Rino’s Place

Rino’s Place on Saratoga Street is a small, family-owned Italian restaurant in East Boston, with checked tablecloths and substantial plates of pasta. The lobster ravioli is a reason to make the trip: the filling combines lobster with ricotta, parsley, shallots and Parmesan. Pasta is made in-house, and the kitchen cooks to order, with specials that give regulars something different to consider. Fried calamari is an option to start, though leaving room for your main course is sensible here. Bring cash and allow time for dinner rather than fitting it into a tight schedule. This is a place for a full meal, with the possibility of tomorrow’s lunch coming home with you.