Network food journalists from across the country pooled their expertise to select 44 USA TODAY Restaurants of the Year, which ...

These restaurants distinguish themselves with service, atmosphere and — most of all — with food that honors the bedrock principles of Italian cuisine.

Your family will enjoy the spaghetti, lasagna and other red-sauce classics at each of these restaurants, says food critic ...

Heavy with Italian tradition, Chicago is home to some of the country’s best red sauce restaurants. From timeless classics, such as spaghetti and meatballs and chicken Vesuvio, to contemporary ...