My wife and I recently moved in the historic part of Glendale, and the only thing we have missed is a local Italian eatery that we loved near our previous home. After trying this place, that is no longer an issue. Service was fantastic. We loved our waitress. The owner even came out to greet us, and pointed on the map where in Italy he was from. The food we ordered was rather stunning, and the owner seems to go out of his way to ensure his dishes are authentic. The cognac flavoring in the Shrimp Ernesto was like nothing I have ever had. Come to find out, Ernesto is the owner and it is his recipe. Had to shake his hand once I found out. My wife ordered the lasagna, which was also fantastic.
There were two homemade desserts on the menu that night. We ordered one, the Tiramisu, which was the best I've had. Ernesto himself brought out the other dessert (spumoni) after, which was on the house. Part of the spumoni dish is soaked in a red wine. I generally would not order spumoni, but I did not know it could be such a unique dish. To top it all off, Ernesto gave a rose to my wife at the end of our meal, thanked us for coming, and we left super stoked about having this place less than a mile away. We had a Groupon too, which often seems to come with less than enthusiastic treatment from a service standpoint. Not here, which we made up for with a well earned tip.
My wife took a few friends there 2 nights later, and reported back that it was just as good. Ernesto still came out, and the live piano music was delightful, which they do on Fridays and weekends.
I don't write reviews often, but I want to do my part to make sure this guy Ernesto stays in business in my neighborhood.