'Though we are accommodating to tourists, we are more trying to bring something back to the community that was lost,' Roman Grandinetti says about the restaurant expansion to Manero's Pizza expansion in Little Italy.
"We're a younger crew to the block, but we respect and understand the neighborhood," Grandinetti told Gothamist last week. "Nima's family has been here forever and seen all the changes. Also hadthe fun. So though we are accommodating to tourists, we are more trying to bring something back to the community that was lost." In other words, here's a Little Italy restaurant that, they hope, New Yorkers will put into their regular rotation.
The two adjoining Manero's businesses share a kitchen, and most everything on the restaurant menu emerges from the pizza oven. Which means you get slabs of excellent focaccia with starters and bar snacks like the Mortadella Plate and the Whipped Ricotta, the latter of which features a pool of pesto amidst the sweet, fluffy cheese.
There actually are a bunch of vegetarian dishes on the Manero's menu, including four different salads, three vegetable plates suitable for sharing and a stellar Eggplant Parm entree. This is perhaps less surprising than it sounds when you consider that Garos and his sister Nicole Galioto also runFamiliar favorites like Baked Little Neck Clams, Shrimp Oreganata and a baller Steak Pizzaiola round out the Manero's restaurant offerings.
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