Quality Italian

All 188 rated mentions, most helpful first

in:Where is this in NYC?6 pts
replying to u/peony2011: Quality Italian
“it was TERRIBLE. Everything we had was just okay *at best* with the chicken parm pizza being the worst thing we got.”
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in:What are some good Italian restaurants to take 7 midwestern dudes (all in their 60s) who have never been to NYC?55 pts
“Quality Italian is fun for a group if you’re in Midtown. The chicken parm pizza style is a must order.”
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in:Best Chicken Parm near midtown? 31 pts
“But their chicken parm (the size of an actual pizza) is pretty f-in tasty.”
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in:Worst food you've had recently26 pts
“Chicken parm “pizza” at quality Italian. Dry, bland, gimmick > flavor.”
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in:NYC's Best Chicken Parm?18 pts
“I like Quality Italian’s Chicken Parm “pizza””
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in:Best chicken parm in NY?18 pts
replying to u/Uncle_Lambshanks: Quality Italian. its a pizza but made of chicken. incredible.
“Quality Italian is an expensive chicken nugget.”
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in:Best Chicken Parm near midtown? 13 pts
“The chicken parm is their thing, their big seller. It's very good.”
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in:My wife is obsessed with corn - any recs?9 pts
“Corn creme brulee at Quality Italian”
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in:Best Italian Pasta Spot in Manhattan for euro friend visiting 😭9 pts
“Quality Italian has a nice Cacio Pepe with black truffle.”
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in:Italian chopped salad?8 pts
“Quality Italian has a really good chopped salad”
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in:Poor quality yet expensive restaurant recommendation to give to an enemy ?8 pts
replying to u/permateal: "Quality" Italian
“Chicken parm pizza is delish”
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postB-day chicken/veal parm6 pts
“can’t get a spot at carbone and don’t want to try the quality Italian chicken parm/chicken nugget pizza abomination.”
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in:NYC's Best Chicken Parm?6 pts
replying to u/P0NTIU: I like Quality Italian’s Chicken Parm “pizza” (the chicken parm comes out in the shape of a pizza and cut into slices)
“I don’t think it’s that great. Ground chicken takes it out of contention for me, it’s basically just a big chicken nugget.”
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in:Best chicken parm in NY?6 pts
“Quality Italian. its a pizza but made of chicken. incredible.”
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in:Pick the NYC restaurant for this specific meal please!6 pts
“Quality Italian, order the lobster pasta and chicken pizza.”
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in:Double date early 30’s5 pts
replying to u/Notafakeblonde2001: Quality Italian. Amazing.
“Was there last year snd got that chicken Parm pizza and it was the worst thing I’d eaten in a long time.”
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in:Chicken Parm Recs5 pts
replying to u/zenmaster75: Chicken parm pizza at Quality Italian. It’s one of the best chicken parm with right amount of crispiness. I also second Tony DiNapoli. Great red sauce, so good, you can lick the plate clean.
“While i love quality italian i find the chix parm pizza to be more novelty than quality parm.”
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in:Best chicken parm in NY?5 pts
replying to u/Uncle_Lambshanks: Quality Italian. its a pizza but made of chicken. incredible.
“Not sure if it's the best, but it's the first one that came to mind. Plus the hot honey drizz.”
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in:Nice Dinner Date Around Central Park Recommendation?5 pts
“Quality Italian on 57th has good pastas”
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in:Good Italian American Midtown4 pts
“I take clients to Quality Italian and they really enjoy it. Especially the chicken parm pizza”
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in:Midtown W 40-50th — need recs please!4 pts
“The porterhouse agnolotti at QI is amazing.”
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in:What are some good Italian restaurants to take 7 midwestern dudes (all in their 60s) who have never been to NYC?4 pts
replying to u/Johnnadawearsglasses: It’s not old school but Quality Italian is fun for a group if you’re in Midtown. The chicken parm pizza style is a must order. For actual old school, you could try Gene’s in the village.
“That chicken parm pizza fucking sucks”
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in:Dinner tonight- help!4 pts
“If your family likes chicken parm and pizza then have the Chicken Parm Pizza at Quality Italian.”
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postQuality Italian 🤌🏾3 pts
“At first I was a bit iffy about this place but this restaurant has not missed at all . Ordered the chocolate olive oil cake & in all my years of living this is the most divine thing I ever tasted .”
