Restaurant Reviews

Last Friday, Lizzie and I were in the mood for some good Italian. Googling Italian Food Pottstown, Angelina’s Italian Kitchen was at the top of the page. Looking at other reviews of Angelina’s indicated it was a great place to go for pasta.

Thankfully, I made a reservation, as Angelina’s only has seating for 26 people, which makes this a really cozy Italian family restaurant. At one point it seemed like each member of the family had waited on us to include the daughter, mom and dad.

Checking out the takeout menu, the words “Pottstown’s best kept secret” are the first thing that I noticed. The next thing I noticed is that Angelina’s has an award winning pulled pork sandwich. A couple that was sitting next to us, had ordered one of these sandwiches for their son who goes to school nearby. The woman said her son swears they are the best sandwiches he has ever had…I guess I’ll have to stop back for a pulled pork sandwich.

The brief video of our experience at Angelina’s is below. Again sorry for the quality, my video taking skills are really lacking.

Angelina’s Italian Kitchen is truly a quaint family owned restaurant that I highly suggest everyone experience. Call ahead to guarantee you have a spot. Angelina’s also has a take out menu, which I will work on getting posted here in the near future. In the mean time, if you have the chance, give Angelina’s a try for some of the most authentic Italian cuisine in the Pottstown area.

Tags: Italian, Pottstown restaurant, Angelina’s Italian Kitchen

Ralph’s Italian Restaurant, which is the oldest family owned Italian restaurant in the U.S., is located at 760 S. 9th St. Philadelphia,PA 19147.

Ralph’s is known for having authentic Italian food, so much so that when I was telling my bro that I was going into Philly for Italian, he asked me if we were going to Ralph’s, which he himself has never been too, but has heard it is awesome.

Initially, I when we got to Ralph’s, we were under the impression that it was two floors. I then asked Alfred, our awesome waiter, if I could make a video of the restaurant, and he said it would be great, and he would turn on the lights on the third floor so I could include that in the restaurant review video as well. Thanks Alfred.

What We Had at Ralph’s

Ralph’s specialties include Veal dishes and other Italian specialties such as linguine Pescatore or Eggplant Parmigiana. Lizzie had the Sausage and Peppers Italian Specialty, our friend Adelaide had Ravioli and meatballs, and I had the Veal Rollatine which is veal with Mozzarella, Prosciutto in a a Mushroom White Wine Sauce.

Watch my shaky restaurant review video to see a synopsis of our meal, and a brief walk through of all three floors of Ralph’s.

Check out Ralph’s Italian Restaurant’s Recipes page to find the family’s recipes that they share with everyone…I particularly want to try their meatball recipe…Adelaide gave me one of hers, and it was one awesome meatball.

Tags: Philadelphia, Italian restaurant, restaurant review

Atlantic City, NJ is a great place to go for the food in addition to the gambling, and if your luck at the tables is anything like mine, you would do better to just go for the food. Saturday night we dined at the Nostalgia Room which was recommended to us by Cheryl of Annette’s, which is another great place to eat at in Ventnor, NJ, which is just a short drive from Atlantic City.

Nostalgia Room

The Nostalgia Room is not a really huge place, so I would recommend calling ahead. It is also a BYOB establishment, but if you forget to bring a bottle of wine, a bottle of wine as well as some cash(credit cards not taken) can be gotten next door.

Lizzie had Pan Seared Sea Scallop appetizer, and Rockport Shrimp and Crab Cakes, which she proclaimed to be the best of 2008. Even though the year has just begun, she said that they ranked up there with the Bar Harbor Hotel Crab Cakes, which were the best Crab Cakes of 2007. She then ended her meal with the Flour-less Chocolate Torte.

I had the Martin Shrimp appetizer and the Flaming Rack of Lamb and ended the meal with their Bananas Foster.

The Nostalgia Room is a great little place that we would highly recommend to anyone visiting the Atlantic City Area. With Louis Armstrong playing in the background, combined with the accommodating wait staff of the Nostalgia Room, your visit to the Nostalgia Room will not disappoint.

