Here’s a general gist on Brentwood: it’s full of Spanish-style homes with five-car garages. The Country Mart (which you can think of as the town square) looks like a barn but has a Louboutin store. And apart from the occasional Gwyneth Paltrow, Rick Caruso, or Reese Witherspoon sighting, dining in the neighborhood is pretty dull. Just about every restaurant is Italian, outside of Sugarfish and beloved Reddi Chick, of course.
But some of these Italian spots are pretty good, and they also happen to serve as the backdrop for Westsider gatherings, from industry meetings to grandma’s 80th and everything in between. Which means most Brentwood people, if not Westsiders at large, have strong feelings about these places. We’re here to spew the facts. Here are the definitive Brentwood Italian Restaurant Power Rankings, because someone had to do it.