# Orto Santa Monica

> Growing up in Italy, my family cooked at home and had the most extraordinary experiences with ingredients grown in our backyard, paired with the wines my chef/restaurateur stepfather would bring back from regions throughout Italy. I fell in love with food as a child watching my stepfather, once nominated a top chef in Italy, work in restaurant kitchens and floors. Moving to California in 1991 and subsequently to Santa Monica and experiencing the Farmers Market inspired me to start Orto - Italian for “vegetable garden” - where I meld local ingredients and organic herbs grown here at the restaurant to create traditional Italian recipes.

## Key facts
- **URL**: https://frankiapp.com/business/orto-santa-monica-757359
- **Type**: Restaurants
- **Cuisine**: Italian
- **Location**: Santa Monica, CA
- **Address**: 502 Santa Monica Blvd , Santa Monica, CA 90401, US
- **Phone**: 14244338100
- **Website**: https://www.opentable.com/restaurant/profile/994312?ref=18704
- **Coordinates**: 34.017187, -118.493913
- **Claimed**: unclaimed

## About
Growing up in Italy, my family cooked at home and had the most extraordinary experiences with ingredients grown in our backyard, paired with the wines my chef/restaurateur stepfather would bring back from regions throughout Italy. I fell in love with food as a child watching my stepfather, once nominated a top chef in Italy, work in restaurant kitchens and floors. Moving to California in 1991 and subsequently to Santa Monica and experiencing the Farmers Market inspired me to start Orto - Italian for “vegetable garden” - where I meld local ingredients and organic herbs grown here at the restaurant to create traditional Italian recipes.

## Hours
- Monday: 5:30pm - 10pm
- Tuesday: 5:30pm - 10pm
- Wednesday: 5:30pm - 10pm
- Thursday: 5:30pm - 10pm
- Friday: 5:30pm - 10:30pm
- Sunday: 5:30pm - 10pm

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