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Vicino Restaurante Italiano

Every neighborhood deserves an unpretentious, affordable Italian red sauce joint. Vicino fits the bill and then some. Owner John Eshun opened Vicino in 1989. Silver Spring, Maryland has been the beneficiary. The interior is dimly… 

Mamma Lucia

Mamma Lucia may offer excellent $20 pasta dishes and $17 salads, but Dishing Pizza wouldn’t know, having only ever eaten their pizza. This casual local dining chain, with seven locations in Maryland and DC, has… 

AP Pizza Shop

AP Pizza is at once delightful and maddening. Dishing Pizza acknowledges that it gets emotional about pizza, but AP Pizza has a Jekyll and Hyde thing going that makes Dishing Pizza’s head spin. First, the… 

Vace Italian Delicatessen

In a town high on pretension and low on authenticity, Vace is an odd duck. Vace’s storefront isn’t exactly dingy, but this Italian specialty carryout, with freezer cases filled with fresh-frozen ravioli, manicotti, lasagna, and…