Tuscan Hills — Restaurant in New York

Recently had lunch with a friend at this marvelous establishment. If you want Italian regional food, this is the place to go. However you will be doing yourself a disservice if you don't order at least one of the specials. My friend and I ordered two special dishes that were out of this world and demonstrative of the creativity of the two brothers from Abruzzo who run this fine place. Here goes: Spaghetti Chitarra Fiaccheraio: This dish is a blend of the Abruzzo flat spaghetti noodle with a sauce that emanates from Florence. Fiaccheraio is the word for coachman which harkens back to the public transportation system in Florence. The coachmen were a feisty sort and hence the sauce that adorns the Chitarra at Tuscan Hills is slightly spiked with red pepper. The sauce is also infused with sausage and peas to counter balance the slight elevation of the pepper. Striking and enchanting! Faggotini & Formaggio: In Italian faggotini means bundles, hence this dish contains small pasta bundles filled with pears and mascarpone cheese. The sauce that adorns the small pasta bundles is a parmesan cream sauce containing prosciutto and peas that is to die for. My friend and I finished our respective plates by carrying on the Italian tradition of wiping up and eating every drop of sauce with the delicious locally sourced Italian bread. The plates went back to the kitchen almost as clean as they came out. Speaking of locally sourced, the Italian dessert cakes are delivered from a local bakery in Queens and are as delicious and distinctly regional as the main dishes. So also treat yourself to some espresso and dessert to fully savor the experience at...

Nearly 4 years after my initial review, and my dinner at Tuscan Hills could not have been more different. While the restaurant itself retained the same rustic, antiquated charm that I remembered, the food and service far surpassed my memories. I truly believe that my previous experience versus my more recent one was just a matter of knowing what to order and what to avoid.

I ordered the calamari yet again, and it remained a well executed rendition of a popular dish that. My fiancée commented on the perfectly light and almost buttery batter that was neither too heavy or too light. Calamari is a simple dish that is often done so improperly and I'm happy to say they continue to do it justice. While I ordered fish to my own regret on my prior visit, I opted to steer clear and instead opted for pasta. We ordered the fettuccine in pink sauce with spicy sausage and the rigatoni with eggplant. Both were so simple, but so delicious! They rotate their menu frequently, however these two dishes seem to be staples that are always available, and with good reason.

In regards to ways up improve, sometimes it's the little things that count. Had they brought the complimentary bread out warm as opposed to cold sould have been a nice touch. And because the tables are a bit on the small side, the waiter had to play plate/utensil Tetris whenever a dish arrived at the table. This isn't a problem, except that he wasn't able to do so with quick, decisive movements and instead ended up lingering laboriously while doing so which got to be a little awkward. Still, this is my favorite Italian restaurant in the area by far and I look forward to making a...

I like this place, it’s quaint and wholesome. The place is a little worn down but I guess that’s the charm of it. The restrooms are suspect and not clean for the two times I’ve been there, my wife did not like that at all.

First time I went the food was AMAZING.. we ordered a Buffalo Mozzarella cheese Stuffed ravioli in a pesto olive oil sauce. That was amazing very tasteful not too salty. My son had a personal Pan pizza and my daughter had Plain fettuccine With crispy chicken. They bring out really good bread with a salty dipping oil. It seems like it was like Minced black olives with Olive oil, That was really good salty but tasteful. One thing I really gotta give to them that I haven’t Mentioned is their incredibly delicious tiramisu.. It was creamy perfect sweetness melts in your mouth 10 out of 10. And I’m gonna tell you something I am not a big fan of tiramisu, but this was just amazing.

The bill wasn’t crazy But after going home, we saw that the waitress double charged us for two orders of Fettuccine. I mean it was $14 extra. I was a little peeved, but I got over it.

The second time I went there, I ordered the Penne à la vodka with sautéed chicken And my wife ordered the chicken Parm with penne pasta. My dish was OK but my wife’s dish was terrible. The chicken was way overdone and rubbery, and the cheese on top didn’t taste too good. I’ll probably won’t come back here for a while maybe a year or two. But overall, I highly advise to try the stuffed Ravioli with...