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Saluggi’s – Amazing Homey Italian Food in Tribeca
Filed in Food & Drink,
May 2, 2010, 2:50 pm
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!
Aurora’s Brunch Special
Filed in Food & Drink,
April 22, 2010, 10:19 am
The other weekend we had some beautiful weather and we decided to hit up Aurora in Williamsburg for brunch. I’d been to both Aurora’s locations before and the Williamsburg one is way better. Aurora in Williamsburg has a nice little semi-outdoor area which is perfect for a nice day. The Soho location is kinda kitschy.
Aurora offers a brunch special that includes a brunch entree with a coffee and a mimosa or bloody mary for an affordable $15 dollars and it’s worth it. I recall Aurora having some amazing sangria and it’s a shame they don’t have it as an option instead of a mimosa or bloody mary on that brunch menu.
This is the Confit d’Anatra, duck confit with bacon hash and poached eggs. It is ridiculously delicious! A hash of two great meats can only mean great things and Aurora does it up real good.
Gao Di got l’Ingles, two eggs any style (in this case fried) with applewood-smoked bacon, sausage, mushrooms, beans and roasted tomato. This bacon is so thick it’s like amazing slices of pork belly. A very savoury meal this one, succulent pork and sausage goes very nicely with all the extra fixin’s.
Mmm. That was a good brunch.
Williamsburg’s Il Passatore serves Cheeseburger at Brunch
Filed in Food & Drink,
January 3, 2010, 6:42 pm
Il Passatore is an awesome little Italian restaurant in Williamsburg that I’ve been coming to for a while as a few friends live a short walk away. I came in yesterday to find that this place serves a hamburger on their brunch menu. I love burgers and wondered if an Italian restaurant would serve up a good one. When I asked the waiter how the burger was he responded, “It is ridiculous.” Il Passatore has never let me down with their other dishes and this response had me sufficiently intrigued.
This 8oz. beef burger is served with the usual fixings of lettuce, tomatoes and red onions with a small side salad and some roasted potatoes. I opted for cheddar cheese. I thought the roasted potatoes were a little uninteresting but they tasted pretty good. The burger, on the other hand, was fantastic. The cheddar was beautifully melted and the burger was cooked to perfection. I love when places actually give you medium-rare when you ask for it, I have had too many experiences asking for medium rare and receiving awkwardly burnt burgers. Il Passatore comes through with a wonderfully cheesy and juicy burger at $11. Definitely a good burger joint, who would’ve guessed it?
Some other recommendations from Il Passatore’s menu: The Cozze in Padella (mussels) are ridiculously good. The order comes with a large pile of mussels in a delicious spicy tomato sauce. My favorite pasta dish here is the Pappardelle Con Sugo Di Coda, pappardelle with oxtail ragu, mmm!) The Lombata Di Maiale (roasted pork loin stuffed with spinach and served with caramelized peaches).
Il Passatore is an amazing restaurant. As burgers go, I still think Dumont’s burger is better (and their fries are sooo good) but Il Passatore’s definitely ranks up there. They’ve got a great burger and their italian food is AMAZING- and an awesomely random find right off the Graham L train stop.
Il Passatore is located at 14 Bushwick Ave (between Devoe St & Metropolitan Ave) in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
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