With a wide assortment of stores and restaurants, Ventura Boulevard is one of San Fernando Valley’s primary thoroughfares. While driving down this busy boulevard, you might miss the opportunity to enjoy hearty, homemade Italian food, if you don’t know where to look. Concealed among storefronts and neon signs on Ventura Boulevard, Adagio Ristorante, with its unassuming entrance, is a real hidden treasure of the Valley. Stepping into this small, single-room restaurant you instantly feel welcome, as if you just walked… Read more

Walking into Alessio Ristorante & Bar is like walking into a parallel universe in the restaurant world. So many contradictions blend together – old world meets new world. Jeans and suits. Jazz and Italian. Located in a strip mall, Alessio offers a rustic Italian villa vibe mixed with a few contemporary elements. It looks like a beer and pizza joint from the outside, but inside is a different story. During lunch there is a $12 minimum per person, which is… Read more