Il Pizzico

Been reading about Il Pizzico on "Best of Maryland" lists for quite some time, figured I was overdue for a visit. Reservations are necessary, and they have a smart casual dress code. We started with the Beef Carpaccio, which was melt in your mother delicious, and a daily special Cod Fritter with a lovely sauce. Our entrées were a Mushroom Ravioli with the most amazing creamy pistachio sauce, and the Rigatoni with mushrooms and sausage. The pasta was very fresh, clearly made in house. We finished our meal with an Almond Amaretto cake, which was a little on the dry side, but otherwise a wonderful finish. Including wine, our bill for two was $147, and worth every penny. Will definitely be back as a regular now.

My wife and I just ate this evening at Il Pizzico, and it was an amazing experience! We ate the calamari, the lentil soup, the mushroom ravioli with pistachio cream sauce, and drank the super Tuscan wine. The service was so good, the ambience was romantic and appreciated for our date night. Strongly encourage you to go. -James Buckley, owner of Canopy Property Group at EXP Realty, best realtors in the Washington DC area and Virginia and Maryland suburbs

1st time here and the spinaci was the best salad I have ever had! dressing was light and the pancetta/gorgonzola/walnuts was a perfect pairing. I also had the rainbow trout and it was so fresh. The beurre blanc sauce was great too!! The outside of the bldg is nothing special but it is a little fancy italian restaurant on a busy corner in Rockville. Only got pix of dessert and it was an ideal ending to a perfect lunch!! Will def be back!!

Really fantastic find. The spinach salad, short rib, and salmon all were superb, the desserts solid, and the service excellent. I will actively look forward to returning next time I'm in the area. Busier than I would have expected fairly early in the evening and shortly after opening. They kindly seated us as walk-ins without a reservation anyway, but I got the sense that wasn't something to be able to count on.

A wonderful experience great service, food, and atmosphere. Probably one of the best Italian restaurants I have tried.