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After walking by it on the way to and from the L Train every morning, my wife convinced me to try it. I am not a huge Italian fan and thus I guess a little disinclined to stick up for mediocre fare, but even she was taken aback by: 1. How pre-fab everything seemed to be; 2. The uniform lack of freshness of the ingredients; 3. How out of place we were (and we're in our 30s!) The best thing about Lanza's menu is the fact that they say they offer a 10% discount for NYU students--I can't in a million years imagine anyone student-age venturing inside unless they are accompanying their grandparents.

We LOVED this place and will be going back soon and again with my brother-in-law from CO who loves all Italian food. He will be very impressed and very very happy. It was crowded when we went (Father's Day), but they accomodated us well, service was excellent, the food impressive, the value great.

So I was forced to eat here even though most of the reviews on all the review sites PAN this place. I was not impressed. They have NO kids menu or anything really kid Friendly. Some thing I would like to confirm. Their sauce is like week salsa without the spice. It is water and as if they took a can of crushed tomatoes added Oil and water... The Melon and Prosciutto was not good at all. The melon was not even close to ripe. It was harder then an apple. The Prosciutto was not hard it was soggy as if it had not been aged enough. We asked for a cup of milk that we never did get. I can confirm the service is no good. I requested a side of pasta with my chicken parm to try to find anything my child could eat. I also ordered the Mozzarella en Corroza for my child to try. It was interesting in idea the mozzarella was coated in polenta. However it was not completely cooked and soggy on the inside and it tasted as if it was fried in a vat of old oil. The only thing that tasted good was the Black and white cake...

They are so friendly here and not exspensive! I got a great gnocci that tasted fresh and the sauce was great. I ended with a tiramisu that was yummy as heck! Definently come here!

we happened upon this restaurant while strolling 1st ave. We were looking at the menu when a patron walked out and told us we had to try this restaurant - it was a favorite of his and his family. We gave it a shot and it was AMAZING!!! The food was perfection - everything brilliant. Service was great and we felt great value for the money. I am a HUGE fan now. Truly recommend it.

This is another little place of Salanthonys. They have great service and make the best out of the space they have. I would definently come here as a steady customer. I recommend this Gnocchi, it tastes so good and fresh.

Unfortunately, I would not recommend this place to anyone. The service was slow and unorganized. I wanted the chicken parmigiana but it's served with potatoes and vegetables (not pasta), and they were going to charge me $8 to substitute pasta! First of all, who eats chicken parmigiana with potatoes and vegetables? Second of all, who charges for substitutions like that? I got the gnocci bolognese and it was pretty poor. The gnocci was straight out of the package you can buy in the supermarket - and the sauce was bland and watery - pretty tasteless. For $16! The cheesecake was pretty bad, too, and overall, I would not return here.