"We’re actually kind of obsessed with Riva’s. This Montrose spot feels like a dive bar that, at some point, accidentally started serving damn good Italian-American food. Decked out in near year-round holiday lights and a dizzying array of kitsch, the no-kids-allowed restaurant serves surprisingly excellent plates of pasta, piccata, and a complimentary pre-entree salad with Italian dressing we would slurp with a spoon." - chelsea thomas, gianni greene