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| - First review of 2014.
Real Southern Italian cuisine is to be found here in spades. While it seems to have something of the retro vibe that Oregano's has, this place is not a chain, and the ambiance here is more of an Italian home during the 40s and 50s instead of a restaurant with random antiques hung on the walls, ceiling, etc.
Not only does it look like an Italian-American home during that time, it tastes and smells like it too. The recipe for the sauce no doubt has roots in the old country, and I'm certain someone's Nonna came over from Palermo a century ago with that recipe in her head. The meat sauce has a sweet, spicy taste. Fantastic, but as my family is Zeneize and Toscano, it's a distinctly different flavor from what I am used to.
My wife and I were very happy with our meal, but I have to be in the mood for food from the lower half of the Boot to want to come here again. When that moment strikes, I'll be ready to return for some lasagne or a pizza.
Thanks RigaTony's for a delicious lunch!
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