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  >Please give me some good Italian restaurant in D.C. Metro area.

  ...Other than that, I remember a place called something like the Tall Pines
  in Bethesda, around East-West and Wisconsin Ave.

It's "The Pines of Rome," just west of Wisconsin Ave on Hampden.  The food is
peasant Italian; good, but not fancy.  The place is loud, there is often a wait
and they serve wine in jelly glasses. Some people call it "The Swines of
Rome...."

For main courses, I like the Osso Bucco, or the pasta with mussels in white
sauce.  Good appetizers include their white pizza (I like mine with fontina)
and roasted peppers with olive oil, garlic & anchovies.

Not great, but certainly better than an Olive Garden.

If you want really good Italian, try I Ricci on 20th (near K, NW).  Tuscan
cuisine, the latest thing in Italian restaurants.  The kitchen has been uneven,
but when they're good, they're very good.  Prices in $20 entree, $5 appetizer
range, with decent wine list.

			Larry
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