Saluggi’s – Amazing Homey Italian Food in Tribeca
While searching the web for Italian food in our area, Gao Di and I stumbled on the wonder that is Saluggi’s, a humble little restaurant in Tribeca right on Church Street just below Canal. The menu looked good so we decided to hobble on over to check the food out.
This place is amazing, it feels like a nice humble Italian restaurant you would eat at in the suburbs, and I mean that in a good way. Sometimes you need a place that makes you feel like you’re not in the city and this is definitely that.
Moving on to the good stuff – the food rocks. I got Saluggi’s Eggplant Rollatini (pictured above), which is a slight diversion from your average. This fried eggplant is rolled in ham, ricotta, topped with marina, and even comes with a large side plate of pasta. Holy shit, it is delicious!
Gao Di got the Classic Spaghetti & Meatballs. Now, it’s hard to go wrong with this meal, but Saluggi’s spaghetti & meatballs was ridiculously good – they KILLED it. These gigantic homemade meatballs were so tasty with a really nice marinara sauce.
This place reminds me of those small pizza & pasta places I used to go to as a kid, and I love it. We saw a table gnawing on some wings that looked real good. This is definitely the kind of place where I’d want to scarf down tons of wings and beer. Will have to come back and find out if the wings are any good!
meow. completely agree. the pizza is even more delicious than the stuff you discussed above. seriously. try the mini meatball pie or the pepperoni. i am so full right now and thought of saluggi’s makes me hungry. it’s ridiculous. ly. good.
Oh man, I’ll have to try the pizza. I’ve heard only good things but the eggplant.. it’s so irresistible.