Il Pizzico - View this location on map 'This simple Italian-American dining room is pasta heaven. Take a charming trattoria of the kind you might find in Philly or New York and put it in the hands of owners with the sensibility of fast-food managers. Disinclined to turn away crowds, management paces meals with ruthless efficiency: Main courses are apt to follow moments after appetizers, and you can count on the check hitting the table with your last bite of dessert. If ever there was a place to go before a movie, this is it.' Washingtonian 15209 Frederick Rd., Rockville, MD Budget, Restaurant

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