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in:Quality Eats3 pts
“Quality Italian was marginally better than the Olive Garden.”
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in:Group of 7+3 pts
“Their food is very good (the porterhouse agnolotti pasta is heaven) and it's easy to order for the table.”
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in:Which would you choose - Da Umberto or Quality Italian?3 pts
“Go to Quality Italian if you’re going to order their chicken parm pizza”
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in:Best Chicken Parm near midtown? 3 pts
“if you really just want a good chicken parm, don’t see a better birthday dinner option.”
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in:Ai Fiori vs Quality Italian3 pts
“Ai Fiori is okay, but definitely better than Quality Italian.”
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in:Okay Commonwealth descendants and expats, where is New Yorks best Stick Toffee Pudding?3 pts
“Quality Italian has a very decadent sticky toffee pudding!”
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in:If you could have just one dish, from one restaurant...3 pts
“quality Italian - sausage and peppers toast”
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postFavorite Italian spot in NYC. What are your recommendations?2 pts
“I LOVE Quality Italian but it is on the expensive side.”
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in:B-day chicken/veal parm2 pts
“Fwiw, after a few years of memeing the Quality Italian chicken parm pizza, my friends and I went to try it out and it was delicious and we went back for it 2 months later. And we've been craving it again since then.”
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in:Nice dinner for 6 in Manhattan2 pts
replying to u/circusgeek: if you have the budget, Quality Italian
“It’s so good! Drinks, service, food 👌🏻✅”
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in:Nice dinner for 6 in Manhattan2 pts
replying to u/modest-decorum: Its by my office should i go? Its good?
“It's good, but expensive. Maybe a bit too expensive for what it is?”
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in:Good Italian American Midtown2 pts
replying to u/Johnnadawearsglasses: I take clients to Quality Italian and they really enjoy it. Especially the chicken parm pizza
“Second the chicken parm pizza!”
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in:Quality Italian any good?2 pts
“It’s fine. Overpriced for what it is. Really paying more so for the scene than anything else.”
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in:Which would you choose - Da Umberto or Quality Italian?2 pts
“two very different places with good food and service at both.”
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in:I can’t stop thinking about these sweet potato skins2 pts
“I stopped going to Quality Meats/Italian/Bistro (total went maybe 6 or so times) after I had two back to back bad experiences with the steak - last one especially bad”
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in:Fun restaurants similar to Cote?2 pts
“The food is great and it's a fun vibe without being stuffy”
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in:Where would you go near Lincoln center for a late night dinner, very special occasion2 pts
“very good truffle pasta and ice cream desserts”
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in:Where’s the good food in midtown that’s not $50+ and not corporate slop?2 pts
“I like Quality Italian (avoid the Chicken Parm pizza, which is a gimmick).”
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in:Worst food you've had recently1 pts
replying to u/Jolly-Truth-557: Chicken parm “pizza” at quality Italian. Dry, bland, gimmick > flavor.
“Agreed on the parm pizza but their sausage and pepper toast is one of my favorite bites in the city”
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in:Worst food you've had recently1 pts
replying to u/Jolly-Truth-557: Chicken parm “pizza” at quality Italian. Dry, bland, gimmick > flavor.
“I thought it was soggy. Wasn’t a fan.”
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in:Double date early 30’s1 pts
replying to u/zzzzany: Was there last year snd got that chicken Parm pizza and it was the worst thing I’d eaten in a long time.
“Spicy lobster rigatoni and the sausage and peppers toast is the best.”
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in:Where is this in NYC?1 pts
replying to u/peony2011: Quality Italian
“it is awful. The chicken parm pizza abomination lolll”
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in:Where is this in NYC?1 pts
“Send them to Quality Italian and tell them they have to get the chicken parm pizza.”
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in:Bach party dinner recommendations?1 pts
replying to u/Silly-Problem-2012: Yep!
“its good for big groups, solid but not amazing food and has a good NYC big night out atmosphere.”
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in:Birthday Dinner for my 9 year old during NYC Marathon 1 pts
replying to u/newyorklex: Check out Quality Italian or Quality Bistro. Fun desserts, unique cocktails and solid food.
“These aren’t very kid friendly and quite pretentious.”
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in:The creamed corn crème brûlée from quality bistro is one of the tastiest things I’ve ever had in my life1 pts
“Amazing pasta at Quality Italian.”
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