The Hollywood Dinner Guide - Los Angeles - The Infatuation

"Osteria La Buca does not feel like it should be in Hollywood. This brick-walled, high-ceilinged Italian joint on Melrose seems like it belongs in Silver Lake or whichever neighborhood in Brooklyn is the cool one now. But pasta-lovers of Hollywood should thank the carb gods for this place, because it’s the casual weeknight spot the area needed. Getting a table here is way easier than it should be, especially considering that their bucatini carbonara is one of the top five pasta dishes in all of LA." - jess basser sanders, brant cox