Much like its spiritual cousin in fictional queens nyc, McMarenn's is a small family owned…read moreestablishment who's determination, grit, and inventiveness, far outweigh any concerns the proprietors may have about copyright law. If you want to make it, you have to do whatever it takes (I guess). In the case of McMarenn's that includes selling beer and mixed drinks to go along with their hamburgers and sandwiches. Their signature offering is the 10 or 15 sauces that they proudly display on the counter. These are available to be added to any sandwich and include your regular mustard and ketchup staples, as well some exotic surprises like "Mexican sauce". Since the person minding the counter spoke no English, I basically let her choose whatever she thought was good. Which was a grilled Panini with salami, something breaded, grilled peppers, mozzarella, and mustard. It was very big, well grilled, and overall quite decent. If I could communicate better, it probably would have come out more to my liking. But I can't deduct any points for that. I topped it off with the Heineken. Altogether I think it came to 7 1/2 euros. A good deal in my book. Lacking much of the square footage and all of the Soul Glo of McDougal's, McMarenn's still packs a punch. Sure they may be taking some liberties with the logo, but nobody in Ottaviano cares and neither do I.

From the owner: Il locale è in perfetto stile Irish. Il nostro cavallo di battaglia è il panino big: lungo 60 cm…read moreper un peso di 4,5kg. E' farcito con hamburger, pancetta, pomodoro, patatine, insalata, pomodoro, salsa barbecue e maionese. Ideale per gruppi di almeno 6 persone. I più coraggiosi ci riescono a mangiarlo anche in 4... Venite a provarlo...

This is a tiny hole in the wall pizzeria down the street from what I think is the only hotel in…read moretown. It's a neighborhood place. No tourists or English spoken. As with everywhere else I've seen in octtaviano, there's a group of men loudly talking and gesturing nonstop. They seemed to get a kick out of the fact I'm from Chicago. Very exotic. All the pizzas are made to order by hand. There's an big oven that takes up much of the space in shop and noticeably heats one of the walls. Knowing no Italian, I just said "mozzarella and salami" when I ordered. That worked. But looking at the menu there's a lot more choices than that. I noticed that fries on pizza is popular. Have to give these guys kudos for using real salami instead of pepperoni. Somehow I suddenly feel like I've been getting ripped off for years in the states. It's all made fresh by hand, was only €3.80. What's not to like. They even sell beer.