Nino's Restaurant — Restaurant in New York

OMG! Where do I begin??! I live out of town but was visiting my ailing dad who is in the hospital. My daughter and I had not eaten and so she decided on Ninos! Boy were we in for an amazing delightful surprise! We were greeted by such a handsome crew! They all were well dressed, pleasant and inviting! We were seated spaciously apart from other patrons. We weren’t carted I guess because there were ample yet intimate seating everywhere. Also parking was on the premises. Let’s get down to the nitty gritty.. the food! OMG! DELICIOUS! My daughter ordered the lamb chops, sautéed spinach and I ordered shrimp Parmesan with penne and marinara sauce. For appetizers we ordered the Calamari which was light hot and fresh! The wait was about a half hour which was fine only because we were devouring the bread and butter, sparkling water and refreshing sprite! When the food arrived the lamb chops were of a good size. You get four which is more than enough. The smell was inviting. I cut into my shrimp Parmesan and automatically thought it was chicken! I summoned the waiter over and told him they made a mistake. The waiter reaffirmed that it was shrimp and not chicken. I took one bite and boom, it was these COLOSSAL SHRIMP butterfly cut and flattened! My palette was dancing! I fell in love! We also ordered a plate to go for my husband . I don’t quite know if it made it to hubby lol ! Finally upon leaving Ninos we were greeted and thanked by everyone for dining there. My daughter and I were the ones humble and happy! Thank you Ninos for your professionalism and authenticity for Italian food! We...

Our party of ten elder celebrants of birthdays and 30th wedding anniversary were well accommodated in the main dining room. None of the starting appetizers sampled - Calamari Fritti, antipasto caldo and Vongole Oreganata - stood out particularly. Generally prefer accompanying bread loaves toasted. Our party passed on any zuppa or insalate. Plating and tableware were replaced for the entrees and desert. Competent servers were unobtrusive. The opted for pastas, farfalle, rigatoni and penne were perfectly Al dente. From a simple chicken parmigiana, a Pesce Franchese, Pollo Sorrentino, Pollo Ripoieno, sliced sausage over broccoli rabe, meat ravioli, an eclectic sampling were heartily consumed. On a return visit I'd like to try the lamb shanks from the special menu. However, from the specials two of us chose the "Sunday Sauce," "gravy" with a featured trio of meatball, sausage and beef braciole the latter of which I first cut with a knife that passed through like warm butter. Then a fork edge was enough to separate bite size morsels with ease. I'd want to have had a doggy bag but I cleared my plate leaving only a little farfalle behind. Tiramisu, cheesecake, a lemon sorbet and a mango sorbet we're among the deserts chosen. An all together satisfying 2½ hour Sunday...

Seems like a nice place. I am a first time customer. I ordered ahead for a pick up. It was holiday catering. The hostess killed it for me. She looked a bit like Sophia Coppola in the Godfather but her attitude was anything but humble. I don't know whether it was the onslaught of people coming in for their holiday pick ups such as myself but she was clearly flustered. But I noticed that she was much more concerned about paying attention to her phone rather than paying customers, such as most rude millennials do unfortunately. This left a bad impression on me. Otherwise the guy who brought the food to my car was nice and I tipped him generously. I even think the owner or manager (guy in a suit) thanked me for my patronage and wished me a Merry Christmas, even while he was running around. That was truly nice and showed genuine appreciation for customers. As for the food, when I got home and tried it I couldn't be more pleased. Delicious and tasty. Had a nice old school flavor and preparation style to it just like I remember growing up before emigrating here with my grandmother and mother's home cooking! I would like to give Nino's another try and dine in whenever that happens. The food and manager/owner saved me from writing Nino's off altogether. Look forward to...