Cuisine:

• Sea food
• Desserts and Patisserie
• Italian
• Mediterranean
• Diner
• Fine Dining
• Others
• Contemporary

Paesanos Description:
Local restaurant tycoon Joe Cosniac has long served his brand of Italian with an attitude, and at four decades-plus, his Paesano's remains hip, happening (especially during late-afternoon see-and-be-seen sessions) and noisy. The shrimp Paesano that was the signature dish at the original restaurant is still on the menu---to remove it would incite a riot. But though we find that the Loop 1604 location is more prone to adventure, we nevertheless tend toward such dishes as the calamari "gigantissimo," the tortellini "alla Visuvio" with spinach, tomatoes, chicken and cream, or the braised lamb shank osso buco-style. Even more traditional palates can retreat to linguine pescatore or a dependable pollo al limone with capers. The classic margherita pizza works, too. And if the torta di mele calda is available, have it; it's Mom's apple pie with an Italian accent.


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