The only competitor is the fried zucchini at F. Tambellini, Seventh Street, Downtown. The zucchini is served with a wedge of lemon and grated Parmesan cheese. Nothing else is needed. We eat as much as we can as fast as we can. This stuff doesn't keep.
Salads are crisp and green, the house vinaigrette light and a little sweet.
Cucumber slices in the salad are peeled - a nice touch. The veal chop may be the biggest we've ever seen, and arrives cooked to order, juicy and tender. Franco, we're told, cuts the veal himself, first thing every day. The veal shank has been braised with tomatoes, carrots and other good things for the osso bucco, producing an exceptional sauce. Small plates of fresh green beans, cooked until they are just crisp-tender, come with both dinners.