Tony's DiNapoli

Upper East Side
2nd Ave btw 83-84th.

*** (3 out of 5)

The one thing the Upper East Side is definitely not short on is the quantity of Italian restaurants. http://www.uppereast.com/italian.html Between it feels as if you have a selection of at least 4 Italian restaurants per block. The one restaurant that really stands out in terms of size and not to be missed is Tony's between 83rd and 84th which has a huge outside seating area and is pretty easy to get into with less than a 10 minute wait. Formerly this place used to be just Home Style Italian and that each dish was for 2/3 people, however they now serve individual portions.

I decided to go with the house salad and the individual portion of Chicken Parmesan. I Highly recommend getting a pitcher of Sangria while enjoying the sun and scenery outside. They serve plenty of decent bread with a pretty good olive oil to soak up and enjoy.

House salad was OK - some nice red peppers in there. Now on to the Chicken Parmesan which was accompanied by pasta with broccoli. Chicken Parmesan is one of those things that's hard to screw up and doesn't vary too much from place to place other than the sauce. This certainly doesn't disappoint and by the time I got threw half I had half of it to go as leftovers (too much bread beforehand - its addictive). Broccoli Pasta while an accompaniment, needed an extra something - to me it was just pasta with broccoli and tasted a little dry.

Overall if you are looking for last minute cheaper Italian fare you wont be disappointed at Tony's. It doesn't have the crowds, and perhaps a little better quality that an equivalent place like Carmine's would draw but the ability to sit outside and get your carbs intake on at a reasonable price makes it worth it.