Eater DC recently released its list of “Best Pasta Places Around D.C.,” featuring two Maryland restaurants. Little Coco’s, based at 3907 14th St. NW in D.C., offers its signature pastas at its sister restaurant, Charley Prime Foods, located at 9811 Washingtonian Blvd., Suite L9, in Gaithersburg’s Rio, and Caruso’s Grocery, located at 11820 Trade St. in North Bethesda’s Pike & Rose
Per Eater DC:
“Caruso’s Grocery: Matt Adler’s decidedly unmodern tribute to classic red sauce joints delivers dishes heavy on nostalgia, quality ingredients, and technique, all served in a red banquette, vintage photo-laden dining room. Adler’s kitchen makes its own gnocchi, fettuccine, ravioli, and bucatini topped with a spicy Neapolitan ragu. His personal favorite pasta is penne alla vodka with peas and prosciutto. A sophomore location sits in Maryland’s Pike & Rose complex.
Little Coco’s (Charley Prime Foods): Petworth’s treasured pasta parlor serves standouts like spicy rigatoni with marinara and Calabrian chiles, squid ink tagliatelle, an elbow-noodle riff on cacio e pepe, and goat cheese ravioli. Marylanders can now enjoy the same orders at its newer Gaithersburg sibling Charley Prime Foods.”