There is no question that so many Italian restaurants in the U.S. are now serving food that comes very close to what you will find in Italy.

And a whole lot more, meaning nearly every menu offers more or less the same dishes—carpaccio, burrata, cacio e pepe, gnocchi, veal Milanese, ribeyes, branzino and tiramisù—while appending it with dishes that really had their origins in America, including Caesar salad, chicken parmigiana, truffled parmesan fries and cheesecake.