10/10 experience as always. Still my go to spot every time I travel to Raleigh for work. I was sad to see that they adjusted their hours a little and don't open until 1pm due to low foot traffic and slow business for them. The chef was very kind and made us a little extra for lunch- such a great guy! Thank you for always making your food with a lot of love and care. The rigatoni alla vodka is still to die for and I haven't found another place that comes close to it in Raleigh or Charlotte. Encourage everyone to support this local, small business!!! The food is awesome here!!! They also have more budget friendly lunch options too- just give them a call. read more

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I had been looking forward to trying this place for a while with my family but we all left a little disappointed. The restaurant is nice and dimly lit with plenty of seating, but you will have to find street parking around Glenwood. We were a party of 6 and they pulled together tables to accommodate us. Our server was a little slow but still friendly. For starters we got a Margherita pizza, calamari, the grilled caesar, and they brought us a complimentary bread basket with oil. Everything except the caesar was good. I guess we didn't expect the caesar to taste THAT charred and the lettuce to not be chopped. For main entrees, we ordered lasagna, lobster ravioli, penne alla vodka, and alfredo. The vodka pasta and lasagna were unflavored and disliked among the table. I would not recommend those dishes. The alfredo was okay. The best dish was the lobster ravioli. read more

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What a disappointment. I had been looking forward to a night out at Anthony's La Piazza for months. We finally lined up a babysitter, drove 30 minutes downtown, paid $10 to park, and arrived right on time for our 7:00 PM reservation -- only to be told it would be at least a 30-minute wait. I understand things happen, but what made it worse was standing by the front door for over 30 minutes without seeing anyone seated. There were empty tables in plain sight the entire time. The hostess had no updates when I asked, and there was no explanation or apology. It felt disorganized and, honestly, like no one was in control or concerned about managing expectations. After waiting more than 40 minutes with no end in sight, we decided to leave. By that point, even if we had been seated, the experience was already soured. A rare date night shouldn't feel like you're just standing around hoping someone eventually notices you. Unfortunately, I won't risk going back, which is a real letdown. read more

Tried out Anthony's for a late lunch and it was completely empty, so we were seated quickly. However, like other reviews have noted, the service was still a little rough. We had to call over the waiter and the bartender had randomly left the restaurant, so the waiter had to make our drinks. Now the food was very good and I have no complaints there. We found street parking right out front and I believe there were some lots in the area. It's definitely worth the visit, but temper your expectations. read more

Anthony's La Piazza Prime - Shrimp marsala - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Stopped in for dinner with a group and left feeling a little underwhelmed. The red sangria was much too sweet for my taste, so I ended up ordering another drink. I had the pappardelle bolognese and also tried the gnocchi pesto and grilled Caesar salad with chicken. Everything was decent, but nothing really stood out. Considering the higher prices, I expected more from both the food and drinks. Overall, it was okay, but not a place I'd go out of my way to visit again. read more

I wanted to like this place so much more than I actually did - I ordered the rigatoni alla vodka and the sauce was extremely thin. My boyfriend ordered the chicken parm and he said the sauce tasted like jar sauce :(. As a NJ italian who moved down to NC a few years ago I wanted to like this place so much but I can't give it my stamp of approval. Service was also mediocre in my opinion, we had to ask for bread and we got it with our meal because our server barely came by, and the prices were pretty high for what we felt like we got. read more

Clean, laid-back vibe with just the right energy. Pizza came out hot, cheesy, and loaded--crispy crust sealed the deal. Service was on point. Definitely a repeat spot! read more

Anthony's La Piazza Prime - Fresh, hot pepperoni pizza with crispy crust and generous toppings. Great flavor, quick service, and a clean, inviting vibe. Will be back! - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