Tags: Atlantic City, Ventnor NJ, Atlantic City Dining

This was taken on one of our trips to Moccia’s Train Stop. Moccia’s has great food, especially their sandwiches such as their Zep.

Stop in early as the line at Moccia’s can be quite long, although, the wait is well worth it. As good as Eve’s Lunch Zeps or a close second.

Trattoria Totaro Restaurant -Conshohocken

Originally uploaded by Emperor Anton
I was in search of the Conshohocken Italian Bakery, but stopped at this great little BYOB Italian restaurant in Conshohocken first and ordered three sandwiches since they use the Conshy bakery as their bread supplier.

According to Lizzie and many others, the best sandwiches in the Philly area are made on Conshy rolls. So if you have had an authentic Philly Cheese Steak, it hopefully was on one of these rolls. If it wasn’t, then you didn’t have the best Philly Cheese Steak.

The Trattoria is a really quaint restaurant that has been at its current location for well over a decade. The dining room has murals painted walls and an atmosphere that begs you to share a couple of nice bottles of your own favorite wine. Lizzie and I will have to check it out for dinner.

Tuna on a Conshohocken Italian Bakery Roll

Originally uploaded by Emperor Anton

I had an interview at Unreal Marketing last week. Thankfully, I didn’t get the position because upon entering the office area, I really started to feel very uneasy. Must have been the bad Feng Shui of all the office workers in their cubicles.

Anyway, after the interview was over, I went in search of the Conshohocken Italian Bakery for bread. I first ended up going to an Italian eatery where I ordered three sandwiches(crab cake sandwich, a hoagie, and a chicken sandwich) since they used the Conshy bakery for their rolls.
Lizzie tells me that if the sandwiches are any good, they get their bread from the Conshy bakery.

Cutillo’s Appetizer

Originally uploaded by Emperor Anton
The Roasted Red Pepper appetizer at Cutillo’s is a nice start to an amazing meal that ended with Lizzie’s hot fudge Chocolate Cake.

Godmother Filet Tips Stroganoff at Cutillo’s was awesome. Started out with a salad with house dressing, then this entre. We then had deserts which were mouth wateringly good. I had the Pecan Cheesecake, and Lizzie had the better of the two desserts, which was the hot fudge chocolate cake.

Last Wednesday, we had a craving for Zeps from Eve’s Lunch, and after calling and finding out that Eve’s is still closed, we decided to head out to Moccia’s (pronounced mow-shaz) Train Stop.

Moccia’s has really good food to include their Zep’s. Lizzie ordered a Zep, I ordered an Italian. Both sandwiches were about 20″ each, so neither of us was able to eat more than a quarter of either sandwich. Which was great because, I love leftovers.
For great Italian food in the Delphi Junction, some great sandwiches, and the model trains, stop in at Moccia’s Train Stop.

Update:
I made a video of Moccias Menu, which can be stopped and started easily enough so that the entire menu can be viewed.

My daughter was given the choice of where to eat last night, so she chose Ti Desco Ristorante and Pizzeria in Kutztown located next to Weis Market, the local grocery store.
I have stopped there several times, but only for a slice of pizza, which is a good local pizza shop pizza. My daughter wanted to eat in, which was a first.
So we get our menu’s(very nice menu by the way) and the very friendly waitress brings us our Coke products(we both got rootbeer). I mention this because Lizzie, my wife, is a Coke fan,and much prefers Coke to Pepsi.
The waitress informed me that they make their own bread, so after waffling about getting a salad or a sandwich, I chose a ham and cheese, a house salad(not shown), hot chicken wings, and a slice of plain for my daughter.
The salad I must say was very fresh. The lettuce was very crisp, with not a sign of brown leaves, the tomatoes, were perfect as well and it was toped off with the house dressing which made a perfect side salad.
Now the Sandwich, was not the largest sandwich, but the bread was some of the best bread I have had in quite some time. I would even put it up there with Conshohocken bread…yea it’s that good. The bread was so good, that I came back at 9pm just before closing to buy a couple of rolls for Lizzie.
This sandwich I would go so far as to say was the best sandwich I have had in Kutztown.
So for some really good sandwiches, and other Italian food, stop in and check out Ti Desco Ristorante and Pizzeria.