Two weeks ago, we celebrated the birthdays of Gary and Ramon at Bettolinos, which is in my neck of the woods. Ante and Edna, who are not from this area, wanted to return to Bettolino when I recommended the restaurant to them in the past. Milena, who is from Glendale, has never been, so Sandi and I were happy to celebrate the birthdays at this restaurant.
We had shared orders of their delicious Calamari, and someone ordered the Beet Salad, which we all enjoyed. We also had their Brussels Sprouts, just as delicious.
We ordered several entrées. Sandi had to order the Tortelloni al Limone, which is their signature dish. Spinach Ricotta stuffed pasta with a very nice lemon cream sauce. I do not know of anyone who has not loved this dish. Gary had the Lasagna and was not disappointed.
Ante had the Polipo, a Spanish octopus with cannellini beans, basil, cherry tomatoes, and lemon in a garlic sauce. I have always loved this. Edna ordered the Brasato, short rib with Mascarpone mashed potatoes and broccolini.
Ramon had the El Mare, Squid ink pasta with halibut, calamari, shrimp, capers, and green Italian olives in a spicy tomato sauce. Milena and I had the Gemelli con Oxtail, braised oxtail with crimini mushrooms, wilted arugula, and herbed breadcrumbs in a wonderful cream sauce.
The two birthday boys were presented with their very own dessert, which, fortunately, they shared with the rest of us plus, we had to order their Salted Caramel Semifredo.
I have to mention that we all enjoyed our server John who made our party more fun with his insights and his stories. He was one of us; if he wasn't working, we would have invited him to join us!
Bettolino Kischen is located at 211 Palos Verdes Blvd. in Redondo Beach, California.
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