sk3

Awhile back I started a thread that nowhere:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/italy...testaccio.html

where I vaguely remembered a night out in Rome in 2003:

Since that posting I've seen this restaurant "Tuttifrutti" mentioned as a favorite on SlowTravel and with the amazing internet found some more reviews and info that's jogged my memory. It WAS a really nice dining experience and I recommend it for great food and the non-touristy environment with a young lively crowd. (I didn't pay, I was with my date and 2 other couples, but it seemed extremely affordably priced).

This first site, Chowhound, describes it best (second paragraph) and offers additional restaurant recommendations:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/371089
You'll read here that it's a Food Club, and I remember now I had to fill out a registration card. I'm completely guessing here (and I mean no disrespect) but I bet this is set up like it is to avoid getting some kind of permit. And this writeup reminded me that we started with the pizzelle also and it was yummy. Although I'm still unfortunately fuzzy about what else I had).

TripAdvisor's Tuttifrutti listing

This site, Stanitalia, gives a nice background to Testaccio, and includes Tuttifrutti in its several Testaccio restaurants reviews

This gives a listing of some other Testaccio places along with Tuttifrutti

Google map with location for Tuttifrutti

Edited to add another review which seems most current:
TimeOut Rome (Critics Choice) February 2010

sk3

(Trying to help consolidate - since this board doesn't have a moderator to merge threads)

Here's a thread with many dining suggestions:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/italy...excelsior.html