Guido's Restaurant

"If you love kitschy birthday dinners, prepare for a heavy dose at Guido’s. The old-school Italian spot in West LA that’s been around since the '70s sports a retro dark wood dining room, cherry-colored leather booths, and a dramatic fireplace that’s definitely held a bubbling cauldron before. It’s like eating dinner at the Winchester Mystery House. And don’t worry, the food is good enough to please your friends who don’t spend their weekends at estate sales, too. Start with the Guido’s salad (their take on a chopped), then an order of the Spaghetti Casa with shrimp in vodka sauce and the towering chocolate-drizzled tiramisu that’s large enough to split with the table." - brant cox

"We usually reserve the word handsome for antique furniture or corgis in bow ties, but it’s a fitting description for Guido’s dining room. Along with dark wood ceilings, cherry-colored leather booths, and antique figurines on illuminated shelves, there’s a dramatic fireplace that’s definitely held a bubbling cauldron before. The place is like eating dinner at the Winchester Mystery House rather than a squat brick building off Bundy. Start with the Guido’s salad (their take on a chopped) then onto the Spaghetti Casa with plump shrimp in vodka sauce and a chocolate-drizzled tiramisu so good the ghosts who (probably) live here will want a bite." - brant cox, sylvio martins, garrett snyder

"Like many of LA’s great old-school Italian restaurants, Guido’s has its fair share of ghosts. There’s no science behind that statement, we just feel it. And so will you when walking into the shadowy West LA dining room. Along with dark wood ceilings, cherry-colored leather booths, and antique figurines on illuminated shelves, there’s a dramatic fireplace that’s definitely held a bubbling cauldron before. The place is like eating dinner at the Winchester Mystery House. Most importantly, the food here is quite good. Pair your specter sightings with Spaghetti Casa in vodka sauce and a chocolate-drizzled tiramisu so rich the apparitions will be asking for a doggy bag. " - brant cox

"We usually reserve the word handsome for antique furniture or corgis in bow ties, but it’s a fitting description for Guido’s dining room. Along with dark wood ceilings, cherry-colored leather booths, and antique figurines on illuminated shelves, there’s a dramatic fireplace that’s definitely held a bubbling cauldron before. The place is like eating dinner at the Winchester Mystery House rather than a squat brick building off Bundy. Start with the Guido’s salad (their take on a chopped) then onto the Spaghetti Casa with plump shrimp in vodka sauce and a chocolate-drizzled tiramisu so good the ghosts who (probably) live here will want a bite." - Brant Cox