C&O’s Trattoria – Marina Del Rey
Where can you meet a friend for lunch in L.A? Let’s narrow it down to West L.A. When Dana lived in Venice Beach, she introduced us to C&O’s Trattoria. There are 2 location on Washington Blvd. We have only been to the one at 31 Washington Blvd. It is one block from the Venice Beach Pier parking lot. Betty, Dana, Charlie and the boys and I went there it meet our friend Shamarcus. He was visiting from Alaska. Betty and I had Dana’s boys in tow. I was determined to find a parking place that I would not have to pay for or at least one that I would not have to jump up in the middle of lunch and put more money in the meter. I did find an open parking place that was not metered. We had been driving for a couple hours and I was ready for a little walk. But Betty and the boys were not ready for a marathon walk like what we had from the parking place I found. After 12 blocks, I apologized and I really did not know it was so far from the restaurant. I parked in the first open space I found. The problem was we walked past numerous open spaces between our car and the restaurant. Betty was really getting pissed. It was one of those “just don’t talk to me right now” moments. “Sorry, I didn’t realize I parked so far away”. It turned out that there is $9 all day parking at the pier ½ block away. I recommend the pier parking to keep peace in the family. When we saw Shamarcus’ smiling face, we all cheered up. The dining at C&O’s is outside in a courtyard. It was cool in the shade, but they had heaters.
The Italian dishes and salads are wonderful. They serve little bread rolls that are buttered or oiled and I could make a meal out of those. I had the Eggplant Parmigianino. It was a generous portion served with steamed veggies and a little spaghetti and marinara sauce. I had a glass of red table wine which paired just right with the rich marinara sauce. Betty had a great salad and Shamarcus had a big bowl of rigatoni. Charlie had a burger. I looked like a good quality burger but it was dry. I like sauce on my burgers. But I would not order a burger at an Italian Restaurant. We have had at least 3 memorable meals at C&O’s at this location.
The walk along the Venice pier and boardwalk is the most entertaining part of our visit. It’s a short walk along the boardwalk to the muscle beach area where there are people playing basketball and bodybuilding on the beach. And all the stores are a trip especially the medical marijuana outlets. After a few minutes of the local color, I’m good. Luckily we got a ride back to my car.
C&O’s is a reliable standby place to meet for lunch in West L.A.
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