Patsy's

John's, move over, Patsy's get's my vote for a great Italian style pizza in NYC. The restaurant is family friendly, moderately priced, comfortable and considering there is no carpeting, you do not need to yell at your companions to have a conversation.

Their regular pizza is the star. The sauce is sweet as though every tomato in it was vine ripened. The mozzerella was fresh, rather than the aged mozzerella of typical restaurant pizzas. Together with the fresh basil leaves you have a little slice of heaven in your hands. The dinner rolls seemed freshly baked and had the texture of a sourdough although they were sweet.

If you are a meatball and spaghetti fan, you will not be disappointed by the veal meatballs; if that was beef, they fooled me completely. The cheese ravioli with pistachio sauce was lovely and delicate in taste. They were rich yet subtle in flavor. Click on the first photo for adresses.