La Bocca

Joseph Santini

You know it’s good when you want to come back the next day. La Bocca is a genuine authentic Italian place which clearly has a God of chefs or a team of Italian grannies working in the kitchen. I haven’t had Italian this good since my childhood. Come for the style, stay for the comfort food. Pictured: Fra Diavolo shrimp, mussels and clams with black linguini. Follow up: the waiter convinced me to have the pistachio truffle dessert with cappucino. Part of my body just died and went to heaven.

Kris Grimm

My sons and I came here for an unplanned Father's Day dinner, and when we finished, we were very happy to have found La Bocca. While the ambience is limited, the service was more than efficient, the food resoundingly good and the owner could not have been more welcoming. The calamari was tender and well seasoned and the antipasti platter was exactly what you would want. We had a selection of pastas and meats and everyone was happy with the quality and quantity. Antonio may have even changed my mind on grappa.

Iris

Been here twice. I would give happy hour 4 stars but dinner 2. At happy hour, they had a few drink options and a handful of food options, which were all delicious and well made. They were worth the price as the portions were quite generous. The eggplant caprese was delicious! As for dinner, we ordered a starter and two pastas which were all disappointing. The Buffalo mozzarella starter was the incredibly sad. The main portions were fine but the quality was disappointing- might as well have been dollar store pasta and sauce. At $20-40 a plate, I was expecting the pasta to be fresh. There are definitely other Italian restaurants in the area that beat this place by price and quality.

Dillon Browne

Stopped in for a drink, cute little spot in a great location. Drinks were good and service was excellent. I plan to return and try some of the food one day soon. Location is convenient, right off mmk avenue.