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| - What a bizarre little restaurant. Friend and I were driving down Trop and craving Italian. Saw this place out of the corner of my eye and decided to swing in. Didn't have high hopes because of the name (seemed a little cheesy), but figured it was worth a shot. There is some sort of inner-dimensional time shifting porthole just outside the front door, because as soon as you step in the restaurant you transported to Brooklyn circa 1978.
The place was packed, and I mean wall to wall. Grabbed a seat in the bar and just fell in "like" with the place. I can only describe the whole event as surreal. There was even a guy at the bar that looks like he was cast out of "Goodfellas." I still think he was paid by the restaurant to be there.
Service was good, ambiance was outstanding, food was 4/5 stars. Had stuffed ravioli, the cheese was great, but pasta was not great. Salad was very good with a house made dressing. Also ordered spaghetti with Gypsy sauce. They will warn you that it is spicy. Let me warn you, IT IS SPICY. I had to dilute it with marinara. Very good though, and the meat balls were great.
Would have given 5 stars but I thought it was a little pricey for both location and quality of food. Also, I am pretty sure my Johnny Walker Black was a Red. Might have been a mistake on the order from the noise of the festivities, but I got charged for a Black.
I would go back, mostly for the ambiance and that Gypsy sauce. I recommend it, but stay away from drinks or your bill will be high, high, high. And make sure you stroll through the bar to see if they have the "Goodfellas" guy there, he made my night just by his presence alone.
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