I've been wanting to stop by here for a few months now, a few weeks ago a came in 10 minutes before closing for a drink but they said they had stopped service, totally understandable. Fast forward, to this past weekend and I was the first in. First I'll comment on the smell, it was that old rag smell mixed with cleaning products. I sat at the bar and the bartender that was smoking outside rushed in to greet me. The cigarette smoked lingered right on him. I ordered the fried mozzarella, they were good, breading was seasoned and a nice pull on the cheese. The carbonara was okay, the peas were a little hard but the sauce and pancetta were solid. A good pour on the Pinot Grigio. read more

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The pizza was delicious with a perfectly crispy crust. We also had the rigatoni Alla vodka with a delicious cream sauce. The food came out hot and fresh. Our waitress Nunzia was so friendly and attentive. She didn't blink twice when our daughter spilled her drink, and took amazing care of us. We would definitely come back again to try additional dishes! If you come here definitely sit in Nunzia's section! read more

Been meaning to try this location since we were frequent visitors to their former Benson location and other JoCo locations. Love the upscale ambience of this one. Anthony knows his stuff, so glad to see his continued success Their housemade foccacia bread is as amazing as I remembered. I enjoyed the Salmon Spinach Salad this visit, and viewed the menu choices for future visits. The salad was delicious. Excellent grilled flavor for the salmon. I loved that's not heavily seasoned or covered in Sauces. The other ingredients we're spot on as well, fresh! From the citrus slices to the tomatoes. A beautiful salad. Try this place, you won't be disappointed. Yeah, parking may be an issue at times, but choose your visit accordingly. This sunny Sunday afternoon was perfect. Chef's kiss! read more

Anthony's La Piazza Prime - Salmon Spinach Citrus Salad - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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I love a GOOODTTTTT Carbonara! I was pleasantly surprised with this dish as I have never had it with the egg yolk on top of the piping hot noodles which made it so much more creamy, silky and rich! The salty bite of the pancetta was perfect. Should have gotten a second order! read more

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It was extremely hard for me to find parking near this restaurant. I drove around for a while before finding street parking down the street. Once inside, I observed that the restaurant had a nice ambience and was spacious. We were seated right away. All of the staff that I engaged with were kind. Our server, Alex, was very personable. The bread and oil that we were given was good. The rigatoni was fresh, hot, and I got a nice portion size. I just felt like something was missing from it. My food was filling. read more

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Great location food is delicious I've been here several time and the taste and quality never disappoints. There sometimes is a long wait on food but it's worth it. read more

Anthony's La Piazza Prime - Lasagna - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Ordered 6 dishes , none of them came out correct besides one. I asked for vodka sauce, they gave me marinara sauce and wanted it switched. They scraped the sauce off and added vodka sauce to it but you could tell. I don't care but the restaurant is too expensive to get order messed up and not get it remade the right way. 4 dishes were supposed to come with vodka sauce but they gave marinara. read more

Anthony's La Piazza Prime - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Where do I begin. We went here on a Saturday evening and sat at the bar. The owner, Anthony came over to say, "Hello" after our first drink. First of all if you are going to advertise as a top Italian restaurant, you should dress as such. Especially for an owner. Anthony had on jeans, a t shirt, and a black baseball cap. He asked if we wanted another round. He then said ," I don't have Tito's vodka" after we just had a drink of Tito's. Then he said ," Oh, I see it !" Strange We had conversation about where we were all from and started talking about food. Anthony commented that "The people down here don't know good Italian food " We ordered the stuffed mushrooms which were a very good, actually Then we ordered the Veal Scallopini The menu distinctively says Veal, spinach, roasted red peppers mozzarella cheese in a Marina sauce. The picture posted here is what we were served Completely different than the menus description We told, Anthony that it wasn't what was on the menu He came and took the menu out of my hand and said, "Yes it is. Yes it is. It's the same thing. It's a misprint on my menus and I was just having corporate change them " Firstly, if your a privately owned so called ,"Mom and Pop " restaurant you don't t deal with corporate. Corporate of what ? A restaurant ? Also, you don't lie to patrons and tell them it's the same meal or close to it The cheese was by far poor quality mozzarella There was no hardly any spinach and the sauce was a think flour like consistency with not a touch of wine flavoring We told him he should tell his employees when a customer asks for that item they should know it's not what they are getting He then embarrassed the bartender and said , "He don't know food !" You NEVER criticize your employees Let alone in front of customers. We told him he should comp the meal. And he did. As we were leaving he said ," Give me another chance. I swear it was corporate and I was JUST going to change the menus" He proceeded to say, "What are you gonna do ? Give me a two star review. Go ahead. I don't care" We were planning on coming to his restaurant for a while. And his menu NEVER changed. It was and is the same one online. As we walked out the door he said, "Go back to New York !" I have never been in a restaurant where an owner argues and lies right to a customers face Normally, the right thing to do is say, "Your right. I'm sorry. How can I make it better?" People who run an establishment like this with this kind of attitude really need to learn customer service Because I am a foodie and reviews are what I do So you never know who your serving Needless to say we won't be back ! P. S. Patrons, read the owners answer. Obviously he not only lacks customer service, his grammar shown here is the exact unprofessionalism he has. read more

