Honestly, I can think of 10 Italian restaurants I'd rather go to than deal with all the bullshit there. I had a res and still waited an hour.
It's right on par with Dominick's or Frankie and Johnnie's Pine Tavern here in the Bronx. Good food. Lots of it. But a long wait if you're an American foreigner from Connecticut .
Bamonte's is great. Try the mussels and porkchop. Also, if you are going on a Friday or Saturday night call ahead or wait like any other place.
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