Dinner Recommendations for Italian on Harlem Ave.
Dinner Recommendations for Italian on Harlem Ave.
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Dinner Recommendations for Italian on Harlem Ave.
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Post #1 - May 18th, 2007, 4:40 pmHi All--
I am new to the forum, although I have read it in the past (great stuff!), and would love some dinner recommendations for good Italian on/along Harlem Ave. I will be going out that way with friends tomorrow night--with 2 vegetarians in the group.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Vicky
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Post #2 - May 18th, 2007, 6:17 pmRestorante Agostino has gotten some recent love.Steve Z.
“Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.”
― Ludwig van Beethoven
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Post #3 - May 19th, 2007, 9:45 amThanks for the link, Steve...I know this is a tough one...I love the delis on that strip, but am very mixed about past dinner experiences. As a food-lover, decent self-taught cook, and an old school Italian I'm under pressure here on this one. Since I can cook it, I don't usually go out for it....But some friends just moved out that way and have challenged me to bring them out in their new neighborhood.
My tatstes run towards LaScarola (closer to where I curently live), Mia Francesca (I know, I know), Spacca Napoli.
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Post #4 - May 19th, 2007, 10:34 amHarlem Ave. is a long street...
Are you going to be closer to North Ave. or Devon Ave.?
My affection for Ristorante Agostino is freshly renewed, but I think very highly of Zia's on Northwest Hwy. if something further north is more convenient for you.
[Don't let anyone talk you into Vince's on Harlem at Lawrence.]
Giovanna=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=
"Enjoy every sandwich."
-Warren Zevon
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Post #5 - May 19th, 2007, 10:38 amThanks, Giovanna. Closer to harlem is best, but will travel for good food!
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Post #6 - May 19th, 2007, 1:16 pmYou might want to give Caponie's a look. They've got a wood-fired brick oven and produce a respectable Margherita. A little bit thinner and crispier than Spaccanapoli (which I prefer), but still a good value if you're in the area looking for a light dinner. It has a pleasant neighborhood ambience to it as well, along with other offerings, which, other than their antipasti (a generous salumi platter, probably drwawn from local providers), I haven't tried.
Caponie's
3350 N Harlem Ave
Chicago, IL 60634"The fork with two prongs is in use in northern Europe. In England, they’re armed with a steel trident, a fork with three prongs. In France we have a fork with four prongs; it’s the height of civilization." Eugene Briffault (1846)
