Come for wine. Appetizers bland.

Service has always been excellent....the entire staff seems concerned with your well-being. Last night there were three of us. They start you with a nice bread basket and hummus. We ordered two glasses (total) of wine (Sauvignon Blanc and Chianti)....each was $12 and good. The Carciofi (artichoke) salad is one of my favorites....great dressing. The eggplant parmesan was fair an...

We celebrated a birthday (six people) at Amici's and found the food, service, and atmosphere very good. The menu was varied (and reasonably priced) and the service was attentive without being overbearing. The wine list was extensive -- but very expensive -- but the wine-by-the-glass selections were limited. They do allow wine to be brought in for a $25 corkage fee -- which is n...

Amici should be called Amushy. Let me explain. We ordered three different pasta dishes: pappardelle alla bolognese, linguine alle vongole and rigatoni alla norma. All three were over cooked, mushy and looked more like a mashed potato than a pasta. The first thing a true Italian restaurant should understand is the very basic concept of "al dente". And I say true Italian, because...

Amici Brentwood is an attractive restaurant in a very attractive LA neighborhood. If you are up in the Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades area and crave good Italian cooking in unpretentious surroundings, this is an excellent choice. The pasta dishes were very good indeed, as were several fish entrees. Noise levels are low and the tables nicely spaced. Service was prom...

Great pasta!

Kale salad, amazing specials each night, impeccable service, and the occasional celebrity

Eat here. MUCH better than the place down the street that starts with a V!!!

Chef Gabriele Pezzimenti previously worked at Il Pastaio; before that, Pezzimenti was sous chef at a two Michelin star-rated restaurant in Bologna.