La Manda’s Restaurant — Restaurant in Town of Greenburgh

So we went for dinner - my wife and 2 kids. They are not really kid-friendly and the clientele, on the older side, is of the same mindset. I think they realize that the word is out and they try to play it off.

Food was pretty good- we got served real quick - like super quick which was fine.

We had salad which is actually the best thing in my opinion. The pasta was good. Chicken dish was fine.

When the waiter asked if we wanted dessert I asked what was made in-house. He said, “Italian cheesecake” so I said okay, is it fresh? He replied yes. So I said okay. 3 seconds later it appears at the table, as if he had it in his pocket. It was burnt on top and must’ve been sitting out (which I didn’t realize until I took a bite) it was like room temp. I spit it out. Little did I know, my daughter (2.5 years old) tried it and she spit it out.

I told the waiter and he was shocked - like he never heard such a thing. And when we were leaving I investigated the place where the cheesecake appeared from and it was sitting on where the dishes and bread were. I asked the owner like what’s the deal. He said oh, that was the last piece, we keep it here. I told him it was horrible. He took it personally like, “you know that’s Italian cheesecake” yeah, trust me, I know.

He took it off the bill, albeit begrudgingly, but he did do it. And seemed to be annoyed.

Food like that should not be out of the refrigerator for more than 2 hours. Thank God we didn’t eat it. Guarantee I’d be sick all night.

I can see how the old world appeal is there. Food is okay- simple Italian - mass produced in very...

La Manda is old school Italian American. Who cares about the aging interior, it is about the food, the family who runs it and the hospitality. I hope they never change.

If you high end or if you want fancy go somewhere else. As the aging owner says, "we shop at the same places"

It is now kind of like going over to someone's for family dinner since the 90 year old owner spent a lot of time at the table entertaining us. His family was a booth over having their dinner. They have owned it almost 60 years... (With no apparent updates ;c).

At one time there were more of these classic places, 30 years ago i visited many, particularly by Dobbs Ferry and over in Jersey. Love them.. La Manda is a great example. Usually these places die with the owner, here the 50 year old son should keep it going.

We started with the well dressed, simple head lettuce salad. You've had it.

Next the escarole in brodo soup and Pasta Fajole.

The tender veal entrees & sauces were outstanding. We had both the Franchese (here Picatta with breading) and the venerable Marsala. A couple refills of the bread basket were used mopping up the extra sauce. The Italians have a word for that...

Sides of pasta we're good.

I had a good look at the brick oven and want to come back for pizza.

Sorry no photos of the food, we were too hungry.

The four of us shared 2 salads, 2 soups and 2 entrees, the bill was $62. Crazy. In Westchester, unbelievable. If they didn't own the building they couldn't offer that kind of value.

Go, this is the kind of Italian American food & family that captured the heart of...

Amazing old school Italian place.

Best pizza!

Best chicken dishes!

Best salad!

Best Italian restaurant in Westchester!

Cash only!

Not a place for kids.

It's not fancy, there aren't any frills, nothing special, not a great ambiance, and their wait staff may not come off as the friendliest people you'll ever meet, especially it's your 1st time or if your used to high end or chain restaurants. But you will have the best dam meal of you life. And after a while going you'll eventually be more like family than a customer and there just aren't many places like this left around here.

I've been eating here since I was a child and its still just as good now as it was back then.

Nothing on this menu is bad, over the years I've tried it all. They haven't changed it in 20 years and I hope...