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| - Vesuvio's has been well loved by those in the neighbourhood for a long time... a long, long time. They opened in 1957 and we've been eating there for 7 years! This Italian-American restaurant offers some wonderful comfort foods, this isn't high-end Italian, it's more what you'd find at an Italian family's home in Brooklyn, simple but rich in flavors and delicious. We find the prices quite reasonable, both for food and wine. We'll go over delivery and dine-in.
Delivery:
The delivery is delicious! Big portions of pasta: I love their Ravioli, Gnocchi and Tortellini. You can get your choice of sauces (meat balls, rose, pesto, frutta di mare, clam or alfredo). There's also lasagna so big one person never manages to finish it, Canneloni and Manicotti. The sandwiches are huge, we've only ever had the veal cutlet and have no need to try the others because we love this one. The thin-crust pizza uses fantastic cheese and tomato sauce, and all the ingredients are fresh. Even a straight up pepperoni is wonderful, they curl up and blacken around the edges a bit, giving a bit of crunch when you bite in and forming lovely pockets of grease that explode with awesome flavor. We day-dream about their pepperoni. We're a huge fan of their Volcano pizza, hot peppers, hot capicollo and hot Italian sausage. For 7 years We've ordered the delivery and will admit that sometimes the delivery men can be a bit off-putting but most of the time they're fine. The delivery here is crazy busy, so you might want to avoid the typical rush times. If you want to guarantee the pizza is as hot as possible consider pick-up, but you have to find street parking. We tend to tag team, one person drives the other runs in and grabs the pizza! It's just so popular you really gotta get it down to an art.
The Restaurant:
We've only recently just stepped foot into the restaurant itself, I've been so addicted to the delivery we never got around to it. The ambiance is a casual, and pretty, not a bad place for a casual date as it has charm. They seem to have a lot of specials on the weekends. Even on days where everything else in the neighborhood is slow this place is humming with activity.
Appy's: Bruschetta is unique here, they take a very fresh tasting approach. The tomatoes are diced and drizzled with olive oil at the end, so it's not wet, and the fresh taste of the tomato really comes through. Parmesan is freshly grated on and instead of basil they use parsley, again adding to that garden fresh taste. The crostini was perfect, great baguette nicely toasted and still soft and hot on the inside. The spiced olives are MARVELOUS. They're done in-house and have a lovely spicy kick to them, with bits of rosemary. We adored these!
Entree: So far we've only had the veal while eating in, and will update the review once I've had more. We can say the veal was good quality and well cooked, with generous portions. The lemon butter sauce is well balanced, too many places over-do the lemon, but not here! Shrimp is cooked perfectly, still crunchy and naturally sweet. The scaloppini is prepared with two kinds of mushrooms and was delicious, loved the sauce and there's lot of sauce so make sure you get some bread for mopping. We did find the sauce a touch acidic, but nothing a nice bold red wine doesn't round out. The veggies are cooked properly, they're heated through but still crunchy. The potatoes ARE AWESOME! They've got a great garlic flavour and roasted to the point of being caramelized, so so so good.
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