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| - I'd like to preface this review with saying that I like Elio's escalope de veau à la milanaise so much that I thought about it every single day the week after I went there. It was a dream meal for me, this crispy breaded pan fried veal with spaghetti in tomato sauce. It's like a kids' meal in an adult portion.
It did took us awhile to get seated. When we got there, around 7.30pm on a Saturday evening, the place was in full swing and the manager was teaching his son tricks and tips to handle the pressure. We started with bread and it was served warm, which for me is a real plus plus. Then came the calamari, which was good on its own (though a tad oily), but was absolutely fantastic when dipped into the accompanying tomato sauce. It was a very unique taste, this tomato sauce, and it reminded me of the tomato sauce I had at a greek restaurant recently. And finally the superstar of the night for me, the veal, just made that evening better and better. For dessert, we had a canoli, which was also unbelievably good, even though by this time my stomach was already screaming, "Enough is enough!"
I will go back 1000 times and recommend everybody who likes their genuine, family run Italian restaurants to give this place a try.
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