Nestled between a burger joint and some small office buildings is the charming dining oasis known simply as the White House. Occupying an historic farm residence that was once surrounded by Orange Groves, the White House prepares creative and exquisite Italian and French dishes.

Chef Bruno is from Italy, so naturally the pasta and grilled meat and fish are done perfectly. On my most recent visit I enjoyed both and the Prada rack of lamb (New Zealand lamb, pan roasted with Italian cipollini and lamb jus) and the chef’s choice, pasta sampler which included four pastas (including gnocchi) and complimentary sauces. For appetizers their lobster ravioli, delicate pasta sheets filled with lobster and basil on a sauce of ginger and citrus, with crispy leeks was a palette pleaser, as was the best Caesar salad I had ever tasted (and I rarely even like Caesar salad), and the saut