Take-out, they can do: Peperonata Pasta 301-869-5555 fax: 301-869-9533 400 Main St (in Kentlands) Gaithersburg, MD Reviews included in the link below. Do not go to Cantina D’Italia in Kentlands. Ew. Link: http (1 reply, last updated by turbogrrl March 3, 2004)

Anyone know? did it turn into a baja cantina type place? What a pity. (6 replies, last updated by EMS December 6, 2004)

Sounds like you should head to Cantina Italiania on Hanover St...otherwise known as The Cantina. It doesn’t get high marks here but it’s a place that’s not phony and sometimes exceeds it’s critics.... (11 replies, last updated by Northender October 27, 2009)

, ricardo’s, the italian cantina, Joe tecces and MOther Annas. ii also would recommend Giacomo’s on hanover st. enjoy!! Frankie Imbergamo (13 replies, last updated by pilgrim August 14, 2006)

Some red-sauce places that neighborhood folks tend to favor at lunch include Pagliuca’s, L’Osteria, La Summa, Cantina Italiana, Mother Anna's, Joe Tecce’s, and Ricardo’s. I have had good red sauce lunches... (6 replies, last updated by Harp00n July 7, 2007)

-and-fork affair, and you have to ask them to put the guacamole and cheese inside. 8th btw 6th and 5th Aves. Cosmic Cantina: Rediscovering this place, which is probably the most like Anna's, but not as good. 3rd at 13th. Kitchen... (8 replies, last updated by ballulah March 12, 2007)

Margaritta’s, Iguana Cantina, both on Moody and really only good for drinks. John Brewers has a patio space advertised, but it looks (from the outside) that it is part of the parking lot sectioned off with some fencing.... (9 replies, last updated by jody May 11, 2009)

I’m totally going to have to go with anna's taqueria. Some guy from L.A. said to me "dude anna's is nothing like the stuff we have in L.A., we have much better in L.A.". So I went to L.A. for a semester in college and tried... (35 replies, last updated by pang August 15, 2009)

Anna Maria’s? I remember going there in the '70s. (5 replies, last updated by MakingSense February 20, 2007)

I think Mother Anna's would actually be a good option for you. It’s fairly big, casual, and inexpensive, and the food is excellent. Other options might be Antico Forno on Salem Street (though it’s pretty small) and... (8 replies, last updated by twentyoystahs May 23, 2007)

) and my local favorite, the Cantina e l´arte For exact locations and phone numbers look here: www.falter.at/wwei All have non-alcoholic drinks and good coffee. (4 replies, last updated by purplescout October 17, 2007)

My guy tells me that Mother Anna's and the Cantina are the best in the North End for home-style Italian cooking. I haven’t been to either – his cooking is incredible, so I figure, as far eating Italian food out... (23 replies, last updated by threedogs April 19, 2005)

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/157023 This link from 2006 lists plenty of options. My favotite for “old school” southern italian is Mother Anna's on Hanover Street in the North End. But the atmosphere is nothing to... (7 replies, last updated by drinkwaj April 13, 2008)

I’ve been to: Cibo Al Dente Monica’s Pagliuca L’Osteria Antico Forno Rabia’s Piccolo Venezia Il Panino Cantina Italiana Dom’s Francesa’s Mother Anna's La Summa Giacomo’s Lucia Massimino Assaggio Have I run... (20 replies, last updated by bachslunch April 9, 2007)

For Italian comfort food, (as I’ve posted before), Mother Anna's and the Cantina, both on Hanover St. in the North End. I’ve heard that the two Vinny’s in Somerville are really good (haven’t been, yet),... (8 replies, last updated by threedogs June 29, 2005)