Neighborhood Eats: Sorriso

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Sorriso

3518 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: 202.537.4800

Cuisines:
Pizza, Italian

Opening Hours:

Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

Nearby Metro Stops:
Cleveland Park

Price Range:
Inexpensive

Dress:
Informal

Noise Level:
Chatty

Reservations:
Recommended

Special Features:
Kid Friendly

Website:
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Best Dishes
Pappardelle with mushrooms and white-truffle oil; rigatoni Bolognese; lasagna di crespelle; Margherita pizza.

Price Details:
Starters, $7 to $12; main courses, $13 to $28.

Reader's Rating:

2.5 out of 5

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Chef/owner Pietro Polles pops into the dining room to air-kiss regulars at this snug restaurant where pasta is al dente and sparingly sauced in the Roman style. Standouts are pappardelle with mushrooms and white-truffle oil, rigatoni Bolognese, and lasagna di crespelle, in which an Italian-style crepe fills in for noodles. And though the thin-crusted wood-oven pizza Margherita may have a tad more cheese than those scantily clad Neapolitan pies, it’s satisfying nevertheless.

-March, 2008

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Sorriso Ristorante is a Neighborhood Gem

funnymoney — April 13, 2010 4:23 PM

This family-operated, trattoria-type restaurant is a neighborhood gem. The friendly owners are always there to personally greet guests and make them feel welcome and at home. A short but interesting wine list and an inspired menu take me back to my More ...

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DO NOT EAT HERE!

daniellaC — April 29, 2009 6:00 PM

Unless you feel it acceptable for the owner of a restaurant to assault his customers, do not eat here.

After learning about a secretive un-posted policy that you cannot split a check without $20 on each card at this restaurant, my boyfriend and I More ...

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