Anthony's La Piazza Prime - Not one veal dish on his menu is what we received. So I don't know who made up that recipe - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Amazing food with excellent service! Started off with a glass of Chianti, excellent! For dinner we had the Pappardelle Bolognese, Rigatoni Alla Vodka, and Chicken Saltimboca. All three were great, but the Rigatoni was my favorite with a close tie for the chicken. We ended the night with Cheesecake, which was ok, and would not get again. Overall, the food and service were 5 stars. The ambience was a little mixed for me, fancy, but with a giant TV in the dining room. The prices were a little high, plus they charge 4% to use a credit card in a time when almost everywhere is cashless. Even with those few drawbacks, I highly recommend for some of the best Italian food outside of Italy! read more

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READ THIS BEFORE DINING! Edit: So I chose to leave an honest and straight forward review of Anthony's la Piazza Prime on Google ( See below). The owner of the restaurant chose to try and dispute my subjective opinion of his restaurant, without taking ownership of his lack of leadership and organization. He did this to many other individuals who left a 1 star review due to his poor management on Valentine's Day. Sadly, he did exactly what business owners should not do and blamed the customer rather than take accountability. He stated that the restaurant had "a few hiccups" that is an understatement. During our two hours wait we saw 3 other couples get up and leave. Our waiter stated that "everything was a mess" but never came to check on us or inform us what was happening. Furthermore, he said that he only had 4 bad reviews out of 400 tables. I find that hard to believe. He only had 4 tables that felt the need to leave a review. I guarantee that there are more people than 4 that will never go back. Additionally, he said that my wife and I were rude to his waitstaff, which is a bold face lie! We did not even speak to the waitstaff enough to give them an impression of us. He says he's a nice guy, but sadly his conduct shows that he is not a nice guy. I do not care what ethnicity you are "manners are manners" and this guy has none. I will make it my mission to let anyone I meet to avoid the restaurant at all costs. ORIGINAL REVIEW My wife and I chose this restaurant for Valentine's Day and it was a huge mistake. We arrived for our 8pm reservation and had to wait 15 minutes to be seated. After being seated, without a drink menu, we waited another 20 minutes to get a drink menu and finally ordered drinks. We received our drinks and then waited another 15-20 minutes for bread. At that point we ordered an appetizer and our food and then waited for over an hour and half before choosing to leave because the wait was ridiculous. I was hoping to leave a good review but sadly I cannot. It's frustrating that on Valentine's Day a restaurant cannot handle the rush to be expected by the holiday. We will not be returning or recommending this restaurant to anyone we know. We will tell people to avoid it. read more

Anthony's La Piazza Prime - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

I love LOVE LOVED Anthony's. Don't go to Olive Garden if you have a taste for Italian, just go to Anthony's. Food was so flavorful and the service was awesome. The owner actually was at the door when we arrived and was greeting everyone, very friendly. I ordered the fettuccine with chicken. The noodles were homemade yall and the chicken was shredded. I actually liked that because it put a little bit of chicken in every bite. Also ordered the grilled Cesar's salad and let me tell you the smoked flavor adds the perfect touch to this simple salad. Well done. The bread was so light and fluffy, ugh my mouth waters just thinking about it (as a bread maker myself). Husband ordered the steak and honestly for an Italian restaurant we didn't have any expectations but it was SO GOOD. The added compound butter with espresso-- chefs kiss. Amazing. read more

Anthony's catered my daughter's wedding on July 2nd and did an amazing job! Great service and personalities!

