Osteria Vera

The Brentwood Italian Restaurant Power Rankings - Los Angeles - The Infatuation

"Osteria Vera has famous parents (it lives in the former Pecorino space, and is run by the Vincenti people) but that’s pretty common in this part of town. If you enjoyed its predecessors, Vera serves a menu that’s a baby of the two in a warm, brick-walled space that will cause ragú–induced deja vu. Neighborhood dads gather to drink wine and complain, local families split radicchio salads with balsamic dressing, and a solid cacio e pepe is tossed tableside in a giant cheese wheel. The best dishes, however, are the classics held over from Vincenti, like paccheri in sweet lobster-infused tomato sauce and a mind-bogglingly good off-menu rotisserie duck that you should ask about, even if your server doesn’t mention it." - sylvio martins, arden shore, brant cox