"When neighborhood stalwart Henninger’s closed 2021, industry vet and Midwest native Robbie Tutleswki and his wife Kaleigh Schwalbe swept in to do the nearly impossible: maintain a nostalgic, lived-in feeling while creating something wholly new that landed on New York Times’ coveted best restaurants list. Little Donna’s is named for Tutleswki’s late Yugoslavian grandmother, whose warmth is felt in the homey decor and constant cooking is reflected on the menu. Think plush sausage- and kraut-filled pierogies, a crisp Serbian-influenced crab pancake, pork schnitzel from local Ostrowski’s Sausage, and warm apple hand pie for dessert. The chef’s signature, thin-crust tavern pizzas are fired to perfection, no doubt thanks to Tutleswki’s decade of work with Chris Bianco. But what really makes it feel like Baltimore is the local love on the drink menu, including a Daddy’s Beer on Ice: a Union Zadie’s lager, Clamato, hot sauce, and lime with a chile rim." - Jess Mayhugh, Eater Staff
