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However, when I called the restaurant, I asked him if I could make a reservation.. I asked him if he was normally crowded.. "It's first come, first serve, ok?" "That's all I can tell you." he replied with his super gruff, super Brooklyn Accent.
When we get to the restaurant, he comes to the table with a gruff and imposing personality.. He stands in front of us... He wants the orders immediately.. Like, no waiting, no time for chit chat, Lous wants the order.. We asked him to come back but, he reminds us that we need to put our order in before the birthday party if we would like to eat that night.. Again, Lous wants the order.
Not really having seen the menu entirely, I order for the table.. Being a fairly standard Red Sauce menu, I go with Chicken Scarpariello, Veal Parm, and a plate of baked clams for the three of us..
I was happy with my choices until, I saw the food from the other tables come out.. Plates of awesome looking fried pork chops, the pizza looks like really, really good.. The typical cold antipasti salad that I remember eating growing up, and a few really nice plates of escarole.. Pronounced, "scah-roll" by Italian Americans where I grew up..
Clams come out and they are really good.. Lots of butter but, not too much. A good version.
I am a huge veal parm fan.. Only when done properly.. For me, this was an ok version.. I prefer the veal to be less thick.. Here it was like three layers of veal fried.. Then topped with the sauce and cheese.. I would have prefered for each thin layer to be given the cheese treatment.. It was too thick for me.. Miss A enjoyed this however.
This is how I would think a veal parm would look like in the 1950's..
Miss A liked the veal the best.. Miss K liked both a lot.. I liked the chicken scarpariello though, I don't really know how true to form it stayed.. As I know it, scarpariello is essentially a vinegar chicken.. This was like chicken in a garlic and wine sauce.. No, vinegar at all.. However, it was a good version of garlic and wine..
Glasses of Valpolicella are coming out of the kitchen. Lous, has a great pour. I have read other reviews that talk about how he pours it all the way to the top.. I felt this was photo worthy.. Pretty funny,. This reminded me of Science Class when they showed us about water surface tension.
We did not look at dessert because we were running to a movie.. Lou at the end was really funny.. Joking with Miss K.. Again, I loved the fact that Miss K was like nervous that she wasnt eating enough.. She didnt want to upset Lou. She was nervous that she was going to have to wash dishes..
Fun place.. A real time warp.. Next time I am getting the pizza and those fried pork chops looked awesome. Looking forward to hearing other people's experience.. The place says steaks and chops on the sign.. I haven't seen the steaks but, the chops looked pretty damn good.
