Soccer-shirt Sundays at the new Michelangelo in Silver Lake
September 17, 2008 | 10:00
pm
Happily for Silver Lake, the much-loved neighborhood Italian restaurant Michelangelo has finally reopened in its new Rowena Avenue location. Happily for me, the hunky, alpha-male Italian waiters that have always made Michelangelo an attractive destination now wear blue soccer jerseys and jeans on Sunday nights. It's a small detail, but it brings an added sexiness and a weird authenticity to a place that already felt a lot like a low-key, street-side restaurant in Rome.
In other Michelangelo news: There is no beer or wine yet, but you can BYOB; there is a large front patio, and the place is packed on weekend nights.
2742 Rowena Ave., (323) 660-4843.
--Jessica Gelt
