"At Villa Di Roma, which opened in the '60s in the Italian Market, we once saw a grandparent hand his grandchild a 20 dollar bill and say, "Be good to your mother." And while you probably won't see this particular grandpa in action, there's bound to be something similar going down when you're there. Servers call guests "hon," the bar is full of regulars eating chicken parm in front of the televisions, and their softball-sized meatballs are satisfying no matter how many times you've had them. Touristy? Yes. Iconic? Also yes." - alison kessler, candis mclean