New Italian restaurant in Raleigh offering thin crust pizza and house-made pasta. They use quality ingredients and the food comes out surprisingly quick. Plus to make it even better, the meal starts with complimentary bread and olive oil dip! The restaurant is easy to locate off Glenwood. The inside is bright and spacious. I parked on the street right out front and paid ~$1.50 for parking via the Passport app. I dined in and also placed an order to-go. The pizza was very thin very large slice of flavorful pepperoni pizza. For takeout, I chose the pappardelle bolognese. It tasted great and was made with house-made pasta, however seemed very pricy at $24.96 plus $6.50 to add chicken (and there wasn't much chicken). The waitress was welcoming and attentive. Overall, a positive experience and I recommend this restaurant to others! read more

Anthony's La Piazza Prime - Pappardelle Bolognese with Chicken ($31.46) - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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MY NEW FAVORITE PLACE IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH!!! This place has a desirable vibe inside & outside (on the patio). Great view of Glenwood Ave as well. Nighttime is laidback, they offer tables and chairs outside. You can eat &/or sip outside while enjoying the night breeze or admiring the nightlife. So far I have tried the fried mozzarella, chicken Marsala, chicken Alfredo, and a few "adult" beverages. All were very tasty. I have to try the pizza next. Dining inside is really nice with plenty of bar seating & TVs. They have table seating with a window view. The atmosphere is very chill, relaxing. Great after work place too. The staff is very attentive & friendly. Ty was our server each time. I can't remember one of the bartender's name, but she has really cool tattoos & a great personality. I met the owner last weekend; really cool dude. Down to earth. If you're downtown and want good food, this is the place for you. During the weekends, you may want to make reservations. read more

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Very good all around but pretty expensive relative to other Italian options. $140 for two seems a bit pricey. Margherita Pizza, Chicken Saltimboca were excellent. Lobster ravioli was a miss, however -- just cheese ravioli with a bit of seafood on top (??). Generous pours on the wine. Service was very good. Ambience is just OK. read more

Initial first impressions of this place were not great, there are these weird cheap looking lights on the windows, and there is a horrible sewage smell as you walk in the building (according to the people at the restaurant it is due to the grease trap being placed in a bad spot). We came around 7:00 and already the place was pretty much cleared out, there was just one other couple in the dining area. They said they were out of bread, not sure how an Italian restaurant runs out of bread? But one of my favorite things about Italian restaurants is being able to use the bread to scrape up all the leftover sauce. So that was pretty disappointing. I ordered the lasagna. Usually lasagna is thick, several layers deep, their lasagna is the opposite, it's only about an inch tall but I think they do this to make it look like a larger portion because it takes up more space on the plate? I don't know, was just weird. The waitress asked if we wanted freshly grated Parmesan cheese, I said of course, she comes back and says they ran out of block cheese, again how does an Italian restaurant run out of Parmesan cheese?? The food itself was okay, I wouldn't say it was the best Italian food I've had, but the experience was below average for sure. read more

Anthony's La Piazza Prime - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Review from August 09th- Booking was easy for a tabletop of 10 at 7pm on a Friday. Upon arriving, we found the restaurant to be empty. Maybe 12 people outside of us. Food was great but it look almost a hour & a half for everything to come out. Such a disappointment as the restaurant wasn't packed. Communication was little but we did give them the benefit of the doubt as they were recently opened. Pros: -Bread was good! -Easily split our checks! -Booking is easy ! read more

Anthony's La Piazza Prime - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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The food here is incredible. I do not know why it is empty. Please eat here. The carbonara is my absolute favorite.

