La Bruschetta Ristorante

Sandi was the recipient of a gift card for this restaurant in Westwood. She has had it for a long time so we finally made it there last night for dinner. We were there before our reservation for 5:30 p.m. Since we were early, we were lucky enough to get a parking space on the street.

We were the first to arrive so we had all the attention of our very nice server Silvio, an Italian who was was very personable and conversed with us about his wanting to go back to his home in Rome someday with his family. The atmosphere took us back to Rome where the server was there solely to make sure you eat and enjoy the food.

We started with a Caesar Salad which came underneath a big slice of Parmigiano cheese. Oh yeahhhh, loved it already. For appetizer we ordered the Involtini Di Melanzane Al Caprino which was grilled eggplant wrapped around goat cheese with roasted bell peppers. We enjoyed both. Just the right amount of everything. Before our salad, they served us bruschetta of course (name of the restaurant) and a basket of bread to start us out.

For our entree: We tried the Rigatoni Bolognese and the Fusilli Amatriciana, corkscrew pasta with pancetta, onions and tomato. It was bold of us to order pasta since coming from Rome just a few weeks ago, we did not want to be disappointed in the pasta. Let me tell you that from our first bite to the last, both of us were deliriously happy with our order. They were aldente and just delicious.

We had a little room left to sample 2 of  the desserts. Profiteroles and Tiramisu. Again, both were delicious. We could not believe our luck!

The owner, Angelo came to our table and we complemented him on the food and the service. A very nice man, so like Gen. MacArthur once said: "I shall return", and so will we.

La Bruschetta is located at 1621 Westwood Blvd. in Los Angeles. They are open for dinner 7 days a week and open for lunch Monday to Friday.