Maggiano's Little Italy

Our usual spot for great Italian food.Do not miss out.

Waiter was great and friendly. Food was really good and of normal portion size, which was great. Had to wait a while before seating, as we didn't have a reservation.

We were 6 and ordered 3 shared appetizers and each pasta. For pasta, the plates are really big. I loved it!!!! We went with 6 adults to treat us to a meal. We ordered 3 appetizers and I think we shared a few of them, but perhaps that's why we all got full before we even ate the pasta. The amount of food we shared was quite large. We each ordered a lot of pasta and enjoyed it to the fullest. All adults were satisfied and enjoyed their meal!

I meet up with a group of 10 here (Maggiano's in Woodland Hills, CA) for a weekend lunch. The restaurant is attached to a larger building which looked to be an older mall. The restaurant interior however had a fresh modern look with the best of the classic old school bistro look. Even with its posh table cloths and stemware gracing each table, the place gave off family friendly vibes. The customer service was outstanding. Our waitress was fantastic. We ordered off the Chef's Choice Family Style Menu,It is a fixed price per person with your choice of pre selected options. All our food was delivered timely and served hot and our drinks were refilled. She took great care of us. The Chef's Choice menu gives you two salads, a Caesar and the Maggiano's; two appetizers; two pastas; two entrees; and two desserts. The salads were great. Fresh tasting with delicious dressings. We ordered calamari, crab cakes, spaghetti and meatballs, linguini and clams, shrimp scampi, beef tenderloin medallions, chocolate layer cake, and warm apple crostata. We started with complimentary warm bread rolls and oil n vinegar. Mmm. The Maggiano salad had bacon pieces, real bacon. So if you have any vegetarians in the group, you can ask for the bacon served on the side. The panko crusted fried calamari was so tender. Darn good, luved it. The spaghetti and meatball were a bit boring in taste but the wee kiddos loved it. The meatball was huge, softball sized. The linguini and clams and shrimp scampi were tasty. I liked them. Basic, classic flavors; very solid options. The beef medallions were buttery tender soft. They were served in a cream sauce with portobello mushroom with mashed potatoes. It could be ordered without the cream sauce. Being LI, I just scraped off the sauce and stayed away from the mash. Unfortunately the kitchen could not confirm if the desserts had HFCS since they were made off site. So I passed on those. They looked great and everyone gobbled them up. The serving sizes were generous except for the dessert. Ahhh come on Maggiano, don't be stingy with the desserts. Though the menu calls this family style, it is more of a banquet style with its pricing and serving size. Even with hangry adults that buzzed through most of the food, we had lots of leftovers.

Such an unfound gem. Food and service were both impressive! The mushroom ravioli will be my go-to dish from now on. Love love love!