Cristina's

Reviewed by Cynthia Hacinli

A welcoming Italian-American dining room.

Cristina's

2666 University Blvd. W.
Wheaton, MD
Phone: 301.942.4137

Cuisines:
Italian

Opening Hours:

Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

Nearby Metro Stops:
Wheaton

Price Range:
Moderate

Dress:
Informal

Noise Level:
Intimate

Reservations:
Not needed

Best Dishes
Veal Marsala; mussels with pesto and white wine; Florentine-style Angus steak; veal osso buco.

Price Details:
Entrées: $9.95 to $24.95.


 

Reader's Rating:
No Reader Reviews

From "Eating Wheaton," November 2005

All the greatest hits of home-style Italian-American cooking are here: ringlets of calamari, spaghetti Bolognese, garlicky shrimp scampi, fettuccine Alfredo. Veal Marsala is nicely done, as are a couple of forays into regional cuisine: mussels with pesto and white wine; a meaty Angus steak grilled Florentine-style; and veal osso buco, an occasional special. Not everything works. Pasta is occasionally overcooked, and dishes, like white beans with shrimp, need a dollop of something. But the pale-pink dining room with Mediterranean paintings is welcoming, and the mostly older crowd doesn't seem to mind the occasional glitch.