It sounds like La Spiaggia Ristorante has a fan for life in Cal O’Brien. With reviews like his, it’s clear the restaurant will add more loyal customers like him. “My wife and I agree this is the best Italian food we’ve had outside of Italy,” O’Brien said. “It’s on par with anything we ate in Venice.”

O’Brien, a longtime Harborite, has been to La Spiaggia many times so far in the restaurant’s short existence. He’ll be back soon. O’Brien loves “everything” that Doug Cox, executive chef and co-owner, makes at La Spiaggia — 729 Point Brown Ave. NW, in Ocean Shores. “I’ve tried something different every time just because I want to try new things,” O’Brien said. “I don’t have a single bad word to say. Everything we’ve had is spot on.”