Everybody loves pasta, but where can you get the best Italian food?

If you can’t fly to Italy to take in a dinner in Tuscany, perhaps you can find a little Rome near home.

If you are looking for a local restaurant with an Italian flair, where do you go?
Is there a place that makes a marvelous chicken marsala? The perfect sauce to complement fettuccini? Or for the traditionalists, the perfect blend of spaghetti and meatballs?

Patch is looking for the top restaurants worthy of being named “Best Italian,” as Patch unveils its Readers’ Choice.

Just log in and post your vote in the comments section below. You may nominate multiple places, but please post each nomination in a separate comment so we can make sure they are all counted. Your nominee must be in Irmo, Lexington, Spring Valley or St. Andrews to be eligible.

Nominations are due by July 9.

Voting for Readers’ Choice 2012 will begin in late July and winners will be announced in August.