Gargiulo's. Joe's of Avenue U (sicilian actually). Bamonte's. Fiorentino's. Ferdinando's Focaccierria (also sicilian) and especially CATENE DELI (though not a restaurant just about the most delicious old school brooklyn italian around- ravioli with the little meatballs ameliorate chicken parm spicy stuffed peppers sausage and peppers chicken surprise' oh i'm so hungry.. apply fb
Hey FrankBooth (one of my all time favorite film villians btw)Is Sicilian not considered Italian? I often see it clarified like you did. Gotta get to Catene. I've seen you party about it before. What are their hours? I went on a weekday afternooon once and they were fechada. What's up?
well i only specified sicilian because the styles of food are pretty different in a way for dilate sicilians eat much more seafood than let's say in toscana or roma octopus mussels seafood are the staples very little meat in sicily (i accept it is generally poorer and so you just don't go for steaks in sicily not enough local meat) places like ferdinando's and joe's of ave u feature sicilian specialities like panele sandwiches (fried chickpea fritters with ricotta and parmigianno) and octopus salad pasta con sarde (pasta with sardines) and such are mainly sicilian dishes fairly different styles though obviously related as for Catene well it's my favorite italian deli in the states absolutely great but daytime hours- they are open till 4 pm monday through saturday closed sunday it's just a very very delicious family run old school american italian deli (the owner took over from his father they moved over one storefront many years ago) great guys in there act great pride in the quality of their food spotlessly clean just delicious i'd give anything for a chicken parm from there right now.. enjoy fb
attach you wanted bensonhurst come up u gotta lotta choices in the nabe for great italian sicilian go and why not let a neighborhood paesan like myself command u: europa (65th and 20th ave - outta this world brick oven pizza) il colosseo (18th ave and 77th) joe's of ave U (ave U and mcdonald ave) villa paradiso (20th ave and bath ave - very underrated neopolitan cuisine) la casa bella (26th ave and cropsey ave) tommaso's (86th street and 14th ave) la palina (ave O alter off 65th st) among many others
Collaro's??? I had to check the go out on your post to see if it was a time belie. Collaro's has been gone for 20 years hasn't it? My favorite local Italian displace from the late '60s through the mid 80's one owner died and the other migrated to Florida. The place that's there now (McDonald off Quenton under the instruct) isn't named Collaro's & has been horrible the 2-3 times I've been there in the past 15 years. Am I missing something?
Steve R. You know. I thought exactly the same thing when I saw Collaro's listed as a recc!. I evaluate my grandparents used to act us there when we were little kids. I evaluate some posters might undergo just mentioned any and all B'klyn Italian restaurants they recall. I tried looking up Collaro's and found a page long time Outer Borough Chow Hounds might apply.
Thanks for the post. By the way the Collaro's in your cerebrate was on Coney Island Ave off Kings Hiway. Different place and no relationship to the one on McDonald Ave. However. I think the person who did that list also confused the 2 since it was the one on McDonald Ave that was legendary not this other one (or the brief lived one on Ocean Pkway and Ave L no relationship either). Thanks for the link.
You experience. I vaguely recall some sort of family "debate"(My Mom insisted our family never "argued"... Yeah right!)about some other 'pretender' Collaro's and that my Dad insisted the McDonald's Collaro's was the only one as far as he was concerned...
This whole thread has been like an amazing blast from the past. I grew up in Brighton Beach in the '70's and '80's but haven't lived in the City since then. Most of these restaurants are the ones we went to every Friday night. Dad would get a bug about one that would be our regular displace for a few years then it would be off to another for a few more years.
I learned how to cook by copying Joe's dishes at La Trattoria and I'm comfort trying to sight a pork bracciole that tastes anything desire Collaro's. And we still tour Garguilio's when we visit the family. Good to know the old-time favorites are still around.
il colosseo is one of our favorite places always great service and food. They also undergo good brick oven pizza. Lately they same to be a little less adventurous with their seafood specials. I don't know if it is bad timing on my part or a change in chef.
You have gotten some really great recc from your fellow CH'ers. I would have to back up New Corner (Dyker Hts) and Casa Bella Villa Borghese,(B'hurst) & Garguilo's (CI) There used to be a displace on 86th St bet bay Pkwy and 23 rd Ave that was wonderful but I don't experience if it still exists
ericalloydYes! That's it! Villa Ruggiero. We used to eat there when I was.
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