Those preferring a more elaborate dish can try the veal Sorentina, made with eggplant, prosciutto, and mozzarella. Chicken is all white meat. One longs for chicken cacciatore to come with dark meat complete with bone and skin. At dinner, when table service is the rule in both restaurants, only whole pizza is served. At lunchtime, when diners order and pick up their food at the counter separating the kitchen from the dining area, the menu includes slices.
Counter service is friendly.
Table service is also good, although at Olney the servers, most of them young, have a tendency to stand around. Desserts, such as cannoli and tiramisu, are okay but not the reason to visit Mamma Lucia. The wine list, given Montgomery County's stupid wine laws, is not bad. Open daily for lunch and dinner. 2001 by Washington Magazine Inc.