Pool Boy Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Donna was definitely a financial backer at the beginning, but given the deletion from his website some years ago (still cached at Google), I'm guessing Francesco bought him out. Dumpster diving - Cesco moved a year or two ago to the old McCormick and Schmick's place vacating their old space for an expanded California Tortilla. Anyone been since they moved? Is it worth a look for before/after a movie at the Landmark Bethesda? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Gardner Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I was there about a week ago. I thought the food was fine- nothing special. We started with a salad of arugula and grilled radicchio, which was fresh and tasty. As an entree I had Squid ink tagliolini with shrimp, calamari, asparagus & spicy tomato. The ingredients were somewhat over-cooked and there was nothing spicy about it. My dining companions were more satisfied with their dishes, and friends of ours dined there a week earlier and recommended it. I wouldn't suggest it as a dining destination, but think it is perfectly suitable paired before or after a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Boy Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 Ah so, thanks for the update. Might just as well not bother. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Creating a new thread for Cesco Osteria and CO2 Lounge (while retiring the Cesco Trattoria thread) was one of the more arduous things I've done lately, but new location + new name = new thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockcreek Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 We haven't gone for dinner, but there's a killer happy hour in the bar area (I dunno - I assume that's the CO2 Lounge part.) I did see Chef Ricchi uncrusting a whole salt-baked fish for a diner while we were there. (It did look kinda awesome.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev29 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 (I dunno - I assume that's the CO2 Lounge part.) And just to make it even more confusing, they also operate Piazza Beer Garden in half of the front patio space. Pleasant spot for a drink in warmer weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Boy Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 Went pre-movie (a dud of a movie too) to have a bite. Not bad. My wife's ribollita was the star of a decent meal. The panzanella was tasty, but suffering from less than stellar tomatoes. I should have known better. My pasta course with shrimp and I think mushroom ans other stuff was certainly better than what Olazzo serves up, but really just fine. Really good service though and some decent prices on the wine list if you look a little. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Boy Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 I forgot to mention they do half price wine bottles on Wednesdays according to their menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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