Hi & Thanks for creating this space for us Chowhound refugees!
My 15 year old foodie daughter wanted to have her birthday dinner at Mozza Pizzeria, but any party of more than 8 (there may be about 12 of us) requires a private room and a minimum outlay of $2500. So back to the drawing board. She then suggested Sotto, which we love, but considered a bit too dark and serious for a gaggle of girls, not all of whom are wowed by chestnut soup, lamb meatballs and charred broccolini.
Suggestions? We were looking at a new place called Aventine. Has anyone been? A fun, “hip” atmosphere is definitely desired, and I’m just happy she isn’t insisting on Katsu-ya.
Did you consider the private room at Gjelina? The cuisine is similar to Pizzeria Mozza (I would say better overall), and it’s probably a hipper place to boot.
But still pretty funny… Where would you put 15 girls at Tana’s? I dont see the staff having the patience to serve this group or the other patrons appreciating it or the cost justifying it. But other than that its perfect.
Taking my son and his friends out for Thanksgiving dinner in Cleveland Ohio and since almost nothing is open we’re all going to Buca De Beppo and they couldn’t be more excited!
If you’d like it to be more pizza focused, consider Pizza Romana on La Brea (the former CUBE space). Excellent Roman style pies with top notch ingredients and very reasonably priced for the quality. They have a private room that holds about 20 that is free to reserve. The salads and fried chicken are excellent as well (and for the adults they have a very good, affordable Italian wine list—no bottle over $40). Gellato for desert.
That’s gotta be a joke. I can’t imagine the regular Tana’s crowd pleased with a gaggle of fifteen year old girls or a gaggle of fifteen year old girls pleased with the regular Tana’s crowd.