Word of Mouth: Olazzo - Silver Spring

Reviewed by Todd Kliman

A red sauce joint that recalls Little Italy.

Olazzo - Silver Spring

8235 Georgia Ave.
Silver Spring/Takoma Park, MD 20910
Phone: 301-588-2540

Cuisines:
Italian

Opening Hours:

Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

Nearby Metro Stops:
Silver Spring

Price Range:
Inexpensive

Dress:
Informal

Noise Level:
Chatty

Reservations:
Not needed

Special Features:
Kid Friendly

Website:
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Best Dishes
Fried calamari; lasagna Bolognese; chicken Milanese; sausage and peppers with linguine; eggplant parmigiana; penne with meatballs.

Price Details:
Dinner starters, $6 to $8; main courses, $12 to $16.


From Kliman Online's "Word of Mouth"

The second outpost of Olazzo (not a chain, a local chain -- there's a difference) looks, from the inside, like one of those restaurants in lower Manhattan -- a long and narrow slip of a place with tables crammed together and the long bar at arm's length. It's not as interesting on the plate as the mood might lead you to believe, but there are some tasty simple eats on the streamlined menu (good fried calamari, a tasty square of lasagna that tastes like somebody's grandma's), and Monday is half-price bottle of wine night.

-December 11, 2007