Dining Details: Osteria La Buca

Osteria La Buca * 1/2 LOCATION 5210 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles; (323) 462-1900; www.osterialabuca.com. PRICE Dinner antipasti, $14 to $17; soups and salads, $6 to $13; pasta, $15 to $18; pizza, $12 to $16; mains, $17 to $26; desserts, $6 to $10. Corkage, $18. DETAILS Dinner, 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday; 5:30 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday. Lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday to Friday. Full bar. Valet parking, $7. Rating is based on food, service and ambience, with price taken into account in relation to quality. ****: Outstanding on every level. ***: Excellent. **: Very good. *: Good. No star: Poor to satisfactory.