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| - This is an excellent place for date/dinner in the Little Italy neighborhood. It's situated off Cornell and Murray Hill road with free valet parking (please do tip them). It's my favorite place to eat in Little Italy.
I'm usually here Wednesday evenings for their 2 for $40 special. This special includes an appetizer, two entrees and a bottle of wine. I would say this is the best deal in the neighborhood, not only in value but in taste and quality.
The appetizers are usually chef's choice of flat bread, soup of the day or salads. I usually op for their soup, but that's sometimes a hit or miss depending on what they have that day.
The main entrees which you can choose includes grilled salmon, shrimp & grits, pot roast, mac and cheese and a few others. So far, I've had the salmon, shrimp & grits, pot roast and the mack and cheese with this special. I have to say I'm blown away with the quality of the food for the money. The salmon comes out crispy on the outside, but cooked perfectly on the inside. Their pot roast is flavorful and the meat is tender. The mac and cheese is excellent when you want some comfort food. Although I still think Presti's seafood mac and cheese is the best. Speaking of Presti's, the restaurant serves bread from Presti's (as do many of the restaurants in Little Italy), and its pretty good. Their dinner portions are generous as well.
The bottle of wine you get is basically a bonus, don't expect a bottle of Dom Perignon though. It's your typical $6-8 wine you find at markets, but they are not too bad. You get a choice of whites such as chardonnay or pinot grigio and reds such as merlot or cabernet. Oh if you get too tipsy after the bottle of wine, you can book one of the rooms upstairs ;)
TIP: If the weather is permitting, take the patio option. The patio is quite nice and well maintained.
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