I think Ideale or E Tutto Qua will provide you with real Italian food, and not with the Cal-Italian or good versions of Italian dishes served at non-Italian restaurants that some have suggested.
In particular, E Tutto Qua has been recommended to me by several young Italians as their go-to place for a real taste of home.
A young couple from Sicily were also raving about Trattoria da Vittorio in West Portal, but I haven’t tried it.
