“The Bolognese was really good, but not outstanding. The service was a disaster.”
H3
6.8/10Italian
AI-generated summary
Get the or the veal parmesan, and ask for the off menu veal antonio, which regulars say is the real reason to go. The is the other thing people name. There are no reservations and the line is long, so the common advice is late lunch or early dinner. The service is brusque and some people find it rude rather than charming.
“The Bolognese was really good, but not outstanding. The service was a disaster.”
H3
“I’ve enjoyed a few great meals here.”
H3
“Get the pollo Antonio off the “secret menu.” I know it’s technically not a chicken parm but it’s a Paper thin chicken cutlet, with vodka sauce, prosciutto, and fresh mozzarella”
H3
“I had an exceptional lunch at Emilio Ballato.”
H3
“Emilio Ballato’s is less expensive and I feel the quality and service was better.”
H2
“American-Italian red Sauce: Polpette 71, emilios Ballato, patricias of Morris Park”
H2
“The difference is that Emilio’s nails it. This place isn’t purely coasting on nostalgia or cheap theatrics. It’s delivering on every promise those other joints have been breaking for decades.”
H2
“Ballato has good food and I really like the atmosphere.”
H2
“Also had a terrible experience there as a roach crawled over my foot in the restaurant and the owner blew it off. Really disgusting.”
H2
“Chicken parm Emilio’s ballato.”
H2
“The off menu Chicken (or veal) Antonio is what keeps me going back there and puts it at the top for me.”
H2
“Other chicken parm's of note; Emilio Ballato”
H2