Even top local chefs (the competition!) think this new little bistro is serving some of the best, homey Italian fare in town. Although Agostino Sciandri found success at the celeb-studded scene of his popular Ago restaurant, he wanted to add something a little more low-key to his empire, so he opened this Brentwood trattoria. read more

  With so many new Italian restaurants joining the ones already in place, Brentwood is fast becoming Little Italy on the Westside. Now Agostino Sciandri, onetime chef and partner in Toscana and the Rosti chain of rosticceria takeouts, has taken the old Barrington Avenue Rosti and retooled it into Sor Tino. A wood-burning oven turns out thin-crust pizzas and hefty bisteccas. Rack of lamb is finished off in the wood-burning oven too and served with rosemary potatoes. There's a rib-eye roasted in the oven, and a tagliata (sliced beefsteak) with an olive dressing. For dessert, of course, there's tiramisu, sorbets and dark chocolate tart, all house made.