Fodor's Expert Review Busalacchi's A Modo Mio

Diners feel transported to Italy at this stylish but cozy restaurant operated by the food-loving Busalacchi family for more than 25 years. Their pastas made in-house daily are topped with sauces made from recipes handed down from one generation to the next. Dinner favorites include authentic “my way” classics like meatballs and spaghetti by patriarch-chef Joe Busalacchi. Among the newer menu additions is spaghettini with an unforgettable Dungeness crab cream sauce spiced with serrano chili and saffron. Popular happy hours and weekly specials like half-priced bottles of wine pack in patrons. On some Friday and Saturday evenings live jazz plays on the delightful patio; call ahead to confirm and arrive early to get a seat.