Maria's Italian Kitchen

I love this place. Great location, they have much more parking in the rear than the front. Service is stellar, but the interior needs a revamp. The food is sensational. I did have to ask for more marinara sauce, other than that no issues. Desserts were also top notch, the cappuccino was lovely. We’ll be back most assuredly.

Family style meals. The owner is amazing. Vegetarian options: Vegan and vegetarian options are marked on the menu, making it easy to select Food : 5/5 | Service : 5/5 | Atmosphere : 5/5 … More

Small So Cal based chain of Italian Restaurants. Maria's is ok, the sauce is decent but overall they are overpriced for what you get, the portions are large but that is because it is not cheap and the quality is ok. Compared to years ago the food here is not that good. The zucchini is not properly salted and drained before being breaded and fried making it slip right out of the breading and drip large amounts of liquid. The lasagna is 5 thin layers of pasta, most of what you are getting is sauce that is strongly flavored with bits of heavily aniseed ground Italian sausage, if you like that flavor its probably good but there is no flavor of fresh pasta and only a little flavor in a few of the bites from the ricotta cheese, hardly worth the 20 minute prep time for the dish. The bread with the meal is continually baked throughout the day, focaccia flavored with Rosemary, but not as good as many other fresh breads made at other restaurants, the bread comes with an herb covered oil and bals