| Eating Italian food is almost like romancing a woman. | | | | And the salads. Italian restaurant salads can be a meal |
| Italian food is more than just a meal, it's an experience. | | | | in themselves. You don't just get a dish with a little |
| That's why when you go into an Italian restaurant, | | | | lettuce and some carrots. You get a salad the size of |
| there is just nothing like it. The atmosphere is like no | | | | Manhattan Island. And don't ask for any kind of |
| other place on the planet, from the music being piped in | | | | dressing other than Italian or oil and vinegar. Yeah, the |
| from old Italy, to the paintings on the walls. A good | | | | waiter will deck you for that too. |
| Italian restaurant feels like you've walked into 17th | | | | As for the main dishes, just about every Italian main |
| century Italy. | | | | dish has something to do with pasta, whether it be |
| The trouble is, these days, it's very hard to find a good | | | | spaghetti, linguini, ziti or whatever. Most of the dish, as it |
| Italian restaurant. With everything being fast food | | | | is with Chinese food, is made up of the pasta. |
| today, most of your Italian places are either pizzerias, | | | | However, you do get quite a bit of meat with your |
| Pizza Huts, or fast food chains like Sbarros. Finding a | | | | meal too. Italians love to eat and they love to feed you. |
| classic Italian restaurant in the states, like they used to | | | | Without a doubt there is no type of restaurant that |
| have back in the 60s and 70s is like looking for the | | | | gives you more food than an Italian restaurant. It would |
| missing link. But when you do find one, this is what you | | | | take three Chinese restaurant meals to make up one |
| can expect to get there. | | | | Italian restaurant meal. Some of the more famous |
| For starters, a good Italian restaurant will have a wine | | | | Italian dishes are chicken catchatori, veil parmesan and |
| list of just about every Italian wine you could possibly | | | | spaghetti and meatballs. However, there are literally |
| want. The list reads like a who's who of Italian wineries. | | | | over 100 Italian dishes you could choose from in a |
| Don't even think of asking the waiter for a mixed drink | | | | good Italian restaurant. |
| as he's likely to deck you. Oh and by the way, the | | | | Italian desserts are probably the most unusual, at least |
| waiters are all Italians. | | | | to Americans. They include things with names like |
| The appetizers are absolutely to die for. You've got | | | | spumoni and tortoni. If you don't know what they are, |
| your usual fair which includes fried zucchini, roasted | | | | find yourself a good Italian restaurant and experience |
| garlic, stuffed portabello, mushrooms stuffed with crab | | | | them. I promise you that it will be an evening out that |
| meat and fried provolone, just to name a few. The | | | | you will never forget. |
| appetizers alone are enough to fill you up so you won't | | | | Just don't forget to tip your waiter. Yeah, he'll deck you |
| even need the main course. | | | | if you don't. |