasting of a starter, three pastas, and dessert, in case one bowl of food just feels too simple." - Matthew Kang, Eater Staff