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In article <HUNTER.94Jul28094411@work.nlm.nih.gov>, Hunter@nlm.nih.gov writes...
> 
>  I'm looking for a reasonable but good Italian resto in NW DC or Bethesda.
>  Any recommendations.
> 
>My favorite cheap Italian place is Pines of Rome, by the UA Bethesda theater
>and the Metro stop.  It's a loud, family kind of place that serves their
>wine in jelly glasses.  A typical dinner there for me includes white pizza,
>roasted peppers & anchoivies, and osso bucco.  Good, peasant-y fare. Main
>courses in the $10 range.
> 

I second the motion! Their white pizza is outstanding. They have had some
specials over the years that were really memorable. Liver (yes, liver) and 
octopus are examples of dishes they don't have every day but are superb
and not the kind of thing every Italian joint in town will have. I also
recommend their Roast Veal. It's a veal rib roasted with garlic.

I have never had anything there I didn't like. The only complaint 
I ever got about Pines of Rome was from a fellow from Sicilian heritage 
who complained that the tomato sauce "looked like what his family 
started from to make tomato sauce." The tomato sauce is light and tasty 
but has not been cooked to death like my friend seemed to want.

Carle