North Italia - Santa Monica

Super yummy!! We ordered the funghi pizza and it was really delicious. I also got the pesto pasta with pine seeds and it was also really good!! The vibe was also really good. Highly recommend, also 12 minute walk from the pier!

WARNING. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. We dined in for dinner about three hours before closing. The wait was a good twenty five to thirty minutes. Our order was taken about fifteen minutes after taking our seats. We were seated outside their patio space was quite comfy and very comfortable like. We were a party of four (myself included). This is where things got frustrating (between us, the customers and staff). We received our entree?s one hour later. Not only did we receive our entrées, but the waitress dropped two of the entrées on to the table as if they were a piece of paper! HOW RUDE. She then walked away when we thanked her. At this point, we had about forty five minutes to enjoy ourselves and finish our meals. One amongst our party ordered a pepperoni pizza which yes, we were told it would be a more wait since they have their way of baking the pizza. Understandable, right? Yes. Well then the pizza came out burnt. We all gave it a try to cut the pizza with a fork and knife to our surprise we all had agreed that the pizza was ROCK HARD. I have uploaded photos of the pizza. We informed our waiter of the issue. She wasn?t too happy with us. She then grabbed the pizza pan and walked away for the second time. Things got so tense that we had the manager finally come to our table. We had no water refills, one entree was missing a side, and another entree wasn?t complete. The manager was really of no help. There is no reason for a staff member to drop entrées onto the table and have sauces fly everywhere! The service we received here was absurd. Note: I ordered an expensive dish to only have it smothered in lemon juice. SUPER ACIDIC. Very hard to eat. I had their Old Fashion with a Japanese Whiskey the cocktail was so difficult to drink that I left the restaurant with my throat SORE. Acidic and super dry mixed was awful. Also. The desserts were both complimentary due to the service we received.

I had a good impression in my first visit, so took friends and family for my second and third visits. First of all, the atmosphere is nice and the foods are overall delicious at a reasonable price. However, in the last two visits, there were consistent problems with the customer service, so I believe it must be a management problem, not an individual employee's issue. 1. On my most recent visit, I had to wait 9 minutes on the street because I came 5 minutes earlier than reservation time while more than half of tables are empty. In the end, we were able to be seated after our reservation time. On the same day, I asked for a check to my server, but I did not receive it for a long time (definitely more than 10 minutes), so I ended up going to the kitchen in front of the bathroom and handed my credit card directly to the server who was chatting with other staffs in the kitchen. 2. On my second visit in May, The meatball pasta I ordered came out more than 20 minutes later than other dishes. When I asked the server why the meatball pasta wasn't coming, she apologized, saying that the order was missing.

North Italia is a great place for pizza or any Italian dish. The food, all of it, is just great. It is so popular it can get crowded. We did not feel like waiting so we did take away and it was amazing. It was still warm when we got home. We had Lasagna and pizza along with an amazing salad. It was all great. The pizza had the best crust and the pepperoni is perfectly crisped. The lasagna was in the best red sauce filled with meat and cheese. Our salad was big enough to share and we enjoyed every bite. The service was super nice. It is an adorable place to eat and next time we will go during off hours and dine there. Have a great time in Santa Monica.

The best Italian food we have had in a while. This place was amazing! Went on a Friday night and the place was pretty packed (make a reservation ahead of time, to avoid having to wait). We got an outdoor table, which was nice. The waitstaff taking care of our table (Gloria) was the best! I can't speak highly enough of her. She was super patient with us asking all the questions, always had a smile on her face, and would come and check in often. Her recommendations were fantastic too. I got the Smoky Sunset cocktail, which I asked to make a little sweet it was perfectly. Then we got the simple salad, the spicy rigatoni vodka, and the daily pizza (eggplant parmesan). Everything tasted yummy the rigatoni was our favorite. We finished with the Hazelnut Torta. I'd told the wife that I don't feel like dessert, but after I ate a spoonful of the Torta (comes with ice cream on top), I couldn't stop. It was so so good. Highly recommend this place. For now, our favorite place in Santa Monica.