Restaurants in Burbank

Snag a romantic spot by the glow of the fireplace, or grab a breezy seat on the outdoor patio and scan Amalfi's menu of hearty Italian specialties and delicate dishes. Appetizers include carrot & ginger soup ($7) and a hearty antipasto plate of Italian meats and cheeses cozying up to olives and roasted peppers ($13). The boudin blanc sausage, sautéed with apples and leeks in a sherry-wine sauce and served with garlic-confit mashed potatoes ($12), is substantial enough to feed a fleet of mouth ships, and short ribs, covered in a mascarpone sage and paired with pumpkin ravioli ($17), hypnotize tongues into licking plates. Pair your plate with a cocktail, or sip and swirl grapen goodness from Amalfi's extensive wine list.

The longtime stomping ground of the Rat Pack, Da Vinci Restaurant has since renovated and directed its mission toward serving fresh, in-season ingredients, mostly gathered from local farmers markets and across southern California. Those choosing the dinner deal can peruse Da Vinci's ever-changing seafood-infused dinner menu. Start with the farmers-market vegetable risotto topped with smoked nuts ($12) before moving on to heartier entrees such as Sangiovese-brased veal shank accompanied by mascarpone polenta ($32) or the Colorado lamb duo (lamb chops paired with house-cured lamb bacon, $30), the most successful lamb-related partnership since Lamb Chop married her longtime love, Baa Baa Blacksheep. For a midday feast, lunchtime taste-testers can find noodle ecstasy with one of Da Vinci's pasta dishes, such as the lobster linguini ($16), which competes for top billing with the hummus and kabob plate (choose lamb, chicken, or beef, $16). And for your three ordinary, run-of-the-mill stuntman buddies, Da Vinci offers a mini-hamburger trio topped with foie gras and truffle ($18).

In a cheerful, homey environment, Slices New York Pizza serves up a menu of scrumptious New York–style pizzas, sandwiches, pastas, and Italian specialties using the finest culinary building blocks. With today’s deal, pizza lovers can choose two of the 15 available toppings to sprinkle on the large 20-inch cheese pie of dreams. While perched upon a red-topped stool at the pizza bar, meat fans can order up thin-crusted dough circles adorned with pepperoni and sausage; veggie respecters can opt for bell peppers and sautéed spinach; and pizza entrepreneurs can experiment with combinations of pineapple, anchovy, garlic, black olives, jalapenos, and more. This Groupon can also be used for one large specialty pizza like BBQ Chicken, Maui-Wowi, or White Spinach.

Every ounce of rubbed and smoked fare is sourced from local, farmed-raised critters that were fed a diet of fresh grass, molasses, brown sugar, and paprika. Succulent meats are served alongside equally free-range and naturally nurtured vegetables. Perfectly pair baked beans, sweet corn on the cob, house-cut fries, and applewood-bacon-smoked onions (small sides, $4) with heavies such as the 12-hour smoked beef brisket ($17), a rack of baby back ribs ($25), a succulent half chicken ($17), or marinated and fried catfish ($17). Between barbecued bites, wipe saucy fingers on edible napkins in the form of fried pickles ($7), catfish bites ($8), or the decadent onion-ring loaf ($7).

Happy Trails Catering keeps eaters on their phalanges with a weekly rotating menu of fresh, eclectic entrees, sandwiches, and salads. Previous patrons have stopped in during lunch (Monday–Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.) to enjoy hearty lasagnas (basil pesto or beef and marinara, $9.50) or a delectable meatloaf sandwich on ciabatta ($9.50). Mindful masticators wishing to achieve a zen-like meat-and-bread balance can indulge in gourmet sandwiches ($8.50) such as the sage-roasted turkey breast with lingonberry cream cheese. Additionally, customers looking to provide catering for a group of voracious stilt marathoners (10-person minimum required) can peruse a menu that features scotch chicken, artichoke parmesan-puff hors d’oeuvres, New York cheesecake, and more.