Puttanesca

Pros: good food at great prices
Cons: food is inconsistent; tables too close together

Where is the pasta puttanesca? One would think that an Italian restauarant that named itself "Puttanesca" would have some puttanesca sauce somewhere, right? With the exception of this one minor detail (and a few others), however,...

Pros: Great food and prices
Cons: gets crowded and noisy early

Yes, a picture of a woman of ill repute on the menu. That is what a puttana is after all. I'll have to order pasta puttanesca next visit.

They serve you bread with (a nice) olive oil and a small dish with olives and spicy carrots when they...

Pros: excellent food and service, reasonable prices
Cons: High noise level, crowded tables

A few months ago I took my boyfriend to Puttanesca for dinner. Located in the heart of Hells Kitchen, Puttanesca is truly a find. Offering a wide variety of dishes, and large portions at reasonable prices, Puttanesca will satisfy even the pickiest of...

Pros: Everything.
Cons: None, except that I sat next to a woman with a huge bottom.

I have not had such a wonderful restaurant experience in a long time -- great menu, food, service, and atmosphere. This is definitely the best Italian restaurant I have eaten at in NYC. And, the dessert was to die for. (No one paid me to write this review, and it's the first time I'm so excited about a restaurant that I'm taking the time to write a review.) I had the pear/walnut/blue cheese salad, the vegetable ravioli in wild mushroom cream sauce, and an incredible chocolate/kahlua mousse type of dessert. My boyfriend says it's the best dessert he's ever had.