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Italian, Pizza
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Downtown Manhattan (Downtown)
0.2 miles from Chinatown
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Reviewed 3 days ago via mobile

Great food and lots of it! In the heart of Little Italy, NYC. On the cramped side-call it cozy. Delicious and fast. Lively staff.

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed April 18, 2023

Food needs more seasoning. It was really bland. Salad was very good. Music was nice but was a little too loud.

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed April 3, 2023

Awesome group meal. We had 23 teens and 6 adults for a total of 29 people. The food was fabulous and the staff was great to everyone. We have a lot of fussy teens in the group and everyone LOVED it. For so many, it...was their favorite meal the whole time in New York. I would bring a group here again.More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed November 19, 2022 via mobile

Not a great start as the waiter was a bit rude but from there on in it was fantastic. We sat with two couples from Philly who where great company and when the entertainment started it just added to the atmosphere. To be honest the...food was good but the company and atmosphere created by the entertainment made our night. Definitely worth the visit if you are lucky enough to time it right.More

Date of visit: November 2022
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Reviewed November 2, 2022

The place is in a busy area, full of people. a small place typical for Italian cuisine. You can enjoy pasta or Pizza mainly. Portions are good and prices are fair.

Date of visit: December 2021
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Reviewed October 2, 2022 via mobile

The food itself was solid. Chicken Parm was decent. Have had better and have had far worse. Not sure the food is worth the trip to Little Italy, but it was good. The atmosphere itself, however, was awesome. There was live music, specifically a couple...playing a variety of tunes. It was gloriously tacky, like an SNL skit. Everyone had a great time and left with a smile on their faces.More

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed August 8, 2022 via mobile

Our last night in New York on a holiday we had waited for three years, our booking was accepted at 9pm but they couldn’t wait to get rid of us from the restaurant, it seemed like someone had accepted our booking and had made a...mistake for doing so. The food ordered was not what came out to us, even though very nice food indeed, and while we were eating the food, the waiter came up three times to try to take the plates away, even though we had clearly not finished. When challenged about these issues, it was stated that they would decrease the service charge by 50% but then added on a credit card fee for using a Revolut card. We hadn’t occurred a few for using this card the previous two weeks in four states we had travelled.More

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed July 3, 2022 via mobile

If you’re into loud live music singing with some dancing & huge portions this is the place for you. Unfortunately it was incredibly busy and the service was incredibly slow. So much so that we saw at least 2 couples leave because they weren’t served....The food is good, the prices reasonable and if you’re in the right mood with the right group of people it’s worth a visit. If your looking for a quiet chilled meal this is not the place.More

Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed January 23, 2022 via mobile

We stopped into this restaurant after reading the reviews on here, we turned up without a reservation in the evening and they accommodated us with no fuss at all, the food was proper old school Italian and was fantastic. They had a music act on...of a couple that I can only describe as old lounge bar, they were so shockingly bad it was brilliant and it really made our night. Would definitely return here the next time we are in the big apple for sure.More

Date of visit: December 2021
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Reviewed June 25, 2021

Portions are very generous. The place is old-style Italian, very well prepared. The restaurant is not the nicest, but the food.... I had the fried calamari, garlic bread, chicken parm and marinara spaghetti. Also ordered the house wine. Everything was spectacular. I have been told...to go for the prix fixe which includes all you can eat drinks... unfortunately I was on a tight schedule and wasn't able to. Be sure to make a reservation. Great place.More

Date of visit: June 2021
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Reviewed January 4, 2020

I stopped in for lunch with a friend, the restaurant was busy (a good sign). We were seated quickly but waited a little bit to have our order taken. They have an amazing lunch special. Minestrone soup was delicious. I ordered Ravioli- the pasta was...fresh, the sauce was unlike any I’d had before, a rich tomato that tasted fresh like I had picked it from my childhood garden. The cheese had such a full flavor. Absolutely incredible. I would eat here again. The bread toasted perfectly.More

Date of visit: December 2019
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Reviewed December 26, 2019

Very rude, had called to make a reservation and was hung up on several times. Wasn’t very helpful at all

Date of visit: December 2019
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Reviewed December 9, 2019

We had a fabulous time. The food was much better than we expected overall and so plentiful. Anderson the waiter was very attentive and helpful in making the evening fantastic. We would have loved to hear the music play a bit longer but when it...did play it was super fun even for our young crowd. So many of our crowd can't wait to go back again.More

Date of visit: December 2019
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Reviewed November 30, 2019 via mobile

Visited on the 29th of November When we first walked in no one came to show us to a table. Once we were rushed to our table and the menu sort of just thrown down in front of us we sat for a good 10...mins before anyone arrived to take our order. We ordered for drinks a bottle of red wine when it arrived it was white wine, having told the waiter this he went and changed it.... but the red wine was freezing cold as if it had been in a freezer! Now I’m no wine connoisseur but freezing cold red wine is not right. Our food don’t get me wrong was fine but being in little Italy I would have expected a little bit more homely feeling. We were rushed as there was a private party coming in at 3.30pm but there was no talk of this when coming in or we would have went elsewhere and to be fair there was no conversation from the staff at all. I was very reluctant to leave a tip but I didn’t want any hassle and just ate and left. We were also sat right in front of the front door the cold air coming from the door was horrible also. Before we left a couple entered the restaurant and the waiter was very cheeky and said to them in an annoyed tone when they asked for a table “ There is a SIGN on the door” while pointing making the couple look and feel stupid. Food 5/10 Decore 4/10 Service being brutally honest 1/10More

Date of visit: November 2019
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Reviewed November 11, 2019

Live music, meal arrived quickly, and very good authentic Italian. Garlic bread was amazing. Loved Puglia

Date of visit: November 2019
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We went on a Saturday night and it was amazing. They had live music on and everyone was dancing in the chairs. Have a fab time
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  • Value: 4
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