Anthony catered my wedding and WOW! Amazing food and he really made us feel like family. Anthony was so kind and helpful and that genuine showed in the food even more. We had a lot of family fly here from Italy and they were impressed with the food, and felt like they were back in Napoli. Would 100% recommend for dinner or a wedding!!! read more

Gross smell and oversimplied vibes Bad service, came by once every 30 minutes in a 15 something table restauraunt Sauces on pasta were thick, pasta was terrible. appetizers were the only decent thing. Ran out of food on Mother's Day by 6:30 overpriced for what you get Avoid here if you can. read more

Omg, The BEST Italian food in NC. EVERYTHING is a 10/10; from the vibes/ambiance when you walk in, the service from the owner Anthony and Ty who took care of us were amazing, to every dish we had We ordered the Meatballs and stuffed mushrooms for appetizers, Bone in Veal Parmigiana and Homemade Rigatoni Vodka pasta with shrimp as our main, and the Tiramisu Martini and Bombano dessert.... ALL MUST TRY dishes. Will def be back to try their Cacio Pepe and Blanco Pie. DEF worth the hour and a half drive from home read more

Anthony's La Piazza Prime - Veal Parmigiana Dinner - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Nice downtown setting, conveniently located. Early dinner so it was quiet. The server was a young man, very polite and attentive. Enjoyed the calamari as an appetizer, highly recommend. I ordered clams in a red sauce that was flavorful, just not quite what I expected. I had eaten many times at LaPiazza one of my favorite restaurants (the same owner) at 50/210 and this was my favorite go to plate. It didn't seem to be the same recipe, but it was still a nice meal. read more

When entering, we were greeted by the host, who was friendly. For a Saturday night (perhaps still a young night), it was not that busy so we were quickly seated. Our waiter, Charlie, was extremely personable and friendly, patient and provided great recommendations. You get complimentary focaccia, and oil with herbs and balsamic for dipping -- All which were great for a start. The appetizer we chose were the stuffed mushrooms, which were really good. Presume, stuffed with a sausage-filling, which I actually typically dislike sausage but honestly, it was really delicious. I will say the serving size was fairly small for the price we paid. Our entrees were the chicken parmigiana and the rigatoni alla vodka. The chicken parmigiana was simple and good. It came with two chicken breasts, which was extremely filling. The rigatoni alla vodka was also simple and good. Charlie recommended with burrata on top and it was a solid recommendation. We were filled immediately with plenty of leftovers to take home. Split a tiramisu amongst us two, and it was as solid as a tiramisu can get! Great coffee taste, but not overwhelming. Ambiance was nice, since it wasn't too occupied, it wasn't super loud and distracting, and indoor music wasn't extremely loud either, honestly perfect volume. Lighting was dark, moody, and just an overall vibe. Overall, I give it a 3 just because it wasn't anything out of the ordinary and we personally, weren't blown out of the water with it. It was good but personally did not feel it was as worth the price as we had paid. But service was great! Thank you! read more

I ordered the Veal sorrentino worst ever, was supposed to be in a marinara sauce with spinach, that's the little sprinkles on the top. No idea with that white thick water down flour sauce . TONY is full of baloney. Making excuses all over the place. He did comp my dinner, but that's not the point. His menu is not what you get honestly, I don't even think it was real veal. I think it was smashed down pork , whatever this is was gross. Sorry to say I was looking forward to coming to this restaurant very disappointed. This picture tells the whole story., Tony full of baloney read more

Anthony's La Piazza Prime - This is supposed to be Veal Parmigiana .. disgusting - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

We were traveling all day and returned to Raleigh and decided we wanted pizza. We found Anthony's on Yelp and decided to stop in. We almost didn't come because it is in a hotel and we didn't want a "hotel restaurant," but this is really independent from the hotel and just a nice restaurant. We got pizza and a grilled Caesar Salad and both were great! Best pizza we have had in a while. Note that they call the pizza a "personal pizza," but is really a 12 inch pizza, bigger than we expected. Very delicious. read more

