Dining Info: Domenico Ristorante

Domenico Ristorante ** LOCATION 1637 Silver Lake Blvd. (at Effie Street), Los Angeles; (323) 661-6166; www.domenico.AMBIENCE Small, contemporary Silver Lake Italian restaurant from former Drago waiter Domenico Frasca. Chef Michael Young knows his way around Italian food and offers a menu filled with personal and regional dishes. Inside can be noisy, but it’s quieter outside, on the sheltered sidewalk terrace. Mostly a diverse neighborhood crowd.SERVICE Amiable but can be a little disorganized.PRICE Antipasti and salads, $8 to $16; primi, $12 to $25; secondi, $19 to $29; dessert, $8.BEST DISHES Artichoke and arugula salad, beef carpaccio, blue potato agnolotti, red beet tortelli, linguine alle vongole, cacciucco Toscano, braised rabbit with polenta, quail stuffed with black rice and cabbage, tortadella nonna, affogato di limone.WINE LIST No wine license as yet.BEST TABLE One on the sidewalk terrace.DETAILS Open 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Valet parking, $5.Rating is based on food, service and ambience, with price taken into account in relation to quality. ****: Outstanding on every level. ***: Excellent. **: Very good. *: Good. No star: Poor to satisfactory.