Ristorante Machiavelli has hung onto its cheap classification by serving reasonable portions of pasta, instead of the towering noodle mounds that most red-checkered-tablecloth joints offer. There’s nothing bargain-bin about the flavors at this Capitol Hill mainstay, however, as the lasagna, chicken parmesan, and spaghetti taste just as they should. HANNA RASKIN 1215 Pine St., 621-7941, machiavellis.com