The food was exceptional! Had a margarita pizza with a couple of different meats, pepperoni and sausage. Absolutely phenomenal! Sauce and crust were brilliant. The cocktails were bar none, well executed. Fantastic environment. Our server was friendly, attentive, and very on top of things. To top the evening off, we had a beautiful slice of red velvet cake, which for me personally is my absolute favorite. read more

The Mister and I popped in early for dinner- about 5:15pm. While we came in for the pizza, the delicious sounding entrees changed our minds! Things were quiet, as we enjoyed our wine selection and delicate lightly breaded calamari. The bread brought to the table with olive oil for dipping was truly delicious as well. The timing of our entree arrival was perfect- as we ordered the chicken saltimbocca, and linguini with white clam sauce. It was hot, fresh, and clearly crafted with love! My clam sauce was overflowing with clams- and was the best I have had in the city of Raleigh! Seriously, SO many clams! I don't even make it at home with this many clams- it was inspirational! The hub's chicken saltimbocca was deliciously tender, had the perfect amount of fresh spinach and prosciutto and the flavor profile was as amazing as if I had gone to NY! Of note, it was enough for two meals! We finished our meal with by sharing dessert of chocolate fudge cake. Although it was also delicious, it was clearly the only thing we had that was not scratch made. Our waiter was clearly a New Yorker, and was on top of the service- he was excellent. Although the restaurant ambiance was nice- on the evening we went we saw lots of darling teenagers in their prom attire- so I don't feel comfortable commenting on the typical ambiance of an every day at this restaurant. One thing is for certain, we will be back to try more! read more

We had Easter Sunday dinner there this year. It was a family of three. The food was absolutely delicious!! We had fried calamari which was extremely fresh & homemade meatballs which were so light & tasteful. Presentation of our entrees was beautiful & also they were delicious!! The ambiance of the restaurant is industrial look with a classy feel to it. Our waiter (I believe his name was Alex) was very pleasant & very on top of things...always coming to check if we needed anything. We will definitely be back to have dinner again at this restaurant the next time we are in Raleigh visiting our son. It was a wonderful holiday spent with my husband & son with at great restaurant with delicious food & great service. read more

We went to a show at Red Hat Amphitheater and needed to get our kids fed after the show. Although they were practically closed for the night they said they might have some slices. They hooked us up with a pizza and made it all work. Met the owner Anthony and he even showed my kid around the kitchen. These guys make a great pie and saved us from late night kid meltdown. Definitely recommend stopping by. The entrees look awesome as well. read more

Portions were huge. Excited to order veal chop parmigiana but they did not have veal chops. Veal parmigiana was pricey but excellent. Homemade rigatoni' was great too and large portions of wine. Parking a huge problem. The waiter did not come by to offer any fresh cheese or ask how everything was. The food quality was worth a 5 star rating but these issues caused me to rate it 4 stars. read more

Fantastic Chicken Piccata!! Great flavor and very authentic!! The service was outstanding!! They checked on us regularly and were very friendly. The location is very nice and they changed the tv so I could watch the world series. I will definitely go back!! read more

Anthony's La Piazza Prime - Chicken Piccata - Italian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

The outside and inside is very nice and clean space. We came in for lunch and got some yelp special which was just a cheese pizza and a glass of wine. The pizza was very large and pretty decent. Didn't care too much for the wine but I can't remember which one I got. There was only one guy running the whole front and was running around so service was a bit slow. I feel there should probably be more help for him besides just himself. Like a host or a manager up front to help with the phone, host stand and Togo's. The menu looked pretty good but a bit pricey. Might come back for dinner another time read more

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First time to this restaurant and it was excellent. The server Alex was amazing. Went there for lunch and all three of us got the veal parmesan. We are looking forward to make this our Sunday ritual when we are in town. read more